Just ordered Mac....Now have a hard drive question

[DanLD45]

So i just ordered a Quad-Core 2.93 but i want to get a 2nd hard drive from Newegg.

This will be my first desktop along with the first time installing a Hard drive into a Mac.

I wanted to know if there is any steps to follow or if the hard drive is just plug and play.

And i will not be running a raid configuration as my plan is to install XP on one drive.

Thanks all for your help

 

[velocityg4]

Just make sure it is SATA. After that use Disk Utility in the /volume/applications/utilities folder to format the drive.

More Info
Formatting and Partitioning a Hard Drive in Mac OS X

 

[DanLD45]

GREAT!!!!!!!

Thanks so much

 

[illegallydead]

Absolutely Plug & Play. Not much too it. As the other poster said, just format it from Disk Utility once you have plugged it in!

 

[CaptainChunk]

It's also worth noting that if you're looking at installing a Velociraptor drive, be sure to get the model that is backplane-compatible (HLFS model suffix) and not the other version (GLFS suffix).

Other than that, virtually any SATA drive will work in a Mac Pro.

 

[nanofrog]

It's also worth noting that if you're looking at installing a Velociraptor drive, be sure to get the model that is backplane-compatible (HLFS model suffix) and not the other version (GLFS suffix).

Other than that, virtually any SATA drive will work in a Mac Pro.

Or the 2.5" (BLFS) version, unless a mounting solution is available/DIY'ed. 😛