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Macbook pro hard drive question.

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gurvir44

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Mar 18, 2011
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Im bought my first mbp (yay) but the 120gb hard drive is nothing
Its a 15" 2006 Macbook pro. I reasearched and found the Hitachi 320Gb 7200 RPM hard drive. Now im wondering, will that work? And how do i set it up when i have installed it? I read some stuff about booting from the Leopard dvd. Any advice would be appreciated.
 
gurvir44 said:
Wow thanks so much for quick repsonse, and the tip on 9.5mm, didnt know that. Ok so i have to make sure its 9.5mm, 2.5". Ok now how do i set it up brand new and fresh?
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Put the new HDD into an enclosure for 2.5" S-ATA HDDs (should cost around 10€) and format it using Disk Utility with "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)", which is HFS+.
Guide on how to use Disk Utility from the restore / installation DVD.
Format Your Hard Drive Using Disk Utility
Partition Your Hard Drive With Disk Utility

Then use the steps you want explained in that guide I linked to and in my signature.
 
gurvir44 said:
Wow thanks so much for quick repsonse, and the tip on 9.5mm, didnt know that. Ok so i have to make sure its 9.5mm, 2.5". Ok now how do i set it up brand new and fresh?
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Put the drive in and boot with your os cd
Navigate to disk utility and format to mac os extended (journaled)
Continue with installation


If you need more specifics I will elaborate :)
 
The 7K320 is 9.5mm.

It's only the gigantic drives with three platters (usually 750GB and up currently) that are 12mm drives.
 
simsaladimbamba said:
Put the new HDD into an enclosure for 2.5" S-ATA HDDs (should cost around 10€) and format it using Disk Utility with "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)", which is HFS+.
Guide on how to use Disk Utility from the restore / installation DVD.
Format Your Hard Drive Using Disk Utility
Partition Your Hard Drive With Disk Utility

Then use the steps you want explained in that guide I linked to and in my signature.
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Thank you so much. The cheap self i am, i would try the boot with os cd and try formating it that way, if for any reason that dosent work, i will use your suggestion. Thanks alot!
ddehr026 said:
Put the drive in and boot with your os cd
Navigate to disk utility and format to mac os extended (journaled)
Continue with installation
And also thanks to you, i will try this once i get my dvd drive.

If you need more specifics I will elaborate :)
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MagicBoy said:
The 7K320 is 9.5mm.

It's only the gigantic drives with three platters (usually 750GB and up currently) that are 12mm drives.
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And thanks again lol, ill go buy the drive tommoro.
I herd its quiet, and fast. Suitable for the mpb. Thanks!
All you guys easier+better then apple support (and there good)
 
I like the Hitachi drives. They're fast and quiet and in my experience are very reliable. Seagate are a close second and I wouldn't hesitate to buy one if the Hitachi is out of stock.

You'll have fun pulling the Mac apart to change the drive :D
 
simsaladimbamba said:
Thanks, looked for that via the search terms "HD20320 IDK/7K" but didn't find that.
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MagicBoy said:
I like the Hitachi drives. They're fast and quiet and in my experience are very reliable. Seagate are a close second and I wouldn't hesitate to buy one if the Hitachi is out of stock.

You'll have fun pulling the Mac apart to change the drive :D
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Yea thanks guys.
Ill have fun. i like voiding warranty :)
 
There's a lot of screws involved, but use an illustrated guide such as iFixit.com and you'll be fine.

Must be 20+ screws of various different sizes and types to get to the hard drive in the 2006 MBP. It took me a good 20 minutes to strip it down. You'll also need a Torx T8 (I think) for some of the screws, so you might need to buy a driver for that.

Compare that to any IBM ThinkPad from the last 10 years. It's a single screw and a quick pull to remove the carrier. There's 4 screws holding the drive into the carrier. Takes under a minute to swap the drive over.

It's far easier on the newer MacBooks.
 
simsaladimbamba said:
Replacing the HDD is not voiding the warranty, as even Apple puts the procedure in their User Guides.
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MagicBoy said:
There's a lot of screws involved, but use an illustrated guide such as iFixit.com and you'll be fine.

Must be 20+ screws of various different sizes and types to get to the hard drive in the 2006 MBP. It took me a good 20 minutes to strip it down. You'll also need a Torx T8 (I think) for some of the screws, so you might need to buy a driver for that.

Compare that to any IBM ThinkPad from the last 10 years. It's a single screw and a quick pull to remove the carrier. There's 4 screws holding the drive into the carrier. Takes under a minute to swap the drive over.

It's far easier on the newer MacBooks.
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Ok thanks buddy, ruined my happy moment. Lol, anyway i like doing this kinda stuff, you should see my xbox! and all my various hotwheel mods. God thoes things are tiny.

Yea my current pc is 2 screws and a tab you pull out.

While were on the topic of hard drives, anyone recommend one the same size & speed, with little or no price diffrence?
 
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