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New hd for Mid 2009 MBP

Yes. However, you will be restricted to SATA II speeds. I'd look for a cheaper SATA II alternative, unless you'll be upgrading the system soon, in which case I'd look at the Crucial m4 as well. That said, I don't know of the prices in the US at all, so I can't really comment on whether or not the m4 will be cheaper.

The drive you have selected is a Sandforce based drive. While they are fast, reliability has been an issue for them; they are far better now than they were before thanks to a firmware update, but a fair share of people still have been experiencing the same issues after this update.
 
simsaladimbamba said:
Yes.

MacBook, MacBook Pro: Replacing the Hard Disk Drive, transferring data to the new HDD

the guide includes:
  • 0. Identify your MacBook or MacBook Pro
  • 1. Getting a new HDD
  • 2. Guides to replace the internal HDD with a newer one
  • 3. Transferring data from the old HDD to the new HDD
  • 4. Using the optical disk drive (ODD) slot for placing an SSD or HDD inside the MB/P (OPTIBAY)
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Your guide states nothing about the EFI 1.7 update issue that never seemed to get resolved. Is this still an issue?
 
-aggie- said:
Your guide states nothing about the EFI 1.7 update issue that never seemed to get resolved. Is this still an issue?
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Sorry, I haven't kept the guide up to date regarding EFI update issues. Can you elaborate, maybe I can add it?

I am more into those nifty video guides now as it seems, though I did one about Activity Monitor some days ago. I am a guide whore. Maybe I need guidance?
 
simsaladimbamba said:
Sorry, I haven't kept the guide up to date regarding EFI update issues. Can you elaborate, maybe I can add it?

I am more into those nifty video guides now as it seems, though I did one about Activity Monitor some days ago. I am a guide whore. Maybe I need guidance?
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This was one of many threads on the issue:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/729883/

I mainly want to know if I can just install a Momentus 500GB in my 5,5 MPB when I’m at the 1.7 firmware. Lots of people had issues.
 
-aggie- said:
I don’t want an XT. So you have a Momentus 500GB in a mid-2009 MBP? Same model as mine?
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I have the ST9500420AS HDD, but I don't see any firmware entry under that listing.
My SMC version is 1.42f4 and I run 10.6.8.
The HDD is in the HDD bay, but it is used as data drive, as my OS is on an SSD in my OptiBay adapter.

And when I bought the HDD over two years ago, I explicitly stated I wanted the non-G-Force version, which I didn't check back then as it seems, and now I find out I have the drive I don't wanted. But it doesn't give me any grieve, so what.
 
simsaladimbamba said:
I have the ST9500420AS HDD, but I don't see any firmware entry under that listing.
My SMC version is 1.42f4 and I run 10.6.8.
The HDD is in the HDD bay, but it is used as data drive, as my OS is on an SSD in my OptiBay adapter.

And when I bought the HDD over two years ago, I explicitly stated I wanted the non-G-Force version, which I didn't check back then as it seems, and now I find out I have the drive I don't wanted. But it doesn't give me any grieve, so what.
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What’s your Boot ROM Version?
 
-aggie- said:
This was one of many threads on the issue:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/729883/

I mainly want to know if I can just install a Momentus 500GB in my 5,5 MPB when I’m at the 1.7 firmware. Lots of people had issues.
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I have the same computer:
System info:
MacBookPro5,4
MBP53.00AC.B03
2.53 GHz
Serial-ATA:
NVidia MCP79 AHCI:
Link Speed: 3 Gigabit
Negotiated Link Speed: 3 Gigabit
Hitachi HTS725050A9A364: 500GB HDD

And I have no issues now with the FW 1.7. Previously the system was also fine running a Seagate Momentous 500 GB (non-sensor, non-XT version).
I only changed to the Hitachi out of curiosity (Seagate was running fine) and I was not about to open up the machine again, as the Hitachi also worked fine.
You should be OK with the Seagate, but as shown in the long thread on the firmware issue, many people had issues, so if it doesn't work well, try a different HD. The Link Speed and Negotiated Link Speed should both be at 3G.
Be careful with the rather fragile SATA cable when you do the HD swap.
 
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