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Yes. I have one inside my non-unibody MacBook. It works just fine.
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That will work just fine, but make sure you have a Philips #00 and a T6 Torx (to remove the bottom of the laptop and the screws on the hard drive).
Guide Here: http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/...ody-Model-A1342-Hard-Drive-Replacement/1670/1
Guide Here: http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/...ody-Model-A1342-Hard-Drive-Replacement/1670/1
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I was wondering too what is the largest HDD a late 09 unibody MacBook could handle. Indidnt know if I went 500gb or larger if heat would have a play into this.
I was wondering too what is the largest HDD a late 09 unibody MacBook could handle. Indidnt know if I went 500gb or larger if heat would have a play into this.
While larger hard drives sometimes have more spinning platters, I doubt any drive you pick today will run hotter than their smaller (sized) counterparts. So don't worry about heat. =)
Now as for physical size, you can only get a drive that's 9.5mm or thinner. I think some of the 1 TB drives are 12.5mm and thus wont fit into the MacBook.
I just checked WD's (Western Digital) spec sheet, and I was right. The 1 TB Scorpio Blue is 12.5mm thick, the rest of the drives are 9.5mm. So if you want a WD drive choose a 750 GB or smaller one.
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cool, I have a 250GB now so a 500GB or 640 would be good. I still have 100GB free now tho. Maybe going to 4GB of ram would be a better move for now.
cool, I have a 250GB now so a 500GB or 640 would be good. I still have 100GB free now tho. Maybe going to 4GB of ram would be a better move for now.
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Hmm anything I need to watch for in regards to the sudden motion sensor, or will any HDD do fine
Hmm anything I need to watch for in regards to the sudden motion sensor, or will any HDD do fine
The 4GB of RAM upgrade is definitely something you won't regret. If you still have 100GB of free space, go with the RAM.
They will usually say if it has the sudden motion sensor on the product page. I don't think any of the WD Scorpio Blue's have the Motion sensor. But some of the Black's might.
I believe the problem with having 2 Freefall/Sudden Motion Sensors caused the drive heads to park way too frequently and that caused Kernel Panic's.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudden_Motion_Sensor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudden_Motion_Sensor
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That's good to know.
That's good to know.