MacBook Pro - Seagate Momentus 500gb 7200 issues

Raenstoirm · Raenstoirm #1 (**permalink**)

10-08-2009, 02:53 PM

I just got my new MPB 13, dropped in 4 g of ram and put in the momentus. The startup is AWFUL!!! My husband has the exact same machine but OEM (2g ram, 160g hard drive). I started them at the exact same time and was already cruising the web with his by the time mine decided to boot. After startup, mine performs faster (minimally) but that startup is making me think of going to the WD blue 500.

How do I fix it?

cwa107 · cwa107 #2 (**permalink**)

10-08-2009, 04:35 PM

EDIT: I removed my previous comments, because I'm not sure the exact model number of the drive.

Can you open System Profiler (Apple menu => About this Mac => More Info => Serial ATA =>) and get the exact model number for me?

It should be something like ST9320421ASG (although it will differ, this is the model number of my drive, which is only 320GB).

soulstar · soulstar #3 (**permalink**)

10-08-2009, 04:57 PM

Your MBP's PRAM needs to be reset. I had the same problem until I read around and that's what I needed to do if I put in a new HDD.

See here for instructions on resetting PRAM.

Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM

deathcloud · deathcloud #4 (**permalink**)

10-08-2009, 05:52 PM

Yea deff reset your PRAM. Mine was really slow as well. However it was slow with Leopard. Then when snow leopard came out I upgraded and I guess it reset the PRAM because after installing snow leopard my boot up time is now only 15 seconds vs 45 seconds.

cwa107 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,951 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	10-08-2009, 04:35 PM EDIT: I removed my previous comments, because I'm not sure the exact model number of the drive. Can you open System Profiler (Apple menu => About this Mac => More Info => Serial ATA =>) and get the exact model number for me? It should be something like ST9320421ASG (although it will differ, this is the model number of my drive, which is only 320GB). Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics! Last edited by cwa107; 10-08-2009 at 04:42 PM.
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Raenstoirm #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 06, 2009 Posts: 4	10-08-2009, 02:53 PM I just got my new MPB 13, dropped in 4 g of ram and put in the momentus. The startup is AWFUL!!! My husband has the exact same machine but OEM (2g ram, 160g hard drive). I started them at the exact same time and was already cruising the web with his by the time mine decided to boot. After startup, mine performs faster (minimally) but that startup is making me think of going to the WD blue 500. How do I fix it?
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deathcloud #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 25, 2009 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 232 Mac Specs: 13'' Macbook Pro 2.26 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GB 1067 Mhz DDR3 500 GB 7200rpm HD	10-08-2009, 05:52 PM Yea deff reset your PRAM. Mine was really slow as well. However it was slow with Leopard. Then when snow leopard came out I upgraded and I guess it reset the PRAM because after installing snow leopard my boot up time is now only 15 seconds vs 45 seconds.
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