Hello-
So I am about to undergo my first hard drive transfer, big day lies ahead!
Currently I have a Macbook 15' purchased in the fall of 2008.
I have a 160 (shoot i put 180Gb in the title) Gb hard drive.
I am looking to upgrade to the Western Digital WD5000BEVT Scorpio Blue 500GB 2.5 SATA 3.0Gb/s Notebook Hard Drive:
I am going with the 5400 rpm over say for example the seagate that runs at 7200 rpm in an attempt to reduce heat. From what I have read Mac does not recommend installing anything over 250Gb because of heating issues. It is my understanding though that there are not problems with the 500 GB, rather Mac is taking a safe stance. Correct?
Also I would like to transfer all of my files as well as my operating system from my current 160 gb hard drive to my new 500 gb hard drive. I am looking to utilize the Thermaltake BlacX eSATA USB Docking Station. From my understanding, I will be able to upload all of my files, programs (itunes, iphoto, idvd, etc) through this method without experiencing any problems. I then will be able to utilize my old hard drive as essentially an external hard drive to back up my files (in case of a crash). Does this sound reasonable? Does anyone have any experience with this type of transfer / extended use? (Also theoretically, if i had problems, I could swap my old hd (160) into the computer and still have the mac warranty in full effect).
Since I am trying to learn what is necessary to make this transition as smooth as is conceivably possible, any recommendations / insight is greatly appreciated.
From what I am reading this does not sound too difficult, but then again I am as novice as novice can be, so I hope I am not overlooking anything. Also any opinions as to whether this is a solid move for my computer is welcomed. I am not set in stone with my actions.
Thanks in advance for your time and help!
So I am about to undergo my first hard drive transfer, big day lies ahead!
Currently I have a Macbook 15' purchased in the fall of 2008.
I have a 160 (shoot i put 180Gb in the title) Gb hard drive.
I am looking to upgrade to the Western Digital WD5000BEVT Scorpio Blue 500GB 2.5 SATA 3.0Gb/s Notebook Hard Drive:
I am going with the 5400 rpm over say for example the seagate that runs at 7200 rpm in an attempt to reduce heat. From what I have read Mac does not recommend installing anything over 250Gb because of heating issues. It is my understanding though that there are not problems with the 500 GB, rather Mac is taking a safe stance. Correct?
Also I would like to transfer all of my files as well as my operating system from my current 160 gb hard drive to my new 500 gb hard drive. I am looking to utilize the Thermaltake BlacX eSATA USB Docking Station. From my understanding, I will be able to upload all of my files, programs (itunes, iphoto, idvd, etc) through this method without experiencing any problems. I then will be able to utilize my old hard drive as essentially an external hard drive to back up my files (in case of a crash). Does this sound reasonable? Does anyone have any experience with this type of transfer / extended use? (Also theoretically, if i had problems, I could swap my old hd (160) into the computer and still have the mac warranty in full effect).
Since I am trying to learn what is necessary to make this transition as smooth as is conceivably possible, any recommendations / insight is greatly appreciated.
From what I am reading this does not sound too difficult, but then again I am as novice as novice can be, so I hope I am not overlooking anything. Also any opinions as to whether this is a solid move for my computer is welcomed. I am not set in stone with my actions.
Thanks in advance for your time and help!