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hard drive problem with 24" iMac
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<blockquote data-quote="kylecoster" data-source="post: 1300167" data-attributes="member: 215733"><p>I came home to find most of my important files safely tranfered. So I restarted and booted with the install disc to go about erasing the drive. This time Disc Utility told me the drive reported a fatal hardware failure. I wasn't too surprised.</p><p></p><p>That's a really generous offer Travis! I would totally stop in if I was closer but I'm up near Seattle. I did look up a few guides on replacing a drive though and it looks a lot easier than I thought it would be. I imagined something like that needing more technical knowledge and specialized tools. So I'm just going to give it a go. Worst case senario I'm out the hundred or so dollars for a new drive that I can keep as a backup anyway. I just need any 3.5" internal drive, yes? I almost wish it wasn't something I could fix though, ha ha. I started looking at the current line of iMacs as well as Lion and was starting to get excited!</p><p></p><p>Two more questions. When I first bought the computer I maxed it out at 4GB of RAM. Is there a hardware limitation with my model iMac or a software limitation with my version of OS X that would prevent me from installing more? I figure if I'm upgrading the drive I might as well boost my RAM while I'm at it. Also, would upgrading to Lion or even Snow Leopard improve my machine's preformance at all? If so, would it be worth the cost? I have a 2.4 GHz duo if that matters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kylecoster, post: 1300167, member: 215733"] I came home to find most of my important files safely tranfered. So I restarted and booted with the install disc to go about erasing the drive. This time Disc Utility told me the drive reported a fatal hardware failure. I wasn't too surprised. That's a really generous offer Travis! I would totally stop in if I was closer but I'm up near Seattle. I did look up a few guides on replacing a drive though and it looks a lot easier than I thought it would be. I imagined something like that needing more technical knowledge and specialized tools. So I'm just going to give it a go. Worst case senario I'm out the hundred or so dollars for a new drive that I can keep as a backup anyway. I just need any 3.5" internal drive, yes? I almost wish it wasn't something I could fix though, ha ha. I started looking at the current line of iMacs as well as Lion and was starting to get excited! Two more questions. When I first bought the computer I maxed it out at 4GB of RAM. Is there a hardware limitation with my model iMac or a software limitation with my version of OS X that would prevent me from installing more? I figure if I'm upgrading the drive I might as well boost my RAM while I'm at it. Also, would upgrading to Lion or even Snow Leopard improve my machine's preformance at all? If so, would it be worth the cost? I have a 2.4 GHz duo if that matters. [/QUOTE]
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