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hard drive problem with 24" iMac
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<blockquote data-quote="kylecoster" data-source="post: 1300301" data-attributes="member: 215733"><p>Just finished switching out the drive. Things went as smoothly as I could have hoped. I ended up getting a 1TB (ended up with 928GB usable before installing the OS) Western Digital Caviar Black. Just a larger version of the one I pulled out I believe. I decided against a solid state because of the cost and lack of size available right now. I wanted to make sure storage won't ever be an issue and don't like the idea of having to access an external drive on a regular basis.</p><p></p><p>I freaked out a bit when I booted from the install disc and the new drive didn't show up. But then I realized that I probably had to make a partition in Disc Utility first. Whew! Leopard is installing at the moment and seems to be going smoothly.</p><p></p><p>On a side note, I went to the Apple Store to pick up a copy of Snow Leopard because I like having a boxed copy and physical install discs. They don't sell boxed copies anymore! Really lame. Everything is digital now apparently. But I'm sure that's old news to all you forum regulars. Maybe I'll upgrade anyway once everything is installed and updated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kylecoster, post: 1300301, member: 215733"] Just finished switching out the drive. Things went as smoothly as I could have hoped. I ended up getting a 1TB (ended up with 928GB usable before installing the OS) Western Digital Caviar Black. Just a larger version of the one I pulled out I believe. I decided against a solid state because of the cost and lack of size available right now. I wanted to make sure storage won't ever be an issue and don't like the idea of having to access an external drive on a regular basis. I freaked out a bit when I booted from the install disc and the new drive didn't show up. But then I realized that I probably had to make a partition in Disc Utility first. Whew! Leopard is installing at the moment and seems to be going smoothly. On a side note, I went to the Apple Store to pick up a copy of Snow Leopard because I like having a boxed copy and physical install discs. They don't sell boxed copies anymore! Really lame. Everything is digital now apparently. But I'm sure that's old news to all you forum regulars. Maybe I'll upgrade anyway once everything is installed and updated. [/QUOTE]
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