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macOS - Notebook Hardware
Just purchased 500GB 7400rpm harddrive now what??
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<blockquote data-quote="ticedoff8" data-source="post: 981167" data-attributes="member: 117762"><p>Get a USB enclosure & cable that will hold the 2.5" notebook disk.</p><p>Open the MB - remove the old drive and mount it in the USB enclosure. </p><p>Mount the new HD in the MB and close it up.</p><p>Power up the system - it should find the USB system disk and boot.</p><p></p><p>You must format the new drive before you use it. Use the "Disk Utilities" app and make a new partition on the new HD. Make sure you choose "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" and check the <OPTION> button - make sure you have "GUID Partition Table" checked. </p><p></p><p>Run SuperDuper and "copy" the old (now external) HD to the new internal HD.</p><p>It takes about 2 to 3 hours.</p><p>Once you are done, shutdown and unplug the external HD.</p><p>Power the system up.</p><p>It should be exactly like it was before, except almost 350GB free.</p><p></p><p>Keep the old HD around for a couple of weeks to make sure everything is okay. Then reformat it and use it as a spare.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ticedoff8, post: 981167, member: 117762"] Get a USB enclosure & cable that will hold the 2.5" notebook disk. Open the MB - remove the old drive and mount it in the USB enclosure. Mount the new HD in the MB and close it up. Power up the system - it should find the USB system disk and boot. You must format the new drive before you use it. Use the "Disk Utilities" app and make a new partition on the new HD. Make sure you choose "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" and check the <OPTION> button - make sure you have "GUID Partition Table" checked. Run SuperDuper and "copy" the old (now external) HD to the new internal HD. It takes about 2 to 3 hours. Once you are done, shutdown and unplug the external HD. Power the system up. It should be exactly like it was before, except almost 350GB free. Keep the old HD around for a couple of weeks to make sure everything is okay. Then reformat it and use it as a spare. [/QUOTE]
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