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Late 2009 iMac - Need to replace hard drive, unique problem!
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<blockquote data-quote="thekyleman71" data-source="post: 1425045" data-attributes="member: 262081"><p>Hey chscag, thanks for the reply. I read it in a few different places... <a href="http://macs.about.com/od/faq1/f/upgrade-hard-drive-in-late-2009-imac.htm" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/imac-aluminum-faq/imac-intel-21.5-inch-27-inch-aluminum-how-to-upgrade-hard-drive.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p></p><p>Quote: "For the end user, this means that if you decide to upgrade the iMac’s hard drive yourself, you can only use a hard drive from the same manufacturer. If your iMac came with a Seagate drive, you can use only a Seagate drive for a replacement. Likewise, if it came with a Western Digital drive, you can only replace it with another Western Digital drive."</p><p></p><p>The iFixit instructions are what I plan to use once I've purchased a new hard drive... I just wanted to check in here first to see what people thought.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thekyleman71, post: 1425045, member: 262081"] Hey chscag, thanks for the reply. I read it in a few different places... [URL="http://macs.about.com/od/faq1/f/upgrade-hard-drive-in-late-2009-imac.htm"]here[/URL] and [URL="http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/imac-aluminum-faq/imac-intel-21.5-inch-27-inch-aluminum-how-to-upgrade-hard-drive.html"]here[/URL]. Quote: "For the end user, this means that if you decide to upgrade the iMac’s hard drive yourself, you can only use a hard drive from the same manufacturer. If your iMac came with a Seagate drive, you can use only a Seagate drive for a replacement. Likewise, if it came with a Western Digital drive, you can only replace it with another Western Digital drive." The iFixit instructions are what I plan to use once I've purchased a new hard drive... I just wanted to check in here first to see what people thought. [/QUOTE]
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