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Replacing HD on my MacBook
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<blockquote data-quote="vadasambar" data-source="post: 784836" data-attributes="member: 41352"><p>The existing HD that came along with my MacBook (Intel, 15 months old) doesn't get detected anymore and Apple Care tells me that I need to have it replaced. The reseller's quoted price for the new HD seems to be way too high.</p><p></p><p>Can I have a Seagate Momentus SATA notebook HD installed instead? That is a 5400RPM, 3Gb/s interface drive which comes in various capacities. I plan to have a 320GB one installed (the original Hitachi one on my MB was 80GB). What other specifications do I need to look for perfect compatibility?</p><p></p><p>Also, how do I format the freshly installed HD to Mac OS Extended (Journaled)? With a fresh HD inside, will Disk Utility provide me with a facility to change the file system to Mac OS Extended when I proceed to install Leopard on the new HD? I have never done this before and so I have no idea.</p><p></p><p>To put it shortly, I need to know if I can go ahead with having the Seagate HD in my MacBook and if yes, what are the things I need to do and check for?</p><p>--</p><p>Suresh Kumar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vadasambar, post: 784836, member: 41352"] The existing HD that came along with my MacBook (Intel, 15 months old) doesn't get detected anymore and Apple Care tells me that I need to have it replaced. The reseller's quoted price for the new HD seems to be way too high. Can I have a Seagate Momentus SATA notebook HD installed instead? That is a 5400RPM, 3Gb/s interface drive which comes in various capacities. I plan to have a 320GB one installed (the original Hitachi one on my MB was 80GB). What other specifications do I need to look for perfect compatibility? Also, how do I format the freshly installed HD to Mac OS Extended (Journaled)? With a fresh HD inside, will Disk Utility provide me with a facility to change the file system to Mac OS Extended when I proceed to install Leopard on the new HD? I have never done this before and so I have no idea. To put it shortly, I need to know if I can go ahead with having the Seagate HD in my MacBook and if yes, what are the things I need to do and check for? -- Suresh Kumar [/QUOTE]
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