iMac hard drive

[mrlarter]

Hello Mac users

I bought an iMac about a month or so ago at a flea market for $25, the downside is that it had no hard drive.

so as you can tell I am looking for a hard drive. not exactly sure what shall fit in it for I know very little about macs..nbut I hope I can get some help from here....thanks in advance

 

[Emrys]

What kind of iMac did you get for $25?

 

[mrlarter]

I don't know the exact brand or anything..I know very little about macs....

but I goit an imac with no hard drive for $25 [lol]

 

[Emrys]

Hmmm, how old do you think it is? Anything too old, and you would probably not be able to put anything over like a 200 meg HD

 

[mrlarter]

its prolly only a few years old..maybe two.,..its the stereotypical type you see...small blue monitor with built in computer...its at a friends at the moment but i will get it back an find out the exact info

 

[Emrys]

Any luck finding a drive. I have been keeping my eyes open, but have not seen anything.

 

[powermacg4_450]

$25? Im wondering what you got for that price, as I'd love to get a used imac, but $ is an issue for me these days...

launch the system profiler, under the apple menu..... and let us know the details...

processor
ram
etc....

if you dont mind.

 

[ksv]

That computer takes any normal IDE drive
But it's rather difficult to install the HD if you haven't done anything like it before...

 

[hotlead]

Rev. a & b imacs are a bit of a pain to install a hard drive.

I'm assuming you have an early iMac, considering the price.

This is a link to hard drive procedure on early iMacs. Very complex. Not very apple-like at all:

http://www.theimac.com/drive_steps.shtml

iMacs got MUCH easier to upgrade once the slot-loading CDs came out.

So have a look at your machine. Tray loading CD - follow the link.

Slot loading CD? Write again.

 

[The mac 13]

hey hey the first post!