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iMac Help - HDD issues - Salvage or Sell for Parts
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1032553" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>That's really strange. I suppose the SATA controller on the logic board could have failed - but again, that would be unusual. I'm assuming you tried to format the new drive with Disk Utility? </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You can purchase a SATA external carrier or an adapter from the folks at <a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/search/universal+drive+adapter" target="_blank">OWC</a>. They stock both. The adapter is probably the way to go.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's definitely slow even when using FW. I routinely boot my machine from a USB 2.0 HDD in order to test my backup clone and it's slow. My machine is a 2.4 GHZ Core 2 Duo. Until you're positive that the iMac can not be repaired economically, I would keep it around.</p><p></p><p>Regards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1032553, member: 46727"] That's really strange. I suppose the SATA controller on the logic board could have failed - but again, that would be unusual. I'm assuming you tried to format the new drive with Disk Utility? You can purchase a SATA external carrier or an adapter from the folks at [URL="http://eshop.macsales.com/search/universal+drive+adapter"]OWC[/URL]. They stock both. The adapter is probably the way to go. It's definitely slow even when using FW. I routinely boot my machine from a USB 2.0 HDD in order to test my backup clone and it's slow. My machine is a 2.4 GHZ Core 2 Duo. Until you're positive that the iMac can not be repaired economically, I would keep it around. Regards. [/QUOTE]
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