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Apple Computing Products:
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Unable to see new HDD in disk utility (but I can see old drive when I put it back)
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<blockquote data-quote="phishery" data-source="post: 1626456" data-attributes="member: 339387"><p>Thanks @chscag for your reply. Since the machine doesn't boot I was having to go off of memory--it looks like it is probably this model: Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 3.06 21.5-Inch (Late 2009)</p><p></p><p>I have searched the internet quite extensively and I am aware of the fan issue, but in this instance I can't even get Disk Utility to recognize a disk exists. I bought the same exact model hard drive from what I took out hoping to avoid any issues. I am wondering if Apple had custom firmware on the drive that is making this new drive unrecognized. When I get home I will try to boot to linux and use their tools to see if the drive shows up there, but either way if I can't see it in disk utility I am not sure what good that will do for me.</p><p></p><p>Do you know if I can switch to a SDD in this 2009 model instead of HDD?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phishery, post: 1626456, member: 339387"] Thanks @chscag for your reply. Since the machine doesn't boot I was having to go off of memory--it looks like it is probably this model: Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 3.06 21.5-Inch (Late 2009) I have searched the internet quite extensively and I am aware of the fan issue, but in this instance I can't even get Disk Utility to recognize a disk exists. I bought the same exact model hard drive from what I took out hoping to avoid any issues. I am wondering if Apple had custom firmware on the drive that is making this new drive unrecognized. When I get home I will try to boot to linux and use their tools to see if the drive shows up there, but either way if I can't see it in disk utility I am not sure what good that will do for me. Do you know if I can switch to a SDD in this 2009 model instead of HDD? [/QUOTE]
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