Upgrading macbook hard drive.

Mark JB · 28 May 2008 at 22:09

My macbook only has a piddley 80GB hard drive and im down to my last 2GB of space.

So my plan is to purchase an external drive but also boost the internal drive too as i need to run windows (for work) and bootcamp only supports internal drives. (or did last time i checked)

Anyway would this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-158-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=896&name=Seagate%20Momentus%205400.4%20250GB%205400RPM%20SATA-II%208MB%20Cache%20-%20OEM%20(ST9250827AS) be ok or do the macbooks need a specific type.

Thanks

Spyhop · 28 May 2008 at 22:14

That's fine. You can use any 2.5" SATA drive apart from the few with non-standard heights that physically wouldn't fit.

RoleyBirkin · 31 May 2008 at 16:12

How difficult is this job to do too?

Any how to guides about?

Doug · 31 May 2008 at 16:21

It's easy peasy, the hard drive just slots out the same way the ram does. There are plenty of guides about, but have a search on the apple support site first (their official instructions are often better written than third-party guides).

RoleyBirkin · 31 May 2008 at 17:05

Excellent.

Think I'll fill my 120gb fairly quickly.

Maccy · 31 May 2008 at 23:58

Just be careful not to damage the rubber mounts on either side of the drive as these are in place to absorb any shock etc. Removing these may void the warranty and result in the drive short circuiting and then damaging the rest of your Mac!

RoleyBirkin · 1 Jun 2008 at 17:16

And what would be the 'best' method of transferring the data/apps/settings off the old drive onto the new drive?

artaxerxes · 1 Jun 2008 at 18:39

You need a torq screwdriver (T5 or T6?) to remove the HDD from the caddy. Apart from that it is utterly trivial.

I used Carbon Copy Cloner to back up and restore,

RoleyBirkin · 1 Jun 2008 at 21:19

But how do you get the data off a mbp on to the replacement drive unit, assuming you have circa 80+gb to transfer?

Spyhop · 1 Jun 2008 at 22:03

You could buy a cheap USB enclosure, put the new drive in it temporarily, and clone your data on to it.

RoleyBirkin · 1 Jun 2008 at 22:08

Good thinking mate.

I think you can get usb leads too that would connect directly

RoleyBirkin · 5 Jun 2008 at 20:51

Presumably when copying your initial drive, a bootcamp parition/data won't be transferred over?

iSam · 8 Jun 2008 at 18:30

Seraph said:
Excellent.

Think I'll fill my 120gb fairly quickly.

Nearly filled my 120GB up, need to stop downloading HD films on the uni network!

artaxerxes · 9 Jun 2008 at 12:47

Seraph said:
Presumably when copying your initial drive, a bootcamp parition/data won't be transferred over?

You are correct.

Use winclone http://twocanoes.com/winclone/