I need to remove the hard drive from my old Imac before i recycle. how do I do that?

How do I remove the hard drive from my old imac befor I recycle it?

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  • Using the Hard Drive from my old iMac

    I have just purchased a new 2.8 Intel core 2 duo iMac and was wondering if I could somehow use the hard drive from my old iMac.
    What I have done is buy a case for the hard drive from my old iMac thus making it an external. The question that I have is that since it [the old hard drive] is running OS 10.4 will my new Intel iMac even recognize it.
    I would like to somehow switch ALL my vast iTunes library from the old hard drive to my new Intel iMac without have to resort to making as many as 15 data disk. If such a thing is possible how do I go about doing so?
    Another thing that I would like to do once my iTunes library is on my new Intel iMac is use the old hard drive [since it is 500GBs] as the platform for all my games and my publishing interest. Doing so would allow me to free up space that I could more readily use for other interest on the 350GB hard drive that my new iMac came with.
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    Thank you all for any and all help and insight that you might give me.

    You might also consider connecting the two computers into a network, and then transferring the files you need, or even keep both computers online and use network sharing to access files from both computers.
    In reference to your question, if you extract the hard drive from your old Mac and put it in an external case, your new Mac will read it no prob. (10.4 is compatible with 10.5). The hard drive can be formatted (wiped clean) using Disk Utility application (click Application, Utilities).
    In terms of importing files from old to the new Mac, you might consider using using the automated OS X feature to transfer user files from another Mac.

  • How can I remove the hard drive from an iMac g4 before recycling it?

    How can I remove the hard drive from an iMac g4 before recycling it?

    There are take-apart guides online.  For example
    http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/systems/imac_g4/imacg4_takeapart.html
    However, you can also consider securely erasing the hard drive instead.  You can do this using a Mac OS X installation disc with a version that your iMac G4 can boot from the optical drive.  If this is a viable option, please post back (include Mac OS X version on installation disc).

  • How can I erase (or remove) the hard drive from a dead Time Capsule?

    How can I erase (or remove) the hard drive from a dead Time Capsule?

    I found this having had the same problem...
    http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=553818
    Having removed the hard drive I'm finding I can't reformat it. I manage to mount the HD but Disk Utility crashes when trying to format (HD attached to Mac via Newer Tech. SATA cables to USB) and causes what I think is a kernal panic on my Mac which hard crashes. I see 3 partitions when attempting to mount one of which is AFP. Anyone got any ideas about how to do this? I've dug around but the only progress I've made is to note others have had to work around ACL's when replacing the logic board of the TC. Not sure if this even relates to the problem. However the tool for doing this seems to have been removed from SL. (Forum references to this procedure all relate to 10.5).

  • I am having some issues getting OS X to mount the hard drive from my old laptop (Windows 7). Is there anything I can do to mount this?

    I am having some issues getting OS X to mount the hard drive from my old laptop (Windows 7). Is there anything I can do to mount this?
    It is not showing on the Desktop or the left colomn of Finder (Set to do both in Finder Prefernces) and is not showing up under the Disk application under Utilities (Sorry can't remember the name off the top of my head!)

    cjz0r wrote:
     ...I'm starting to think it is most likely NTFS, am I looking at needing an Application to read the NTFS partitions on the drive?
    You should be able to read NTFS formatted drives, just not write to them. For that matter, USB Flash drives generally come formatted NTFS for use with PC's and they have to be able to mount on a Mac in order to reformat them for Mac use. The Windows utilities supplied on those Flash drives will be deleted when the drive is reformatted for Mac use so I routinely copy them to the Mac desktop first before reformatting.
    You might look into something like this http://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/U3NVSPATA/ if the enclosure is an issue. It looks weird but it works.

  • My old computer has broken and I had not backed up my Itunes. I now have the hard drive from my old computer but cannot transfer the music. How can I transfer the music from my old hard drive to the new laptop?

    My old computer has broken and I had not backed up my Itunes. I now have the hard drive from my old computer (windows 7) but cannot transfer the music. How can I transfer the music from my old hard drive to the new laptop (windows 8)?

    Copy the entire iTunes folder from \Users\<User>\Music on the old drive into your music folder on the new computer.
    Or see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
    tt2

  • Can I put the hard drive from my unrepairable iMac into another equivalent iMac?

    THE LOGIC BOARD IN MY OLDER IMAC IS KAPUT.   CAN I SIMPLY PUT THE HARD DRIVE FROM MY FAILED IMAC INTO A WORKING EQUIVALENT IMAC?   ( I SEE PEOPLE SELLING THE SAME IMAC ON CRAIG'S LIST FOR $150.)

    Hi.
    Yes, you can install the drive from the old iMac into another same-model iMac and it should have no problem booting.
    Optionally, I would suggest you search online for a FireWire external drive enclosure. Take the drive out of your old iMac and install it into the FireWire drive enclosure. Now you can use your old drive as an external, bootable hd on your replacement iMac, or on any other Mac that you might purchase in the future.
    Of course, you could swap the drive from your failed iMac into the one you buy on Craig's List... then put the drive you take from that into the external drive enclosure.
    I suggest a FireWire enclosure because the older iMacs, the PPC models, can boot from an external FireWire drive, but I believe not from a USB drive.

  • I wish to remove my hard drive from a dead iMac, and have it place into an external case. Any good sources for the person to do the work?

    I have a dead iMac (mother board), intel duo.I wish to remove the hard drive and made into an external hard drive (hopefully being able to read the contents). Any recommendations as to whom I should go to to do the work?

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  • I have removed the hard drive from my laptop and connected it to my netbook as an external drive. Now, I can't find or acces my saved Firefox bookmarks on the external drive. How do I get it to display like it did on the original laptop?

    Now that I am using it as an external drive, how do I get the harddrive I removed from my laptop to display like it did when it was still in the laptop , when I connect it to a new computer?. I can't locate my Firefxox bookmarks that I originally saved to the HD when it was in the laptop. The laptop is dead but fortunately I was able to salvage the hard drive. I Need help urgently since I have tons of bookmarked pages and saved passwords that are critical to my work and life. The original laptop that the HD came from has a Windows Vista OS. The netbook I connect the HD to uses Windows XP.
    == This happened ==
    Every time Firefox opened
    == when I converted laptop HD to an external drive.

    See this:
    http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Recovering+important+data+from+an+old+profile

  • How do i remove the hard drive from a compaq presario SR5319uk desktop

    Hi I have a compaq presario SR5219UK desktop computer and i want to replace the hard drive but don't know how I have checked online and the videos that relate to compaq are not the same as my computer so I would be so grateful of any help i can get in a step by step run down on how to do this many thanks in advance 

    Here is the Manual which shows exactly how to do it. 
    Manual
    See Page 17. You have to remove the front panel and go from there per the pictures.
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  • Removing the hard drive from an hp laserjet 2300

    where is the hard drive located and how do you remove it from the machine ?

    See here for instructions on removing the hard disk; once removed and placed in an enclosure, it will be readable from the MacBook Pro.
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  • Removing the Hard Drive from G4 PowerMac

    How do i remove the first hard drive so i can install a second one?

    These links should help.
    Power Macintosh G3 and G4: IDE Master and Slave Support and Configuration
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=24342
    Power Mac G4: Installing Internal Storage Devices
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1815
    OWC Installation Videos
    http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/index.cfm?page=Video/directory.html
     Cheers, Tom

  • How do I remove the Hard disk from computer? I have an old iMac, model M5521 circa 2000.  I need to wipe the disk clean to DOD specs before donating it.

    I have an iMac Model M5521, circa 2000, which I must wipe the hard drive clean to DOD specs before donating it.
    I have the DOD software on another non-apple computer.  I need to remove the hard disk drive from the iMac to do this.
    How do I get to the hard drive?  I find only two screws on the back of the monitor/case and they do not help.  What am I missing?
    Thanks

    It's not too hard but you have to take off the bottom cover of the case. These instructions shoudl show what yo uneed to do.
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/103447/iMac-G3-Disassembly-Guide
    I pulled the original 10G hard drive from our M5521 and replaced it with a larger one. The whole thing took under 45 minutes, including the 15 minutes it took me to recover a screw that fell into the works.

  • I just bought a MBA and I need to move my photos and itunes to an external hard drive (from my old MacBook Pro) because they won't fit on the Air.  I got the photos moved fine and I followed an online tutorial to move the necessary files for itunes, but i

    I just bought a MBA and I need to move my photos and itunes to an external hard drive (from my old MacBook Pro) because they won't fit on the Air.  I got the photos moved fine and I followed an online tutorial to move the necessary files for itunes, but it didn't work.  The files copied fine, but when I tell iTunes on the Air to look at the external drive for the library, it doesn't find anything.  What I copied was the entire iTunes Media folder.  So, how do I move the necessary iTunes files from my old Pro to a external drive so I can access them from my new Air?  Whew!

    iTunes- How to move the library to an EHD
    After you move the library you need to open iTunes by first depressing the OPTION key then launching iTunes. You will be given a choice of which library to use. This can then be made a permanent change, if you wish, in the Advanced section of iTunes preferences.

  • Is it possible to remove my hard drive from the Macbook and install it in a new Macbook Pro?

    I currently have a 2009 Macbook and am wanting to upgrade to a new Macbook Pro.  I have upgraded my hard drive in the macbook to a 500gb and have a duel boot with Windows 7 installed with Boot Camp along with other software that I do not want to lose.  Is it possible to remove my hard drive from the Macbook and install it in a new Macbook Pro?

    A much better solution is to hook your two Mac together and the first time you start the new Mac and it asks if you wish to recover data from another Mac, answer yes. This will invoke Setup Assitant which will do the job for you but intelligently.
    I know because I just used Setup Assitant. It worked like  a charm.
    Allan

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