Buying a new hard drive

Will this hard drive work for a mac mini 1.83GHZ 2007
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/2.5-Notebook/SATA/9.5mm

would you recommend a ssd hard drive, such as the www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227395
That's the right form factor, 2.5", and SATA interface, so it would fit. However, SSD's are, as you can tell from the price, new. If you look over the low ratings on that drive, which also point you to the manufacturer's site, it might suggest the technology isn't quite ready for prime time just yet. If you want to go with an SSD, I would recommend more research. You might look at what Intel and Crucial are offering in SSD's.

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I HAD TO BUY A NEW HARD DRIVE FOR MY LAPTOP. I AM TRYING TO RE-INSTALL MY ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 12 BUT IT KEEPS SAYING MY SERIAL NUMBER IS INVALID. WHAT DO I DO?

I HAD TO BUY A NEW HARD DRIVE FOR MY LAPTOP. I AM TRYING TO RE-INSTALL MY ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 12 BUT IT KEEPS SAYING MY SERIAL NUMBER IS INVALID. WHAT DO I DO?

jessicar
Just user to user....based on past and current history, Adobe Tech Support is not going to help you with a technical issue which is preventing you from using your purchased serial number for Photoshop Elements. Version 12 is not the current version. And, the Adobe Tech Support is limited even for the current version which is 13. If this matter involves a purchased activated serial number trapped on a crashed computer while you are trying to install on a 3rd computer, then probably Adobe Chat Activation can be of assistance. If that is the case and you want to explore that possibility, then click on the following link
Contact Customer Care
Photoshop Elements
Adobe ID, Signing In
Adobe ID, Sign In, Account Help
Chat Panel
If the above link does not hold its set, then you will need to navigate to the Chat Panel using the above titles as guides.
Are you getting one of those "too many computers with your serial number" messages? Then the above should apply to your situation.
Before the above consider....
a. For Photoshop Elements technical issues please post your question in the Adobe Photoshop Elements Forum. Somehow your
question got posted in the Adobe Premiere Elements Forum.
b. Have you verified your Photoshop Elements serial number at the Adobe web site (http://www.adobe.com) - after signing in with your
Adobe ID and Password, type My Products in the Search field and follow the path to your product in My Products. Click on Adobe
Photoshop Elements 12 in your list to reveal the serial number.
c. Do the install with antivirus and firewall(s) disabled.
ATR

When I try to install ios lion the installer says my hard drive has SMART errors and that I need to buy a new Hard Drive, but my computer witch has snowleprd and runs just fine

When I try to install ios lion the installer says my hard drive has SMART errors and that I need to buy a new Hard Drive, but my computer witch has snowleprd and runs just fine.

SMART is a technology that monitors the drive for signs of impending failure. You can verify that SMART is indicating a problem in Disk Utility. Select the hard drive and look at the bottom of the window. It should look like this:
If the SMART status is not "Verified" then you should back up your drive and start shopping for a new one.

If I buy a new hard drive reinstall my OS and Adobe apps, will this count as installing on 2nd comp?

If I buy a new hard drive, or format my current one and reinstall my OS and Adobe apps, will this count as installing on a 'second computer'? If so, how then do I go about ACTUALLY installing the apps on a second computer if I'm unable to 'de-register' the 'first' one because it was on an old hard drive?

TheTx,
Yes! you can simply go ahead and deactivate the product before wiping your hard drive. This would simply reset the counter back to 0 and you will be able to activate the product on the new machine as well .
Kartikay Sharma

Advice about buying a new hard drive

I have a TOSHIBA Satellite L25-S1216. I have not been able to boot into Windows XP for 3 years using the factory Recovery and Applications/Drivers DVD and the Fully Recover procedure on the back of the DVD packae. I have been using Linux for the past 3 years. Ubuntu SMART test disk utility tells me I have 20 bad hard drive sectors. I have concluded I should buy a new hard drive, since mine has 20 bad sectors. My current hard drive is ATA-6, so I know I need a PATA compatible hard drive. I'd like to increase to maybe 60 GB from the current 40 GB. I'd also like to go with a solid state drive, but there don't appear to be many PATA compatible solid state drives.
And I don't want to get too complicated or expensive; I want to stay with my current Windows XP. Not sure if a SATA PATA interface adapter would work to allow me to use a SATA solid state hard drive or not. I know (from reading knowledge base posts) there is also the potential problem of the older BIOSs not recognizing the newer Advanced Drive Format drives.
QUESTION: Does anybody have any advice about buying a hard drive that would work for me? How can I be reasonably sure a hard drive I buy is compatible with my computer?
Thank you,
Bob
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either get a pata drive (you can get larger than the stock 40gb) or use your $ towards a more current new/used laptop. pata ssd would be a waste and I doubt adapter would work. also, ms is dropping support for xp so it would be a good time to upgrade to something with a more current os as well.
L305-S5955, T9300 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 60GB SSD, Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit

Run out of Hard Drive space using Premiere Cs5- Can I save my work, buy and new hard drive?

I am in the middle of a project using premiere cs5 and I have run out of hard drive space. Can I save it, buy a new hard drive and install Premiere and then reopen it again without it effecting my project?

If you are talking about only having one drive for Windows and programs AND video data and project files, a better option is to buy a second drive and move your projects and video data files to the new drive

Want to buy a new hard drive

Sorry if this is a repeat of a question I asked earlier but I can't find it in communities. I have late 2008 Mac Pro that I recently bought used and want to upgrade it. Thru other discussions I have figured out that my hard drive is dying. I have nothing to lose on this system and want to start fresh with new hard drive that might even be better than the original. My system info is:
Mac Pro 3,1
Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor speed: 2.8 ghz
2 processors
8 cores
L2 cache (per processor): 12 MB
Memory: 4GB
BUs Speed: 1.6 GHz
Boot ROM version: MP31.006C.B05
I want to know what hard drive I can purchase to maximize this desk top. I want replace the graphics card so that I can use it as a desk top flight simulator. I know nothing about purchasing hard drives and would appreciate every bit of information anyone can give me. I have a blank canvas here and really want to make it as good as possible.
Thank you in advance.
Mike

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You will find lively discussions here about Mac Pro upgrades and gaming GPUs
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I have to replace my hard drive in my 2008 macbook. HOW DO I BUY A NEW HARD DRIVE???

The apple genius said I can easily buy one online and a 10 year old could put it in. However, all of the hard drives I'm seeing mention PC rather than Mac.

SATA drives are the same for Mac, PC or PlayStation. It's the way that they're formatted that make the difference.
For a hard drive try Newegg.com http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=380&name=Laptop-Hard-Dr ives&Order=PRICE
Or OWC http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/2.5-Notebook/
Here's instructions on replacing the hard drive http://creativemac.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=45088
To transfer your current hard drive I like the free application Carbon Copy Cloner. It makes a bootable copy of everything on your hard drive http://www.bombich.com/index.html You'll need a cheap SATA external hard drive case. Put the new drive in the case and clone your old drive to the new one. Then replace your old hard drive with the new one.
With the new drive plugged in, open Disk Utility. It's in the Utililities folder in your Applications folder. You should see the new drive in the left hand column along with your other drives. Click on the new drive and select the Erase tab. Set the format value to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and click the Erase button. After that has finished select the Partition tab. Type in a Name for your hard drive and select how many partitions you want from the Volume Scheme. The usual setting is one partition. Click on the Options button after you've selected a partition to make sure it's set for GUID. Then click the Apply button and after the partitioning is done quit Disk Utility. Your new drive should now appear on your desktop. Then clone your old drive to the new one.
Here's a cheap SATA external hard drive case on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-2-5-SATA-HDD-HARD-DRIVE-EXTERNAL-ENCLOSURE-CASE-BOX-/120 636286623?pt=PCC_Drives_Storage_Internal&hash=item1c167ba69f

I need to buy some new hard drives for my Mac Pro

I had an extra internal hard drive in my Mac Pro, a Seagate one, that suddenly stopped working and I needed to send it to a data recovery company, so...
Now I'd like to
- Install a new internal HD
- Install a NAS with two/three disks. (Hitachi if possible, as I have read are the ones that last longer, more reliable than WD and by far more than Seagate).
But to do that I'd like to know how to find out the right type of disks for my computer.
I'd be very gratefull if anyone would tell me where to look it up.
Thank you in advance
In case any of you can help with this, these are the details of my Mac Pro
thanks again
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63b)
2 x 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Memory 7GB 667 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
Model Name:          Mac Pro
Model Identifier:          MacPro1,1
Processor Name:          Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed:          2,66 GHz
Number of Processors:          2
Total Number of Cores:          4
L2 Cache (per Processor):          4 MB
Memory:          7 GB
Bus Speed:          1,33 GHz
Boot ROM Version:          MP11.005D.B00
SMC Version (system):          1.7f10
Serial Number (system):          Not Available
Hardware UUID:          00000000-0000-1000-8000-0017F20F9F40
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The only HD now
Intel ESB2 AHCI:
Vendor:          Intel
Product:          ESB2 AHCI
Link Speed:          3 Gigabit
Negotiated Link Speed:          3 Gigabit
Description:          AHCI Version 1.10 Supported
ST3250824AS P:
Capacity:          250,06 GB (250.059.350.016 bytes)
Model:          ST3250824AS P
Revision:          3.BQK
Serial Number:                      9ND1P4X7
Native Command Queuing:          Yes
Queue Depth:          32
Removable Media:          No
Detachable Drive:          No
BSD Name:          disk0
Medium Type:          Rotational
Bay Name:          Bay 1
Partition Map Type:          GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status:          Verified
Volumes:
disk0s1:
Capacity:          209,7 MB (209.715.200 bytes)
BSD Name:          disk0s1
Content:          EFI
HD INTERNO PRINCIPAL:
Capacity:          249,2 GB (249.199.591.424 bytes)
Available:          37,91 GB (37.914.918.912 bytes)
Writable:          Yes
File System:          Journaled HFS+
BSD Name:          disk0s2
Mount Point:          /
Content:          Apple_HFS
Recovery HD:
Capacity:          650 MB (650.002.432 bytes)
BSD Name:          disk0s3
Content:          Apple_Boot

NAS is of course external and depends on how you access it. And then t he ideal for RAID5 for instance woudl be WD RED series, but those do not work inside Mac tower.
Look up "TLER" regarding WD drives and RAID.
Apple does not endorse or anything, not in decades and when there were problems - G5 and early adoption of SATA and changing standards and features, it was users that did the troubleshooting.
So unles you are using Apple's PRO RAID card, which I don't think anyone would or should and which is limited to 2TB drives and only instance of a ceiling on supported drives (it is req'd for SAS though), use your own research.

Just checking before I buy a new hard drive

Some backstory...last night my macbook wouldn't boot (it did the day before)...white screen with gray apple logo, sometimes showing the gray circle/line logo, but never showing the folder/question_mark logo. Visited the genius bar...guy got it working once, i shut it down and rebooted again before i left...didn't boot...guy was stumped...suggested I do an archive and install, if it'll even allow that.
Booted to the dvd...did an archive and install to preserve settings...took FOREVER to validate the install dvd...came back later...install was done...computer rebooted...same white screen and gray apple logo.
Here's my question...if the drive is bad, why would I be able to open it up with MacDrive on my XP desktop and move (copy and delete) files off it (connected via a usb enclosure?
I found a nice 320gb drive at newegg, and I'll probably buy that soon, but is there anything else I can try with this original drive before I chalk it up to drive failure? I guess any more troubleshooting would have to be done from the XP box, since my one and only mac is sans hard drive right now.
Thanks!
Gary

What makes you think the drive is bad? You did an Archive and Install and never repaired the drive. I suggest you do this first:
Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger and Leopard.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Now restart normally.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior (4.0 for Tiger, and 4.1 for Leopard) and/or TechTool Pro (4.6.1 for Leopard) to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
The above probably won't help you, but you should do it anyway.
Now, having done the Archive and Install it's quite possible the drive needed repair, so all you did was install OS X on a corrupted drive. Of course it won't work. So, now you need to make a backup of your personal files. Don't bother to backup the whole drive. You then need to do this:
Extended Hard Drive Preparation
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder. If you need to reformat your startup volume, then you must boot from your OS X Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger or Leopard.)
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Set the number of partitions from the dropdown menu (use 1 partition unless you wish to make more.) Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID (only required for Intel Macs) then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the volume(s) mount on the Desktop.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
After formatting has completed quit DU and return to the installer. Complete the OS X installation. Upon completion if all is OK, then you can restore your personal files and reinstall your third-party software.
If it turns out you cannot repartition and reformat the drive or if you can but the OS X installation fails, then you might consider replacing the drive. (Unless you just want to replace the drive.) If you do replace the drive then be sure to do the drive prep per the above steps.

MSIk7t turbo2: how to buy a new hard drive?

Hi!
My current hard drive is only 20GB large and I want to buy larger. I have updatet my BIOS (I installed amd athlon xp 2400+ t-bred cpu awhile a go). The BIOS version is 3,6 I think. I'm using windows 98SE. So, are there any limitations how large hard drive I can buy? If there are limitations, what they are?
Thank you.

Btw, these are my options:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 40GB   55
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 80GB    63
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 120GB    76
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 120GB 8MB
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 160GB 8MB
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 200GB 8MB
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 250GB 8MB
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 400GB 8MB
Seagate Barracuda SATA 7200.7 80GB ATA/150 8MB
Seagate Barracuda SATA 7200.7 120GB ATA/150 8MB
Seagate Barracuda SATA 7200.7 160GB ATA/150 8MB
Seagate Barracuda SATA 7200.7 200GB ATA/150 8MB
Seagate Barracuda SATA 7200.7 250GB ATA/150 8MB
Maxtor Fireball3 40GB DMA133
Maxtor Diamondmax+9 80GB DMA133 8Mb
Maxtor Diamondmax+9 120GB DMA133 8Mb
Maxtor Diamondmax+9 160GB DMA133 8Mb
Maxtor Diamondmax10 200GB DMA133 8Mb
Maxtor Diamondmax10 250GB DMA133 16Mb
Maxtor Diamondmax10 300GB DMA133 16Mb
Maxtor Maxline+III 250GB DMA133 16Mb
Maxtor Diamondmax+9 80GB SATA ATA/150 8Mb
Maxtor Diamondmax+9 120GB SATA ATA/150 8Mb
Maxtor Diamondmax+9 160GB SATA ATA/150 8Mb
Maxtor Diamondmax10 200GB SATA ATA/150 8Mb
Maxtor Diamondmax10 250GB SATA ATA/150 16Mb
Maxtor Diamondmax10 300GB SATA ATA/150 16Mb
Samsung P80 80GB 7200rpm
Samsung SP80 120GB 7200rpm
Samsung SP80 160GB 7200rpm
Samsung SP80 80GB 7200rpm 8MB
Samsung SP80 120GB 7200rpm 8MB
Samsung SP80 160GB 7200rpm 8MB
Oh, and one more thing. I've been planning to upgrade 98SE to XP. Are there any known problems?

Where can i buy a new hard drive for my 2007 imac sata2 3.5 7200rpm 320GB/S

having a hard time finding an original or compatible hard drive for my mid 2007 imac 20 inch 2.4gh 7200 rpm 3.5 320GB sata2

As was recommended, OWC (and a huge variety of other places) have drives that will work for what you need. They may be larger and they may be sata 3 but those are backward compatible. See the following link: http://eshop.macsales.com/Search/?Ntk=Primary&N2=6905&Ns=P_Price%7c0&Ne=5000&N=6 905&Ntt=toshiba and call the phone number at the top or use the live chat at the top to verify.

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Should I buy a 2TB SATA Hard Disk Drive Kit for Mac Pro? Or is this just a kit and not the drive?

Or is this just a kit and not the drive?
I'm not sure what you mean by that, but the nature of your question implies that you should shop for one from a company well known to support Macs, can help you decide what you need, how to install it, and provide free technical support should you require it. OWC / MacSales can do all that and their prices are as good as any you are likely to find from anyone else.

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hi all,
I want to import a 6gig movie file into OSX for use in iMovie'08. It, however, is in windows on the same machine. Anyone have any ideas how to go about this? I don't want to pay for a new harddrive just for this one time task. I don't want to buy Parallels either.
Any help is appreciated.
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It is a bootcamp partition. The file is too large for a DVD. DVD's are 4.7GB and my file is 5.7GB. I wonder if I can split the file into two parts, and then use 2 DVD's...
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I purchased mountain lion from apple but never got a disk. How do I install it on my new hard drive, old hard drive failed and is not recoverable according to Apple and Recovery Specialist?

I have a mid 2009 MacBook Pro with newly installed SATA HD + SSD, I can get mavericks download free but I can't recover photos, apps, files etc from time machine (1TB Time Capsule), I think I was running lion when I started backing up on it but I had updated to mavericks before the HD Failure. When I tried to transfer info from Time Capsule it says " no volumes detected" or something to that effect. I had mucho info backed up on that capsule. Any help appreciated, please spell it all out for me if you can help, I am not at all tech savvy and desperate to get up and going as I am an online student with a fast approaching deadline for course paper. Thank you in advance :)

Step 1: Buy a new Hard drive that can be installed in your MacBook Pro later, and an External enclose to place it in for now.
The MacBook Pro before 2010 can not contain the stand-alone firmware to go to the Internet and get a fresh copy of Mac OS X and install it.
You will need a working Recovery_HD, or to drop back to a 10.6 DVD (if it will Boot on your Mac).
There may be a functioning Recovery_HD on your existing Boot Drive. If you were running 10.7.4 or later and Time Machine, there may be a Recovery_HD on the Time Machine Volume.
To check:
Hold down the Alt/Option key as you restart. This will slowly draw a gray screen and then add an Icon (over several minutes) for each potentially-bootable volume. If any Recovery_HD shows up, take it, and you will be able to get to Internet Recovery and re-download some version of Mac OS X that can be installed on a new drive.
It is generally far quicker to set up a new drive and install Mac OS X than to struggle with only the primitive tools available only on a DVD or a Recovery_HD. Once you get any version of Mac OS X running, you can get some work done and attempt to salvage first your data, then your drive (if either will be possible).
By NOT trying to Boot from and use the possibly-damaged drive, you improve your chances of being able to salvage some files off it, since blocks will not be over-written by running Mac OS X from it.

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