Compatibility of Seagate 750 GB, Momentus XT 2.5", 7200 RPM

Dear Experts
I have a question. I own mid 2009 macbook pro (350 GB HDD), 2.66 GHz, core 2 duo. I wish to change HDD (its failing as per SMART status) to Seagate 750 GB, Momentus XT 2.5", 7200 RPM. Can I use this with my MBP?
Any advice/alternatives are highly appreciated.

Here a link to that thread.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3857094
You might as well replace the cable while you inside the system. Search through that thread for the updated part number to buy. It is available from aftermarket resellers. But it's not cheap.

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The hard drive on my 2009 midyear 13" MBP died. I found this on Amazon and want to know if it is a good replacement choice: Western Digital WD Scorpio Black 750 GB SATA 3 GB/s 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Internal Bulk/OEM 2.5-Inch Mobile Hard Drive

If you are going to upgrade your harddisk, why not upgrade to SSD harddisk. You macbook pro supports SATA II SSD drives acccording to these Specs. SATA III is backward compatible with SATA II, so you can buy SATA III drive if you can't find SATA II drives.
Upgrading to SATA II SSD drive you give you super fast performence.
These are a few Segate SSD drives from amazon, that are not that expensive, I guess.
As for Western Digital vs Segate comparison, I second clintonfrombirmingham's suggestion. Western Digital never works for me.
*** After the harddisk upgrade
Install latest OS if possible
Update your EFI firmware
and clean NVRAM http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379

Samsung 640 GB/7200 vs. WD 500 GB/7200 vs. Seagate Momentus XT 500 GB/7200

I'm looking to upgrade my early '08 Macbook Pro HD to one of these drives:
Samsung 640 GB/7200 - HM640JJ
WD 500 GB/7200 - WD5000BEKT
Seagate Momentus XT 500 GB/7200 - ST95005620AS
640 GB or 500 GB is fine. In addition to the standard productivity stuff, I do some coding and occasional video and sound editing. It would be nice to cut down on video editing times, but I don't want to significantly impact battery life (i.e. by more than 30 min or so) when just coding. Also hoping to avoid something noticeably louder.
Has anyone tried the Samsung 640 GB - HM640JJ -- any thoughts on it versus the others I mentioned? The Momentus XT sounds interesting, but it doesn't seem to do anything for write and sounds to have an occasional glitch.

yoodler wrote:
I'm looking to upgrade my early '08 Macbook Pro HD to one of these drives:
Samsung 640 GB/7200 - HM640JJ
WD 500 GB/7200 - WD5000BEKT
Seagate Momentus XT 500 GB/7200 - ST95005620AS
640 GB or 500 GB is fine. In addition to the standard productivity stuff, I do some coding and occasional video and sound editing. It would be nice to cut down on video editing times, but I don't want to significantly impact battery life (i.e. by more than 30 min or so) when just coding. Also hoping to avoid something noticeably louder.
Has anyone tried the Samsung 640 GB - HM640JJ -- any thoughts on it versus the others I mentioned? The Momentus XT sounds interesting, but it doesn't seem to do anything for write and sounds to have an occasional glitch.
yoodler wrote:
Has anyone tried the Samsung 640 GB - HM640JJ -- any thoughts on it versus the others I mentioned?
OWC doesn't sell that model. They do sell the two others.
There are some positive reports on the HM640JJ from NewEgg MacBook Pro owners: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152237
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CTO Seagate 500 GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive Issues (beeps, clicks, freeze, hang)

The other threads on this issue have gotten completely out of hand with most new posters not bothering to read the older posts. So we still get "It's the optical drive" and "It's a problem with all 7200 RPM drives" or "It's all MacBooks that have the problem." Those posts aren't helping any of us with the specific issue noted in this subject fix our problem and gather helpful information. This thread is only for those experiencing issues with the CTO Seagate Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420ASG 500GB 7200 RPM hard drive. If you don't have that drive and are having problems with your new MacBook Pro, please start a new topic or look for an existing one that matches your issue.
_CTO Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420ASG 500GB 7200 RPM Problems_:
1. *The drive beeps intermittently*. Unusual sound and not typical of any other hard drive I've ever used in a MacBook Pro or PowerBook.
2. *The drive clicks/clacks quite loudly*. This is much louder than typical drive behavior.
3. Most importantly, *the drive freezes or hangs* in conjunction with the other sounds. It causes games to freeze for a second. It causes HD video to hang momentarily. It brings whatever task you're doing to a complete stop for a second or so, several times per hour.
4. These issues all occur while the MacBook Pro is sitting on a desk, untouched and unmoving. It's not related to any specific user input or action.
Troubleshooting
1. SMS: The built in SMS may conflict with the G-Force technology in the Seagate drive. While it's odd that Apple chose to use the drives with G-Force, disabling SMS has not fixed the issue.
2. *OS X*: It's been suggested this is a problem with OS X and its power management. However, users have reported the problems continue when booted into Boot Camp. This would seem to eliminate OS X as a factor.
3. *Normal Behavior*: Several users have said this is normal behavior for 7200 RPM drives. Apple themselves have reportedly told this to users calling for a fix. I can only say I've used 7200 RPM drives in my MacBooks exclusively since they were available and I've never had this issue with any of them. This is not normal behavior, especially the freeze/hang associated with the beeps and clicks.
4. *Change Energy Saver Settings*: Set Energy Saver so the drives won't sleep. This has not fixed the issue for me. I always set the drives not to sleep as a matter of practice (necessary for HD video & Aperture work) and the issue remains.
5. *Problem with all MacBooks regardless of drive*: This is total b.s. We've got several MBPs here at my company and none of them have the issue.
_One Solution_
In May, I purchased a Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420AS 500GB 7200 RPM from NewEgg.com. Note that this is a non G-Force model of the same CTO drive. I had been using it in an external FW enclosure. I decided to swap the drives. *With the NewEgg 500/7200 drive in my 2009 MBP (3.06GHz), all of the issues are gone. The drive doesn't beep, doesn't click, and never, ever hangs or freezes.* It's whisper quite and very, very fast. I literally can't hear it unless I put my ear on the case.
The CTO drive, now housed in a FW800 external enclosure, continues to have the same problems. It no longer beeps, but clicks and clacks loudly, and still hangs and freezes. This would seem to entirely isolate the drive as the problem and remove the MacBook Pro from the equation.
Some posters in the other thread claim that Apple engineering has reviewed the problem, witnessed the beeps, clicks, and freezes, and had labeled them "normal behavior." If true, this is unacceptable. It is impossible to do any professional work, or even play a game for that matter, with a drive that constantly hangs or freezes. We have to stay diligent in pursuing a fix. Be polite, be friendly, but be persistent.
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My revision is 0006APM2 also. I would like to know this info as well especially since some posters are not having this problem.
That said - I think there is a business strategy behind all this. Apple is saying there is no problem so that they don't have to recall ALL drives in whatever spec, revision, etc., since that is an extremely expensive resolution. Instead, I think they will quietly fix it in an update and all of a sudden you will notice your drive isn't clicking and hesitating. Perhaps if there are drives out there that can't be corrected in this manner, they will issue a recall/replacement. Being in the software business, I tend to think it will play out this way. The few hotheads that actually return their machine will pale in comparison to the cost of a recall - especially if the affected batch of drives was large in scope.
I think if everyone sits tight it will get fixed. If not, the drive is only a $100-$150 component of this expensive computer and it can be user replaced. I do however strongly encourage anyone with this problem to report it to Apple regardless of the outcome.

Why no 750 GB @ 7200 rpm option?

Dear Common Wisdom:
A question: Why is there no 750 GB @ 7200 rpm option for the 15-inch or 17-inch MBPs?
Thanks!
CJ

Uhh, gossip, my friend, gossip.
Maybe someone here has heard?

Recommendations for 750 GB 7200 rpm HDD

I would like to upgrade the 500 GB 7200 rpm HDD on my 2010 MBP to something larger but with the same rpm. Is there a 750 GB drive out there?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136546
Newegg FTW!

Three or four Seagate 750 GB drives in MacPro?

I have three 750 GB Seagate drives waiting for my MacPro when it arrives on 9/19; it has the standard 250 GB Apple drive. I would like to add the three drives, and ultimately, add a fourth 750 GB Seagate to replace the 250 GB drive. I won't be using the drives in a RAID configuration, but simply for backups. Should this be a probem? I've read of difficulties in RAID 0 configuration, and also potential problems with power requirements, UPS overload, etc. Any info would be appreciated. I really don't want to go to the 500 GB x 4 drive configuration, as my data would then have to be put on two drives, reducing my ability to make incremental backups on a daily and weekly basis (offsite backups are already planned using external FW800 drives).
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I was wondering if there have been any updates to
this issue? I have a seagate 7200.10 500gb drive and
was hoping this issue can be fixed?
The firmware update OWC is using only fixes the issue of four Seagate 750GB hard drives in a RAID on the Mac Pro. It is a limted fix that Seagate has not made available to the public and it requires a PC to apply.
The Seagate 7200.10 slow write speeds with individual hard drives mounted on the Mac Pro internal bus does not have a fix. The one way to get around this is to use two 7200.10 hard drives in a RAID which somehow "fixes" that issue.
However, the 7200.10 still has slow random read speeds that can impact performance. This is why a Maxtor Maxline III 7V300F0 RAID will have Xbench HD scores that are almost twice the value produced by a Seagate 7200.10 striped RAID set.
You can see results of individual and striped RAID sets of 7200.10 hard drives and the Maxline III in the AMUG Mac Pro 2.66 GHz review found here:
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/intel/macpro/
See the "Four Drive Striped RAID Boot Test" for details.
Have fun!

Seagate 750 gb external not showing up on dashboard

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HP Pavillion DV6758US compatibility with 320GB 7200 RPM hard disk

Hi,
My exsisting laptop harddisk (250GB 2.5" 5400RPM Western Digital) is no longer working. Can i replace it with a 2.5" 320 GB 7200RPM Seagate momentus XT harddisk
Is this supported on my laptop and does it require any bios upgrade?

that's a hybrid solid state & platter drive.
Some machines don't like them.
Other issue is the firmware is not perfect on these yet & some experience stalling issues as exact handling of system files & program files to solid state needs more fine tuning.
This technology is a great way forward but needs more development time really.
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OSX will not run on my new Seagate 7200 rpm 160GB drive

I tried 'restoring' to this drive as an external drive but this Macbook will not start up from it. I have been all over the internet and seen where people are using this drive as a replacement internal drive. I partitioned it as one partition and then as two 80s. Each time I try to install OSX on it from my restore disk it shows up as a drive, but with a red exclamation and OSX says it cant go on that disk. I can write to the disk and it mounts as both internal and external, but I can not figure out how anyone is getting OSX to run from it. The drive is a Seagate ST916082 3ASG. It is a SATA, and both it and my previous Toshiba drive will mount in the external case that I got for it. I think it is an OSX weirdness.

Hi dancarmack;
Changing to the Guid Partition Table is an option when reformatting.
Reformat will wipe out all data on the disk.
You don't have to worry about OS 9 drivers. Your MacBook does not run OS 9.
Allan
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Hitachi or Seagate 7200 rpm 500 gb ??

Hi,
My hd apparently died yesterday as it is not booting.. I was planning to upgrade the stock 200 gb Fujitsu hd anyway and now its the time seems.
Between the Hitachi and Seagate 500gb 7200rpm, which one would you guys recommend speed & silence vise ??
tks..

is there different versions of this hd that I should be noted ??
Yes, but I would order this model. I think the other one had a G at the end of the model number--something to do with the motion sensor.
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80 GB unformatted. straight out of the factory Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm

I own a BRAND NEW seagate HD and i was wondering if i could Mac Format it and put it in my Mac:
iMac
333 MHz
6 GB HD
92 MB RAM
Mac OS X 10.1.x
Tray Loading
24x CD-ROM
No Firewire
Classic Environment Does not work
Any Comments would be helpful!

Hey, almost the same topic question as another poster...
Yes, that should work fine. If you have an external drive case with USB, it would be useful. Even if the USB is slow on the G3 iMac, it will allow you do to the "cloning" process to replicate your current drive. If you are planning to get one for this purpose, you may want to pay a little more to get an external case with both Firewire and USB 2.0. That way, you can use it on other Macs with Firewire (or on a PC with USB 2.0)
Important Note: Your model iMac has a limitation in the IDE controller (or its driver) that requires the startup volume to fit within the first 8GB of disk space. This issue is explained here, with the solution.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25249
Based on my experience, you need to make that first partition 7.8 GB or smaller. The second partition can be any size, and you can further partition the remaining space. Note that the 8GB limit exists only during the startup process. Once control is handed off to the OS, there is no limit and the IDE controller will recognize up to 128 GB. Choose HFS+ as the format type when you partition.
Classic Environment Does not work
Hopefully you can get that resolved after the hard drive upgrade. Using a new fast hard drive with a big cache, you will notice a substantial performance increase. For $30-40, you can give it a 256MB memory boost
http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades.cfm?model=61&type=Memory&TI=3554&shoupg rds=Show+Upgrades
Classic probably does not work because of lack of RAM.

Can I replace the 5400 RPM drive with a seagate 7200 RPM drive in a Lenovo B570

Hi there,
I have a Lenovo B570-1068AFU system that comes with a 5400 RPM HDD. Does this system suppor 7200 RPM HDD upgrades? I would like to replace the current 5400 RPM with a segate 7200 RPM. Possible?
Thank you for all your replies.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

To add a little to what Tanuj said, you may have a (fixable) issue when moving to the new drive.
Depending on when your laptop was built it may have a legacy (512-byte sector) or Advanced Format (4k-byte sector) hard drive. Many/most larger drives on the market are AF. If you migrate from legacy to AF, you may notice that Windows Update has stopped working. Windows 7 is supposed to handle AF drives correctly, but there are many cases where it doesn't until updated, or an additional driver is installed. The situation is worse with XP, but also fixable.
You may well not have any problems with this, but if you do I have some notes and links to fixes over here:
Windows Update Broken After Cloning Hard drive
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Swap Hard Drives Between Mac Pro's

I have a MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.53 15" (Unibody - Late 2008) that has been upgraded from the standard 320 GB SATA hard drive, to a Seagate 750 GB SATA 16 MB cache 7200 rpm hard drive.
I have recently upgraded to a MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.66 15" (SD - Mid 2009) that has the standard 320 GB SATA hard drive.
Both are running Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8.
I will be selling my older (2.53GHz) Mac Pro but would like to keep my larger hard drive.
Question
Can I simply swap the hard drive out of my older (2.53GHz) Mac Pro and install it into the newer (2.66GHz) Mac Pro, without having to reinstall the Mac OS X software?
I no longer have any of my OS X install disks.
Will the 750 GB hard drive still perform the same in the newer Mac Pro, given that they are running the same OS?
Thanks in advance!

From what I understand the USB/PCIe interfaces are (somewhat) device specific. But it depends on the particular vendor in question.
According to barefeats.com, regarding USB devices:
"...Our only concern was that it {the CalDigit adapter} only worked with CalDigit USB 3.0 enclosures like the AV Drive. They since updated the driver to "unlock it." In fact, all the USB 3.0 results posted above for non-Cadigit enclosures were done with the CalDigit PCIe USB 3.0 host adapter...."
So, for example, the Lacie PCIe adapters are "specific". Only works with their stuff. Originally the CalDigit PCIe adapter was the same: limited to use with their devices only. But they've altered that so that it is more generic. In fact, it was used to test the other USB 3.0 devices in the barefeats tests.
So the CalDigit card, at least, is a more flexible choice.

I want to install a Seagate Momentus 5400 250 GB HD Can I?

I have a MacBook 13" with a 1.83capsule GHz Intel Core Duo and the internal hard drive quit on me. I can't even get disk utilities to see the disk, much less mount it. Fortunately for me, I have a Time Machine on an external HD, and another external HD that I was able to install OS X 10.6.8 (using updates) so I can use the computer. I am looking at a Seagate Momentus 5400.6 250GB 2.5 Hard Drive-SATA 3GB, 8MB
Can I do this? As the original HD was 60GB, will there be any problem using the 250GB drive? Also, I need to know how to install it (Actually, because my hands shake, I am going to ask a friend to do the actual work).
This is NOT the Seagate Momentus XT that is 7200 rpm spindle speed that seems to be causing trouble to some people.

Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
Yes, the drive you mentioned will work just fine, and someone can install it for you with the proper tools, a very small Torx T8driver, and a very small Phillips #0 screwdriver.
OtherWorldComputing has videos that show the remove/reinstall process step-by-step for each specific Mac model:
http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/
This is the one you'll probably need for your original MacBook:
http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/macbook_13_mem_hd_m/
I've purchased several Mac upgrades from OtherWorldComputing (www.macsales.com) They are a great source of reliable Mac parts and information, and sell separate components as well as complete kits with all the tools necessary for the swap with the hard drive of your choice.
You can purchase tools separately or in a kit including an external USB drive housing to make copying your internal hard drive contents to the new drive easier. Since your internal drive is not working, you may not need want another external housing now, but it might come in handy later.
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Compatibility of Seagate 750 GB, Momentus XT 2.5", 7200 RPM

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