Cost of replacing iMac 27 hard disk

Anybody know the likely cost of replacing a dead hard disk, 1 TB, in a 2010 27inch iMac?

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I need to replace my hard disk of my iMac, it is a wdc wd3200aajs, what woul be a good candidate

I need to replace my hard disk of my iMac, it is a wdc wd3200aajs, what woul be a good candidate

The "Blacks" are superior...
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Western%20Digital/WD1002FAEX/
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Western%20Digital/WD2002FAEX/
These 2 say SATA 3 Gb/s compatible.

I change iMac hard disk from basic to dynamic in windows 7

I change iMac hard disk from basic to dynamic in windows 7, after restart windows I saw that there is not any OS X for selecting by press and hold "Option" key.
I don't have any backup and the original DVD from the seller. I live in Iran and here there is no any Apple seller or supporting center.
What should I do to have OS X again ?

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
You probably erased the hard drive by doing that. If you have got a Mid 2010 or later iMac, you can use Internet Recovery to reinstall OS X > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718 Hold Command, Option (Alt) and R keys while your computer is starting.
Then, open Disk Utility, choose your hard drive at the top of the sidebar, go to Erase tab and erase it in "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)". Finally, close Disk Utility and reinstall OS X.
If you have got an older Mac, call Apple to get replacement DVDs > http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57

Replace the hard disk has, and also have lost the OS disk.

Replace the hard disk has, and also have lost the OS disk.
Reset on my computer to install the program instantly,
Is there any way?
Thank you.

If I follow you correctly, you either have or will be replacing the hard drive in your iMac. You don't have the original OS X disks nor an operating system disk. Do you have a bootable backup? Here are some steps/options:
1) If you have a bootable backup, install the hard drive, boot from the external hard drive, then use SuperDuper or CCC to copy the external hard drive to your new internal hard drive.
2) You have your old hard drive, and it's not dead. Put it into an external case and see above.
3) You don't have either a bootable backup or a working old hard drive. You can try calling Apple Support to see if they still have the original OS X disks for your system. If they do, they'll charge a nominal price for them.
4) You checked and Apple no longer has disks for your system. You can go to the used market to buy Leopard 10.5 disks. If you do, be sure and get retail black-faced disks, but don't get the black-faced disk which is an upgrade disk .... if you don't have 10.4 on your system, it won't work. Careful of gray-faced OS X disks as they are locked to the original system type they ship with. So a gray faced OS X 10.5 disk for a MacBook won't work on your iMac.
5) Another related option is to buy 10.6 Snow Leopard, if your system meets requirements. This is still sold by Apple, and in the US is available online for $29.99 from the Apple store. Snow Leopard requirements are:
Mac computer with an Intel processor
1GB of memory
5GB of available disk space
DVD drive for installation
6) Or you could consider Lion, via the USB stick that is sold in Apple stores. Lion requirements are:
Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
2GB of memory (4GB recommended)
OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
7GB of available space
Hopefully I haven't totally misunderstood your question, and answered something you weren't asking!

Help!! I need to recover my photos on my failed iMac hard disk

I need some help in recovering my photo's on a failed imac hard disk......
The history to this is that I received the cursed flashing folder with a question mark (?) when I tried to boot into my normal OSX Maverck on my imac - I researched this and there was a possibility of a hard disk error.
I booted off the Mac OSX Snow Leopard CD to access Disk Utility to see if I could repair the hard disk - no luck! I couldn't repair it.
I then installed a new version of OSX Snow Leopard on a external hard disk connected to the Imac through the USB - I then upgraded this version of OSX Snow Leopard to OSX Maverick. This allowed me to reboot the Imac off the external version OSX Maverick. I could subsequently see the failed hard disk on File Manager and have access to all the files on the main account. I don't however have access to other accounts (my wife's) where I store my photo's as there is a folder with a red minus sign denying me permission - I tried to change permission on these accounts but when I right click on the folder and select "Get Info" the permissions tab is greyed out denying me the ability to change permissions.
How do I change permissions on the failed hard disk from my external copy of OSX Maverick? How do I get access to those files so I can receover the photo's?
My ulitmate goal is to recover all the information on the failed hard dsik so that I can reformat the hard disk.
By the way, I tried recovering the photo's using Time Machine but the last history I have is December 2011 which is 2.5 years out of date - something must have gone wrong! I don't want to receover this and lose the most recent photo's on the failed hard disk. Another question with Time Machine - if I perform a back-up today, will I be able to recover the data after I reformat the hard disk - my worry is that I'll only be able to get back to where I man now which is not being able to access the data on the folders that I don;t have permission on.
I really appreciate the groups assistance.
Lightning_rabbit

I can think of several ways to get the files off.
One is to create a root (super user account) user whcih will have access to everything. Another thing is to duplicate the other accounts that were on the failed drive on the new one and then log in as that user and move them over.
A link to create the root user is here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14281

I had a problem with the hard disk on a 2010 macbook pro. Replaced the hard disk with an Hitachi 1TB and when I tried to erase and format It fails with input/output error. Any help much appreciated!

I had a problem with the hard disk on a 13" 2010 macbook pro. Replaced the hard disk with an Hitachi 1TB disk but when I tried to erase and format, it fails with input/output error and at other times saying unable to allocate memory. Any help much appreciated!

Zap the PRAM and Reset the SMC, then try again.

How much should it cost to replace a hard drive on a MacBook Pro.

How much should it cost to replace a hard drive on a MacBook Pro? I think the drive that failed was 500gb.

This is an international community. Prices vary from country, state, city, etc.
You should call the repair shop of your choice and ask for an estimate. Make sure the estimate includes taxes, labor costs, etc.

Replacing T510 hard disk - 2 questions...

Hello All,
I have a T510 with 320Gb hard disk. I want to replace the hard disk with something with more capacity. I have 2 questions:
Will this void my warranty - I have 500+ days left
Can I take a complete copy of the hard disk and have all my applications and settings work exactly as they did on the old disk?
Thanks in advance,
James
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Just as The Dude says. I swap my drives weekely in my T510. I use Acronis True Image and create Rescue Media on a Thumb drive. I boot to it and clone my internal HDD to an external eSATA drive. That takes 8+ minutes. I then swap drives and clone from the external eSATA to the new internal drive. When done, I remove the thumb drive and boot to the new drive - now exactly a duplicate of what is on the eSATA external.
This was, I have two complete backups of everything - and when I travel, I carry the "reserve" HDD in a small neoprene bag.
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Replacement of Hard Disk

I'm trying to replace a hard disk in a Pismo in order to upgrade to a larger capacity disk, but have run into a problem: the person I'm replacing it for has lost his Panther disk, so I can't format the drive, and it won't fit in any computer that either of us own. The Pismo refuses to show up in my devices when I use it as a firewire disk on my MacBook. Is the best way to format the disk:
a) To buy a standard Panther disk off ebay (not a specialised G3 Powerbook Panther disk) and use that?
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Welcome!
I used the item described here:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/USB2PATA/
to work on a G3 Wallstreet. I removed the drive, attached the adaptor to the bare drive and connected it to my G4 Minitower to retrieve files and run disk repair utilties. This would allow you to use a retail install DVD if you connected the bare drive to a newer Mac. No drivers are required for the device
I believe the vendor I referenced ships outside the US but I can't say what the UK price would be with shipping, VAT and the like. Knowing such devices exist could perhaps help you find one locally.

After replacing my hard disk(crushed) it didn't include iphoto in my application.i try to download for the 10.6.8 but it request a later version

After replacing my hard disk(crushed) it didn't include iphoto in my application.i try to download for the 10.6.8 but it request a later version

After replacing my hard disk(crushed) it didn't include iphoto in my application
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What is the replacement cost of a 250Go hard disk (McBook Pro Intel Core Duo 2009)

My computer does'nt run anymore. The cause seems to be a failure in the hard ware. Can anybody give me an idea of the cost for the replacement of the internal device (it used to be a 250 Go Hitachi hard disk).
Thanks a lot

Look at http://www.macsales.com for replacement drives
Allan

My iMac hard disk has crashed twice, needing reformat, but appears to work after reinstall. Is this a hardware problem or normal?

The hard disk in my late 2009 iMac has failed twice in the same way. The symptoms have been:
* First, the system starts to "stutter", freezing up at random intervals for some seconds.
* This goes on for days or weeks, increasing in severity until I verify the hard drive
* The disk check shows the disk is in need of repair, and the repair attempt requires me to boot from install DVD
* When I repair the disk from the tool on the Install DVD, the repair fails and the disk is no longer usable
* Reformat, reinstall and restore from Time Machine and everything works fine again
This happened once in end 2011, and now again recently. Is this something that is normal, or an indication that the hard drive is failing in some subtle way?
If the latter, would it make sense to replace it or will that cost me more than the value of the iMac at this point? As I understand this is not something for the fainthearted to attempt on their own.

Could be that issue with a cable not reporting the thermal
sensor status, as equipped in the original hard disk drive...
•Proprietary Cable can put brakes on upgrading Late 2009 iMacs - OWC blog:
http://blog.macsales.com/2751-proprietary-cable-can-put-the-brakes-on-upgrading- late-09-imacs
•Diagnosing 2009 & 2010 iMac Fan Speed issues after upgrading the Main hard drive:
http://blog.macsales.com/19617-diagnosing-2009-2010-imac-fan-speed-issues-after- upgrading-the-main-hard-drive
Thus the local recommendation to replace the HDD with
one of the same brand & model with internal sensor; &
often with a service if this type, the original cables are
inspected and replaced. Sometimes in the process of
disassembly the originals can be messed up, too.
{iStat pro widget? handy if you can find it now}
But the sensor is inside the hard disk drive.
Your SSD has none. So the computer may
be overheating without feedback to run fans
at a speed matching the demands of CPUs.
If the iMac overheats (or is led to assume so) it will shut off.
A possible work-around is suggested, but may not work.
Matching parts with the model is important.
Hopefully this helps...
Good luck & happy computing!

Replacing a hard disk: will any drive work?

The 60GB internal hard disk on my 12" PowerBook G4 no longer works reliably. I know this because I can install OS X on my external Maxtor hard drive and boot up with no problem through firewire, but not with the internal one.
I want to replace the internal hard disk. Will any drive that seems to have the right specs-2.5", 9.5mm IDE Hitachi 80GB-do the job? I just bought the described drive at a computer shop, and haven't opened it yet, but I want to make sure I can actually make use of it. Are there any other important considerations?
Thanks in advance.
17" iMac G5 2.0 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.3) 12" PowerBook G4 867MHz

Good to see you have managed to get the correct drive.
I have seen posts on these boards where the SATA version has been purchased by mistake as online resellers don't always make enough distinction between the serial and parallel/ultra versions in their sales descriptions.
Even when I was buying my drive I had to triple check that I was buying the correct one.
15 1.25G/12 1G PBs, Mac minis, iBooks G3/G4, Mac OS X (10.4.3) Cube, TAMs, iPods 2G/4G, iPs, AEBS, AX

Replacing iMac Hard Drive

My existing hard drive is nearing its maximum capacity, and I want to replace it with a newer, larger hard drive. I have a 450MHz Indigo iMac G3 running OS X Tiger. In all other respects, the system is working beautifully. Anyone have suggestions for a compatible HD that I should buy? The larger the drive the better - I have quite a lot of photos and music to load into the new drive from an external HD as well as my current.
As a second question, what's the best way of going about making this transition? What are the steps involved?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
iMac G3 450MHz Mac OS X (10.4.7)

The iMac G3 takes any old standard desktop hard drive however you should get a 3.5", 7,200 rpm drive with at least an 8Mb Cache - this will give you a significant speed boost over the original drive.
As already stated you can install up to a 128Gb drive. This is due to the addressing limit on the IDE bus. You can install a larger drive but only the first 128Gb will be accessible. So it's sensible to buy a 120Gb drive to maximize your investment.
You should also purchase an external Firewire hard disk enclosure. Once you've removed the small internal hard drive you'll screw it in to this and then connect it to your FW port and 'clone' your data across using Carbon Copy Cloner. You can then use the old drive as a back-up device.
Alternatively to avoid that hassle and the risks involved with opening the iMac up just buy an External Firewire Hard drive (There are no limits on the size so you could buy a 1.5 Tetrabyte(!) drive to use). Of course this option involves additional cables and power cables. Any new external drive will be far faster than the internal (if connected via FW not USB) and you can install Mac OS on the external if you wish. Check with the Vendor that the external drive or enclosure has an Oxford or bootable chipset.
HTH
mrtotes

How much will it cost to replace my hard drive?

My wife dropped my Macbook Pro from countertop hight and the screen cracked so I sent it into iresQ and got the screen replaced for cheep and my computer was lagging bad still. I asked apple what the problem was and they told me that a lens on my hard drive was probably cracked and I should replace my hard drive soon before real problems start to emerge. I did all this over the phone and forgot to ask about cost, this is why I'm posting here.

I asked apple what the problem was and they told me that a lens on my hard drive was probably cracked and I should replace my hard drive soon before real problems start to emerge.
Sorry, "lens"? There is no "lens" in any hard drive. "Lens" could only apply to the DVD-R optical drive. Not to say that the hard drive might not have been damaged in the fall, but there is no "lens", so either someone misheard or someone misspoke.
Before you pay to replace the hard drive, do some basic troubleshooting. Boot your system from the Mac OS X install disk, run Disk Utility, and have it verify the drive. If the drive comes back without errors, the problem is more likely to be software related rather than hardware, though a hardware problem cannot be ruled out. You probably should back up your important data, reformat the drive, and reinstall Mac OS X and your applications and data and then see where things stand.
Regards.

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