Hitachi 3TB drive in iMac

I've been trying to upgrade the drive in my iMac. I have a 3 tb Drive in an external case (FW800). I've installed Lion on the drive but for some reason I cannot boot from the external. I'd really like to make sure it boots before I pull the iMac apart to swap the drives.
I tried Disk Utility and Carbon Copy Cloner to image the drive - neither worked.

but is the external shown as an option to boot from?

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IMac27 upgraded with Hitachi 3TB and now have blasting fans....

I upgraded my iMac 27 quad core i7 (late 2009) with a Hitachi 3TB and a proprietary HD heat sensor cable (hard drive sensor cable Apple part number 922-9223). The imac bootet up fine and HD was properly recognized as 3TB but HD fans already running at 2500 rpm and gradually increasing up to 5344 rpm as the HD got warmer. Max HD temp was 113 F. Room temperature was 76 F.
How can I bring the fans down to normal since the HD obviously does not overheat? Any suggestions are very welcome.

I did something similar and used an app called HDD Fan Control (not free) to bring the fan speed down. I tried to look for a free solution but didn't see one. I'm doing something very similar, also a hitachi 3TB drive. I am considering getting that cable, but does it work? You should be able to use istat nano to see the temperature. Is the drive reporting a temp? I actually have a CPU fan out (istat nano reports 0RPM) so I'm ordering a new fan, but I am also considering ordering that same cable. Let me know if you're getting a reading from it.
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27" iMac 3TB drive manufacturer

Does anyone know which hard drive manufacture Apple uses for their 3TB Fusion drives in their iMacs? I'm considering a 3TB Fusion drive in my next iMac but have seen reports that Seagate's 3TB drives have a high failure ratecompared to HGST (formerly Hitachi). I know Apple has used Hitachi in the past but don't know what they're using in their current Macs.
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[Guide] Install and run Windows 7/8 from an external drive without using bootcamp (works for late 2012 iMacs with 3TB drive)

This is a copy of a post from my blog, you can also Read it on my blog...
Introduction
After I received my new iMac with a 3 TB Fusion Drive, I was disappointed when I realized that Bootcamp was not running on this model and prevented me from installing Windows on it. I wanted to take advantage of the powerful iMac hardware to play games but I couldn't.
There are a few ways of working around this limitation, but I found most of them quite complex and most of the time they required formatting the internal hard drive or repartitioning it and go for a brand new installation of Mac OS X. I was not comfortable with that.
But there is another way, and that is to install Windows on an external hard drive, using either USB or Thunderbolt. Personally I used a Lacie Rugged 1 TB drive that has both USB3 and Thunderbolt connectors. Both work very well.
This guide may interest you if:
You have an internal hard drive of more than 2TB and you can't run bootcamp at all (like late 2012 iMacs with a 3TB drive)
You have limited space or you don't want to dedicate disk space on your internal hard disk drive to a Windows installation
What this guide will make you do:
It will make you erase all your data from your external USB3/Thunderbolt hard drive
It will make you install Windows on your external USB3/Thunderbolt hard drive
It will make you install bootcamp drivers
What this will not make you do:
It will not make you modify anything on your internal Mac hard drive
It will not make you use or install the bootcamp assistant
It will not activate the Preference Pane for the default boot drive. You have to boot by pressing the ALT key to manually select your boot drive each tome you want to boot Windows.
What you'll need
An external hard drive with a USB3 and/or Thunderbolt connector. This drive will be formatted so ensure you saved your files before going further. You can use either an SSD drive or a classic hard drive.
A Windows 7 or 8 install DVD or ISO (check whether to install 32 or 64 bits versions based on your Bootcamp drivers) and the corresponding Windows serial number.
One of the following:
Mac OS X with a Windows 7 or 8 Virtual Machine (use VMWare Fusion or Parallels Desktop for example. Note: VMWare Fusion seems to have some issues with Thunderbolt and USB3. Plug your drive to a USB2 enclosure or hub to work around this -it worked for me-, or use another VM software) → Read the important note below
A PC running Windows 7 or 8 → Read the important note below
Windows AIK (free) running on your Virtual Machine or on your PC, or just the imagex.exe file (the rest of the Windows AIK package is not needed)
Download imagex.exe
Download Windows AIK (this download and installation is not required if you have already downloaded imagex.exe)
Bootcamp drivers for your Mac. You can get these either by running bootcamp from your Mac (Applications > Utilities > Bootcamp) or, if like me you have a 3TB drive and can't run bootcamp at all, use the direct download links here.
A USB stick to store your bootcamp drivers
IMPORTANT: If your Mac has a 64 bits processor, your Windows Virtual Machine on OSX, your Windows installation on your PC and your Windows DVD/ISO must also be in 64 bits!
Step by Step guide
Step 1: Get the install.wim file
If you have a Windows ISO file:
Mount the ISO
If you're on OS X: double click on the ISO file
If you're on on Windows 7: Use a software like Virtual Clone Drive (free)
If you're on Windows 8: double click on the ISO file
Open the mounted drive, then go to the "sources" folder and locate the "install.wim" file. Save this file to C:\wim\ on your Windows installation or virtual machine.
If you have a Windows DVD: open the "sources" folder on the DVD and locate the "install.wim" file. Save this file to C:\wim\ on your Windows installation or virtual machine.
IMPORTANT: If instead of a "install.wim" file, you have "install.esd", you can not continue this step by step guide. And an ESD file can not be converted into a WIM file. So you must get a version of the Windows installation DVD/ISO that has an install.wim file.
Step 2: Clean, partition and format your external hard drive
On your Windows installation or virtual machine, plug in your external hard drive (can be plugged using USB2, USB3 or Thunderbolt at this stage)
Open the command prompt in administrator mode (cmd.exe). To run it in administrator mode, right click on cmd.exe > Run as admin.
Type the following and hit enter to open the disk partitioner utility:
diskpartType the following and hit enter to list your drives:
list disk
This will display a list of disks mounted on your computer or virtual machine. Make sure your drive is listed here before you continue.Identify the disk ID of your external hard drive. Replace # by your real external disk ID in the command below:
select disk #Clean all partitions by typing the following (warning: this will erase all data from your external drive!):
clean
Create the boot parition by typing the following followed by the enter key:
create partition primary size=350
This will create a 350MB partition on your external driveFormat the partition in FAT32 by typing the following:
format fs=fat32 quick
Set this partition to active by typing:
active
Assign a letter to mount this partition. We will use letter B in our example. If B is already used on your PC, replace B by any other available letter:
assign letter=b
Windows will detect a new drive and probably display a pop-up. Ignore that.Create the Windows installation partition using all the remaining space available on the external drive by typing the following:
create partition primary
Format the new partition in NTFS:
format fs=ntfs quick
Assign a letter to mount this partition. We will use letter O in our example. If O is already used on your PC, replace O by any other available letter:
assign letter=o
Windows will detect a new drive and probably display a pop-up. Ignore that.Exit the disk partitioner utility by typing:
exit
Step 3: Deploy the Windows installation image
Still using the command prompt in admin mode (you didn't close it, did you? ), locate the imagex.exe file mentioned in the "What you'll need" section and access its folder. In our example, we have put this file in C:\imagex\imagex.exe
Type the following and hit enter (remember to replace o: with the letter you have chosen in the previous step):
imagex.exe /apply C:\wim\install.wim 1 o:
This will take some time. The Windows installation image is being deployed to your external driveOnce done, type the following to create the boot section (remember to replace o: and b: with the letters you've chosen in the previous step):
o:\windows\system32\bcdboot o:\windows /f ALL /s b:
If you get an error message saying that you can't run this program on your PC, then most probably you are running on a 32 bits installation of windows and you're trying to deploy a 64 bits install. This means you did not read the important notes in the beginning of this guide
If you get an error message on the options that can be used with the BCDBOOT command, then it's because you're installing Windows 7, and the /f option is not supported. If that is the case, remove /f ALL from the command and retry.
Step 4: Boot from your external drive and install Windows
Plug in your external drive:
If you've done all the previous steps from a Windows PC, unplug your external drive from your PC and plug it to your Mac, either on a USB3 or a Thunderbolt port.
If you've done all the previous steps from your Mac using a Virtual Machine, ensure the external drive is plugged in to a USB3 or Thunderbolt port. Using USB2 should also work but you'll get very poor performance so I don't recommend doing that.
Reboot your Mac and once the bootup sound is over, immediately press the ALT (option) key and release it only when the boot drives selection screen appears. If you did not get the boot drives selection screen, reboot and try again. The timing to press the ALT (option) key is quite short. It must not be too early or too late.
On the boot selection screen, choose "Windows" using the arrow keys on your keyboard, then press enter.
The Windows installation starts. Follow the on-screen instructions as normal. The installation program will restart your computer one or 2 times. Don't forget to press ALT (option) right after the bootup sound, and boot on Windows again each time to continue the installation.
Step 5: Install bootcamp drivers
Once the Windows installation is complete, plug in the USB stick where you stored the bootcamp drivers (see "what you'll need" section), open it and right click on "setup.exe" and select "Run as admin". Follow the on-screen instructions.If you have an error saying that you can't run this program on this PC, obviously you have installed a 32 bits version of Windows and the bootcamp drivers for your Mac are made for a 64 bits version. You have to restart the whole guide and make sure to get a 64 bits version of Windows this time!
Once the bootcamp drivers are all installed, reboot and press ALT (option) after the bootup sound to boot on Windows again. And Voilà, you have Windows installed on your USB3/Thunderbolt drive running on your Mac.
Now each time you want to boot on Windows, press and hold the ALT (option) key after the startup sound and select "Windows", then press Enter.

Hi i'm trying to follow your guide, I installed windows 8 on bootcamp to do it planning to remove it after the operation is done, but i get stuck at part 3: every command i give to imagex i get a pop-up ftom windws asking how do I want to open this kind of file install.wim and imagex does nothing, what do i have to do to stop those pop-ups?

Can I install a 3TB drive in my mid-2007 24" iMac?

I'd like to know if I can install a 3TB drive in my mid-2007 24" iMac. The OTW page for this model says that 2TB is the maximum, but I think it was written before 3TB drives became available. Does anyone know if the controller will recognize drives larger than 2TB?

Hi,
First off it would need to be Serial ATA (3 Gb/s) compatible.
Looks like 4 TB is no problem in my research at OWC...
http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades.cfm?sort=pop&model=272&type=Internal+Dr ive
http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Models.cfm

I want to attach an External drive to imac 10.6.8 usb 2 can I use usb3 what are options?

I am trying to get an external hard drive for an Imac 27 10.6.8 and was told by seagate that there are no longer any usb2 drives, or firewire 800, I would have to buy a cradle sta123 to convert. My imac is a late 2009 (already extinct i guess) does anyone have suggestions. I want 3t in a desktop, I will be using it for storage to free space on my main drive.
thanks

Rickbcnu wrote:
get an external hard drive for an Imac 27 10.6.8 and was told by seagate that there are no longer any usb2 drives, or firewire 800
A: OWC doesnt make anything but enclosures. You can get 3TB drives much cheaper via Ebay or Amazon.com
B: Dont even consider , as you mentioned, buying a refurb HD, horrible idea.
C: You really are better off grabbing a Toshiba 3TB drive (made by Hitachi), not only are they the cheapest, there isnt a better made 3.5" HD except for a WD BLACK which isnt available in a USB3 enclosure.
$109 3TB marked Toshiba, but made by Hitachi
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Canvio-Desktop-External-HDWC130XK3J1/dp/B008DW976A /ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396041701&sr=8-1&keywords=toshiba+3tb+canvio
Hitachi is the winner in hard drive reliability survey:
Hitachi manufacturers the safest and most reliable hard drives, according to the Storelab study. Of the hundreds of Hitachi hard drives received, not a single one had failed due to manufacturing or design errors. Adding the highest average lifespans and the best relationship between failures and market share, Hitachi can be regarded as the winner.

3TB Drive support

Ok Just bought myself an Hitachi 3TB HDD to replace 2 1TB drives in my Media Server.
Motherboard is a P35 Neo2-FR, bios V1.12 OS Win 7 HP X86
The ICH9R ports pick up the drive as 801.6GB and in Windows Disk Manager it shows up as 746.36GB.
The disk is picked up by the Marvell port as 3TB but when using the Marvel driver crashes Windows 7 on boot up.
With a generic Microsoft Driver it is showing as 2794.39GB GPT.
Is there any known way to get this drive to work on the ICH9R ports as I don't really want the extra port turned on.

2 TB is the maximum drive size that you can use with the MBR partitioning. To go to a larger drive than 2TB, you must use GUID Partitioning Table, which Windows XP 32 bit does not support.
Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit, Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit, and Linux all support GPT (some only support it on non-boot drives).
This is not a limitation of the motherboard or BIOS or even the OS. It is a limitation of the MBR partitioning on the drive.
MBR can only utilize 2TB of the drive, and it makes no difference how you have it partitioned.
To get the full use from your 3TB drive, you are going to have to use a different OS other than Windows XP 32 bit.

Can i use a macbook pro to drive an iMac as a monitor?

can i use a macbook pro to drive an iMac as a monitor?

If that configuration supports Target Display mode, use it. If not, use a product such as ScreenRecycler.
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Is there an issue with the hitachi hard drives in the MacBook Pro's ? Got a 15 inch and a 13 inch at the same time and both drives have failed in under two years. I have heard from a few other people with same issue.

Is there an issue with the hitachi hard drives in the MacBook Pro's ? Got a 15 inch and a 13 inch at the same time and both drives have failed in under two years. I have heard from a few other people with same issue. Other drive I have had have lasted at least 5 or more years.

there is a dylib you can put in the springboard if jailbroken but if not you have to find an apple store

3TB Drive Only Shows Up on My Mac as 750GB

I have a new Western Digital 3TB drive that I am using as an external drive in a NexStar Hard Drive Dock to connect to my computer. I formatted it in Disk Utility but it only shows up as 746.5 GB and not the full 3TB. I formatted it through Guid Partition but the info says there is 0 partition. I don't actually need a partition, I am trying to use it as backup and copy about 2.5TB of files onto it.I have a Macbook Pro and am running Mac OS 10.5.8
Any help?

It could be what Kappy said, though these specifications say up to 3 TB: http://www.vantecusa.com/en/product/view_detail/295
If you do not have that exact same model (NST-D100SU) its capacity may be less.

790FX-GD70 & 3TB Drive Trying to install windows 7 64 bit

Hi,
I've had this mother board for 2 years now, works great! Use it primarily for gaming, but it can handle anything I can throw at it... Until I got a 3TB SATA HDD... Well I learned rather quickly what I needed to do to be able to see the entire 3TB, which I got it partitioned and that's done. But it was a GPT (GUI Partition Table) which windows can't be installed to... or that's where I get hung up...
Well upon googling my butt off, I've learned of UEFI, which I'm not sure if my board is UEFI compatible? I guess is my question... or can someone tell me how to install windows on a 3TB HDD with this motherboard? I want to use the smaller of the 2 partitions...
Let's see... My specs are:
AMD Phenom II x4 965
16GB DDR3 PC10666
500GB SATA HDD
3TB SATA HDD
XFX HD-489X-ZSFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
MSI 790FX-GD70
Thanks!!!

yes both are on the board UEFI BIOS type and 3TB+ infinity is part of the boards featurs for 3TB drives to contain an OS but the 790FX-GD70 like we have does.t have these features on the board!
only the newer ones like the 990FX or 990X series boards have both these features.
3TB+ infinity is a GUI that works as a way of circumventing the 2TB max size of a OS drive and allow it to be formatted in such a way to trick an OS into installing on a GPT format drive instead of MBR one!

How do I copy iTunes from external hard drive to iMac?

How do I copy iTunes from external
Hard drive to iMac?

if your main library is on your external, then when not connected, you wont have access to it.
so first decide, where do you want to keep the files.
E.g. In my case, I keep my files on "C:\iTunes Music".
I have a backup on external "Z:\iTunes Backup". If I format my laptop, this is how I restore everything.
Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced.
The iTunes music folder in selects as "C:\iTunes Music"
I have checked Keep iTunes Music Folder Organized, and also Copy Files to iTunes Music folder when adding to ibrary". Click OK to save and close preferences.
My iTunes list is now empty. I go to file, and select "Add Folder to Library". From that window, I select "Z:\iTunes Backup". iTunes then copies everything from the backup to "C:\iTunes Music". For me, backup is backup, I dont need it to play music.
Now decide this. If you do not want to keep music on C:, but want to only connect the external to update music on your ipod, do this:
In preferences, set iTunes Music folder as "Z:\iTunes Backup", and uncheck Copy files to iTunes Music folder, since they are already there. Then in files, select Add folder to library again to build and update the list.

What is the best external hard drive for iMac time machine?

I need to purchase 1TB external hard drive to use as a backup drive for iMac (lion) Time Machine. I currently have the Lacie little disk but I need more storage. All I need is a simple USB connection.

I've been happy with my silver FW Western Digital drives, I use two daisy chainned together (1TB, 2TB). These were the ones sold for mac's so they have a aluminum look to them. Only a bit more expensive than their black USB brothers.

Optical drive on iMac at work, barely one year old, won't read CD's....disc utilities shows disc unavailable! Rarely used and out of warranty, what a rip off!! I have been on MACS since the 80's and things are getting more and more difficult

Optical drive on iMac at work, barely one year old, won't read CD's....disc utilities shows disc unavailable! Rarely used and out of warranty, what a rip off!! I have been on MACS since the 80's and things are getting more and more difficult to deal with. Why did it quit after barely being used? Any help from Apple?

It depends on what you mean by "barely one year old". If the iMac is only a couple of days out of warranty, Apple's been known to make exceptions and extend the warranty, though it's by no means guaranteed. If it's several days or more out of warranty, then Apple will fix it, if it's a hardware problem, but the repair won't be free. This is no different now then it would have been with a Mac purchased back in the 80s.
Why the drive failed, if indeed it has, is impossible to say. Could have been a static shock, a weak component that failed when power was applied, or a mechanical fault in one of the tiny parts used in optical drives and hard drives that finally broke.
Regards.

HPE-310t BIOS not finding 3TB drive

I have an HPE-310T Pavillion with a bad drive. Thought I'd upgrade to a 3TB drive (3TB 7,200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive), but the BIOS is not recognizing anything but 750GB. I don't see any BIOS updates anywhere on the support website. Ideas, suggestions?

Hi,
Please read the following article:
https://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2010/02/18/understanding-the-2-tb-limit-in-windows-stora...
Please also check the following information to fix:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2581408
Regards.
BH
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