How large of a hard drive can i put in my Macbook Pro (early 2011)

how large of a hard drive can i put in my Macbook Pro (early 2011) and where can i get one?

You can find answers to both at OWC as well as installation tutorials. I think you will find 1 to 1.5 TBs are the largest.

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  • How large of a hard drive can i put in my macbook?

    I have the white unibody late 2009 and have already put a 1TB hardrive in it since i have windows 7 running on the other side.  how much larger can i go?

    If you go to OWC, http://www.macsales.com you can see the current size of drives for your Mac that is guaranteed to work.

  • How big a internal hard drive can I replace in my macbook pro 160/sd. I had a 750 in but it died. Can I put a 1TB?

    I have a MacBook Pro 13.3 inch from 2010. It came with 160/SD. I replaced it 3 years ago with a 750GB Seagate which just died per Apple genius. BUt, need to replace it now. Can I replace with a 1TB or only another 750GB?

    it will hold even a 12.5mm thick 1.5TB HD
    most 1TB drives are 9.5mm thick
    It will NOT however hold a 15.2mm HD.
      Typical bare 2.5" hard drives. 7mm left (250-500gig), 9.5mm right (500gig-1TB), and 15.2mm 4 platter drive at back (2TB)

  • How large of a hard drive can I upgrade to on my late 2009 MacBook?

    I currently have a 250GB 5400 rpm hard drive that cam standard in my MacBook.  I would like to upgrade to a 750 GB.  Can I do this? and can I move to a 7200 rpm drive instead?

    Yes you can http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007605%2060003059 9%20600003340&IsNodeId=1&name=7200%20RPM
    Here's a video on replacing it http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/macbook_13_09_unibody_hd/

  • How large of a hard drive can I install on dual G5, and do I need more RAM?

    I recently had a situation in which my dual-processor 2.0 G5 was completely refurbished by Apple repair-new logic board, both processors, video card, thermistor, all new. Finally it has been working well after a month of trips back and forth from the Apple store. I have two internal hard drives installed on my G5, both 300GB, one for OS applications, and one for audio. I am running out of space on my main hard drive, and so I recently purchased a Maxtor 1TB hard drive, now manufactured by Seagate, from Fry's. After having my G5 refurbished, I was having an issue with my Samsung 930B monitor going into sleep mode when I boot-up from a CD, but other than that G5 was working fine. I removed the main 300GB hard drive from slot #1 and put it into slot #2, from which I had removed my audio hard drive. I installed the Maxtor drive in slot #1 and reformatted it for Mac using my laptop with ATA/USB cables previously purchased for data transfer. This took about 14 hours as I used the "zeros" option. After that I hooked up the internal cables to both drives and tried to boot up from Leopard in order to install it on the Maxtor drive, but again my monitor went into to sleep mode. We went to the Apple store to try to see if there was an issue with the computer, but everything worked fine with their monitors and CD's, as well as my CD. So there is some kind of issue with my monitor, probably software as it works fine when booting up from the main hard drive, and also was fine when I did its self-test function. While at the Apple store, they installed Leopard from their hard drive which took about 30 minutes.
    My problem is this: When I arrived home, I turned on my G5, which had been set to boot from my new Maxtor drive and complete the Leopard setup process, which we had decided to do at home as it would have taken another 20 minutes in the Apple store. The G5 turned on, chimed, I got the Apple screen with the wheel, but then after that my monitor goes into sleep mode. I can hear Leopard's setup intro playing through the speakers, but the screen is in sleep mode. So I reboot holding down the option key so I can boot up from my old (300GB) main hard drive, now in slot #2. This works and the monitor screen does not go to sleep. However, as I am browsing on the web to check for issues concerning this monitor, the G5 freezes, and I get a screen with black bars with writing in them and various technical language across the screen. This happened several times after rebooting. Finally I shut the computer down. I am going to try removing the new hard drive and putting both old ones back in and see if the G5 stops crashing. I think the monitor issue is a separate issue, and I am more concerned with the crashing, as previous to the new hard drive installation the G5 was working fine, monitor fine, other than the issue when booting up from a CD. Do I need more memory? Is the 1TB hard drive too large for my dual-processor 2.0 G5 and overloading it? Would I be better off with a 500GB drive? Would appreciate advice from persons with experience in this area. Thank you.

    I have replaced my 5 year old G5 with a Mac Pro, as the G5 just had too many issues, even after replacing all major components (logic board, both processors, video card, etc.) Once I took out the 1 TB hard drive from my old G5, it stopped having the kernel panic issue. Nonetheless I had been through a lengthy repair process previous to this issue, so I didn't care to trust an older machine any longer, especially since being told by an Apple tech that the "new" parts were really just older parts stockpiled from a central location. Could be new, could be refurbished. Apple was kind enough to credit the money we had spent on the G5 repairs towards the purchase of my Mac Pro.

  • How large a hard drive can I install in my Macbook Pro?

    My current hard drive is making terrible noises... so, I'm going to go ahead and install a new one myself, just to be safe. But I can't find any info on what the maximum hard drive capacity is that it supports, if there is one. 1tb+ drives are so cheap these days, it's tempting to get the biggest one I can.
    Also, I'd prefer a 7200rpm drive, if it supports that too, so that's another question.
    A third question is whether there are heat issues with either adding speed or capacity to the drive.
    Any help much appreciated. Specs on the specific machine below.

    It's cheaper than a kangaroo, but that won't fit in my laptop either What's the point of comparing it to a 3.5" drive? There's only room for one drive in it - if $250 is what it costs to have 1tb without lugging around an external drive, then so be it - it seems like just yesterday that you couldn't get a 1tb drive for under $1000. So, if that's the cheapest they come, then that's "cheap".
    Anyway, thanks for your feedback. I'm only being a smarta$$ because that's the way you came across in your response.

  • How big of a hard drive can I install on my MacBook unibody polycarbonate

    I'm running out of space of my MacBook's hard drive and I want to upgrade it. Would it be able to accept a 1tb hard drive drive? And also I'm going to be upgrading ram to 8gb because mountain has slowed my computer down. I don't mind doing this because my computer is very important to me.

    Hi,
    Should be ok to use 2TB HDD and lower. Anything bigger/larger (capacity) than 2.2TB you may get problem and have to do more work to be able to get it right.
    Regards,
    BH
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  • How Big a Hard Drive can I put in my macbook?

    I'm looking to upgrade my internal hard drive, is there a limit on the size I can upgrade to? I have a 150G drive, and I'm running out of space. I'm thinking about going for the gold, and getting a 1T...  any recommendations?
    Thanks!

    Unless it is a Unibody Macbook, you must deal with the 9.5mm height restriction. Try to get a hard drive with a 3 year warranty if you can. Also if the machine is pre-2009, make sure the drive is compatible with SATA-I at 1.5 Gbps data transfer.  If it is 2009, there might be a firmware to install before it can use a faster drive. 2010 and later usually need no firmware update.

  • How big of a Hard Drive can I put in?

    I was wondering how big of a HDD I can put in my iMac Early 2006 4,1?

    Logic Pro,
    You don't say specifically which 24" iMac you have Aluminum or White. Here are instructions for the Aluminum:
    http://www.amfiteatar.org/content/view/155/78/lang,en/
    If your iMac is still under warranty please remember doing this will probably void any warranty you have left.
    Regards,
    Roger

  • What type of internal hard drive can I use for my Macbook pro?

    HI,
    My macbook pro stopped working and I took it to Apple store to find out what was wrong with it. I have been told that the hard disk i snot working anymore.
    Since I cannot afford to pay Apple's fees, I was told that I can order it online and pput the disk myself.
    Can anyone please tell me what do I need to focus on when buying a hard disk and what would be the best hard disk for my macbook pro.
    Thank you

    A MacBook Pro uses a 2'5" SATA hard drive, so any hard drive with these specs should work. We recommend HGST and Seagate drives, but Western Digital drives also work correctly. Have a look at OWC > http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/2.5-Notebook/
    7200 rpm HDDs will give you extra performance. They are not very expensive

  • How can I put my old Macbook Pro early 2010 audio on my new Samsung HDTV?

    I bought a Macbook Pro in March 2010 that does not support HDMI audio. So, when I am plugging my Macbook Pro on my new Samsung Series 5 5500 HDTV with a HDMI cable that supports audio, I am getting the image, but no audio. When I go to System Preferences there is no choice of Samsung TV as audio output, which makes sense since my Macbook Pro is too old (only mid-2010 Macbook Pro supports HDMI audio).
    I then bought a 3.5mm to RCA cable and linked my computer via the headphone jack to the only composite audio plug I have at the back of my TV (see the picture below). I was expecting this setting to work perfectly fine but actually I am not getting any sound from my TV.
    I know that some people are using a cable with two 3.5 mm male ends to connect the Macbook Pro to the TV, but my TV does not have any input for a 3.5mm cable (which is strange since the TV is quite new).
    Is the only solution to get audio from my Macbook Pro on my HDTV would be to buy a new Macbook Pro or there is another alternative?
    Thanks a lot for any hint! 

    Hi B,
    It looks like you'd have to run component video in order to use the RCA inputs that go with the component inputs. Notice there is no separate audio input with the HDMI port.
    A work-around would be to run the RCA audio to a receiver/amp and through its speakers. Still another way would be if you had a receiver/amp which allowed you to combine RCA audio with HDMI video, then you could run the HDMI, now carrying both audio and video, to your TV's HDMI input.

  • Can't Install windows on Macbook Pro Early 2011 with SSD upgrade

    Dear all,
        A few months ago I had an SSD upgrade and I purchased a Caddy and installed my old HDD on it, and I also changed my Battery because the old one only lasted for 15 inutes after 40 cycles :O
    Anyways when I insert a windows 7 or 8 x64 DVD in my USB Samsung DVD Drive, My mac book detects Windows (with the windows 7 DVD) and Detects Windows and EFI Boot (with Windows 8),  I have tried every option of those doesn't work.
    With EFI it just boots Mac
    With Windows it boots to a screen with one blinking cursor top left and then it ejects the DVD ROM and that it :s
    I do not know what is wrong :/
    P.S. when i installed the SSD I had windows on the old drive it didn't work after the upgrade (this is what made me link both incidents).

    I am willing to try this, but I was kinda trying to find a solution that doesn't need me to unscrew stuff ..etc

  • Where can I buy a larger hard drive for my late 2008, 15" macbook pro?  From reviewing questions and answers on the support community it would appear that having Apple remove the old and install the new hard drive is recommended.  But how/where?

    Where can I buy a larger hard drive for my late 2008, 15" macbook pro?  From reviewing questions and answers on the support community it would appear that having Apple remove the old and install the new hard drive is recommended.  But how/where?

    Welcome to Apple Support Communities
    You can install the new hard disk yourself if you want to. You just need a 2'5" SATA II hard drive, which is compatible with your MacBook Pro. You can buy one at OWC > http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/2.5-Notebook/ You can filter hard drives by computer, so press a "Click to view all...", choose your computer in the sidebar and it will give you the compatible hard drives.
    There are different brands for the MacBook Pro. The most recommended are HGST and Seagate, which have good reputation. A 7200 rpm hard drive will give you extra performance

  • How big a internal hard drive can I install in a G5 Powermac

    Model Name:          Power Mac G5
      Model Identifier:          PowerMac11,2
      Processor Name:          PowerPC G5 (1.0)
      Processor Speed:          2 GHz
      Number Of CPUs:          2
      L2 Cache (per CPU):          1 MB
      Memory:          4.5 GB
      Bus Speed:          1 GHz
      Boot ROM Version:          5.2.7f1
    How big a internal hard drive can I install in a G5 Powermac

    2.1 TB for certain & some 3 TB drives work if Partitioned to less than 2.1 TB but then it must be GUID instead of APM, most important is if it is SATA I 1.5Gb/sec compatible.

  • How big of a hard drive can I stuff in my 13" white mac book?

    Hi,
    I have a (june 2007) 13" 2.16 GhZ, 2 GB RAM Intel Core 2 Duo white macbook with a 120 GB hard drive. The hard drive is about 3/4 of the way full and I am starting to shop around for an upgrade. According to apple, my macbook is upgradable to 250 GB but I have found a WD 320 GB drive that is supposedly compatible here
    http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades.cfm?model=265&type=DataStorage&TI=2824&shoupgrds=ShowUpgrades
    My question is, how big of a hard drive can I fit in my little macbook? I just want to be sure before I buy.
    Thanks!

    I installed the 320 GB Western Digital drive in my BlackBook and it runs great. I checked it against my 80 GB drive with XBench and it has better response time.
    While your in the buying mood you might want to consider a OWC Hard Drive Enclosures. I picked up one to install my old drive in so I could use it to help recover my system and to use for storage,

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