I'm replacing a bad hard drive on my imac.  It was a 500GB Seagate 7200.12.  Can I replace it with a 1TB Seagate 7200.14 HDD??

I'm replacing a bad hard drive on my imac.  It was a 500GB Seagate 7200.12.  Can I replace it with a 1TB Seagate 7200.14 HDD??

Yes of course.

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    A bit of an odd question but does anyone have any kind of recovery software for the Cisco IDSM1? I have a Cisco 6509 with and old(!) Cisco WS-X6381-IDS that seems to work fine, but has a bad hard drive and therefore wont boot. I get the "boot loader" prompt where I can select maintenance partition or application partition but both result in an I/O bad disk error. I know the WS-X6381-IDS is ancient, but I find the card oddly fascinating. I can browse the "application" software on the download center but I don't see any kind of recovery software. I can obviously replace the hard drive, but how can I re-install the maintenance/application partition and software on the new drive? I'm not even sure if this part of the card was ever user replaceable/maintainable.
    Thanks in advance!
    --Will
    *EDIT*
    I was able to figure it out. The files hosted on Ciscos download section, are cab files of the root of  the Windows NT 4 install that makes up the IDSMs primary operating system. If you take the hard drive (or another dirve) out of the IDSM and put it in a computer, install Windows NT (create two partitions), boot linux, delete the contents of the partition, and copy the files from Ciscos site to the partitions. The drive should boot right up.
    Thanks,
    --Will

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    Thanks for the reassurance on HFS, Macbig. I wanted to trust the expertise of the Genius, but it was a pretty confusing situation. I saw every sign that on a non-Mac would scream failing hard drive, including an actual failed hardware test, and to have someone confidently tell me that the hard drive was fine and that the test could determine the drive was failed based on a screwy file system left me doubtful that I could ever quite understand these Macs.
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  • How to recover data from bad hard drive

    Once a hard drive goes bad (cannot get into the computer), is there any hope of recovering any data from it?  If so, how?

    Do you mean the hard drive is mechanically broken for sure?  It's not a data corruption issue that is causing a problem with starting up the Mac, but maybe not be a bad mechanism?
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    If your Mac is from the age of Mac OS X 10.8.2:
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  • I had to replace my hard drive in my iMac iSight and now I need to load an os all I have is my windows laptop any help?

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  • Cannot uninstall cs6 bad hard drive, any suggestions?

    Cannot uninstall cs6 bad hard drive, any suggestions?
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  • Cloning a bad hard drive

    If this were a PC, I'd have no problem. But I'm not a Mac Tech.
    I usually back up my laptop's hard drive to an external hard drive using the Disk Utility. Has worked great, never had to restore from it.
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    I could just reinstall, but I just got this thing built just right a month ago!

    One Mac cloning utility that I like is Super Duper:
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    Another utility is called Carbon Copy Cloner. I have never used it, so I don't know much about it. I believe you can download and run it for free, and then make a donation if you like it.
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    I have had to replace the hard drive on my iMac running OSX 10.9.3 and reloaded my CS4 Master Collection from Time Machine. I am receiving error message 150:30 saying License has stopped working what should I do?

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  • Lenovo B570 Bad Hard Drive

    My daughters laptop won't boot and won't allow me to do a system recovery which I suspect is indicative of a bad hard drive.
    I've been through the troubleshooting forums and from the best I can tell, it's toast.
    The laptop isn't under warranty anymore and I know can buy a new drive from lots of places but it doesn't come with the OS. Does Lenovo sell these drives with OS installed so I can just pop it back in without the hassle of buying a windows cd, finding the right divers etc etc.

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  • I just replaced my hard drive on my imac and now when i turn the computer on the fan is running and slowly gets louder and louder. how do i turn it off?

    I just replace my hard drive on my imac and now when i turn the computer on the fan starts running and keeps getting louder. How do i turn it off?
    thanks.

    If your machine was made after 2009 you probably installed th wrong HD. Beginning in 2009 Apple began using HD's that had an integrated fan sensor. If you did not use one of these drives then that is the problem. You should contact OWC (www.macsales.com) or visit your local AASP and they will help you select the correct HD to use.

  • My hard drive failed last year and was replaced under a scheme at an Apple Genius bar. I couldn't access my data to erase anything and the apple guy said he couldn't guarantee its safety. Since then I've been the victim of fraud twice. Coincidence?

    I was told the hard drives were sent to China for refurbishment and the guy was pretty flippant about my concerns. I couldn't erase anything beacuse I couldn't access anything. I had to sign a waiver. He acted as if I was getting something for nothing and should quit complaining. Now my bank account and credit card have been compromised and it just seems a little too coincidental for my liking. Every single piece of my life was stored on that hard drive including photos of my kids and it makes me sick to think that someone could have accessed it. I think Apple should be more responsible and caring about their customers concerns. I have an ipad, imac and ipod touch and we have have other Apple laptops, phones, ipads and ipods in the family. I'm not sure I would happily buy any more items after such poor customer relations. I would rather have kept the old hard drive but apparently this wasn't an option. Fuming. Can't even remember half the accounts I've opened but will have to settle for changing all banking details. Buyer beware...

    No hate. Not sure where you got that from. Just stating facts as I know them about the people employed at the Apple stores.
    Yes you ARE, were, accusing whoever took in or had access to your old drive as the person or persons that is accessing your data to commit fraud against you. That is exactly what you stated in the title.
    I think you are slightly paranoid.
    TheNic767 wrote:
    Wow so much hate! I never insinuated that the guy was a genius or not, I just mentioned the name of the service. I also was not accusing him or an apple employee of fraud. My concern was that it would be compromised after its arrival in China. I have also been told by friends way more IT literate than me that removal of data from a failed hard drive is relatively simple with the right equipment and skills. Of course I am no genius in these areas myself and don't profess to be but I would expect a rather more sympathetic ear from the staff and possibly an explanation on the unlikelihood/likelihood of my data being stolen. Unlike the character assassination I appear to be getting from you. Thanks for your help. Have a nice day

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