I need a a second hard drive for a  Macpro

Hello i need a little advise here
I need 250GB or more internal hard drive, i will use it for video editing FCP
i will install myself the hard drive it appears to be easy.
can anyone help me, Which is the next step after i install the internal hard drive

Just curious though... why did you buy a drive if you weren't sure it would work in your computer first? Don't tell me because you got a good deal on it... It's not a good deal if you can't use it.
Thanks for the reply. You are correct about the deal but:
I wanted a big hard drive to match the 500 G Hitachi that came with my MAC PRO in order to use it as the drive for LEOPARD's Time Machine when it comes out. On the day of the sale I got to the store 1 hour after it opened and they had only one left. I knew I could get advice on this forum as to if it would work or if I needed to return it.
I also could use the WD 500 g SATA in my HP Windows PC that I am giving to my wife once I get used to the MAC.
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