New hard drive for macbook pro (late 2009) anti shock or not?

I thought I read somewhere that if you replace a HD in your macbook pro, the new one should not have shock protection as it interferes with the mac's own internal shock sensor.
So I went out and bought a Seagate 7200.4 500GB drive - without the 'G' Suffix - ie the non-shock version of the drive.
I carefully opened my Macbook Pro and was surprised to see the drive in it was a Seagate with a 'G' Suffix!
Does the macbook actually have it's own separate shock sensor?
Is there any published data from apple as to what drives to use for replacement?
Thanks!

Shifty08:
I can speak form experience!
I got messed up 3 times with my Mid 2009 15 inch MB Pro (Some 13 inch units also) with a Seagate 500 GB Sata // 3 gps HD right after the EFI 1.7 update. There may be issue with some other larger 3rd party HDs including WD.
This is my MB Pro present configuration:
+MacBook Pro+
+Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,4+
+Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo+
+Processor Speed: 2.53 GHz+
+Number Of Processors: 1+
+Total Number Of Cores: 2+
+L2 Cache: 3 MB+
+Memory: 4 GB+
+Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz+
+Boot ROM Version: MBP53.00AC.B02+
+SMC Version (system): 1.49f2+
This is my present internal HD configuration:
ST9500420ASG:
+Capacity: 465.76 GB+
+Model: ST9500420ASG+
+Revision: 0002SDM1+
The resolution to these issues is now well established and discussed on a different discussion thread.
One has to have Firmware EFI 1.6 installed to avoid the problem. If Firmware EFI 1.7 is installed--back roll it to EFI 1.6. Run the Performance update 1.0.
In order to do this you have to remove the 500 GB 3rd party HD and "back roll" to EFI 1.6 from an external HD. There is a special download for this.
If you have Apple Care or have 3 month coverage for free tech support have the Apple store do it for you. It is about a 20 min routine. Schedule this appointment with the "Genius" through the Apple care. Apple is aware of the issue though some of the Genius staff are not. There is an Apple Engineering bulletin on this. There is a *EFI 1.6 rollback.dmg* file which is on the apple site.
Once this rolled back is in effect, then re-install the 3rd party HD. Then install the Performance Upgrade 1.0--and the MB Pro will work at 1.5 GPS--but this is better than nothing and it does not seem to be an issue for this MB Pro.
Now one likely can install the larger drive in an enclosure and it may work without this modification. I have not done this so I can not confirm this.
I did install the factory supplied 250 GB Hitachi HD in an enclosure and have it working as Universal boot drive.
See below for details.
+1394/USB20 Drive SBP-LUN:+
+Capacity: 232.89 GB+
+Removable Media: Yes+
+BSD Name: disk2+
+Mac OS 9 Drivers: No+
+Partition Map Type: APM (Apple Partition Map)+
+S.M.A.R.T. status: Not Supported+
Volumes:
+Leopard Universal Boot:+
+Capacity: 220.76 GB+
+Available: 171.42 GB+
+Writable: Yes+
+File System: Journaled HFS++
+BSD Name: disk2s3+
+Mount Point: /Volumes/Leopard Universal Boot 2+
This universal boot drive is explained in the Apple KB posting here.
*http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2595*
Best of luck!
bobg

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OGELTHORPE really sorry to keep bugging you, but it's obvious you know what you are talking about and I'm stuck on thin ice here getting this fixed, because there are no authorized Apple reps here. I would rather shoot myself for messing up, then to trust someone who "says" they can fix my Mac down here.
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Refer your guy to this:
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IF YOU HAVE ANY ANSWERS OR HELPS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ABSWER. I'll try my best to give you guys all the information you.
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16 gig Ram
SSHD 1 TB Hard Drive as main drive
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1 gig dedicated AMD RADEON (7850?)Graphics

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Can anyone help me?

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im looking for a hard drive to instal and the thing is idk which to purchase..
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juneguz,
you’ll need a SATA disk (either HDD or SSD) with a 2.5-inch form factor, up to 9.5 mm tall. Your Late 2011 model will support SATA III speeds, so for best performance, choose a SATA III drive. Different people have different preferences here; my own HDD preference would be for Hitachi drives with five-year warranties.

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Looking for a good hard drive for music production in live 8, 7200 rpm has been recommended. Should it be internal or external?
I'm making minimalist oldschool synthpop so I don't need too many plugins or tracks at once but I am gigging so I want gear that's simple, I love everything about the apogee duet in this respect.
I have macbook pro 13" 2.53 ghz 4GB ram
Apogee Duet
Ableton live 8 standard

For internal, you can't go wrong with the Hitachi Travelstar. They work very well with the MacBook Pro and right now you can get 300 GB of 7200 RPM for less than 75 dollars at Newegg. You could try that and see if you really need an external given the type of music you're working with.
If you decide to get an external, I would steer away from all-purpose drives and get one designed for audio, like the Glyph drives. Along the Apogee Duet simplicity lines, they're designed for music production and they just work. Most of them come with carrying cases. Just plug the Glyph into your MacBook Pro, plug the Duet into the Glyph, and that's it.

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