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...tired of the noise that my original Seagate HD produces, I am decided to buy a new, much quiter HD (western digital seems to be the best option).
now the question is: how can I restart the mac on the new HD if it's empty and with no system inside?
what do I do once taken out of the box? Do I simply put the new HD in one on the empty slots and it will it appear immediately on the desktop, or do I need to do something? (before doing all these things I would like to be sure).
is there a link on the apple site which explains all that?
thanks

While SuperDuper is excellent, no need to even leave Disk Utility to clone a volume. It has a Restore option that works just fine, and is what I always use to first copy a system (assuming you don't want to do a fresh install and have already done updates and 3rd party installs). SD is great when you want a quick means to update your backups or clone.
Also, no matter which method you choose to use, go back to Disk Utility, click on the new drive volume, and select First Aid and Repair Permissions.
I sometimes like to run the latest Combined Update also on a new clone before booting. I would leave the old drive in as backup, and even repair the drive and permissions once on the new drive.
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