Ssd capacity limit early 2006 macbook

I've decided to replace my early 2006 white macbook hard drive with an ssd. I dont know whether to get a 64gb or 128 gb ssd. The biggest hard drive my macbook supports is a 120gb. Will a 128gb ssd work with my macbook?

For your Macbbok you need a 2.5 inch SATA drive that meets these physical dimensions.
English
Height: 0.374 ±0.008 inch
Length: 3.94 ±0.010 inch
Width: 2.75 ±0.010 inch
Weight: 0.26 Pounds (±0.10 lb)
Metric
Height: 9.5 ±0.20 mm
Length: 100.2 ±0.25 mm
Width: 69.85 ±0.25 mm
Weight: 0.117 kg (± 0.082 kg)
It can also use a drive larger that 120 gb, the limit is restricted to what is being manufactured and fits. Crucial makes a nice 256 Gb SSD that should fit your MacBook.

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FIrst thing I would do is running the Apple Hardware Test Intel-based Macs: Using Apple Hardware Test
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If faulty contact Crucial for replacement.
Also check if the the modules are seated correctly and/or reseat them.
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Hello everyone.
I have a huge problem and i couldn't decide what to do.
I have early 2006 intel MacBook. I was using it with bootcamp xp+snow leopard.
I dropped my computer around 2.5 feet to ground. It shut down immediately. When i tried to turn it on, i saw that "other" operating system is damaged.
Mac os was working. I got a "phew" for a second. But unfortunately, mac os is damaged seriously.
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The early 2006 MacBook won't install anything newer than 10.6.8. Dropping the machine you may have damaged the connection for the Airport connector. http://www.macsales.com/ offers ethernet and USB WiFi connectors that will with your Mac, and they do deliver outside the U.S. If you have homeowner/rental insurance, find out if you can get the repair covered under it without affecting your rates.

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Your MacBook has a SATA I interface not SATA II. SATA is supposed to be backwards compatible but not all drives play nice with all computers and I don't know about OCZ's SATA III working on a Mac with SATA I. Unless you already have the drive I would recommend a look at OWC http://eshop.macsales.com/ They're a Mac specialist that can sell you a SATA II drive for reasonable that is guaranteed to work with your MacBook.

Harddrive Limits for Early 2006 Macbook

Hey everybody,
I've been searching everywhere but haven't found any answers. First off I have the first Macbook that came out (I bought it June 2006). I asked a Genius what is the max harddrive gb i can put into the the macbook and he said 120gb. I've seen other posts saying they've installed 250, 350 gb with no problem and a macsales.com rep said that I can go up to 500 gbs.
So what is the real answer?
and If i upgrade my harddrive and memory, can i still go to the genius bar and have things replaced for free under my apple care?
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You can put in the biggest drive that fits. Presently that's the Samsung 500 GB SATA notebook drive. All other smaller drives will fit. The Genius you spoke with obviously is a moron.
Your warranty is unaffected as replacing the drive is a DIY project. However any damage you cause as a consequence of your installing the drive is not covered by the warranty.

Early 2006 MacBook Pro Over Heat Findings

Just thought I'd publish a few findings on this topic. There are a lot of threads about MBPs running hot.
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I watched the temperatures during the full Time Machine backup (376 total GB).The CPU temperature would get up to 250 F on transfers of very large files (like movies) or running Rember RAM tests. Anything where sustained CPU % utilization stayed up above 80% or more for minutes at a time. It would just completely shut down.
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I sat and watched a complete 376 GB Time Machine backup run, and a few times during the process the CPU utilization went to 90+% for several minutes - the same point it shut down before. This time it topped out at a CPU temp of about 230F and squeaked through. Most of the time during the backup the temp is only about 130-135 deg F when CPU utilization is down in the 20% or less range continuously.
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I've been searching the Internet trying to find some info on the circuit board and the CPU location. If it's just soldered onto the logic board, the only way the heat gets out of it is thru the leads of the device and into the copper runs on the circuit board. Then the heat has to travel from there to a cold spot where the board mounts to the chassis. I don't know if it has any kind of heat sink on the COU or not. I didn't see a chip big enough on the top side of the board to be the CPU. I suspect it's on the bottom side of the board facing the cavity where the fan air blows past it....I just didn't have the wear withal to take that board out of there and look at it.
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When I attempt to update my (early 2006) MacBook with Snow Leopard the computer reports that there is insufficient RAM to run the new running system.
I took my computer in to the Apple store and they said that my RAM is fine. They gave me a new hard drive, and I tried to install Snow Leopard again but with the same results.
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What should I do?

[Reply to your duplicate post|http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=11128259#11128259].
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LukeCarberry,
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Hi there
I have a MacBook Pro (ealry 2006) and would like to connect it to my sony Bravia.
I also Have a MacBook Air which I could use for the same purpose but I would prefer to use the above.
I have heard that if I buy the cable (iWires DVI to HDMI Cable) at Apple (£29), this will only transfer the video and not the audio.
What is the best way to achieve my goal without a lot of cables lying around?
Thanks

The Early 2006 model 1,1 Core Duo has a Mini-DVI port, not a Mini DisplayPort or DVI port.
Depends on what input plug you'll be using on your TV. VGA, DVI, Composite or HDMI. (Composite is the red, white and yellow RCA plugs on your TV or red, white and S-Video plugs.) You'll need a Mini-DVI adapter and a cable from that to your TV. Here's the various types of Mini-DVI adapters on AmazonUK.com http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=m ini-dvi+adapter&x=9&y=11
You'll also need audio cables to the TV using a 3.5mm stereo headphone jack to RCA sound plugs for VGA, DVI or Composite. You attach it from the headphone jack of your MacBook to the appropriate input plugs on your TV http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_2_17?url=search-alias%3Dcomputers&field -keywords=3.5mm+audio+cable&sprefix=3.5mm+audio+cable%2Caps%2C565#/ref=nb_sb_nos s?url=search-alias%3Dcomputers&field-keywords=3.5mm+to+rca+audio+cable&rh=n%3A34 0831031%2Ck%3A3.5mm+to+rca+audio+cable
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Early 2013 Macbook Pro Retina 2.7 i7 512GB SSD and 16gb Ram with Serious Cuda Problems! Trying to teach Apple their Macbook Pro Retina isn't a Pro Jan. 11. 2015.

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Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x02FE, 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000

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Software
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Hardware
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Joe

If you're on 10.6.8 you can use either '09 or '11.
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There's no direct input, but ScreenRecycler and Air Display both allow you to use any networked computer as additional display. I haven't tried either but perhaps one of them would work for you.
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transfer just SOME of the applications
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