What size are hard drive caddy screws A1181?

I need to replace the HDD on this unit but don't what size screw tip I will need for the 4 torx screws on the hard drive caddy, help please?

You will need a Torx T8.

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What size external hard drive should I purchase? I'm not tech savvy, so please speak slowly. I'm looking at OWC Mini Stack Classic to match my older Mac Mini. Do I need 500 GB, 1 TB or more? Plus, I have to add memory to upgrade to Snow Leopard. How much memory do I need and should I have an expert install it ?
Mac OSX version 10.5.8
Mac mini 3.1
Processor 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory 2GB 1067 MHz DDR3
1 Processor
2 Cores
L2 Cache 3MB
Memory 2GB
BUS Speed 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version MM3.1.0081.B06
SMC version 1.35f0
Hard Drive
Format MAC OS Extended
Capacity 297.77 GB
Available 238.69 GB
Used 59.08 GB on disk

Good points raised by all.
In my mini configs - both older and newer flatter model - I have kept their ministack external drive on top of the mini; with 3 or 4 little rubber feet added to the mini's base to give it a bit more elevation from the surface they are sitting on and a bit better chance to breathe. I'm not impressed by the very small air intakes on the bottom and the hot air that often comes out the back or how warm the case feels. Especially in the heat of summer.
I do turn the ministacks on/off as needed (primarily for backups once a week) as they're not entirely quiet and sometimes seem to have a low hum vibration. Nothing crazy. I just like it as dead quiet as possible sometimes. Plus the fan does not turn off even if the mini and ministack drive have shut down. The newer wide & slim model does seem a bit quieter than the older model.
Check through system profiler to see if your system has 2x1GB or 1x2GB. Most likely it is 2x1GB and you'd need to remove both to double your ram. On the off chance it has a free slot; a single 2GB stick would get you to 4GB. Check on the cost difference between the 2x2GB kit and a 2x4GB kit. I have an older core duo mini that functions fine with 2x2GB of RAM and 10.6.8. But, if you plan to continue to use the mini for several more years as a primary machine including upgrading the OS to Yosemite; it might not be a bad idea to just max it to 2x4 8GB. Yosemite really likes RAM to maximize performance.
Along the lines of keeping the same mini and doing upgrades. The biggest speed improvements are made by replacing the original internal hard drive with a flash drive. Of course this is a more technical upgrade, you really need to take the mini apart more and you have to weigh the cost of the upgrades and possibly paying somebody to do them; vs the cost of a newer system which would have a significantly faster processor and other improvements.

What size external hard drive do i need to backup my macbook pro?

I know I need to backup my computer, especially since I have been experiencing some problems with it and will need to take it into a store to get looked at, but I do not know what size external hard drive I need to back my computer on.

Drives are so low in cost today, go for something that will meet your needs for a while...if you are going to use Time Machine, get a drive large enough that you can have a partition double the size of the internal drive for TM backups, and a partition you can use for more storage and work space.
A decent drive like the Mercury Elite Pro 2 TB drive OWC sells goes for less than $200 (US) now. Has a fast interface and is easy to setup.

What size external hard drive do i need for Time Machine

What size external hard drive should I get to be my Time Machine backup? My iMac is 1TB. (also, I have MBP that is 250gb and will need one for it as well)
Thank you.

It is better to buy an external drive that has 3 times the storage capacity
as of the computer's internal HD.
Best.

What size external hard drive needed for Time Machine?

Can someone offer advice? What size external hard drive do I need to back up my system with Time machine? Hard drive is 232 GB but I'm only using 40 GB of the 232.
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beach bum51,
Hard drive space is cheap, so I'm going to recommend that you get something with at least 500 GBs capacity. 500 GBs would be twice the capacity of your internal, which is apparently the "recommended" size, so I have no hesitation recommending it. The larger the drive, the lower the cost per GB.
What's not so cheap is speed. You'll be happiest with a drive capable of using the fastest bus provided by your computer. If your iMac has a Firewire 800 port, you'll get the best experience from using that port, and a drive that will use Firewire 800 transfer speeds.
Scott

What size external hard drive for cc?

I want to have Br, Ps, Ai, Ac and perhaps a few others on an external hard drive.
Any suggestions what size?

Hi doppelganger,
Each of the mentioned softwares will require around 1 GB or more disk space. All the softwares can be accommodated within 20 GB.
You can go ahead and purchase a 500Gb or 1TB Hard Disk as these are the most commonly available external hard disks used these days.
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What size ATV hard drive to purchase

Is it worth paying an extra $100 for the 160GB ATV versus going with the 40GB. I am about to purchase my first ATV and am wondering which size hard drive to purchase? I have a lot of available disk space on my MacPro and room to add more if needed. Currently, I have 90GB of music and another 40GB of movies on my computer's hard drives.

It's all about how you intend to use the Apple TV. You don't have to sync anything from your computer to your Apple TV if you so choose. As long as you keep iTunes open when you use your Apple TV you can stream from your computer to your Apple TV. In this case the 40GB model is all you need. But if you want to be able to play music and watch movies without having your computer on then you'll need to sync things over to the Apple TV. If you look at the manual sync menu in iTunes you'll find that you can have the Apple TV only sync recent content, the latest five movies for example. You can manage what gets synced and what doesn't.
It's your choice. Personally I think the 160GB model is the way to go. That's what I have.

What size external hard drive

I'm thinking I want a 20G external hard drive for my computer just for music. Anybody know where to find one and how much? I can only locate 80G or more at retail stores and they're over a $100.
What's the least expensive way to keep these files off my regular hard drive, but still manage them easily?
Thanks

80GB drives (Seagate) at Walmart for $69. Best Buy has Western Digital 80GB drives for $29 (if any are left). A hard drive is the cheapest way to manage your music files.
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Anybody know what size are the screw's to keep place the Airport card?

Hi Folk's
Anybody know what size are the screw's to keep place the Airport card? as I got a card here that I've had sitting around and now I've set up wireless network that reach out to where my Mac Pro is located but I don't have any screw that fit arrgh !
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Hi,
I purchased an Apple MB988ZM/A Airport Extreme Wireless Upgrade Kit for my 2.93GHz 8-Core 2009 Nehalem Mac Pro a couple of months ago.
The kit includes 2 screws inside a transparent pack. The description on the pack reads:
"HH111009 603-9823-A Assembly Screws China".
The screws are approximately 4.5mm in overall length, of which about 3mm is the thread.
The thread appears to be fine, and the round head of the screw takes a Philips 00 screwdriver tip.
I have checked one of the screws with my "screw gauge" (I am a very keen DIYer!), and its diameter measures 1.5mm.
Hope this helps.
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What kind of hard drive is in the hp pavillion dv6700. its about 7 years old

its running vista, but the computer will not boot all the way. I did a diagnosis test and it said to replace the disk drive so im just wondering what kind of hard drive is in it. What happens is the computer loads to the the microsoft , right before you would put ur password in, and then just stays black.
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Piece of cake on your model.
If the test indicates the drive needs to be replaced, I wouldn't argue against that info.
You can try reinstalling the OS before buying a new HDD but if it doesn't work, then you know the drive is kaput.
Below is the link to the service manual.
R & R procedures are in chapter 4.
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01295877.pdf
You will also need to reinstall the operating system. You can see if recovery disks are available by contacting HP technical support.
If you can read the 25 character MS Vista product key on the bottom of your PC, you can make your own Vista installation disk and use that to install the OS.
If you're up to a slight but rewarding challenge you can make your own if you can read your 25 character Vista product key on the PC.
Just download the 3 files you need at the link below, and read all of the instructions to create a bootable DVD installation disk using imageburn.
Disregard the part of the text under the first screen shot about "extract the files to the Vista folder."
The files were already extracted to that folder when you ran the X14.exe file by reading the text on top of the first screen shot.
The other thing I noticed is on the 4th screen shot, where it shows Developer ID Microsoft Corporation. I had to type Microsoft Corporation in myself, and then the other codes automatically populated.
When I went to compile the ISO file, ImageBurn gave a message that about a WIM file and ISO, and if I wanted to burn it in a different format.
I selected No, make the ISO file.
It was not that hard to do. I burned both the 64 bit disk and the 32 bit disk in case I ever need them.
I tested both of them on my hp dc7100 CMT desktop PC, they worked perfectly.
When you enter the product key, it knows what version of Vista you have.
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3317.2-3-microsoft-windows-v....
After you successfully install Vista, you can then install the drivers from your PC's support and driver page.
This is where I buy my PC hardware:
Top of the line 250 GB 7,200 RPM drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136279
A standard 250 GB 5,400 RPM drive of good quality.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236238
You need to transfer the caddy, screws and connector from the old HDD to the new one, so don't toss anything out until the job is done.
Paul

Maximum Size of Hard Drive in Mac Pro (Early 2008)

What is the Maximum size of Hard Drive that I can install in drive bay 3 or 4?
Computer info below:
Model Name: Mac Pro (Early 2008)
Model Identifier: MacPro3,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 8
L2 Cache (per processor): 12 MB
Memory: 14 GB
Bus Speed: 1.6 GHz
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SMC Version (system): 1.25f4
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WE don't know, all there are today are 2TB and those are fine. I think you could RAID 6 for 10TB and maybe then?
Serious, there are none. Do you really expect to hit some ceiling?
http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/drivedb/search.drivedb.lasso

T520 2nd HD Hard Drive Caddy Tray for SSD?

i want to use the DVD tray to add a 2nd hard drive using one of the many 2nd HD Hard Drive Caddy Trays i see online, but i want to use a solid state drive in it. Can this be done? From what i ascertain via product literature, it appears that any caddy tray i see online says "accepts 2.5' 12.7MM SATA HDD only" or some such." While there are many SSD's that are 2.5 inch, I've only seen ones that are either 7mm or "7mm (with 9.5mm adapter)." Is there a product (either a T520-compatible 9.5mm caddy tray or a 12.77mm SSD) that can make this work? thanks.
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12.5mm is the maximum height. A 7mm or 9.5mm should work without any issues
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Hard drive caddy - T61 - How does this thing work?

I have a 200gig hard drive on my T61. Since my computer has died twice in a year I want to have a cloned hard drive handy to insert and not miss a beat and not fuss with reinstalling everything.
When I bought the machine I also bouht a hard drive caddy...
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:item.detail?...
I bought a SATA 500 gig hard drive and inserted this into the hard drive caddy.
I inserted the caddy into the CD drive area.
Now what?
When I click on "My Computer" I do not see the drive listed?
Do I need special software to make a clone of my hard drive on here? Recommendations?
I thought Lenovo had one that came with it, but I do not see anything?
Should "My Computer" see this drive with the caddy?
All advice greatly appreciated!!

Good advice, same as the Lenovo Tech support. Unfortunately it does not see the new drive there either...
Right clicked My Computer
Manage
Disk Management
(Only C: drive shows)
This is the way to initialize drives, a step before cloning apparently to set up a new drive.
I ordered a SATA to USB cable from Amazon for $28. Hopefully this will work were yet another Lenovo periferal has failed.
Very frustrated with Lenovo, definitely my last one. After buying 3 in a year from Lenovo even with a warranty all I get is attitude from customer service. One guy told me that backing up was the same as cloning.
For anyone with the same problem trying to clone, I believe you will need a 3rd party software to make a clone.
Norton Ghost - $70
CloneZilla - Free
1. Get Hard Drive
2. Connect new hard drive
3. Initialize new hard drive
4. Get third party software
5. Clone

What typed of hard drive for hp dv9000??

a friend of mine gave me his old dv9000 and i cannot find any information as to what type/size of hard drive to put in it. he does not have his old HD and cannot help me. can anyone tell me exactly what size and/or type of hard drive would go into an HP dv9000?
thx in advance

http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-500GB-PAVILION-DV6000-DV9000-HDD-Laptop-Hard-Drive-s-/190452601924?pt=LH_Defa...
Something like this would work. You can go smaller or bigger. Do you have the caddy, cover and connector for it?
http://cgi.ebay.com/SATA-Hard-Drive-Caddy-Connector-HP-Pavilion-DV9000-/200514430986?pt=PCC_Drives_S...
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What type of hard drive replacement should i use to replace the hard drive in my first generation mac min 2005 model a 1103?

what type of hard drive replacement should I use to replace the hard drive on my first generation mac mini model a 1103? G4 1.25 mhz 40 gb hd 1 gb. mem.

You'll need a 2.5" parallel ATA interface hard drive. Most are 5400RPM, forget 7200RPM drives and slower 4200rpm drives. You don't want a serial ATA (SATA) drive, as that has a different connector and won't work.
One source I've used for drives is Newegg, and their parallel ATA hard drives are at http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007605%2060000344 2&IsNodeId=1&name=IDE%20Ultra%20ATA100%20%2f%20ATA-6 . Newegg also has many user comments about the drives. Other sources are OWC at http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/2.5-Notebook/ (Click on ATA on the left) . Look for at least a 3 year warranty.

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