Will a eide hard drive fit an Ibook

I am replacing my hard drive on my apple Ibook g4 and would like to know if a Western digital AV160 gb EIDE hard drive fit.

iBook G4 uses ATA-100 or ULtra-ATA which is also EIDE. Be advised it is considered a difficult job so check out the procedure first.
http://www.ifixit.com/Device/iBook_G4

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What hard drives fit my ibook g4?

My iBook's hard drive died last week. Now I'm looking for a replacement.
I need to ask... will this (*) hard drive fit my iBook?
Before it died, this were my machine's specs:
Machine Model: iBook G4
CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (3.3)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 1 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 256 KB
Memory: 256 MB
Bus Speed: 133 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.7.7f0
Capacity: 55.76 GB
Available: 30.84 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s3
Mount Point: /
Thanks in advance!
(*) http://www.alternate.nl/html/productDetails.html?artno=AAAS16

Hi there...
Usually a thin 9.5mm size notebook drive, an IDE/ATA type, with specs
at least the same as the one it came with or to some extent, better. A
few limits do exist, but I am not sure what they are. Some models may
have an upper limit on drive capacity; and other technical details.
One site, with a hardware update page, shows a few brands and models
that should be suitable. A good company to do business with would have
a phone number in addition to their web page; and have a good reputation.
The product in the ^ site link may be OK, I didn't try to read far into it given
the language difference; the technical specs appeared adequate. I'd do
a bit more checking around; and if you have a service provider in mind
to do the work, you may wish to ask them (if an Apple specialist.)
[ Other World Computing - iBookG4 hard drives ]
PS: If all your computer has for RAM is the original on-board
256MB RAM, you should consider adding a 1024MB chip; or
a 512MB chip. You may be aware of the demands OSX places
on a computer and how it uses virtual memory (drive space) in
addition to chip RAM to help run the system and applications.
A fast spinning modern drive, plus more RAM, could perk up
your older iBook.

Will Time Capsule hard drive fit in MacBook?

My used 500gb Time Capsule finally bit the dust due to what im pretty sure was a bad power supply. I took to Genius Bar and they confirmed. It was holding a steady red light and matches the model batch number starting with A that Apple quit replacing over a year ago. I should have just purchased a new power supply for around $70 and tried to fix the other but I went ahead and bought a new 2TB model. The 500GB was half full and i needed the extra space anyway. The hard drive is still good with about 250GB of space left. My old 2007 13in White Macbook 120GB hard drive is running really hot and space is maxed out. It is running Lion well but hard drive gets so hot it almost burns your legs. Can I take the hard drive from the Time capsule and put it into the Macbook? Are they the same size? Is this a good idea and easy to do? I also want to add more RAM to increase my speed. If this works, I will backup, replace, and then wipe the old 120GB and put in a case. Thanks

No and no.. the Laptop will use 2.5" drive.. these are cheap and readily available.
The TC uses standard 3.5" drive.

Will this hard drive fit my MacBook?

Hi!
I've decided to upgradre my MacBook's hard drive when I install Leopard. I have a couple of questions. Hope some nice person will help me with some answers
First. Will this fit my MacBook:
Hitachi TravelStar 5K160 - Harddisk - 160 GB - internal hard driwe - 2.5" - SATA-150 - 5400 rpm - buffer: 8 MB
Second. Will my old hard drive fit in some sort of box so I can use it as an external hard drive?
Thanks alot!

Yes. If you want a little more speed and capacity consider the Hitachi 7K200 model - 200 GBs, 7200 RPM.
You can find enclosures for your old drive here:
CoolDrives.com
MacSales.com
WiebeTech.com
CalDrives.com
FireWireDirect.com

Will this Solid State Hard Drive Fit in a Desktop Computer?

Will this Solid State Hard Drive Fit in a Desktop Computer?
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I think you'll need two adapters as well. One to mount a 2.5" drive in a 3.5" bay, and one to convert the smaller 2.5" IDE connector to the bigger type found in desktop PCs and a separate power plug.
Here's two examples. I'm not recommending either of these products, they're just the first ones I found!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6812116211
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HT1386 I have had to have a new hard drive fitted to my Apple Mac and now I can't sync my music with my iPhone, it thinks it's a new computer. Please help, What do I do?

I have had to have a new hard drive fitted and now I cannot sync my Iphone with my Apple Mac, thinks it's a new computer. Any ideas Please?
Alan C

I keep this as a copy and paste. It's the same process for Mac as it is for a PC. Read it over and see what you think. Post back if you have questions.
The following was copied from this thread. This is essentially what you want to accomplish.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/11527071#11527071
1) Without connecting your iPad to your laptop, start iTunes. Click on Preferences. Click on Devices. Check the box next to "Prevent your iPod etc. from automatically syncing." Click OK.
2) Now connect your iPad to your Mac and start iTunes.
3) When iTunes starts, right click on your iPad under Devices in the left column. Select Transfer purchases etc.
4) After it finishes transferring all your apps to your new laptop, right click on your iPad and select Backup your iPad.
5) After it finishes backing up your iPad, right click on your iPad and select Restore etc.
6) After it finishes restoring, left click on your iPad , then click on the Apps tab on top, and check the box next to Sync Apps, then click on Apply below.
If everything on your iPad looks good after the sync, go back and click on iTunes / Preferences / Devices and UN-check the box next to Prevent your iPod etc. The only other thing you may want to check is if your contacts, bookmarks, etc. are syncing correctly now. If not, go to the Info tab after connecting and make sure you indicate which features you want to sync with what sources.
Read this thread and the support links as well. There are apps that you can purchase that will allow you to transfer photos from the iPad to your PC. Look at Photo Transfer App in the App store and you can search for others as well.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/13016026#13016026
This support site will help you with transferring iTunes music to your new computer.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527

New internal Hard Drive for my Ibook G4 (March 2005); Panther 10.3.9

Hi there,
hope I'm not posting a post which is already answered, but couldn't find any appriopriate one.
The thing is I want to buy a bigger HDD for my lovely Ibook. Questions:
1) I looked in "about this MAC" and found out, that it should be an ATA drive. Is that correct? Or can I use some other drives types as well? Can I use Ultra ATA to speed up the whole ship?
2) At what else, when buying, should I pay attention?
3) Is it advisable to buy a used hard drive, or would you strongly disadvise?
4) Any brands, types you would suggest (I'm thinking about some nice 60-80gbs)?
5) After buying, is it possible to make a 1:1 copy from the old one to the new one, so that I don't have to install everything again from the beginning?
6) New ibooks are shipped with this Sudden Motion Sensor, which helps protecting the HDD. Is it possible, to have this one too?
Thanks for all the help and response,
and sorry if there is a post with the same matter already
Peter (Piotr)
iBook G4 12" Mac OS X (10.3.9) 768 RAM, 30GB

Hi iMaster,
1 - Apple uses Ultra ATA hard drives.
2 - RPM (Revolution Per Minute) I use a 5400RPM in my internal and a 7200RPM for my external. The 7200RPM hard drive I believe run hotter then the 5400RPM. You will need a hard drive that is 2.5" wide X 9.5mm tall. I believe IDE and ATA interfaces are the same.
3 - I wouldn't buy a used hard drive because it may not last as long as a new one. Using a hard drive usually eats away at the life span.
4 - Toshiba, Hitachi, Seagate, or IBM. You may want to look at iFixit.com for iBook compatible hard drives.
5 - Yes, you will need to backup your iBook (on to an external drive, whether a external hard drive, iPod, computer, etc. I suggest using Carbon Copy Cloner. You may want to look at Macworld: Take Control of Mac OS X Backups and Knowledge Base Document #106941 which has examples on How to back up and restore your files.
6 - AMS (Apple Motion Sensor, Mobile Motion Module, or Sudden Motion Sensor) is an sensor that is integrated into the logic board. It is not a hard drive feature.
To be honest with you, I don't really recommend upgrading your internal hard drive. Do you still have an outstanding warranty on your iBook? You do realize that replacing the hard drive will void Apple's One (1) Year Limited Warranty, unless they are an AASP. If you would like hear more, let us know.
Jon
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Is it feasible to install a 6 GB hard drive in my iBook?

I'll 'fess up to not being the the sharpest pencil in the box, and I probably made a fatal financial mistake.
I'm poor, and just spent my tax refund on an iBook with an AirPort card & 160 MB of memory. I do some freelance writing, & planned to use the public library's wireless internet network to email manuscripts to magazine editors. I need word processing software that can be read by PCs (I have AppleWorks 6) but I don't have enough memory to install modern software packages.
I called up the Apple Store, and then an authorized Apple repair shop. I was told that at one time Apple had 6 GB hard drives for iBooks. If I obtained this hard drive from a 3rd party I could have it installed for $60 or $70.
My gut instinct is that if I can find someone willing to part with an iBook 6 GB hard drive it will be expensive and/or at the end of it's life span. But maybe I'm wrong. I don't know about computers, I only know I can't spend hundreds of dollars unless I'm sure I'll end up with a laptop that will allow me to email manuscripts.
Should I cut my losses now, or try and find a 6 GB hard drive for my iBook?

Karen:
The average life of a laptop HDD is 3 to 5 years. Because of the architecture of the drive it begins failing with age, and performance degrades. 6 GB is too small, 10 GB is too small. The minimum HDD I would install is 20 GB, but I think you should aim for something closer to 100 GB. You seem to have the earliest iBook introduced in July 1999 and has the 300 MHz processor. It will support a drive up to 120 GB. Here is a 120 GB HDD that will serve you well for a long time.
I realize that you are anxious to get going with your project. However, I suggest that you take time to research well or you may find yourself making costly mistakes.
Good luck.
cornelius

Dv7-1240 hard drive fit into dv7-4087cl?

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There is a space in the new one, but there is no caddy and connector provided. The old hard drive will work, but the caddy and connector from the old one is not the same. So you need to find the caddy and connector. HP does not offer it. There is a third party device available but nobody here has tested it. For $40 I say it is worth the try. Check this other thread in this forum for further information:
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Will my external hard drive be recognized on the Windows side of my Mac?

I have a 2009 white Macbook 13-inch running Leopard and fairly recently used Boot Camp to install Windows 7. Unfortunately I made the Windows side too small and I am now considering using an external hard drive to download all of my files I need for work. I have a few questions...
1) Is this a possible solution to my problem of no space on my Windows hard drive? and
2) I read something about my computer not having HFS read support since I didn't upgrade to Snow Leopard or install the Bootcamp driver upgrades (because it is my understanding they require SL). Will my external hard drive even be recognized by Windows? If not, can I upgrade to SL now and install the Boot Camp drivers before I try to use my external hard drive?
I just really want to do things right this time, since I'm already screwed with the partition size (there is NO WAY I am restoring the partition and reinstalling Windows 7) and I had a lot of hassles with Windows software when I first attempted Boot Camp. Any help would be great! Thank you very much.

Hey there Natasha1608,
It sounds like you need to transfer your library that is on your phone to your computer, and point iTunes to your other iTunes library. For the first, you can transfer your iTunes Store purchases to your library with the following article:
iTunes Store: Transfer purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1848
Keep this in mind from the above article:
This feature works only for audio, video, and apps that you purchased from the iTunes Store. Any items that you imported from audio CDs or acquired from other sources won't copy from your device to the iTunes library. However, copies of all PDFs and books from your device's iBooks app will transfer to the computer, regardless of whether they were purchased from the iBooks Store. Learn more about transferring media to your iTunes library.
To point iTunes to another library, use this article:
iTunes: How to open an alternate iTunes Library file or create a new one
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1589
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Sterling

Swapping an iPod hard drive for an iBook hard drive?

I have a broken iPod which should have a fully functional hard drive. And I have an iBook G4 with a fried hard drive. I took the ipod apart and pulled the hard drive. My question is, can I put the iPod hard drive in the iBook? They're both IDE drives right? So it should just be a matter of going through the 200 step iBook disassembly procedure right?
The iPod hard drive isnt large but I'd like to resurect the iBook if at all possible.

Duane wrote:
nlmart, Welcome to the discussion area!
One thing to be aware of is that Apple has always recommended against using the iPod as a system hard drive. Presumably the operation as a system hard drive is more stressful than that of a music file server.
Performance would also suffer compared to even a 4200RPM 2.5" drive. Not to mention that most 2.5" 5400RPM (or even 7200RPM) drives will absolutely blow away a 1.8" iPod drive in terms of transfer rate.

I had a new hard drive fitted to my imac and restored it from my time machine back when I try to open itunes I get this message "the itunes library extras.itdb file is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have write permission for this file"

I had a new hard drive fitted to my imac and restored it from my time machine back up on an external hard drive when I try to open itunes I get this message "the itunes library extras.itdb file is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have write permission for this file"

To solve this issue all I did was check to ensure that the file permissions were set as described by the earlier posts, followed by simply deleting the iTunes Library Genius.itdb file. Once the file was deleted I was able to open iTunes without difficulty. Note that I am running Windows 8. Hope this helps!

Will formatting my hard drive remove my bootcamp partition? Also, downgrading...?

Hi!
I have 2 partitions, one for Mavericks and one for Windows 8. I would like to do a clean install of Mavericks. I have already redownloaded Mavericks and I'm about to put it on a USB so I can boot from it and reinstall the operating system. I read somewhere that to format your hard drive and do a clean install, you have to boot into the USB and then you'll have an option to format your hard drive from there. I'm not sure if that's correct so that's another thing I would like to inquire about.
Another thing I would like to know about, although not relevant to my previous questions, is this: Is it possible to get a free download of Mountain Lion (legally, of course)? I would much rather do a clean install of Mountain Lion than Mavericks, but I've searched google and there seems to be no way to get it for free. However, I did read that it's possible to get it free within 30 days of purchasing your Mac but that 30 days have long passed for me.
So my 3 questions are the following:
1) Will formatting my hard drive remove my already existing bootcamp partition? (If it does, I don't mind but I would still like to know)
2) How exactly do I format my hard drive?
3) Is it possible to get Mountain Lion for free so I can downgrade?
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Formatting a HDD will delete all user data on the drive. Yes you can do it on an older MBP by connecting to it via USB, but do you really want to? If the repair shop says the HDD is functional, there is no need to wipe it and reinstall the OSX. The problem then is something else.
It would be helpful if you indicated the EXACT model/year MBP that you have.
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Support request to disable Adobe Creative CS4, Premium desing of a team that will damage your hard drive

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Lenovo will steal your hard drive!!!!!!

When sending your pc in for repairs while the warranty is still valid, Lenovo will seize your hard drive even if it is still functioning. Apparently it is company policy to steal your property and not notify you that they have done this, instead they will replace the hard drive and keep your old hard-drive and do god knows what with it.
Just a warning for anyone sending a pc for "repair"

I am not sure if thats entirely true, but if that has happened to you, thats bad.
Mostly while sending for repair I believe Lenovo states clearly that make sure neither your laptop nor the HDD is password protected. Also, if you think that your HDD has gone missing alongwith sensitive data, you can raise a case with Lenovo. If they did not fix anything related to your HDD, they should have sent it back the way it is.
Also, when I sent my laptop for repair, I remember that I backed up my stuff. It is important because in order to repair sometimes Lenovo staff can restore your laptop, which necessarily does not mean that they changed your HDD or stole your data. My Mother board was changed and the HDD was restored to original condition, so I lost my data as well.
I am just a customer of Lenovo.
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