Will this drive be too hot?

hi, i am about to purchase a new harddrive for my 12" G4 ibook. i have my eye on this one:
http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=7900&Item=HIT13G1591
the 100 GB version. does anyone have any ideas on how well this drive would perform in my computer? will it produce too much heat for my small ibook?
thanks a lot.
iBook G4 1.2, Power Mac G4 466 Mac OS X (10.4.2)

I agree with Duane. The drive looks good and it has the 3 year warranty. (and it will not get too hot) Some of the cheaper made drives park the read/write head right on the cylinders. These drives only have a 1 year warranty. The 3 and 5 year warranty drives are better made and park the read/write head off of the drive when the drive is idle. This saves your drive from failure especially on a laptop.

Similar Messages

Will this drive work in firewire?

I have a 80GB Western WD00BB-OOJKCO drive as my backup. If I upgrade to the new iMac will I be able to use this drive as a firewire and upload all my applications back onto my new iMac? I presently do my backup with Carbon Copy Cloner as a bootable backup.
I know I would have to purchase a firewire case for the drive, but will this drive work in a firewire case?
Thanks

Don't see why not assuming you have all the files required by your applications fully backed up. Some applications install data outside of the Applications folder. Some record serial numbers into invisible files. If all the data are not properly transferred then you may need to reinstall some applications.
If you are moving from a PPC to an Intel Mac, then I suggest reading the following;
A Basic Guide for Migrating to Intel-Macs
If you are migrating a PowerPC system (G3, G4, or G5) to an Intel-Mac be careful what you migrate. Keep in mind that some items that may get transferred will not work on Intel machines and may end up causing your computer's operating system to malfunction.
Rosetta supports "software that runs on the PowerPC G3 or G4 processor that are built for Mac OS X". This excludes the items that are not universal binaries or simply will not work in Rosetta:
Classic Environment, and subsequently any Mac OS 9 or earlier applications
Screensavers written for the PowerPC
System Preference add-ons
All Unsanity Haxies
Browser and other plug-ins
Contextual Menu Items
Applications which specifically require the PowerPC G5
Kernel extensions
Java applications with JNI (PowerPC) libraries
See also What Can Be Translated by Rosetta.
In addition to the above you could also have problems with migrated cache files and/or cache files containing code that is incompatible.
If you migrate a user folder that contains any of these items, you may find that your Intel-Mac is malfunctioning. It would be wise to take care when migrating your systems from a PowerPC platform to an Intel-Mac platform to assure that you do not migrate these incompatible items.
If you have problems with applications not working, then completely uninstall said application and reinstall it from scratch. Take great care with Java applications and Java-based Peer-to-Peer applications. Many Java apps will not work on Intel-Macs as they are currently compiled. As of this time Limewire, Cabos, and Acquisition are available as universal binaries. Do not install browser plug-ins such as Flash or Shockwave from downloaded installers unless they are universal binaries. The version of OS X installed on your Intel-Mac comes with special compatible versions of Flash and Shockwave plug-ins for use with your browser.
The same problem will exist for any hardware drivers such as mouse software unless the drivers have been compiled as universal binaries. For third-party mice the current choices are USB Overdrive or SteerMouse. Contact the developer or manufacturer of your third-party mouse software to find out when a universal binary version will be available.
Also be careful with some backup utilities and third-party disk repair utilities. Disk Warrior (does not work), TechTool Pro (pre-4.5.1 versions do not work), SuperDuper (newest release works), and Drive Genius (untested) may not work properly on Intel-Macs. The same caution may apply to the many "maintenance" utilities that have not yet been converted to universal binaries.
Before migrating or installing software on your Intel-Mac check MacFixit's Rosetta Compatibility Index.
Additional links that will be helpful to new Intel-Mac users:
Intel In Macs
Apple Guide to Universal Applications
MacInTouch List of Compatible Universal Binaries
MacInTouch List of Rosetta Compatible Applications
MacUpdate List of Intel-Compatible Software
Transferring data with Setup Assistant - Migration Assistant FAQ
Because Migration Assistant isn't the ideal way to migrate from PowerPC to Intel Macs, using Target Disk Mode or copying the critical contents to CD and DVD or an external hard drive will work better when moving from PowerPC to Intel Macs.
Basically the instructions you should follow are:
1. Backup your data first. This is vitally important in case you make a mistake or there's some other problem.
2. Connect a Firewire cable between your old Mac and your new Intel Mac.
3. Startup your old Mac in Target Disk Mode.
4. Startup your new Mac for the first time, go through the setup and registration screens, but do NOT migrate data over. Get to your desktop on the new Mac without migrating any new data over.
4. Copy the following items from your old Mac to the new Mac:
In your /Home/ folder: Documents, Movies, Music, Pictures, and Sites folders.
In your /Home/Library/ folder:
/Home/Library/Application Support/AddressBook (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Application Support/iCal (copy the whole folder)
Also in /Home/Library/Application Support (copy whatever else you need including folders for any third-party applications)
/Home/Library/Keychains (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist (* This is a very important file which contains all email account settings and general mail preferences.)
/Home/Library/Preferences/ copy any preferences needed for third-party applications
/Home /Library/iTunes (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/Safari (copy the whole folder)
If you want cookies:
/Home/Library/Cookies/Cookies.plist
/Home/Library/Application Support/WebFoundation/HTTPCookies.plist
For Entourage users:
Entourage is in /Home/Documents/Microsoft User Data
Also in /Home/Library/Preferences/Microsoft
Credit goes to another forum user for this information.
If you need to transfer data for other applications please ask the vendor or ask in the Discussions where specific applications store their data.
5. Once you have transferred what you need restart the new Mac and test to make sure the contents are there for each of the applications.
Written by Kappy with additional contributions from a brody.

Will This drive work

just want to upgrade my macbook
will this drive work????
http://www.pagecomputers.com/store/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=Storage+Devices&ca tegory%5Fname=29g29c565s2282&product%5Fid=800246
or is there any cheaper ones?
thank you kindly
daryl

I ordered one, but their shipping is very slow. It said it was in stock when I ordered it, but all the shipping status say five days later now is, "invoiced, ready for shipment."
-Bmer
Mac Owners Support Group
Join Us @ MacOSG.com
ITMS: MacOSG Podcast
 An Apple User Group 

OK, retracting my recommendation--this thing is too HOT!!!

IS anyone getting a refund for the heat issue?
I raved about this MacBook on here before but whoa did I speak too soon. This thing is so hot--wayyyyy hotter than my rev. A 12" powerbook. I mean forget using it when the power adapter is plugged in.
I don't just mean on your lap...I mean for prolonged typing, even when it's sitting on a desk.
I thought the main reason for the Intel switch was because the faster PowerPC chips were too hot in a laptop. But this Intel chip is scorching! Unbelievably hot!

your macbook is probably defective if it runs so hot that you cant even type on it! mine usually isnt too hot. i think idle its around 50s and when i start web surfing and doing other things it goes up to around 60s to 70s. normally, it gets warm on the back left side, but not so hot that it would burn me.
today however, when i was installing windows xp and ms office through parallels, and burning a lot of discs, i noticed that the back left got MUCH hotter than the normal "warm". it was so hot that i could barely hold it for a few seconds before i had to set it back down. whats odd is that coreduotemp only registered a temperature of around 69-72 degrees. i guess all the heat of the processor was being pushed out? i dunno...
i think im going to take mine back to return it and wait until apple deals with these issues. so the problems with my mac so far:
1) buzzing/whining power brick (on the brick and on the connection to the macbook)
2) extreme heat when doing optical drive intensive tasks
3) the moo sound
dont get me wrong, i love this machine and parallels is very cool with virtue desktops, but i just really dont want to be bothered by the moo/while/buzz/heat when im all alone in my tiny apartment in japan for a year where i probably cant even explain my situation to/understand the genius at the store in japan!
i hope you are still within the 14day exchange/return period so you can take yours in too!
chris
White Macbook 2Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Is this MBP Retina too hot?

Hello,
This is my first Macintosh I've ever had. To be honest, I am not knowledgable about these computers. I watched 20mins of 1080p video and took a screenshot. The aluminum area which is just below the screen is very hot, I think... I would appreciate if you check it out.
Thanks.

dub23,
how long at a time do your temperatures in the high 90s °C last? I sometimes get similar temperatures when compiling code on an older model MacBook Pro, but it’s not typically more than a couple of minutes at a time, and my fan never spins anywhere near 6000 RPM.

Another "is this too hot" type question....

I have a week 13 MBP and it's slowly getting hotter everytime i use it. It used to idle around or even under 50 degrees C and never really broke 60 degrees C. But i've notticed that it's getting even hotter lately (when i touch the case it feels a lot hotter than it used to) and when i just ran the latest version (0.91) core duo temp it told me i was running at 70 degrees C with under 5% CPU usage. Now i know this is really too hot for that little CPU, not even running at max speed. But is it any worse off than most people out there and would apple do anything about it. Any chance i would get that new logic board like that one guy and fix the whine as well (mines really not too bad so i'm not complaining). I'm heading down towards the Apple store where i bought it this weekend. I might take it there and ask the genius. Any Thoughts????

Well, I've asked the same question about the temperature and apparently Intel says that these temperatures are fine. In fact, your MBP is probably set to turn on its fans just once it hits 70 degrees C. I also think that the processor temp has to do with more than simply the load that it is dealing with - consider the temperature and lighting conditions of your environment (a hot, bright, sunny day will more likely increase the temp of your MBP). My cpu temp variates from between ~50 C to just over 70 C, but I believe that It's gone as high as 78 once. Everything that I've read and all the research that I've done on this issue seems to point to the same resolution: relax. Your MBP was built to handle the temperatures it runs at, and do so well. If you are intent on speaking to the Mac Genius about this topic, it can't hurt, but my guess is that he'll tell you the same. Best regards.

How Hot is Too Hot for the Wireless Module

I have noticed my Wireless Module is running from 127 deg F to 131 deg F and wonder what is
too hot? At what temp should I become concerned?

131 F is not very hot, you know.
If I knew that I would not have posted the question. I have heard the iMac will
shut down if it gets too hot; however, I have no idea what is too hot.
When I ran the migration assistant to transfer files for the G4 to this iMac, one
of the hard drives got too hot and the migration assistant gave me a waring that the
transfer was stopped waiting for a drive to cool down. After a few minutes, it
started up again. That was very scary!

I need to upgrade my MacBook 13" white 2008 hard drive. I have found a WD6400BPVT western digital Scorpio blue 640GB (5400rpm) SATA 8MB 2.5" will this fit and work? Many thanks for any help

I need to upgrade my MacBook 13" white 2008 hard drive. I have found a WD6400BPVT western digital Scorpio blue 640GB (5400rpm) SATA 8MB 2.5" will this fit and work? Many thanks for any help

I had a 640GB HDD in my Early 2008 Macbook and it was just too much it would always freeze up the computer a bit for only a few seconds but ya. Then I realized that it was the size of the HDD that was causing it since the Early 2008 Macbook models can only handle a MAX od 500GB while the Early 2008 Macbook Pros could have a MAX of 640GB (Lucked out there!) lol But ya the Early 2008 Mocbooks can only handle a MAX HDD size of 500GB and that's it!! lol

My iphone 4 suddenly blank, i thought it is out of battery and put on a charger, but in few minutes later my iphone turns to be too hot on the right half side of its body. i pull off the charger. whats the problem is this?

my iphone 4 suddenly blank, i thought it is out of battery and put on a charger, but in few minutes later my iphone turns to be too hot on the right half side of its body. i pull off the charger. whats the problem is this?
the next day i tried to connet with itunes on pc, but its undetectable. what should i do? i think i will need to delete notes, pivtures and video recordec by the iphone itself but how to do this since the phone cant be on at all. lease help me. its only 7moths old since i buy it

i try to reset but nothing happened. & my warranty had end bcause i bought thru small dealer with a month's shop warranty only. due to problem of getting hot of the iphone's right side body, is it may cause of battery problem? how much will it cost to solve/repair this kind of problem?
thank you for ur help earlier

My new 32gb iPhone 5 gets too hot during phone calls. Is this normal?

My new 32gb iPhone 5 gets too hot during phone calls. Is this normal?

Mine will get hot mostly if I'm in an area with poor reception. The phone will juice up the power output to lock onto a signal and will cause it to get hot and battery will drain much faster.

Using a 7200 RPM hard drive- too hot?

A question about hard drives and heat. I've read using a 7200 RPM HD in a fanless slot load iMac may be too hot. What has been people's experiences with this? Does anyone have suggestions of cooler running drives? I have a 60 GB 7200 RPM IBM Deskstar that was original equipment in the Digital Audio I had that I'd like to try in my iMac to replace the original 4400 RPM 20 GB drive.
Also, has anyone added any fans to the inside case of their slot loader?

Hey Steve,
Here's a discussion from:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6805878&#6805878
">Other forums say that "modern" 7200rpm drives do not get dangerously hot. How modern is 2002?
Well if it were me and wanting to save everything I could I would go ahead. When this came up before I suggested putting a wrapped copper heat sink around the drive. I would at least put a thermal pad between the drive and the mass store cage to maximize heat transfer. (this is what's done in the eMac) If you did that you'd probably want to do the same thing between the cage and the divider panel.
I would then monitor the drive temp and if I felt it was too high I would go to a wrapped heat sink.
still too high - mini fan scab power off the 12 V supply to the drive.
When this was brought up before I read a study that said that there was no correlation in drive temps and failure rates."
Also, has anyone added any fans to the inside case of their slot loader?
I did this. Mounted a 12V squirrel cage fan in my son's iMac 500. It was just below the upper vents. I scabbed power off the 12V from the hard drive.
It worked in there for about two years but I noticed it was kind of noisy even tho' that's the quietest type of fan.
Later I thought you could mount a more conventional type directly over the back of the HD mounting cage.
However in all these iMacs the most common point of failure is in the upper part of the iMac. ( The PAV board ) Most often this is due to heat buildup and involves the high voltage capacitors and flyback transformer. That was actually why I mounted that fan in the upper section.
Richard
Message was edited by: spudnuty

Kernel: AVVideoCard::probe: This driver is not compatible with model MacBookPro5,5 when running kernel version 11.0.0. Loading will abort.

Hi
Since my update I am getting the following message in my console:
11-07-22 3:27:45.000 PM kernel: AVVideoCard::probe: This driver is not compatible with model <MacBookPro5,5> when running kernel version 11.0.0. Loading will abort.
Anyone know what this means and the solution?
Thank you

Me too. The specific message on my 13' MBP is:
12/5/11 11:06:32.539 AM usbmuxd: _AMDeviceConnectByAddressAndPort (thread 0x100781000): IPv4
12/5/11 11:06:33.000 AM kernel: AVVideoCard::probe()
12/5/11 11:06:33.000 AM kernel: AVVideoCard::probe: This driver is not compatible with model <MacBookPro5,5> when running kernel version 11.2.0. Loading will abort.

Hard Drive: How hot is too hot?

Purchased a Newertech VoyagerQ dock for backups along with a 1TB WD Caviar Black Hard Drive --
I noticed the Hard Drive to be hot, almost too hot to touch, is this normal?

These types of sata disks docks are not really supposed to be used for extended use of the drive; they are mostly used for maintenance, short term type uses, etc.
It doesn't shield the drive from static electricity or protect it physically (spills, etc.), which can pose as a problem in the future. I would advise you to grab an enclosure if you want to use it for extended periods of time.
To answer your question, drives even in the mac pro slots with air cooling are quite warm if you turn off the comp, and immediately try and touch the drive. However if it's TOO hot to touch, then yes, that may be too hot.

Mac Pro in Desk will it get too hot?

Hi I'll be receiving my Mac Pro on the 27th of March. I will be placing it inside my desk (not by choice as I have no other place to put it) It's surrounded on all three sides, there's no door, the front is completely open, Would it get too hot for my Mac Pro? Would it be best to cut an opening in the back of the desk behind the computer? Thanks

Would the computer be ok if I plugged in an external usb powered fan and have it blow the heat out?
Would something like this do the trick?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00080G0BK/ref=ordcart_shr?encoding=UTF8&m=A2YLYLTN75J8LR&v=glance

My video playback out...every video shakes/flashes/doesn't play right. What's wrong? I thought the hard drive was too full, but I just deleted 125gigs, rebooted and it still flashes and doesn't play videos. This is true for youtube, ads, foxnews videos...

My video playback out...every video shakes/flashes/doesn't play right. What's wrong? I thought the hard drive was too full, but I just deleted 125gigs, rebooted and it still flashes and doesn't play videos. This is true for youtube, ads, foxnews videos...

Update: The iBook can play any 480p video and higher if I encode them with DivX and in AVI format. But of course this is not compatible with my iPhone 4. At least I can shrink my library now and get away from the full MPEG-2s. I don't get why I can't use Apple's h264 though. There has to be a setting I am missing. The sample Apple h264 videos from the days of Tiger worked flawlessly on my iBook when it was new so the CPU must be capable of decoding it. I really can't understand this.
Also, since I made my videos in English for my family, I had to create soft subtitles for my wife's Chinese family, and I can't get players like QT with perian or MPlayerX to sync them properly to an AVI encoded with DivX, they only sync well with the iPhone 4 m4v/mp4 formatted files I made. This is a real pickle.
So now I may need three or four copies of each video, LOL. I need to hardcode the subtitles if I want to use AVI to playback on older machines, and keep the mp4 file for the iDevices too, while keeping higher quality h264 videos for my American relatives...
If h264 is compatible with my iBook, what is the proper encoding settings? Must I dramatically lower the settings or frame rate? I can settle on 2 copies of each video that way. One iBook/G4/eMac compatible video that syncs correctly with my srt soft subs, and another version that works well with my iPhone 4 and iPad.
All in all, I will end up with more than 3 or 4 version of each video. On my late G5 dual core I have the full 720-1080p uncompressed master files. On my i5 iMac I have the h264 compressed versions for distribution, and lower versions for my iDevices. Now I need to keep either full MPEG-2 files for the iBook to play, or convert to older formats like DivX AVI for our family's legacy machines. I am running out of hard disk space quick now, LOL.
Is there an easier way?

Will this drive be too hot?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for