Changing MacBook Pro HD

[Luis]

I am on the market for a new HD for my MBP. I have a 1.83 CD, with 2 gigs of Ram and currently a HD of 80gb, which is starting to run very small for me. I wish to get a new HD with atleast 160gb of storage and hopefully 7200 rpm. Does anyone have any recommendations on which drives to use? Better yet if you have changed drives and installed the one you're recommending.

Also, I plan on doing the upgrade myself, so does anyone suggest any special guide I should follow or some important things I should have in mind? I know it'll void the warranty, but my machine is way older than a year.


Thanks

EDIT: also, I plan to use the HD I remove from the MBP to use it as an external one, does anyone recommend a good enclosure?

 

[just02]

Something like Hitachi's "7K200" or Seagate's "Momentus 7200.2" would work quite well.

For an enclosure, try to find somethin' kinda cool... like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817146035 and if you look around, you may be able to find one that's free after rebate(s).


Check here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/391920/

 

[Luis]

Something like Hitachi's "7K200" or Seagate's "Momentus 7200.2" would work quite well.

Am I correct in that I need a 1.5 gb/s SATA interface?

For an enclosure, try to find somethin' kinda cool... like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817146035 and if you look around, you may be able to find one that's free after rebate(s).

That's great, I just need a simple enclosure to re-use my drive.

Check here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/391920/

As soon as I posted I discovered that thread


Also, I currently have an External Drive with a Time Machine backup, I am correct in that I can install the new HD, then boot off the Leopard install disks and restore from that Time Machine Backup?

Thanks for the help

 

[just02]

Am I correct in that I need a 1.5 gb/s SATA interface?

Mostly. Any SATA interface should work fine (1.5 or 3).

Also, I currently have an External Drive with a Time Machine backup, I am correct in that I can install the new HD, then boot off the Leopard install disks and restore from that Time Machine Backup?

I'm not entirely sure, I've never used Time Machine before. But I would think you could?

 

[TimJim]

Also, I currently have an External Drive with a Time Machine backup, I am correct in that I can install the new HD, then boot off the Leopard install disks and restore from that Time Machine Backup?

Thanks for the help

I've heard some problems with restoring from Time Machine, get an enclosure, plug in your new internal on it, use Superduper! worked perfect for me when i upgraded my HD.

Use these two guides as well,
This and this one.

 

[Luis]

Mostly. Any SATA interface should work fine (1.5 or 3).

Ok, but if I buy a 3 gb/s one, then I would only be able to use it up to 1.5 gb/s then?

I've heard some problems with restoring from Time Machine, get an enclosure, plug in your new internal on it, use Superduper! worked perfect for me when i upgraded my HD.

So you say that I use superduper to create a clone of my disk which I send to the computer and then boot of it? Care to elaborate on the process ?

Use these two guides as well,
This and this one.

I saw the iFixit one, but i'll look at the other.


Thanks

 

[72930]

So you say that I use superduper to create a clone of my disk which I send to the computer and then boot of it? Care to elaborate on the process ?

Its very intuitive in SD!, when you've finished backing up, plug the drive in, and hold option during boot up, choose the external and use SD! again to copy

 

[Luis]

Its very intuitive in SD!, when you've finished backing up

You mean installing the new HD?

plug the drive in, and hold option during boot up, choose the external

Plug my old internal in the new enclosure? Yeah ok

and use SD! again to copy

Use SuperDuper (running off external HD, previously internal) to copy the external contents back to new internal?


If it's like that, then I get it