Hitachi 7200rmp 250gb sata with 3.0 g/s hdd............any help
I have the mid june macbook pro unibody
I have the mid june macbook pro unibody
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I Need To Know If This Hard Drive Is Compatible With My MacBook Pro
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Sorry^ its a 2.5
http://www.digitaloptions.com/catalog/HP/REF/487581-001.html
This is the only information i can find. Unless im doing something wrong
http://www.digitaloptions.com/catalog/HP/REF/487581-001.html
This is the only information i can find. Unless im doing something wrong
The two key pieces of information you are looking for here are the Sata connector and the 2.5" form factor.
You should be fine.
You should be fine.
aye
How would i know for sure? the part number on the hard drive reads 487581-001
but no information comes up that can steer me in the right direction.
How would i know for sure? the part number on the hard drive reads 487581-001
but no information comes up that can steer me in the right direction.
What size screen MBP? 13", 15", 17"?
IIRC, the 17" can take the larger 12mm HDs but don't recall re: 13" and 15" MBPs.
Also, HP doesn't manufacture their own hard drives so this is probably a rebranded drive from a HD manufacturer. So not enough information to determine the height -- could try calling the seller to see if they know.
IIRC, the 17" can take the larger 12mm HDs but don't recall re: 13" and 15" MBPs.
Also, HP doesn't manufacture their own hard drives so this is probably a rebranded drive from a HD manufacturer. So not enough information to determine the height -- could try calling the seller to see if they know.
Ooh, pretty sure you need a 9.5mm HD for it to fit. Not sure how you'd find height without calling the seller because the link doesn't have enough information (not even the original mfr's model number).
does not matter , 12.5mm or 9.5mm will fit
i have installed a 750gb into a customers 13" mbp before.
i have installed a 750gb into a customers 13" mbp before.
Last question.......im not backing up the computer because i just bought it and nothing is on it. The way i am thinking of doing it is putting the apple cd into the drive, turn off laptop and install new drive. boot it up and it should download os correct?
You got it. But don't be nervous about getting it in that order. You can still put in and take out CD's at any time, you don't have to have the CD in there before you swap out the drives.
Ok......I did what I said I was going to do. Its telling me that if I want to install on this disk.....select utiility then disk utility and repartition using guid. But when I click on partition, its says on the bottom......"This partition can not be modified. What should I do now?
The EFI partition is a much smaller partition than the normal hard drive, it should be like 200 mb vs. however large the hard drive is that you bought.
ok
Ok, I'm completely confused now. I have no idea what EFI is or means. Just trying to install the os lol.
Ok, I'm completely confused now. I have no idea what EFI is or means. Just trying to install the os lol.
Cool, I just bought myself a Hitachi Travelstar 500GB drive. It's good to know others have used this drive in their MBP 
ok
I think i got it......its showing up as untitled 1 partition and now mac os is installing......
I think i got it......its showing up as untitled 1 partition and now mac os is installing......
EFI: Extensible Firmware Interface. Think of it as being sort of like a small OS that starts booting the actual OS (MacOS X, Windows, Linux, whatever).