Comments on: MacBook Pro Hard Disk Replacement http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2006/12/26/macbook-pro-hard-disk-replacement/ notes, photos, and other collectible fragments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:51:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Richard http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2006/12/26/macbook-pro-hard-disk-replacement/comment-page-5/#comment-184203 Richard Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:13:01 +0000 http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2006/12/26/macbook-pro-hard-disk-replacement/#comment-184203 Jim: The 8 gigs of RAM won't cause a heat issue but 7200 rpm drives definitely run hotter than 5400 rpm drives. The other factor on heat issues is how much the drive spins: doing a lot of web surfing to sites that use Flash (for instance) tends to keep drives spinning all the time and heats machines up quite rapidly. I'd say going to 8 gigs of RAM will actually help keep things cooler because there should be less disk use as more things will sit in memory at one time. Let us know how it works for you. Jim: The 8 gigs of RAM won’t cause a heat issue but 7200 rpm drives definitely run hotter than 5400 rpm drives. The other factor on heat issues is how much the drive spins: doing a lot of web surfing to sites that use Flash (for instance) tends to keep drives spinning all the time and heats machines up quite rapidly.

I’d say going to 8 gigs of RAM will actually help keep things cooler because there should be less disk use as more things will sit in memory at one time.

Let us know how it works for you.

]]> By: Jim http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2006/12/26/macbook-pro-hard-disk-replacement/comment-page-5/#comment-184200 Jim Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:31:46 +0000 http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2006/12/26/macbook-pro-hard-disk-replacement/#comment-184200 Hmmm ... Very interesting comments. I have a MBP 15 w/ a Hitachi 500GB 5400rpm drive. I just upgraded it to 8GB (from 4GB). I came across a brand new Hitachi 500GB 7200rpm drive and bought it with the thoughts of upgrading the drive also .. hey, why not? Never considered the heat issue, but based upon the comments by Mr. Hickstein and the MBP 15 w/ a 7200 drive - gonna bet its from Hitachi and gonna go for it ... will see if there is a heat issue with a 7200rpm drive and 8GB ... j Hmmm …

Very interesting comments. I have a MBP 15 w/ a Hitachi 500GB 5400rpm drive. I just upgraded it to 8GB (from 4GB). I came across a brand new Hitachi 500GB 7200rpm drive and bought it with the thoughts of upgrading the drive also .. hey, why not?

Never considered the heat issue, but based upon the comments by Mr. Hickstein and the MBP 15 w/ a 7200 drive – gonna bet its from Hitachi and gonna go for it … will see if there is a heat issue with a 7200rpm drive and 8GB …

j

]]> By: » How to save your MacBook Pro hard drive » Silver Mac « mensonblog http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2006/12/26/macbook-pro-hard-disk-replacement/comment-page-5/#comment-182944 » How to save your MacBook Pro hard drive » Silver Mac « mensonblog Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:10:15 +0000 http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2006/12/26/macbook-pro-hard-disk-replacement/#comment-182944 [...] MacBook Pro survives fall, sort of MacBook Pro HD replacement [...] [...] MacBook Pro survives fall, sort of MacBook Pro HD replacement [...]

]]> By: Richard http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2006/12/26/macbook-pro-hard-disk-replacement/comment-page-5/#comment-182819 Richard Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:03:05 +0000 http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2006/12/26/macbook-pro-hard-disk-replacement/#comment-182819 Wendy: If/when I buy a new MacBook Pro maybe sometime next year, I'll probably put a 7200 RPM drive in it if Apple still offers them as an option ( no reason to think they won't). I would hesitate to buy that eBay deal unless they'll tell you the brand of the hard disk mechanism and you approve of it. Some are better and more reliable than others. Wendy: If/when I buy a new MacBook Pro maybe sometime next year, I’ll probably put a 7200 RPM drive in it if Apple still offers them as an option ( no reason to think they won’t).

I would hesitate to buy that eBay deal unless they’ll tell you the brand of the hard disk mechanism and you approve of it. Some are better and more reliable than others.

]]> By: wendy http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2006/12/26/macbook-pro-hard-disk-replacement/comment-page-5/#comment-182818 wendy Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:56:20 +0000 http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2006/12/26/macbook-pro-hard-disk-replacement/#comment-182818 Hi, this is a fab little blog, thanks! Have you learned any more on the 5400 7400 issue as im about to take the plunge? Im running a pro 17" 2.16ghz, im thinking of buying this item: 350292570672 off ebay. What do you think? Hi, this is a fab little blog, thanks! Have you learned any more on the 5400 7400 issue as im about to take the plunge? Im running a pro 17″ 2.16ghz, im thinking of buying this item:
350292570672 off ebay. What do you think?

]]> By: Richard http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2006/12/26/macbook-pro-hard-disk-replacement/comment-page-5/#comment-181000 Richard Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:57:10 +0000 http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2006/12/26/macbook-pro-hard-disk-replacement/#comment-181000 You're welcome Jan. I just replaced the hard disk in an older PowerBook of mine that I'd put on the shelf a while back. I used a different web site and it worked quite well: iFixit: http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/PowerBook-G4-Aluminum-15-Inch-1-67-GHz-Hard-Drive/638/1 You’re welcome Jan. I just replaced the hard disk in an older PowerBook of mine that I’d put on the shelf a while back. I used a different web site and it worked quite well: iFixit:

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/PowerBook-G4-Aluminum-15-Inch-1-67-GHz-Hard-Drive/638/1

]]> By: jan http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2006/12/26/macbook-pro-hard-disk-replacement/comment-page-5/#comment-180999 jan Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:33:44 +0000 http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2006/12/26/macbook-pro-hard-disk-replacement/#comment-180999 thank you very much for the "how to do" i just replaced my 160 gb with an 400 gb. best wishes jan thank you very much for the “how to do” i just replaced my 160 gb with an 400 gb. best wishes jan

]]> By: Remi http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2006/12/26/macbook-pro-hard-disk-replacement/comment-page-5/#comment-180971 Remi Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:00:16 +0000 http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2006/12/26/macbook-pro-hard-disk-replacement/#comment-180971 Thanks for the tip. I've been considering Firewire 800 for a while now but don't have any speed rushing needs for my external just yet. A resource also worth mentioning for anybody who is looking into this kind of upgrade is the store that I used to get my Hard Drive and RAM for the operation. It's based out of Victoria BC and they ship internationally. Very well priced. www.canadaram.com Thanks for the tip. I’ve been considering Firewire 800 for a while now but don’t have any speed rushing needs for my external just yet.

A resource also worth mentioning for anybody who is looking into this kind of upgrade is the store that I used to get my Hard Drive and RAM for the operation. It’s based out of Victoria BC and they ship internationally. Very well priced.

http://www.canadaram.com

]]> By: Richard http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2006/12/26/macbook-pro-hard-disk-replacement/comment-page-5/#comment-180924 Richard Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:30:49 +0000 http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2006/12/26/macbook-pro-hard-disk-replacement/#comment-180924 Remi: Great news, glad to help guide the way to tech independence. Another bit of information that may prove useful: Firewire 800 is the bomb, it is so much faster than FW 400 that once you try it, you'll move all external enclosures to it. For running things like Aperture from an external it's a must. I now have two FW 800 external drives for backup and they cut the time SD takes to back up my internal HD in half. Highly recommended. I got my enclosures <a href="http://www.transintl.com/store/category.cfm?Category=2643" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Remi: Great news, glad to help guide the way to tech independence.

Another bit of information that may prove useful: Firewire 800 is the bomb, it is so much faster than FW 400 that once you try it, you’ll move all external enclosures to it. For running things like Aperture from an external it’s a must. I now have two FW 800 external drives for backup and they cut the time SD takes to back up my internal HD in half. Highly recommended.

I got my enclosures here.

]]> By: Remi http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2006/12/26/macbook-pro-hard-disk-replacement/comment-page-5/#comment-180913 Remi Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:34:27 +0000 http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2006/12/26/macbook-pro-hard-disk-replacement/#comment-180913 Richard, Great site! Empowering to unexperienced people for a simple do-it-yourself-er. You've contributed to many people saving money and hassle with this website! For under 200$ I've upgraded my 15" Macbook Pro with a 500GB 7200 HD. I had a 3.5" USB external Hard drive. So I took that drive out of its enclosure and put the new 500GB 2.5" Laptop Drive in the enclosure instead (The two sizes use the same connection). I formatted the new drive and cloned my mac's HD onto it using SuperDuper! I Tested it by Booting from it through the USB Enclosure. Shut down, took it out, performed the operation, and hit the power button. Voila! 500 GB HD. It made a big difference with Aperture, since I had my Aperture photo library on that USB External Hard Drive. Now it's all directly on my computer (since I now have the space) and running silky smoooooooth... Thanks for the help! Remi BC Canada Richard, Great site! Empowering to unexperienced people for a simple do-it-yourself-er. You’ve contributed to many people saving money and hassle with this website! For under 200$ I’ve upgraded my 15″ Macbook Pro with a 500GB 7200 HD.

I had a 3.5″ USB external Hard drive. So I took that drive out of its enclosure and put the new 500GB 2.5″ Laptop Drive in the enclosure instead (The two sizes use the same connection). I formatted the new drive and cloned my mac’s HD onto it using SuperDuper! I Tested it by Booting from it through the USB Enclosure. Shut down, took it out, performed the operation, and hit the power button. Voila! 500 GB HD. It made a big difference with Aperture, since I had my Aperture photo library on that USB External Hard Drive. Now it’s all directly on my computer (since I now have the space) and running silky smoooooooth…

Thanks for the help!
Remi
BC Canada

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