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    iMac hard drive

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by whistla13, Aug 11, 2008.

  1. whistla13

    whistla13 Notebook Geek

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    Is it possible to upgrade the hard drive on the iMac?
     
    whistla13, Aug 11, 2008
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    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    yes, but you need to open up your computer. it is quite a complex task it seems.

    im not sure if changing ur harddrive void your warranty.. however; it wont void your warranty if you dont cause any damage that lead to a fault, if you change back to the original harddrive and hasnt leave any evidence then they wont know a thing.

    here's a graphic walkthrough from macrumors

    http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=350120&highlight=iMac+hard+drive+replace
     
    wobble987, Aug 12, 2008
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  3. stealthsniper96

    stealthsniper96 What Was I Thinkin'?

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    Yea you could do it, but I'd advise against it.
     
    stealthsniper96, Aug 12, 2008
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    tom_baker Notebook Guru

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    Agreed. Not advisable to go fiddling about with the insides of Macs, unless they're Mac Pros, of course.

    It's a desktop, so you're probably not moving about too much, so why not buy a FireWire 800 external hard drive? In my experience the WD My Studio 500GB / 1TB FireWire drive has worked well for adding to my iMac's storage capacity.
     
    tom_baker, Aug 12, 2008
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