Beaubarre Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Hello, I have an iMac24 old version and would like to upgrade the internal hard drive to a new 1 tera model, the question is which one ? There seems to be no example yet at http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/drivedb/search.drivedb.lasso Has anyone tried it already ? I'm mostly concerned about that it works first but also on the noise of the hard drive. One possibility would be to use the same as the new iMac24 which have an option for 1 terabyte hard drive, does anyone knows what is the make and model of this drive ? Thanks a lot, Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/71037-1-tera-internal-hard-drive-for-imac-24/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 You can use any SATA 3.5" drive. Really. It's a real mission to upgrade though. It's a very difficult job. You might wanna consider an external firewire/usb 2 drive. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/71037-1-tera-internal-hard-drive-for-imac-24/#findComment-503831 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaubarre Posted November 17, 2007 Author Share Posted November 17, 2007 Well it's not that simple because: 1) On xl8r database for example one user, Barracuda 7200.10 750 Gb SATA wouldn't wake up because spin times were too long and/or power requirements were too high 2) Setting aside direct boot compatibility problems there are three 1 téra SATA drives available in my area: - Western Digital Caviar GP WD10EACS - Hitachi Desktar 7K1000 HDS721010KLA330 - Seagate ST31000340AS which one will be the quietest (my iMac is always on next to my bed), or use the less power / go less hot (because iMac desktop is somewhat of notebook design ?). One relatively safe choice would be to take the same model as the 1 téra option of the new iMac 24, if someone could share this information. 3) For the difficulty, I understand that iMac 24 (old model) is easier than iMac 20 because you don't have to remove the shielding. I was mad enough a few years ago to do some soldering on a newly bought Toshiba Libretto to overclock it, so I guess I'll give it a try anyway. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/71037-1-tera-internal-hard-drive-for-imac-24/#findComment-509053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Good question. I don't know, but a great resource is Silent PC Review. The ultimate in silent pc obsessives! You can check out their site, maybe ask on their forum. Good luck with your iMac upgrade! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/71037-1-tera-internal-hard-drive-for-imac-24/#findComment-509222 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahbau Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 The Western Digital is both the quietest and the coolest of the three. Power (read/write - less power is less heat): Western Digital: 7.4w Hitachi: 13.6w Seagate: 12w Noise (idle, since you were worried about it when trying to sleep) Western Digital: 24 dBA Hitachi: 29 dBA Seagage: 29 dBA Data Sheets: Western Digital Hitachi Seagate Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/71037-1-tera-internal-hard-drive-for-imac-24/#findComment-509420 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaubarre Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 Thanks Sarahbau, Ordered the Western Digital, will update if it works fine (noise, heat also) or not on my iMac 24. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/71037-1-tera-internal-hard-drive-for-imac-24/#findComment-527387 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaubarre Posted December 7, 2007 Author Share Posted December 7, 2007 Received the drive but already stuck at the second step: the bottom screws are star shaped and I don't have the proper tool to unscrew them. I have never seen those type of screws before. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/71037-1-tera-internal-hard-drive-for-imac-24/#findComment-531489 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurael Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 They're called 'torx' and pretty much any decent hardware or electronics supplier should have them. They seem quite popular as 'security' screws despite the fact that drivers are easy to obtain. I have a fold out tool with sizes from T5-T20 on it, which covers just about anything. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/71037-1-tera-internal-hard-drive-for-imac-24/#findComment-531496 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaubarre Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 They're called 'torx' and pretty much any decent hardware or electronics supplier should have them. They seem quite popular as 'security' screws despite the fact that drivers are easy to obtain. I have a fold out tool with sizes from T5-T20 on it, which covers just about anything. Thanks, I bought the T5 to T30 kit, I guess the bottom screws were T8. Now I'm stuck on the following step, I think that to remove the LCD screen I have 4 TORX screws on each side to unscrew, unfortunately they are too deep to use my T5 to T30 kit because the mounting head mechanism is too large to reach them. Guess have to buy T8 (?) screwdriver to be able to remove them. Hope that will be the final hurdle. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/71037-1-tera-internal-hard-drive-for-imac-24/#findComment-532140 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahbau Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 They seem quite popular as 'security' screws despite the fact that drivers are easy to obtain. Torx screws are not "security" screws. They are used because they resist cam-out better than phillips screws. This makes it easier for machines to always torque the screws properly, and prevents damage to the screws and driver bit. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/71037-1-tera-internal-hard-drive-for-imac-24/#findComment-532224 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaubarre Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 Ok installed the drive. It is really quite easy to install it in the iMac 24 when you have the proper tools. Installing MacOSX, total is 931 Megs hope it will work fine. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/71037-1-tera-internal-hard-drive-for-imac-24/#findComment-532352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurael Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Torx screws are not "security" screws. They are used because they resist cam-out better than phillips screws. This makes it easier for machines to always torque the screws properly, and prevents damage to the screws and driver bit. It's funny you say that, since I've shredded far more Torx than decent posi-drive Philips screws, and I don't use crappy tools, so I assumed they were just a somewhat poor security device... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/71037-1-tera-internal-hard-drive-for-imac-24/#findComment-533087 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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