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Author:  saspro [ Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:47 am ]
Post subject:  New macbook HDD
Right I'm thinking of upgrading the 160GB drive in my macbook to a 500GB one (and upgrade the RAM as well), I can do a straight swap & reinstall if needed but it's going to be a pain to move the apps etc.

Is there an easy way to clone everything?
Author:  ProfessorF [ Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:53 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New macbook HDD
Yup -
You can stick the old one in a caddy, do a fresh install of OS X on the new one, and then use the Migration Assistant to copy all your old settings and apps across from the old HD. Much easier than manually doing it.

Or, you could clone the current HD to another one using CarbonCopyCloner.
Personally, I'd go down the fresh install route and then use Migration Assistant, but I'm sure others will have their own method.
Author:  saspro [ Thu Jun 04, 2009 1:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New macbook HDD
Cheers, will give it a go when the new HDD arrives
Author:  DaftFunk [ Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New macbook HDD
I think I will hi-jack this thread, I have a 7200rpm in my MBP and was thinking about putting a 500GB in it. I know you can't get 7200rpm ones easily, but my questions is are there any numbers for the battery increase you'd get from the slower drive?

TIA
Author:  jonbwfc [ Fri Jun 05, 2009 2:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New macbook HDD
DaftFunk wrote:
I think I will hi-jack this thread, I have a 7200rpm in my MBP and was thinking about putting a 500GB in it. I know you can't get 7200rpm ones easily, but my questions is are there any numbers for the battery increase you'd get from the slower drive?

TIA

I don't think it's possible for a definitive answer to this one. If you can get the manufacturers spec for the drives in question they should say how much power they use. You could then work out a vague number by looking at the Ah rating of the battery. However it would be a 'finger in the air' number. The big thing that defines battery use is how much you use the HDD, not how fast it's spinning. Which is a highly individual variable.

Jon
Author:  Nick [ Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New macbook HDD
If you use Time Machine, then you can throw the new drive in and then boot from the OS X DVD. Then there is an option to restore from a Time Machine back-up.

It worked a treat when I upgraded my HDD a while ago. :)
Author:  Fogmeister [ Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New macbook HDD
Nick wrote:
If you use Time Machine, then you can throw the new drive in and then boot from the OS X DVD. Then there is an option to restore from a Time Machine back-up.

It worked a treat when I upgraded my HDD a while ago. :)

"

Make sure my time machine was backed up.

Plug in the new HDD, stick the disk in and turn on and then restore from Time Machine.

Very easy, took a couple of hours to get 160GB back and then everything was as I left it.

Even the icons were in the same place on the desktop.
Author:  Nick [ Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New macbook HDD
Fogmeister wrote:
Even the icons were in the same place on the desktop.


It's little touches like that which make the difference, isn't it! :)
Author:  paulzolo [ Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:40 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New macbook HDD
DaftFunk wrote:
I think I will hi-jack this thread, I have a 7200rpm in my MBP and was thinking about putting a 500GB in it. I know you can't get 7200rpm ones easily, but my questions is are there any numbers for the battery increase you'd get from the slower drive?

TIA


The slower HD will make your machine slow down. You may not notice it, but drive RPM speed can affect performance.
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