Comments on: Help-Key: How to upgrade the measly HDD on your MacBook http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:49:21 -0500 hourly 1 By: Scott McAndrew http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/comment-page-1/#comment-542969 Scott McAndrew Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:23:01 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/#comment-542969 I recently upgraded my MacBook Pro HDD and came across a problem late in the process where I could not partition my drive for Boot Camp. The main problem is formatting the drive with a GUID partition table. Problem: That option is not available from Apple's Disk Utility program. There's a (very) simple workaround: http://www.on-a-mac.com/2007/12/01/macbook_pro-hard_drive-upgrade/ I recently upgraded my MacBook Pro HDD and came across a problem late in the process where I could not partition my drive for Boot Camp. The main problem is formatting the drive with a GUID partition table. Problem: That option is not available from Apple’s Disk Utility program. There’s a (very) simple workaround:

http://www.on-a-mac.com/2007/12/01/macbook_pro-hard_drive-upgrade/

]]> By: Peter Ha http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/comment-page-1/#comment-541785 Peter Ha Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:43:28 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/#comment-541785 RC- That's an invisible shield that's started to turn yellow. RC-
That’s an invisible shield that’s started to turn yellow.

]]> By: rc http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/comment-page-1/#comment-541167 rc Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:42:45 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/#comment-541167 awesome post.... but for someone who puts napkins over your screwdriver to prevent scratches, that laptop looks like someone took a dump on it......ha... great work though awesome post…. but for someone who puts napkins over your screwdriver to prevent scratches, that laptop looks like someone took a dump on it……ha…

great work though

]]> By: bike mike http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/comment-page-1/#comment-538943 bike mike Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:56 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/#comment-538943 what to do with the 60GB? Use an external enclosure. First you can use it to clone 60GB to 320GB. Then swap. Done. SuperDuper, www.shirtpocket.com what to do with the 60GB? Use an external enclosure. First you can use it to clone 60GB to 320GB. Then swap. Done. SuperDuper, http://www.shirtpocket.com

]]> By: dwalk51 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/comment-page-1/#comment-538054 dwalk51 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:19:14 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/#comment-538054 Cool! I can't wait to buy a new macbook, and then rip it apart and put some more RAM and possibly a much larger hard drive. So now I know how! Thanks Crunch! Cool!
I can’t wait to buy a new macbook, and then rip it apart and put some more RAM and possibly a much larger hard drive. So now I know how!
Thanks Crunch!

]]> By: Peter Ha http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/comment-page-1/#comment-537875 Peter Ha Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:39:23 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/#comment-537875 Go ahead, Yan. Go ahead, Yan.

]]> By: Yan http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/comment-page-1/#comment-537861 Yan Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:57:10 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/#comment-537861 Hi, Peter, Great post. In Brazil, it's not an easy task to find assistance for Macs. So, I made a translation of your post into Portuguese: http://www.notebooks-site.com/blog/como-trocar-o-hd-de-um-macbook/ Would you please give me authorization to publish the photos on my blog? Thanks, Hi, Peter,

Great post.
In Brazil, it’s not an easy task to find assistance for Macs.
So, I made a translation of your post into Portuguese: http://www.notebooks-site.com/blog/como-trocar-o-hd-de-um-macbook/

Would you please give me authorization to publish the photos on my blog?

Thanks,

]]> By: John Biggs http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/comment-page-1/#comment-537788 John Biggs Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:50:58 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/#comment-537788 Mike - you're right. I did my powerbook a few times and it's like giving a cesarean. Mike – you’re right. I did my powerbook a few times and it’s like giving a cesarean.

]]> By: JP http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/comment-page-1/#comment-537783 JP Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:48:16 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/#comment-537783 Is there a way to backup your installed applications, so that you can transfer them to the new drive as soon as it's installed? Is there a way to backup your installed applications, so that you can transfer them to the new drive as soon as it’s installed?

]]> By: Peter Ha http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/comment-page-1/#comment-537543 Peter Ha Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:50:44 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/#comment-537543 Oh, it wasn't an actual OS X glitch. More of a human error that I'd rather not make public. Oh, it wasn’t an actual OS X glitch. More of a human error that I’d rather not make public.

]]> By: Mike Kobrin http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/comment-page-1/#comment-537540 Mike Kobrin Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:27:43 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/#comment-537540 I replaced a hard drive on an iBook G4 once. Let's just say the instructions on how to do so would make James Michener's eyes go wide. Nice to see Apple making it a lot less INSANIFYING to replace the part of a computer that's most likely to crap out. Also dying to hear what the OS X glitch was.... I replaced a hard drive on an iBook G4 once. Let’s just say the instructions on how to do so would make James Michener’s eyes go wide. Nice to see Apple making it a lot less INSANIFYING to replace the part of a computer that’s most likely to crap out.

Also dying to hear what the OS X glitch was….

]]> By: Gary http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/comment-page-1/#comment-537534 Gary Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:52:18 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/help-key-how-to-upgrade-the-measly-hdd-on-your-macbook/#comment-537534 What was the OS X glitch? What was the OS X glitch?

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