Intel iMac Maximum Hard Drive Size Replacement

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Intel iMac Maximum Hard Drive Size Replacement

I have an iMac (20-inch Late 2006) with 4 GB RAM and 750 GB hard drive. I replaced the hard drive about a year ago but I need more space. Can i replace it with a 2 TB hard drive?

Thanks in Advance,

Mike

iMac, MacBook, 16GB iPhone, Apple TV, 80GB Video iPod, 4GB iPod Nano, Dell E6400, Mac OS X (10.6.1)

Posted on Sep 26, 2009 7:48 AM

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rkaufmann87

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Sep 26, 2009 8:06 AM in response to Whomemc

Sure! As long as the physical specifications are the same as your current drive. However have you considered getting an external HD for storage?

Regards,

Roger

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Sep 26, 2009 8:38 AM in response to rkaufmann87

Do you mean SATA, 3.5", etc...?

I have an external hard drive but I like to keep everything in one place. Plus I like to use my external hard drive to backup my mac.

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rkaufmann87

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Sep 26, 2009 8:45 AM in response to Whomemc

Yes an eSata 3.5". OS X doesn't limit the size of the drive so as long as it physically fits inside your machine and is an eSata 3.5" drive you are fine.

As far as keeping everything in one place sure but please remember to use at least one backup even better redundant backups. Just in case you don't have one here is an excellent article from a recent Macworld about backup strategies.

http://www.macworld.com/article/141363/2009/07/backup.html

Regards,

Roger

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