hi there 🙂 i have an imac 7,1 . Today my macs hard drive shut down the mac can't find the HD so i have to replace that 🙂 but i want to know if i can replace the HD with a greater RPM HD ?
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), 4Gb RAM Kingston 20 inch 320 HD
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You have a Mid 2007 iMac. This iMac comes with a 7200 rpm HDD, so you must install another 7200 rpm HDD. Also, note that near all computers (except laptops) come with a 7200 rpm, so it's the most common one
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You have a Mid 2007 iMac. This iMac comes with a 7200 rpm HDD, so you must install another 7200 rpm HDD. Also, note that near all computers (except laptops) come with a 7200 rpm, so it's the most common one
yeah thanks another little qestion can i put a SATA 3 hard drive or i have to take a SATA 2 HD ?
You might want to take a look here which explains your model's hard drive:
Here are the specs for one of the 7,1 models (don't know if this one is yours but you can find yours from there):
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-2-duo-2.4-20-inch-alu minum-specs.html
Also check out OWC (macsales.com) for drives and video instructions.
Can someone help with this please....
iMac HD Upgrade
