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Will this hard drive work on my mid 2007 hard drive? The size is fine, but what about pins? Here is the link.
Hard Drive:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/758498-REG/Hitachi_0S02858_500GB_Travelsta r_2_5_SATA.html
My macbook specs:
http://support.apple.com/kb/sp18 (Black)
Thanks,
Squirtly
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Black, 1Gb of RAM
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
Yes, it's the same drive I have in my mid-2007 MacBook and it works great, and very quietly, especially compared to the Seagate 500GB drive it replaced. Even though the HGST is a SATA II drive capable of 3Gbit/sec, the negotiated link speed will be 1.5Gbit/sec, because that's all that particular MacBook chipset suppports.
You didn't ask, but your profile shows you still have 1GB RAM. While you're upgrading the drive, you might want to upgrade to 4GB RAM (2x2GB). Mid-2007 MacBook's only recognize 3GB, but there is a bit of performance increase by using 2x2GB instead of a 2GB and a 1GB module. And Macs are notoriously picky about RAM. Crucial.com and OtherWorldComputing (www.macsales.com) sell Apple-specific RAM that is guaranteed to work. OWC also sells hard drives and complete kits with tools and an external case to simplify copying the contents of the old drive to the new drive.
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
Yes, it's the same drive I have in my mid-2007 MacBook and it works great, and very quietly, especially compared to the Seagate 500GB drive it replaced. Even though the HGST is a SATA II drive capable of 3Gbit/sec, the negotiated link speed will be 1.5Gbit/sec, because that's all that particular MacBook chipset suppports.
You didn't ask, but your profile shows you still have 1GB RAM. While you're upgrading the drive, you might want to upgrade to 4GB RAM (2x2GB). Mid-2007 MacBook's only recognize 3GB, but there is a bit of performance increase by using 2x2GB instead of a 2GB and a 1GB module. And Macs are notoriously picky about RAM. Crucial.com and OtherWorldComputing (www.macsales.com) sell Apple-specific RAM that is guaranteed to work. OWC also sells hard drives and complete kits with tools and an external case to simplify copying the contents of the old drive to the new drive.
Thanks for the help. I will look into getting more ram, too.
You can put two 2gb RAM sticks in your model 2,1 but it can only use 3,3gb. This is a hardware limitation and cannot be changed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_GB_barrier
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/faq/macbook-pro-core-2-duo-3-g b-memory-limitation-details.html
OWC tests have found that there is a slight speed increase with having two 2gb sticks in rather than one 1gb and one 2gb. Your model is in the gray lines at the bottom of the graph. http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/Memory_Benchmark/Apple_MacBook/
These are good online stores for Mac compatible RAM
OWC 667Mhz RAM http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/MacBook/DDR2/ - They offer Mac tested RAM at very good prices.
Crucial Memory http://www.crucial.com/ - good place to buy RAM from all over the world. They also have an excellent memory selector that allows you to choose memory based on your computer's model
Data Memory Systems http://www.datamemorysystems.com/apple-memory.asp - another good, cheap place to buying RAM if you live in the U.S.
Here are instructions on replacing RAM in a MacBook with a removable battery. http://homeoffice.consumerelectronicsnet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=44404
If you don’t have the tools to open up the MacBook OWC has a set for $5.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/TOOLKITMHD/
Will this Hard Drive work on my mid 2007 macbook?
