iMac Hard Drive Replacement

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iMac Hard Drive Replacement

I currently have an Apple iMac Core 2 Duo 2.16 20 inch computer and I am getting an folder blinking with question mark in it. I know that that means that the computer can't find my hard drive so I am just going to get the hard drive replaced. Anyone have any recommendations for a hard drive for this older computer? I will be using it mainly for school, work, and internet streaming. Also, if I am going in and replacing the hard drive, is there anything else that needs to be replaced while I am in there? The computer is still operating on the OS X operating system. Let me know what you think. Below you will find a link to my computer's specs.

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-2-duo-2.16-20-inch-sp ecs.html#macspecs1

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Posted on Jul 1, 2015 9:06 PM

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Jul 1, 2015 10:01 PM in response to Redbird Geek

Get at least 500 gig hard drive and I would get a minimum of 16 gig of memory rather than the 1 gig you have now you will find a huge performance boost.

Cheers and Good Luck

Don Morgan

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Jul 1, 2015 10:02 PM in response to Donald Morgan

Do you recommend a particular brand for the hard drive?

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babowa

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Jul 1, 2015 11:09 PM in response to Redbird Geek

These appear to be the tech specs for your machine:

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-2-duo-2.16-20-inch-sp ecs.html

As you can see, there is no way to add 16 GB of RAM - Apple only supports a total of 3 GB (although some have tested it with 4, the Mac can only read just over 3 GB).

As for the hard drive, I'd visit OWC:

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/internal_storage/hard_drives_and_SSD

They speak Mac and their customer service is great.

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