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Procesador Core 2 Duo modelo A1225 / mediados de 2007 y principios de 2008 / 2.4, 2.8 o 3.06 GHz

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Replace a 5 1/4" HDD with a 3 1/2" HDD?

Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 24-Inch (Al) Specs

Identifiers: Mid-2007 - 24" - MA878LL - iMac7,1 - A1225 - 2134

The HDD on my iMac died. Your replacement guide states to replace with a 3 1/2" HDD but the drive I removed is a 5 1/4". What gives. Does this mean different hardware to mount this 3-1/2"? Does it Have to be a WD. I just happen to have a 3-1/2" Seagate Momentus 5400.6 500gb drive sitting here. Can I use this drive in my iMac. I noticed yesterday it does not appear to support S.M.A.R.T. I hooked it up to my MBP to check it out and erase it. To prep for install to the iMac.

Main question is 5-1/4" to 3-1/2" replacement.

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Please give us the last three figures of your serial number (located on the bottom of the stand). Thanks

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There are no numbers, just the sticker that states "Designed by Apple" "this item must accept interference from..." etc....

Any other place to look?

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"X8A" found them on the box.

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Thank you Joshua, will that work into the iMac with the snap-in bracket?

Oh, and Mayer, I bet you've never seen a Commodore 64 with external 5-1/4 floppy drive. There's no need for assumptions and statements like that! Maybe stating a large hard drive replaced by a small hard drive would have been more appropriate.

Just sayin', but thanks for the precision.

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Of course I've seen (and used) a Commodore 64 . I bought my first Apple in 1979.

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The hard drive that comes in your model actually measures 5 3/4 " x 4" x 1".

It is called a half height drive or a 3.5" drive.

The reason comes form early hard drives that were very large.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_d...

The standard laptop drive is called a 2.5" drive, and actually measures 2.75 in × 0.275–0.59 in × 3.945.

UPDATE

Here's how to install your hard drive, I would install it and use your original system installation DVD to format it, you can then use Migration assistant to transfer the data from your laptop via Target Mode: Reemplazo del Disco Duro del iMac Intel 24" EMC 2134 y 2211

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You can almost always switch from a 5 1/2 to a 3 1/2, but, depending on the application, often times you will need an adapter like this one here. As you can see they are quite inexpensive.

Good luck!

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My bet is that you've never seen a full height drive. The Quantum Bigfoot HDD was the last to use it in the late 1990s.

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