Swapped a 300 GB hdd into my G5 iMac... :) ...tools and other comments

aplnubaplnub
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
It is nice to have 300 GB in my computer. I think it will do until the 500 GB drives hit the market.



One thing I have not seen mentioned is that a Torx 10 is needed to remove the four screws holding the mounting hardware on the drive inside the iMac. Almost had a problem until I remembered I had a small set of Torx Screw Drivers.



Also, after I copied my cloned drive back onto my new 300 GB drive, spotlight is reindexing the drive. Can someone explain why? I didn't expect that, but I don't mind one bit.

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  • Reply 1 of 2
    curiousuburbcuriousuburb Posts: 3,325member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by aplnub

    It is nice to have 300 GB in my computer. I think it will do until the 500 GB drives hit the market.



    One thing I have not seen mentioned is that a Torx 10 is needed to remove the four screws holding the mounting hardware on the drive inside the iMac. Almost had a problem until I remembered I had a small set of Torx Screw Drivers.



    Also, after I copied my cloned drive back onto my new 300 GB drive, spotlight is reindexing the drive. Can someone explain why? I didn't expect that, but I don't mind one bit.



    Is the new volume name different? Not sure, but that or size change might trigger reindex.
  • Reply 2 of 2
    aplnubaplnub Posts: 2,605member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by curiousuburb

    Is the new volume name different? Not sure, but that or size change might trigger reindex.



    When I formatted my drive, I named it the same as the previous one.
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