Question 1

what adapter would I need for this hard drive to plug into a Mac?

Accepted Answer

Depends on what type of Mac but this HDD is straight SATA connection.

Question 2

why isn't my hp mini not recognizing hgst hard drive?

Accepted Answer

I may be able to help, but I need more information. Please tell me model information of what you are trying to use the hd in. Also, are you just upgrading the old hd or did it stop working. Is it for increased storage or main drive and are you going to use installation cd or cloning hardware and software when installing new hd.

Question 3

I need to verify that this hard drive has 512 byte sector size? I need to clone an old notebook hard drive, and it must be cloned to a drive with 512 sector size.

Accepted Answer

No, this drive is 4K. Any drive indicated by the Advance Format (AF) tag is 4K. 512 is obsoleted and is only available on older or specialty drives.

Question 4

will this work in a macbook, my daughter's has a 60gig hdd, and she has it  maxed, and hasn't even gotten to college wich is next year?

Accepted Answer

WILL WORK FINE IN A MACBOOK, ALSO I HAVE SEEN OTHER REVIEWS REGARDING IT'S USE IN A MACBOOK. YOU CAN GOOGLE "USING HTS545050A7E380 IN A MACBOOK" AND SEE IT FOR YOURSELF.

Question 5

I want to replace a Hitachi 5400RPM 500GB SATA 3GB It looks alot like this one. will it work?  HTS545050B9A300

Accepted Answer

The drive I replaced was an HGST model HTS545050A7E380 5400RPM 3.0Gb/s 500GB that was from an Apple Mac Mini.  The new drive is working fine for me.  I cannot comment on whether you will have any issues using one as a replacement in your situation.

Question 6

I am looking for those ultra slim  Laptop HDDs is this one of those? This would be the one that is almost half the heigh of a standard laptop hard drive but the same 2.5inch width and whatever the length is.

Accepted Answer

Yes, this drive it thinner than most. It is best thou to replace with the exact same drive to make sure of a fit if size is a issue.

Question 7

Will it work in a Ps3?

Accepted Answer

Yes. It is a standard SATA drive, so there should be no problem installing it in a PS3.

Question 8

Is this Hard Drive compatible with HP Pavilion DM4-3055DX laptop?

Accepted Answer

This HDD is SATA, so it should be fine. Make sure the partition is NTFS so you can install Windows onto it.

Good luck

-Andrew

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