The size doesn't matter; it's the speed of the drive that creates more/less
heat. For instance, a 7200RPM drive will put off more heat then a 5400RPM
drive. (However a 1mb drive and a 1tb drive both running at 7200RPM will give
about the same heat)
As far as I've seen, the G5 iMacs are fairly easy to take apart, so there
shouldn't be any problems in that regard for a semi-technically savvy user.
Just google "iMac G5 takeapart" and you'll probably find a guide.
I think any SATA drive should be the same, however I believe that there's SATA1
and SATA2, you might look up which ones the iMac uses, and which ones the HD
you have uses.
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On Dec 27, 2009, at 9:53 AM, Amanda Ward wrote:
> Hi All...
>
> I recently picked up a first gen iMac G5 and it is a fine machine. However it
> only has a 160GB HD. I have a Western Digital 1TB drive on hand and would
> like to install that. Are there any problems I should be aware of?
>
> I’ve seen slightly different versions(?) of SATA drives and wonder if those
> might be issues. Also, would the 1TB drive create too much heat in the iMac?
>
> Thanks for any advice!
>
> Amanda
>
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