Computer Hope
Software => Apple => Topic started by: WatchmegoPP on April 16, 2009, 12:56:24 PM
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Haha hey guys whats up!
Anyway my problem is this: I would like to take the hard drive out of a computer (Macbook pro 15in) and place it inside a standard computer now I realize it is sata however i dont know if it will fit the standard sata thats found in most desktop comps. Oh and mind you the Macbook pro no longer works however the harddrive still works. I cant even plug in a DVI cable and use my monitor.
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No you cant. I dont think mac hard drives have the same connectors that even a converter will work
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Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't putting an apple operating system on a windows computer illegal? Are you saying you are going to keep the operating system and everything on the hard drive, just move it to a desktop computer? Is the desktop a windows or mac computer? Sometimes macs only work with macs, windows with windows.
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Yes it is illegal. Breaks the EULA!
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you guys love jumping to premature conclusions.
Maybe they just value their data? remember the mac no longer works- they might just want their data.
However obviously as you've said it breaks Apples terms of use.
I do however believe they use the same connectors.
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I was just verifying puadashes information. I have no idea really if they use the same connector but I dont know. Hmmm maybe they do. Look at the hard drive and if it looks like any of the things on the page linked then it will work. I think.
http://www.newegg.com/product/CategoryIntelligenceArticle.aspx?articleId=222 (http://www.newegg.com/product/CategoryIntelligenceArticle.aspx?articleId=222)(scroll down for the pics)
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All in all, it would be a lot of work ;D
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No you cant. I dont think mac hard drives have the same connectors that even a converter will work
Haha. Yes, mac hard drives have the same "connectors." It's industry standard sata drives.
Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't putting an apple operating system on a windows computer illegal? Are you saying you are going to keep the operating system and everything on the hard drive, just move it to a desktop computer? Is the desktop a windows or mac computer? Sometimes macs only work with macs, windows with windows.
There's a lot more involved in getting the apple os on a pc than simply hooking up a mac hard drive to it. If this is what he's trying to do, it's not going to work.