Mac book harddrive

[WatchmegoPP]

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.

[computeruler]

No you cant.  I dont think mac hard drives have the same connectors that even a converter will work

[paudashlake]

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.

[computeruler]

Yes it is illegal.  Breaks the EULA!

[BC_Programmer]

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.

[computeruler]

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(scroll down for the pics)

[paudashlake]

All in all, it would be a lot of work

[socrates]

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.