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  • 14-06-2010 8:32pm
    #1
    thelibertyboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 310 ✭✭


    hi guys iv got a mac book from one of my mates its dead but he wants me to take the harddrive out of the mac and get the info from it how would i go about this ?


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  • #2
    ricman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭ricman


    YOU open the mac , remove the drive, attach to pc using a usb to sata cable, or use a usb to sata enclosure cost 25euro for either.put tape on the drive pcb, underneath to prevent short circuits.
    theres sata and ide drives, if mac is less than 4 years old it should be a sata drive.see pic here http://gizmodo.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/08/sata33.jpg,
    see here
    http://www.macally.com/techsupport/manual/phr100su_manual.pdf
    do not let the drive pcb touch the metal case, i just use plastic tape to stop any short circuits ,as a precaution.
    then plug in the drive usb cable into a pc or mac to read the data.
    a pc may not recognise the files if the drive is not formatted in ntfs format.
    google install drive in macbook ,to get info re how to open a macbook safely.
    older drives use ide, so you,d need a usb to ide cable 20euro approx maplins/peats,pc world.


  • #3
    x in the city
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭x in the city


    dont macs have a different file system to a pc?

    if the op is backing onto one that is


  • #4
    ricman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭ricman


    its easier to backup the drive to a mac if you have one.http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive/
    see here
    free trial allows pc to read mac disk file formats. if you have only acess to a pc.


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