2008 MacBook pro hard drive and put in a regular enclosure?

[Evster420]

My early 2008 MacBook pro 15" just died and I want to save the hard drive which I believe is intact. I've heard that you can remove the hard drive and put it in an enclosure and then plug it into another computer via USB. I have a couple LaCie external hard drives kicking around that I don't use, would they work if I removed the hard drive from the LaCie enclosure? If not what kind do I need? Thanks. Appreciate the help!

 

[GGJstudios]

My early 2008 MacBook pro 15" just died and I want to save the hard drive which I believe is intact. I've heard that you can remove the hard drive and put it in an enclosure and then plug it into another computer via USB. I have a couple LaCie external hard drives kicking around that I don't use, would they work if I removed the hard drive from the LaCie enclosure? If not what kind do I need? Thanks. Appreciate the help!

It should work, provided they're the same physical size.

 

[thundersteele]

Check if your model qualifies for a free repair:

support.apple.com/kb/ts2377

 

[Fishrrman]

You might also consider one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=usb+sata+dock&x=0&y=0
(many items shown, they all work the same, just pick one you like that's cheap)

They accept both 2.5" and 3.5" SATA drives.

You can even boot from them.

 

[dusk007]

If you just want to save the data, all you need is some Desktop PC.
Unscrew the side panel. Attach the drive via SATA cable to the mainboard. That can be done while the system is running. Copy the data to wherever like an external drive you already own or the system drive of the Desktop.
If you got no sata cables lying around just use the one that the DVD drive is connected with.

 

[aaron580]

What I did was but a WD 500gb external drive and I took out the 500 put it in the MBP and threw the old drive into the enclosure. works like a charm.

 

[Ccrew]

I actually bought a Thermaltake dock that sits on the desktop, connects via USB or eSATA, and you can plug/unplug SATA drives at will. Works like a champ.


http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-BlacX-eSATA-Docking-Station/dp/B001A4HAFS