using laptop harddrive in MP

[rockinrocker]

OK, so i've got the original drive for my macbook that's just sitting in a drawer, and i've also got a remaining hdd slot in Octamus Prime, and i'm thinking i may as well put the little sucker to work and save at least some wear and tear on my recording drives.....

anybody know if these would work?

http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1200472927&sr=8-1

thanks

 

[macuserx86]

the real issue is whether or not the HDD in question is an SATA drive; and eve if it is, I'm not sure desktop and laptop SATA connectors are the same.
If you really want to use your old HDD, just buy and external enclosure.

Hope that helped a little!

 

[Random Chaos]

If it isn't, you could grab a USB to 2.5" IDE adaptor. They exist and I can attest that the Vantec brand one on Newegg works fine in a Mac.

 

[rockinrocker]

hey thanks guys,

yeah it's sata, but i guess i never thought about the connectors being different.... hmmm, guess i'll have to check on that. i kind of figured a sata connection was a sata connection.

and like you said, i could get an enclosure, but i figured i'd rather spend 3 bucks on brackets than twenty or so on something that's going to add more clutter....