Video Card Shot... But Hard Drive OK!

GlobalNerds · GlobalNerds #1 (**permalink**)

12-13-2009, 12:25 AM

I have a mac book pro and the video card is shot. I have purchased a new one, but need some of the data off of the old one. When I start the old one, I can hear it starting, opening up my email, etc. So it appears that the hard drive is fine.

Is there a way to get the data off of the old mac to the new one (or some other drive). Since I cannot see anything on the screen from the old one, I haven't been able to connect them successfully via firewire. I was wondering if there was a way to remove the hard drive and somehow cable it up to my new mac book. There is a way to do this for windows based notebooks (which I have done). But I am not sure what type of hardware I would need in order to do this on my mac.

I am pretty Nerdy, so I am sure I can handle doing the transfer, once I have the right tools in place.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

12-13-2009, 12:31 AM

Just remove the HDD from the old MBP and place it in an external USB carrier designed to accept a SATA drive. Then attach the carrier with the drive to your new MBP and transfer the data.

Regards.

GlobalNerds #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 13, 2009 Posts: 5 Mac Specs: Mac OS X 10.6.7	12-13-2009, 12:25 AM I have a mac book pro and the video card is shot. I have purchased a new one, but need some of the data off of the old one. When I start the old one, I can hear it starting, opening up my email, etc. So it appears that the hard drive is fine. Is there a way to get the data off of the old mac to the new one (or some other drive). Since I cannot see anything on the screen from the old one, I haven't been able to connect them successfully via firewire. I was wondering if there was a way to remove the hard drive and somehow cable it up to my new mac book. There is a way to do this for windows based notebooks (which I have done). But I am not sure what type of hardware I would need in order to do this on my mac. I am pretty Nerdy, so I am sure I can handle doing the transfer, once I have the right tools in place. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Gary http://www.GlobalNerds.com
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chscag #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,006 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	12-13-2009, 12:31 AM Just remove the HDD from the old MBP and place it in an external USB carrier designed to accept a SATA drive. Then attach the carrier with the drive to your new MBP and transfer the data. Regards.
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