OS 10.5 - Mac OS X HDD into my HP

EWood26 · EWood26 #1 (**permalink**)

09-01-2009, 11:32 AM

My girlfriend recently purchased a Macbook Pro and we immediately replaced the HDD with a new 500GB 7200 RPM before we even turned on the new machine.

My question is this; can I put that HDD that came with the Pro into my HP DV5? Will it recognize the hardware? I do not have access to the OS X disk anymore but it is already loaded onto the HDD.

JohnCL · JohnCL #2 (**permalink**)

09-01-2009, 11:37 AM

You can't use the OSX on a PC based machine, but you can re-partition and format for Windows. The drives are just standard SATA drives.

leopard-user1 · leopard-user1 #3 (**permalink**)

09-01-2009, 12:44 PM

You can put the HDD into the HP, but if it works, Apple probably won't be too happy about it.

baggss · baggss #4 (**permalink**)

09-01-2009, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EWood26

My girlfriend recently purchased a Macbook Pro and we immediately replaced the HDD with a new 500GB 7200 RPM before we even turned on the new machine.

My question is this; can I put that HDD that came with the Pro into my HP DV5? Will it recognize the hardware? I do not have access to the OS X disk anymore but it is already loaded onto the HDD.

Yes, the hardware is completely compatible, or should be. You will have to reformat the disc for Windows though.

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EWood26 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 01, 2009 Posts: 1	09-01-2009, 11:32 AM My girlfriend recently purchased a Macbook Pro and we immediately replaced the HDD with a new 500GB 7200 RPM before we even turned on the new machine. My question is this; can I put that HDD that came with the Pro into my HP DV5? Will it recognize the hardware? I do not have access to the OS X disk anymore but it is already loaded onto the HDD.
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JohnCL #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 29, 2009 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,018 Mac Specs: -->	09-01-2009, 11:37 AM You can't use the OSX on a PC based machine, but you can re-partition and format for Windows. The drives are just standard SATA drives.
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