Hard drive failure - can I use a new one?

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Hi all.

My friend's Macbook Pro's hard drive has failed. Is it possible to buy them a new hard drive and install the appropriate OS on it?

Thanks!
 
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Welcome to the Mac Forums.

Yes, it's possible. Make sure you purchase the correct drive. It has to be a SATA drive 2.5" x 9.5 mm. Can be either 5400 RPM or 7200 RPM.
 
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Thanks for the quick reply & welcoming me. :)

I have a very dumb question and it will just show that I'm a Windows user. haha
I have installed plenty of Windows versions on hard drives using CDs and ISOs.

Would there be a way to download OSX off of the Mac website? I don't want to do anything illegal.


Thanks for dealing with my very newbie questions!
 
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If you do not want to do anything illegal go and purchase Mac OS X.6 Snow Leopard as there is simply no way to download the OS unless through pirate sites.
 
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The last time I checked Snow Leopard was $29 so not that costly.
 

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