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Apple Computing Products:
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Can I salvage a good HDD from a early 2008 Macbook Pro?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1432134" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Yes this MacBook Pro may be capable of being upgraded from Leopard to Lion...but depending what versions the software is that's installed on the hard drive...the software may not be compatible with Lion (the software versions may be too old to be compatible with Lion).</p><p></p><p>If this software is that important to you (and assuming that the software is too old for Lion)...I would say you have two choices:</p><p></p><p>- get the MacBook Pro repaired ($310 is actually not all that bad for a logic board replacement)...some can cost as much as $600-$750.</p><p>- purchase another Macintosh computer of similar vintage to your 2008 MacBook Pro (as long as it can run Leopard). Then use the hard drive with the software on it either as an external drive...or install it as an internal drive.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1432134, member: 56379"] Yes this MacBook Pro may be capable of being upgraded from Leopard to Lion...but depending what versions the software is that's installed on the hard drive...the software may not be compatible with Lion (the software versions may be too old to be compatible with Lion). If this software is that important to you (and assuming that the software is too old for Lion)...I would say you have two choices: - get the MacBook Pro repaired ($310 is actually not all that bad for a logic board replacement)...some can cost as much as $600-$750. - purchase another Macintosh computer of similar vintage to your 2008 MacBook Pro (as long as it can run Leopard). Then use the hard drive with the software on it either as an external drive...or install it as an internal drive. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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