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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
running macbook pro with macbook hdd
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<blockquote data-quote="ADKhikerVW" data-source="post: 877519" data-attributes="member: 36483"><p>It will work if the two models were released around the same time. OS X has the drivers for all current Macs installed by default, so swapping the hard drives shouldn't be a problem. However if the MacBook Pro is newer then the MacBook, the installation might not contain the right drivers.</p><p></p><p>I have done this several times and it has always worked, but sometimes if the correct drivers are not present it will default to a generic driver. If this happens you may lack hardware acceleration for video, the sound might not work, wifi, etc. It should still boot though, and you should be able to retrieve your files.</p><p></p><p>However, if your MacBook is running Tiger and the MBP is running Leopard, and came out after Leopard was released, it will not work at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ADKhikerVW, post: 877519, member: 36483"] It will work if the two models were released around the same time. OS X has the drivers for all current Macs installed by default, so swapping the hard drives shouldn't be a problem. However if the MacBook Pro is newer then the MacBook, the installation might not contain the right drivers. I have done this several times and it has always worked, but sometimes if the correct drivers are not present it will default to a generic driver. If this happens you may lack hardware acceleration for video, the sound might not work, wifi, etc. It should still boot though, and you should be able to retrieve your files. However, if your MacBook is running Tiger and the MBP is running Leopard, and came out after Leopard was released, it will not work at all. [/QUOTE]
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