External Hard Drive Enclosure.

Hello,
I would like to take the hard drive out of my macbook which has a damaged display and put it in a case so I can use it as an external hard drive. Which case should I buy? What other adapters or cables will I need?
Thank you.

You can get good case kits here. I suggest either a fire wire or a fire wire / usb enclosure.
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what model is your HP laptop? also how old is it?
Prior to SATA connector there is the PATA connector.
http://archmemory.mobi/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=106&imz_s=4c80f54d8ae8704709fec3ff867052fe
have a look at this.
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I connected a 250gb external hard drive enclosure to my mac osx 10.3.9. I was told that it was formatted to windows and that i would have reformat it to mac.
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Jayden:
Here are some directions for formatting and partitioning a HDD:
Partitioning a Hard Disk Drive
Boot from the install CD holding down the "C" key.
Select language
Go to the Utilities menu and launch Disk Utility.
Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in left side bar.
Select Partition tab in main panel.
Select # of partition in pulldown menu above Volume diagram.
Select 1 partition at a time and resize. (you can type size in the size field in main pane).
Type in name in Name field (usually Macintosh HD)
Select Volume Format as Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Click Partition button at bottom of panel.
Select Erase tab
Select each volume, in turn, under Manufacturer ID.
Select on Security Options button.
Select Zero all data. (This process will map out bad blocks on your HDD. However, it could take several hours. If you want a quicker method, don't go to Security Options and just click the Erase button.)
Quit Disk Utility.
Dr. Smoke's FAQ Backup and Recovery has some hints on partitioning.
Please don't hesitate to post back with further questions or comments.
Good luck.
cornelius
Message was edited by: cornelius

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http://www.startech.com/item-download/SAT3510U2B-35in-USB-to-SATA-External-Hard- Drive-Enclosure-with-One-Button-Backup.aspx
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R00KIE wrote:
I'd say bad power supply (if it has an external power supply).
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Uhhhhh
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Is there something I can do right now that can make this all better?
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My old laptop died.
I have my old internal hard disk in an external hard drive enclosure. Now I want to open the home / library/ application support / mail file on the external drive and copy the emails from it to my new laptop. Option Go shows only the internal library file but it doesn't open the external one. An suggestions on how to do this. I am trying to do a relatively clean install so don't want to use the migration App.

Use the Go to Folder command in Finder, View menu.
Also note that Mail is not in the Application Support folder, but straight in the Library.
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Shutting down your Mac without properly ejecting your drive (put icion in trash) can fry an external drive. I know, I did it! Maybe you'll have some luck with my tips.
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I have already used the (internal) hard drive to boot my computer. If it is bootable while outside the computer, that is only the (internal) hard drive being outside the computer running while the computer is on then I will buy an external herd drive enclosure so that it can do so.
I want to boot my computer using one of my internal hard drives using an external hard drive enclosure so that I do not wear out the the hard drive ports
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... that part is for using an internal hard drive and as I stated that is the one I am trying to avoid wearing by daily swapping. Not only is it an inconvenience to swap them, but it is not an activity that is usually expected to be performed by most users, so likely this part is not meant to be used for that and that would make it not built for multiple hard drives swaps making it prematurely wear out.
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http://www.amazon.com/SATA-Hard-Drive-Case-Enclosure/dp/B001AAVA08
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Hi, I just had the dreadful misfortune of spilling water onto my Macbook Pro over the weekend. It shorted immediately and it's currently drying with some rice. Luckily I was able to take the hard drive out! I already checked that all my contents are fine *whew*.
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I also have another external hard drive (La Cie) that I typically use to back things up. I haven't ran Time Machine in a while and really hope to do so ASAP.
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I appreciate any suggestions. Spilling water on my laptop has already been a nightmare for me the past two days.
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Although the documentation says you can copy Time Machine backups in the Finder, it's very slow and sometimes doesn't work at all.
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