Hard Drive Connectors/G4 & G5??

I have a 2nd hard drive in my old G4 MD 1.25 that I'd like to install in my G5 machine.
Problem is that the connectors are completely different.
Does anyone know if there's an adaptor or a way to make this happen?
Thanks in advance.

Throw the drives into FireWire case(s) though given the improvements in drive storage, performance and capacity, you might just want to backup off your G4 and get a new FW drive.
Then pick up new SATA drive for your G5.

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I'm going to replace the SSD drive, as it failed, and it comes with a 3.5" tray that should attach to the Mac Pro hard drive carrier, but when I push it back in to align up with the hard drive connector, since he removed the screws, it doesn't align up and go in without me manually connecting it. I'd like to get it back to the way it was with the screws.
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Dose the new airport extreme come with a internal hard drive

If you want an internal drive, go for the Time Capsule. It wouldn't make sense to launch two AirPorts that are the same but one does not include a hard drive even if it comes with the hard drive connector.
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A couple weeks ago, I thought my Macbook Pro hard drive failed. At start up I received the folder with a question mark. I assumed that the hard drive failed and bought a new internal hard drive. After connecting the new hard drive and formatting it to Mac OS Extended file format (from a separate computer), I only got a gray screen at start up and nothing else. As long as the blank internal hard drive is in the computer I only get the gray screen at startup even if i connect an external hard disk with a working mac os x copy. When i remove the new hard drive and connect a bootable external drive i am able to startup. However, now the computer goes to sleep at the login screen and i am unable to wake it again.
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" I only get the gray screen at startup even if i connect an external hard disk with a working mac os x copy. When i remove the new hard drive and connect a bootable external drive i am able to startup."
So that points to a internal SATA cable issue. A know problem in these MBPs of this age.
"However, now the computer goes to sleep at the login screen and i am unable to wake it again"
l was working on a 2010 MBP that did that. Turns out to be the battery even tho' the system report seemed normal. If that's the original battery in there it's beyond it's life expectancy anyway since Li Ions have a limited lifetime.

Quick question, re: bent pins on hard drive connector...

When replacing my hard drive I slightly bent 4 of the small pins on the back of the new hard drive. I tried bending them back slightly but the connector was able to fit over them, so I just ended up leaving as is...
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Those pins are very sensitive. They run into the circuitboard of the drive controller. Any bending can push the pin into the circuitboard and cause it to break off, or potentially short. If you have a very fine tipped saudering iron and a steady hand and a good magnifying glass you can fix it, but most people do not have that sort of skill. I was lucky that my usergroup had someone with such skills to fix my drive. But eventually I'm not going to rely on that drive forever. You have to be very careful when connecting the drive to the connector so the pins don't bend. If you don't, you might have ruined the drive. If you just bought it, take it back to where you bought it from and tell them it is defective and use their return policy.

T61 hard drive connector information

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I plan to upgrade my hard drive to larger capacity, and to use the current one as an external one. I noticed that the connector of the current hard drive does not seem to match the (external hard drive) enclosure's. I don't have the laptop with me, but I am pretty sure it's of SATA interface
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Thanks, George.
I opened my ThinkPad and pulled out the HDD to take a look. Then I realized the hard drive enclosure I already have was for ATA drive. So I was mistaken when I asked the question.
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Hard Disk Drive Connector for laptop

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Though the question might be obvious, does anyone know what might be wrong? Could I accidentally have damaged the hard drive connector inside while installing the drive? Is it a logic board failure? I hope I haven't voided my warranty or anything, cause it's barely been three months using this laptop.. and the retail price was bloated to begin with since it was imported..
Thanks for taking the time to read all this, and for any help

the sellers there copied an image of OS X Leopard onto the Mac from another hard disk with Leopard installed (does that break any laws?).
Yes, that was illegal. The sellers should have either reinstalled the version of Mac OS X that came with the system or given/sold you the entire retail package for Leopard.
As to your disk problem, I can think of three possibilities:
1) You aren't getting the drive fully seated. Make sure you're not putting it in upside down.
2) The connector was damaged in some way. If the service center caused the problem, they should cover it, though you may have a difficult time getting them to admit that they caused the problem. If you caused the damage yourself, that would not be covered under warranty. The drive is considered a user-installable part, but if you cause any damage while installing the drive, that is not covered.
3) Your system has a logic board problem with the SATA port.
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I have a Vista Desktop and have determined that I need to replace the hard drive.
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3) Ran Boot.exe /FixMbr (day 3)
4) Ran Boot.exe /FixBoot (day 4)
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Its easy Pal! You check your HDD first but not in the way you did. Just follow the steps with your old HDD.
1. Try a clean install(delete the partitions while installing OS) of other OS like linux or XP or Windows 7.
2. If it works properly the your HDD is OK.
3. Then work for some days with the OS installed to check the condition of HDD.
4. If any problem happens then you need to buy a new one or if its recently bought, go for RMA.
5. If there is no problem, then do a clean install(delete the partitions while installing OS) with your Vista Recovery.
6. Use a Better Security with MSE/Avira/Trand Micro
For Replacing with a different HDD, you must consult nearest HP Service Point for the change in your hardware configuration, so that they will register with Microsoft with the new HDD.
Note: Give the old and new HDD to HP Service Point employee.
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