Trying to access powerpc hdd on my macbook pro i5.
Hi folks, I was wondering if anyone knew if it was possible to run an hdd with leopard installed from an old macbook i no longer have which had power pc architecture on a new macbook pro with an i5 processor?
I tried a straight disk switch but the computer couldn't recognise the power pc config.
Can I plug it into an external hdd casing and hope I can see it like any other external drive?
Thanks,
Dan Drysdale.
Can I plug it into an external hdd casing and hope I can see it like any other external drive?
Yes, that should work just fine, as long as you aren't trying to boot from it. If you just want to connect it to a running MBP and access the data on it, you should have no trouble doing that.
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