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Will a Mac hard drive work in a PC?

vegasgmc
By vegasgmc
Jul 21, 2010
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  1. Its an Hitatchi 251GB SATA laptop drive that says Apple HDD Firmware on the label. I can get it cheap but dont want to bother if I cant use it.
     
    Jul 21, 2010
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  2. jobeard

    jobeard TS Ambassador Posts: 10,315   +788

    sure; you will need to delete the partition, create a new one and then format it as NTFS

    The ISSUE is the drive type {IDE, SATA, or possibly even SCSI}

    Make sure it's compatible with your motherboard connectors.
     
    Jul 22, 2010
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  3. SNGX1275

    SNGX1275 TS Forces Special Posts: 10,729   +409

    He said its SATA, so it will work. But like you said he'll have to delete the partition or at least reformat it. The "Apple Firmware" sticker probably means its formatted to HFS+, I really doubt the drive itself is any different.
     
    Jul 22, 2010
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