[HM] hard drives - are windows and mac interchangeable?

[E. Matro]

thanks; when I get up the nerve/cash to try it I will.



--- Paul Cooper <cooper.mail at verizon.net> wrote:

> The answer is yes - almost all ATA drives now sold
> can be used in 
> either a Mac or Windows machine.
> 
> As for installing a hard drive into an external case
> - make sure the 
> external case will be able to connect with your mac
> (firewire 
> preferably), open up the case, attach the drive to
> the case using the 
> mounting screws or whatever is supplied, plug in the
> power and data 
> cords, close it back up and format it using disk
> utilities. Almost 
> takes longer to type than to do.
> 
> Enjoy.
> 
> Paul
> On Nov 29, 2004, at 1:15 PM, E. Matro wrote:
> 
> > Hope this isn't a dumb question. But if the
> cabling
> > and connections are the same, is it possible to
> > reformat and use hard drives advertised for
> windows
> > users? either internal or external?
> >
> > also, does anyone have information on how to put
> an
> > internal hard drive into a case to use as an
> external?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -- Eileen Matro
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