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Jun 2, 2015 1:30 PM in response to photphilby Kappy,★HelpfulYou need an external enclosure for the drive. It must support SATA and have a USB port to connect to the computer. You should find a suitable enclosure at OWC as well as many other component vendors like NewEgg, Best Buy, Buy.Com, etc. You will need an enclosure for a 3.5" HDD.
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Jun 2, 2015 1:32 PM in response to photphilby Phil0124,★HelpfulAssuming that the G5 died from something unrelated to the hard drive,(i.e the hard drive is still fully functional) all you would need is an external USB enclosure to turn the hard drive into an external Usb drive.
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Jun 2, 2015 3:15 PM in response to photphilby BDAqua,Probably the cheapest way is one of these...
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/usb-to-ide-sata
I'd recommend one with AC power brick though.
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Jun 2, 2015 6:15 PM in response to photphilby kaz-k,You'd better get auto off capability enclosure which is automatically power off when system is going down.
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Jun 2, 2015 7:39 PM in response to photphilby kahjot,http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00APP6694?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_deta ilpage_o01_s00
I have one of these. Works well.
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Jun 3, 2015 4:40 PM in response to kahjotby photphil,Thanks to all 5 of you who have responded. I believe the hard drive is ok so I will try to get it running again.
Phil.