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My late 2008 white MacBook stopped working this weekend. It won't turn on, no sound start up, Zero. I ordered a refurbished MacBook Pro this morning so that's on its way to me. But all of my stuff is on my MacBook. Can I still do a transfer to an external hard drive even if it won't turn on? What do I do if I can? Please help!
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Can someone please help me??
Hello,
If the MacBook is not powering on then you don't have much chance in getting data off it.
You best option is to remove the hard drive and place that into an external USB caddy.
This will turn your old hard drive into an external drive. Then you can transfer any files by plugging it into your new refurbished MacBook Pro.
A caddy can be brought from places like Amazon or a computer retailer.
Make sure it's for the 2.5 laptop hard drive.
Hope this helps
Pull the drive out of the old MacBook and put it in an external case.
Here are instructions on replacing the hard drive in a MacBook with a removable battery. http://creativemac.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=45088
Here's a cheap SATA external hard drive case on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Vantec-NexStar-2-5-Inch-External-Enclosure/dp/B002JQNXZC/r ef=pd_cp_pc_0
If you don’t have the tools to open up the MacBook OWC has a set for $5
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/TOOLKITMHD/
So its still possible to get my files & things even though it won't turn on?
Only if you remove the drive from the computer and place in an adapted caddy case.
If the computer don't power on then there will be no power to the hard drive.
Best of luck
MacBook stopped working, how do I get my hard drive transferred?
