HDD on mac, does it work on pc too?

[GSquadron]

I want to know if a Mac HDD is going to work for PC too
I am using Windows 7 x64

 

[corkyg]

It can be made to work on a PC, but it must be reformatted. This explains:

http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39...format-an-external-drive-for-windows-and-mac/

 

[GSquadron]

Thanks!
Does that do for internal hdds too?

 

[SecurityTheatre]

To be clear, reformatting wipes out the data.

But the hardware should be identical and would not need to be changed.

I'm not aware of any components of a modern Mac that won't also work in Windows.

 

[Nothinman]

Thanks!
Does that do for internal hdds too?

The physical connection is irrelevant. Mac's primarily use the HFS+ filesystem which Windows can't read, so if you want to transfer a drive from one to the other it must be formatted. Unless you pay for software to read it, although I can't remember the name of that right now. Windows primarily uses NTFS which Mac can read, but can't write to without jumping through some hoops.

 

[GSquadron]

ok tx guys