Peter, one model of a new IDE hard disk still available in WA at <http://www.austin.net.au/ProductList/tabid/103/Default.aspx?Category=HARD+DISK+%2f+SOLID+STATE&SubCategory=2.5%22+IDE>. There are probably others.
You can usually salvage quite useable 3.5" IDE drives out of Wintel boxes that people abandon all the time. Because Wintel boxes are generally useable for only a few years before becoming obsolete, you will often find HDs in remarkably good condition in those discarded boxes. On 12/12/2011, at 1:02 PM, Curtis Peter wrote: > Hi > So, to carry on from my last email, and being in a regional centre > (Kalgoorlie) > I can't get any IDE drives for an old enclosure I have, they say these drives > are too slow and out of date! > I can't get a SATA hard drive with a firewire connection, they say these are > out of date being surpassed by USB2 and USB3, which they say is quicker > anyway. (I'm sure I don't have USB3 in my MacBookPro anyway) > My question is - can I boot my MacBookPro with USB2? > Regards > Peter > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> Regards, Ray Forma Mob +61 (0) 428 596938 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
