Thanks Ray It was more a matter of current availability. I'm a bit foggy with information overload now. Regards Peter On 12/12/2011, at 1:17 PM, Ray Forma wrote:
> 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 drives are too slow and out of date!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 out of date being surpassed by USB2 and USB3, which they say is quicker 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> -- 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>
