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Mac Book - Move a Drive

I have a Mac Book Pro circa 2007.  The LCD fell off etc.  Now it won't boot.  If I bought a new Mac Book, could move the drive from the orginal machine in it?  It may not be the same exact version of the Mac OS.  What about Drives?  I heard there may be a migration tool...
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A new Mac Book probably won't boot to the older OS.  I know that you can't install an OS older than the one a Mac was shipped with.  If the drive is good, you should be able to connect it with an external USB drive unit and get the data off of it.  If you buy a new Mac at the Apple store, they will often do that for you.  Ask them.
When you first boot the new Mac, it will ask you if you have another Mac you want to move data and settings from. Just connected the old drive to the new Mac using a USB enclosure as suggested by Dave, and all your settings and data should be copied over automatically.
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