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Weird Mac problem

  • 15-08-2011 6:49pm
    #1
    The Big Gig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 742 ✭✭✭


    My buddies MBP got the folder / question mark icon on startup yesterday. Thought he had a dodgy hard drie so I replaceced it with a new 500 gig one. But it won't show up in disk utility at all. MBP will boot from external hard drive with snow leopard on it so I know the mac is ok. Anyone any ideas? have checked the connections on the cable from new sata to mac an it too seems to be ok.


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  • #2
    Groinshot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,042 ✭✭✭Groinshot


    I don't really understand the last bit, so this may be what you've already tried.
    Dodgy SATA cable?
    Otherwise, are you sure the hard drive is formatted for mac?


  • #3
    The Big Gig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 742 ✭✭✭The Big Gig


    Groinshot wrote: »
    I don't really understand the last bit, so this may be what you've already tried.
    Dodgy SATA cable?
    Otherwise, are you sure the hard drive is formatted for mac?

    Yep that's what i mean!
    I should be able to format the hard drive in Disk utility, Shouldn't I? It's brand new.


  • #4
    Groinshot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,042 ✭✭✭Groinshot


    The Big Gig wrote: »
    Yep that's what i mean!
    I should be able to format the hard drive in Disk utility, Shouldn't I? It's brand new.
    You should. Have you got a caddy and another mac? If so, try formatting it on that, and put it back into the machine.


  • #5
    Greentree_uk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭Greentree_uk


    is your mac a unibody? if so it's likely a dodgy sata cable will need to take it to a repair centre


  • #6
    The Big Gig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 742 ✭✭✭The Big Gig


    Greentree_uk wrote: »
    is your mac a unibody? if so it's likely a dodgy sata cable will need to take it to a repair centre

    Yep.. sure is. gonna do that. Hope its that.. He doesn't have time machine back up of the Drive!!


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