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Support Required! Macbook Pro circa 2010/2011

  • 03-04-2019 10:36am
    #1
    liamtech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,338 ✭✭✭


    Hi Guys

    Im wondering can anyone help me

    I am attempting to repair a friends macbook pro - i am extremely familiar with Laptops/Desktops but this is my first go on the Mac - it seemed a pretty straight forward situation - i took the hard drive out and tested it in my desktop - Hard Disk Sentinel reported an ungodly amount of bad sectors, and stated that drive would fail soon - recommended immediate replacement

    Purchased a WesternDig 500GB drive - things were complicated by the fact that my friend lost her recovery disks - but after checking about online i realized that 'internet recovery' was possible - i executed this and sure enough the macbook downloaded the appropriate software - however disk utility refuses to format/partition/<do anything> with the new drive

    - When formatting the macbook simply sits there saying that it is formatting - for 16 hours at one point

    -Checked the new drive - as suspected the drive is in working order and HD SENTINAL reports as perfect

    -Windows showed a corrupted File table which i deleted, leaving un partitioned space

    -Tried Internet recovery again - this time reports 'Unable to unmount the disk'

    I then decided to attempt to put win 7 on using my own media, even to prove that the macbook is working

    -Windows installer will not install on the drive, despite it being perfect - states the drive is 'not designed to be booted from

    QUestions - Am i missing something RE internet recovery? replacing a hard drive with this option seemed ideal

    Is there a reason why it is not possible to install windows 7, from dry on a macbook pro? am i doing something wrong?

    Mac Tech support were decidedly unhelpful just stating its old, dump it, buy a new one - my friend would be delighted to have it up and running with ANY OPERATING system at this stage as it saves her having to purchase new hard ware

    Thanks in advance - the new drive is DEFINTELY not faulty - and the Macbooks memory/ram is also fine

    Sic semper tyrannis - thus always to Tyrants



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