HDD not recognized with new HD cable?
Hello,
I have a MBP 13" 2010 where the old HDD was somewhat damaged. It could only boot up in safe mode and was very slow then. I bought a new HDD and HD cable.
Installed the new HD cable and HDD, but when I booted up from Disk Utility it couldn't detect any HDD. Tried changing the HDD to the old HDD, but now it couldn't find the old HDD either and it couldn't even boot up in safe mode.
So I don't really know what the problem could be?
Update
Have contacted the HDD service provider, but no response so far.
Can it be anything else than than the HDD or the cable? What if I have broken something else than the cable or HDD, could that maybe be the problem? Because I found this thing laying on my table as you can see in picture 1 and 2.
Update
Don't know how to insert pictures without "answering"...
But I'm pretty sure the lock is from the screen cable (or so I was told). It's the cable right here (the lower left corner in the last picture of my last "answer".
It happened when I pulled the cover off, because some glue was stuck to the cable and cover. Pretty sure it's that, but not sure. But if it the screen cable, could it still be the problem?
Update
No one got any ideas for a solution?
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Additional information on the make and model number of the hard drive might help. Plus the source of this cable and if it's new or used.
- de mayer
HD: Hitachi HGST Travelstar z7k500 500GB
Cable: http://www.ebay.com/itm/111009192268
- de Mattias Damsgaard
I got an answer from, HSGT, the service provider. They said the following could be the problem: 1: DOA. 2: "The MBP did come with a 5400 RPM SATA II 3.0 Gb/s hard drive originally, and it could be a power supply issue, since the 7200 HDD takes one Watt more power for startup current than a 5400 RPM drive. The drive should work for this installation." But could any of this be the problem, if I can hear the hard drive spinning?
- de Mattias Damsgaard
A computer component in your hand is not good -yes it could be the problem. I'm not certain but to me it looks like a connector or ribbon cable lock. If the cable or connector is not making good solid connection - guess what happens? The OS can't find the HD so there's no boot system to load. Spinning HD sound only means the drive motor is getting power to, at least, start spinning up.
- de originalmachead
Bump.........
- de Mattias Damsgaard