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Thread: New HDD only bootable via USB
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04-27-2014, 05:56 PM #16
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Whilst the drive SHOULD be backwards compatible, this is not always the case. Don;t know if simply changing the cable will make it compatible or speed things up.
Hang on to those original install discs like grim death! Using OS X.7 or later make a bootable USB thumb drive before running Installer!
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04-27-2014, 06:27 PM #17
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Well, currently I have a SATA cable on a SATA II controller. Apparently, the drive is only backwards compatible with SATA II and the SATA cable can't handle the overload.
I dunno. I'll give it a whirl and see what happens, anyway. At the very least, should see a speed increase on the SATA controller after replacing the cable, as it will allow 3Gbps throughput."That's Peter Graves scat! I'd know it anywhere!"
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05-02-2014, 01:04 PM #18
When you formatted the SSD, did you use the GUID partition table?
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