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what killed my macbook?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1280936" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>After reading everything...I'll take a stab (with the info so far) what it sounds like.</p><p></p><p>First assumption is that this MacBook was working 100% before the HD crashed...and 2nd assumption...that this MacBook was working 100% before what sounds like at least 2 times being opened up (to explore the problems further).</p><p></p><p>So if the HD crashing was the initial problem...pretty much no big deal...(as you did) get a new HD & install it (very easy).</p><p></p><p>At this point I would have had 6 questions:</p><p></p><p>- Was the new HD properly formatted before the OS install?</p><p>- What OS version was initially installed on the new HD?</p><p>- How did you install the OS (what sort of disc)...what color was it?</p><p>- Do you get the "friendly" startup chime?</p><p>- After the new HD was formatted & the OS installed...did the MacBook work fine?</p><p>- What OS was the MacBook then updated to?</p><p></p><p>So boiling things down (according to the info given so far):</p><p></p><p>- the dead HD was the initial problem</p><p>- replacing the HD & installing the OS (initially) everything was ok (maybe...not sure with the info so far)</p><p>- MacBook starting having most problems after the OS was updated to the most recent version (need to know what version)...the latest is actually OS 10.7.0 "Lion".</p><p></p><p>I'm thinking that the HD install went fine...and something got damaged, electrically shocked (static electricity), or not assembled properly when the MacBook was taken apart & put back together...leading to all the problems.</p><p></p><p>This is the best I can "theorize" so far with the info given.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1280936, member: 56379"] After reading everything...I'll take a stab (with the info so far) what it sounds like. First assumption is that this MacBook was working 100% before the HD crashed...and 2nd assumption...that this MacBook was working 100% before what sounds like at least 2 times being opened up (to explore the problems further). So if the HD crashing was the initial problem...pretty much no big deal...(as you did) get a new HD & install it (very easy). At this point I would have had 6 questions: - Was the new HD properly formatted before the OS install? - What OS version was initially installed on the new HD? - How did you install the OS (what sort of disc)...what color was it? - Do you get the "friendly" startup chime? - After the new HD was formatted & the OS installed...did the MacBook work fine? - What OS was the MacBook then updated to? So boiling things down (according to the info given so far): - the dead HD was the initial problem - replacing the HD & installing the OS (initially) everything was ok (maybe...not sure with the info so far) - MacBook starting having most problems after the OS was updated to the most recent version (need to know what version)...the latest is actually OS 10.7.0 "Lion". I'm thinking that the HD install went fine...and something got damaged, electrically shocked (static electricity), or not assembled properly when the MacBook was taken apart & put back together...leading to all the problems. This is the best I can "theorize" so far with the info given. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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