Hi All.
First off apologies if this is the wrong area to post this question (its my first post and im not sure if this is a hardware or software issue but im leaning towards hardware maybe).
I have a MacBook Pro (A1278 i believe) and the Hard Drive died. I replaced it with the same make/model (Seagate 320gb) that i had laying around (tested and good drive).
Unfortunately, I'm having issues doing a restore. I tried the internet recovery and it starts, the globe appears and i connect to my WiFi (or ethernet, done both) and all looks good. It then reboots and the Apple logo appears but it gets stuck at different points along the progress bar (have tried multiple times). Never actually gets into the recovery utility where you can select Disk Utility or Install/Reinstall MacOS.
So i created a USB installer using the previously downloaded app on my Macbook Air (i created both an El Capitan and a High Sierra USB). This also seemed to be going ok. After holding the Option key and seeing the USB installer, i tried installing from both USB installers. They both get stuck at various points along the progress bar. Doesn't seem to be the same point each time. Sometimes its about half way, sometimes it gets almost to the end.
I have even left it over night in case it was doing something odd.
It never gets to the point where it shows the Reinstall/Install MacOS or Disk Utility options.
Any ideas?
I've tried resetting the SMC and PRAM. No luck.
I've tried a different Hard Drive and even an SSD.
Any help would be great.
Thanks
BritGuy
First off apologies if this is the wrong area to post this question (its my first post and im not sure if this is a hardware or software issue but im leaning towards hardware maybe).
I have a MacBook Pro (A1278 i believe) and the Hard Drive died. I replaced it with the same make/model (Seagate 320gb) that i had laying around (tested and good drive).
Unfortunately, I'm having issues doing a restore. I tried the internet recovery and it starts, the globe appears and i connect to my WiFi (or ethernet, done both) and all looks good. It then reboots and the Apple logo appears but it gets stuck at different points along the progress bar (have tried multiple times). Never actually gets into the recovery utility where you can select Disk Utility or Install/Reinstall MacOS.
So i created a USB installer using the previously downloaded app on my Macbook Air (i created both an El Capitan and a High Sierra USB). This also seemed to be going ok. After holding the Option key and seeing the USB installer, i tried installing from both USB installers. They both get stuck at various points along the progress bar. Doesn't seem to be the same point each time. Sometimes its about half way, sometimes it gets almost to the end.
I have even left it over night in case it was doing something odd.
It never gets to the point where it shows the Reinstall/Install MacOS or Disk Utility options.
Any ideas?
I've tried resetting the SMC and PRAM. No luck.
I've tried a different Hard Drive and even an SSD.
Any help would be great.
Thanks
BritGuy