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Burn bootable Mac DVD on windows XP?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1386190" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>I think that when I mentioned that if this HD was ok when connected to your Windows computer...I was talking if it was reformatted for a Windows computer (which of course would eliminate any chance of recovering any files from it). If it worked on your Windows PC...then that would prove that the HD was mechanically ok...and then would just need to be installed back into the MacBook, the HD formatted for a Mac (via booting from an OS install DVD and using Disk Utility to format it)...and an OS installed on it.</p><p></p><p>If the HD was plugged into your Windows PC, reformatted for a Windows PC, and it didn't work at all...then it's probably bad...and a new HD is needed.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The flashing question mark can mean 3 things:</p><p></p><p>1. No OS installed on the HD.</p><p>2. If an OS is installed...something is wrong with it, since the computer is not recognizing it.</p><p>3. The HD is dead!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1386190, member: 56379"] I think that when I mentioned that if this HD was ok when connected to your Windows computer...I was talking if it was reformatted for a Windows computer (which of course would eliminate any chance of recovering any files from it). If it worked on your Windows PC...then that would prove that the HD was mechanically ok...and then would just need to be installed back into the MacBook, the HD formatted for a Mac (via booting from an OS install DVD and using Disk Utility to format it)...and an OS installed on it. If the HD was plugged into your Windows PC, reformatted for a Windows PC, and it didn't work at all...then it's probably bad...and a new HD is needed. The flashing question mark can mean 3 things: 1. No OS installed on the HD. 2. If an OS is installed...something is wrong with it, since the computer is not recognizing it. 3. The HD is dead!:( - Nick [/QUOTE]
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