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<blockquote data-quote="RadDave" data-source="post: 1630081" data-attributes="member: 234411">Hi again Seamas - from your previous statements, your current drive will not boot and you likely have no type of backup (e.g. Time Machine or a bootable cloned HD, using a program such as CCC, i.e. Carbon Copy Cloner) - correct?If so, once the new HD is installed, you will need some way to boot the new drive - likely the easiest way is to make a bootable Yosemite USB flash drive - instructions <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/2367748/how-to-make-a-bootable-os-x-10-10-yosemite-install-drive.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>; you likely will have to use another functioning computer - I'll stop there since having no experience in replacing a defective HD in this way, and let some of our 'hardware gurus' respond w/ reinforcing or further advice - good luck.&nbsp; Dave <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="RadDave, post: 1630081, member: 234411"] Hi again Seamas - from your previous statements, your current drive will not boot and you likely have no type of backup (e.g. Time Machine or a bootable cloned HD, using a program such as CCC, i.e. Carbon Copy Cloner) - correct? If so, once the new HD is installed, you will need some way to boot the new drive - likely the easiest way is to make a bootable Yosemite USB flash drive - instructions [URL="http://www.macworld.com/article/2367748/how-to-make-a-bootable-os-x-10-10-yosemite-install-drive.html"]HERE[/URL]; you likely will have to use another functioning computer - I'll stop there since having no experience in replacing a defective HD in this way, and let some of our 'hardware gurus' respond w/ reinforcing or further advice - good luck. Dave :) [/QUOTE]

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