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Macbook A1278 refusing to boot
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<blockquote data-quote="slippyjim" data-source="post: 1949592" data-attributes="member: 91128"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>My mum has an old Macbook A1278 that she still loves but it suddenly started showing the folder with a ? in on boot.</p><p>I started from internet recovery and went into disk utility</p><p>[ATTACH=full]40141[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The first time I tried this verify disk was greyed out for all the different drives in the left column, then on the second boot into recovery I could verify and repair one of them ( cant remember which exactly now) but it still didnt boot</p><p></p><p>Went back into internet recovery and went to install OSX, I click through and eventually see this screen</p><p>[ATTACH=full]40142[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>It doesnt find the SSD.</p><p></p><p>I have taken the SSD out and connected it to my M1 Air and I can see all her files ok</p><p></p><p>I have ran Apple diagnostics and that says everything ok</p><p></p><p>What do I try from here?</p><p></p><p>I am goign to create a USB drive with Mountain Lion on and see if that can see the SSD.</p><p>If I reinstall Mountain Lion will it wipe all her files and programs or does it do a "repair" installation?</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slippyjim, post: 1949592, member: 91128"] Hi, My mum has an old Macbook A1278 that she still loves but it suddenly started showing the folder with a ? in on boot. I started from internet recovery and went into disk utility [ATTACH type="full" alt="20250313_194619.jpg"]40141[/ATTACH] The first time I tried this verify disk was greyed out for all the different drives in the left column, then on the second boot into recovery I could verify and repair one of them ( cant remember which exactly now) but it still didnt boot Went back into internet recovery and went to install OSX, I click through and eventually see this screen [ATTACH type="full" alt="20250313_194558.jpg"]40142[/ATTACH] It doesnt find the SSD. I have taken the SSD out and connected it to my M1 Air and I can see all her files ok I have ran Apple diagnostics and that says everything ok What do I try from here? I am goign to create a USB drive with Mountain Lion on and see if that can see the SSD. If I reinstall Mountain Lion will it wipe all her files and programs or does it do a "repair" installation? Thanks [/QUOTE]
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