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Message: <blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1616506" data-attributes="member: 46727">OK, thanks for the additional info.  Different ball game now....  Yes, the blank hard drive should show up regardless of its format.  The SATA cable should be OK if when you insert the old hard drive it's picked up by Disk Utility.I've stuck a blank hard drive in my Mac before and it showed up in Disk Utility.  Otherwise how would you be able to format it and prepare it to install the OS?  I'm wondering now if you have a DOA Western Digital drive?Do you by chance have an external USB SATA carrier that you can place the WD in, attach it to the Mac and see if it's picked up by Disk Utility?</blockquote>