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MacBook won't start
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1509238" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>It does appear your hard drive is trashed. And no, you don't have to buy a replacement from Apple. Any SATA 2.5" x 9.5 MM hard drive should work just fine. They're inexpensive so you can probably get a fairly large one for less than $75.</p><p></p><p>Also... you need to do something about that optical drive if it's not working right or you won't be able to install OS X on the new hard drive.</p><p></p><p>Go to <a href="http://www.ifixit.com" target="_blank">iFixit: The free repair manual</a> and look up your model and then the instructions for swapping out the hard drive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1509238, member: 46727"] It does appear your hard drive is trashed. And no, you don't have to buy a replacement from Apple. Any SATA 2.5" x 9.5 MM hard drive should work just fine. They're inexpensive so you can probably get a fairly large one for less than $75. Also... you need to do something about that optical drive if it's not working right or you won't be able to install OS X on the new hard drive. Go to [url=http://www.ifixit.com]iFixit: The free repair manual[/url] and look up your model and then the instructions for swapping out the hard drive. [/QUOTE]
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