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New hard drive in macbook pro not recognised on boot
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<blockquote data-quote="NanoBite" data-source="post: 377868" data-attributes="member: 13565"><p>The machine will not boot from this blank, unformatted hard disk so you’ll need to boot from your external backup. Plug power cable back in and connect external hard disk that you will be booting from. Turn on computer and boot from external.</p><p>Use Disk Tools on external to format the new hard disk. Don’t forget to partition it using the GUID partition table as it’s an Intel-based Mac.</p><p></p><p>Here are the steps you should consider when upgrading an internal HD:</p><p></p><p><em><span style="color: RoyalBlue">- Install the original drive in the external enclosure</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: RoyalBlue">- Install the new drive in the MacBook</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: RoyalBlue">- Boot from the old drive</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: RoyalBlue">- Format the new drive using Disk Utility</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: RoyalBlue">- Use SuperDuper to clone the external drive to the new internal drive</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: RoyalBlue">- Format the external drive using Disk Utility</span></em></p><p></p><p>Here's something else to consider if you want to transfer your data from the replaced drive to the new one:</p><p></p><p>You just boot up off the install CD that came with your computer and install a fresh copy of Tiger on the new drive <em>(after you've installed inside of the MacBook)</em>. During the setup process <em>(either before or after reboot, I can't remember)</em> the Migration Assistant will come up and ask if you want to import from another drive. Just turn on your Firewire drive and click Go. Select what you want to transfer and just let it do its thing!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NanoBite, post: 377868, member: 13565"] The machine will not boot from this blank, unformatted hard disk so you’ll need to boot from your external backup. Plug power cable back in and connect external hard disk that you will be booting from. Turn on computer and boot from external. Use Disk Tools on external to format the new hard disk. Don’t forget to partition it using the GUID partition table as it’s an Intel-based Mac. Here are the steps you should consider when upgrading an internal HD: [I][COLOR="RoyalBlue"]- Install the original drive in the external enclosure - Install the new drive in the MacBook - Boot from the old drive - Format the new drive using Disk Utility - Use SuperDuper to clone the external drive to the new internal drive - Format the external drive using Disk Utility[/COLOR][/I] Here's something else to consider if you want to transfer your data from the replaced drive to the new one: You just boot up off the install CD that came with your computer and install a fresh copy of Tiger on the new drive [I](after you've installed inside of the MacBook)[/I]. During the setup process [I](either before or after reboot, I can't remember)[/I] the Migration Assistant will come up and ask if you want to import from another drive. Just turn on your Firewire drive and click Go. Select what you want to transfer and just let it do its thing! [/QUOTE]
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