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[Stevetheobscure]

Hi, I'm kinda new to the Apple scene, but I just bought a used macbook pro A1150 on eBay and I upgraded the hard drive from an 80gb to a 500gb. Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I keep getting a folder with a question mark on it when I turn it on. What does that mean?

 

[cwa107]

It means that there is no bootable media. I suspect that's because the drive has yet to be formatted or prepped. You'll need OS installation media to get the ball rolling.

 

[Stevetheobscure]

I got an iMac a while ago with Snow Leopard which is what I wanted to put on it. Could I use that backup disc to load Snow Leopard?

 

[pigoo3]

...I keep getting a folder with a question mark on it when I turn it on. What does that mean?

I think as long as we have Macintosh computers with "formattable" hard drives that need OS's installed on them...this question will never go away!

First time this question was asked for a Macintosh (1984)...last time it will be asked (???)

- Nick

p.s. @"Stevetheobscure"...I'm not picking on you for asking...it was just a random thought that entered my "brain"!

 

[pigoo3]

I got an iMac a while ago with Snow Leopard which is what I wanted to put on it. Could I use that backup disc to load Snow Leopard?

Not if it's a grey/silver colored disk. These discs are model specific...you need a "white" disk with a picture of a Snow Leopard on it (retail disk)...like this:

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.)

- Nick

 

[Stevetheobscure]

Thanks pigoo3!

 

[pigoo3]

You're welcome!