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Replaced HHD with SSD , Flashing Question Mark ?
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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1814188" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>Not that it isn't recognizing the drive, but that there is no operating system on the drive to boot from.</p><p></p><p>Well, you should have formatted the drive and installed the operating system (not the installer, but the system itself) on the drive. But that water is over the dam at this point.</p><p></p><p>Like Patrick, I am pretty sure that is not true. But you don't have a working copy of TimeMachine on the SSD, so you can't get the files out of that backup until you do. And if the internal HD failed, you have zero files on the system until you put them there.</p><p></p><p>Do what? Run Time Machine? No. Install the OS? No. Format the drive? Yes</p><p></p><p> That sentence is very confusing. What does "booting the OS for a flash drive" mean? Did you mean "from a flash drive?" If so, does that flash drive have the installer files on it? If not, about all you will be able to do is to format the SSD to prepare it for an installation from a bootable installer. </p><p></p><p>Here is Apple's directions on creating a bootable installer: <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372" target="_blank">https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372</a></p><p></p><p>You can make this installer on your "main computer" if it is a Mac.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1814188, member: 396914"] Not that it isn't recognizing the drive, but that there is no operating system on the drive to boot from. Well, you should have formatted the drive and installed the operating system (not the installer, but the system itself) on the drive. But that water is over the dam at this point. Like Patrick, I am pretty sure that is not true. But you don't have a working copy of TimeMachine on the SSD, so you can't get the files out of that backup until you do. And if the internal HD failed, you have zero files on the system until you put them there. Do what? Run Time Machine? No. Install the OS? No. Format the drive? Yes That sentence is very confusing. What does "booting the OS for a flash drive" mean? Did you mean "from a flash drive?" If so, does that flash drive have the installer files on it? If not, about all you will be able to do is to format the SSD to prepare it for an installation from a bootable installer. Here is Apple's directions on creating a bootable installer: [url]https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372[/url] You can make this installer on your "main computer" if it is a Mac. [/QUOTE]
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