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Upgrading to SSD when optical drive is broken?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1631189" data-attributes="member: 38864"><p>You could consider replacing that drive. Instructions for how to do so here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Unibody+Mid+2009+Optical+Drive+Replacement/1368" target="_blank">https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Unibody+Mid+2009+Optical+Drive+Replacement/1368</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Uh, as far as I know, you most certainly should be able to.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>What code? There is no "code" to change. I'm not sure why you are getting that error when you open Terminal, but you shouldn't be opening it in the first place.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Do you have an OS installed on that external drive? Or did you clone your internal drive to that external? If not, then of course it won't boot.</p><p></p><p>If you haven't cloned your internal to the external drive, then do so now using <a href="http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html" target="_blank">SuperDuper</a>. Once done, reboot your Mac and hold down the OPTION key as soon as you see the Apple logo come up. You should get a list of bootable volumes, from which you select the internal or external drive. This is the same process for booting off an external DVD drive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1631189, member: 38864"] You could consider replacing that drive. Instructions for how to do so here: [url]https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Unibody+Mid+2009+Optical+Drive+Replacement/1368[/url] Uh, as far as I know, you most certainly should be able to. What code? There is no "code" to change. I'm not sure why you are getting that error when you open Terminal, but you shouldn't be opening it in the first place. Do you have an OS installed on that external drive? Or did you clone your internal drive to that external? If not, then of course it won't boot. If you haven't cloned your internal to the external drive, then do so now using [URL="http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html"]SuperDuper[/URL]. Once done, reboot your Mac and hold down the OPTION key as soon as you see the Apple logo come up. You should get a list of bootable volumes, from which you select the internal or external drive. This is the same process for booting off an external DVD drive. [/QUOTE]
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