My new HDD for Macbook pro 13" unibody is not recognized and I am using a new SATA cable

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My new HDD for Macbook pro 13" unibody is not recognized and I am using a new SATA cable

Hey everyone,

I have a particular problem that I cannot seem to find an answer to. My new 500gb internal drive for my Macbook Pro 13" unibody is not recognized. The old HDD broke on me so I bought a new one but my macbook pro would not recognize it. To troubleshoot that issue I purchased the SATA cable and replaced the old with the new. The new HDD still will not show up in disk utility.

Please let me know what you think I may have missed or should do.

Thank you

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010), iOS 6.1

Posted on Jan 31, 2013 3:35 PM

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sanjampet

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Jan 31, 2013 4:05 PM in response to Jc1388

The install went bad, the multipin is not correct, this is asssming the drive is correct for your machine. Try a AHT and see if you get any replies. Make sure sure the connections are correct, and the drive is compatible with your MBP. Try agaian and be very careful the multipin is correctly done. OGELTHORE will have your answer.

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Jan 31, 2013 6:23 PM in response to sanjampet

Thank you. I missed the part where there was a list of certain HDD that were compatible. Mine is not on that list so I will send for a new one.

Thanks again.

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Jun 5, 2013 11:53 PM in response to sanjampet

So I got the new HDD and it is on the list. It too is not working and as far as I can tell everything is connected properly. Any other ideas?

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sanjampet

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Jun 6, 2013 4:50 AM in response to Jc1388

jc1388,

Bring it to an Apple store Genius bar (make an appointment, so you don,t have to wait around forever) they will diagnose it for free and tell you your options/pricing. They have more extensive testing tools, maybe your logic board is failing/failed.

best of luck

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