Mac not reading internal hard drive, running from external

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Mac not reading internal hard drive, running from external

I have a Macbook Pro, that stopped working on me.

After some tinkering around, I was able to boot up after it crashed, but only by removing the hard drive and accessing it through the USB ports.

Two part question...

A- How do I see if the computer is recognizing the internal hard drive? (I purchased a new one and placed it in the unit)

B- How do I clone the old hard drive, now external, to the new hard drive?

I also was not able to partition the new hard drive yet

thanks!

MacBook Pro

Posted on Jan 26, 2014 6:23 PM

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steve359

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Jan 26, 2014 6:31 PM in response to Bennyp87

If the drive mounts through a USB, it should be OK. The cable connecting the HD to the logic board inside the system may be faulty. That service/part runs around $75 and can be had at the Genius Bar. Or find other sources: https://www.google.com/#q=macbook+pro+hard+drive+ribbon+cable&revid=1133110092

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Jan 26, 2014 6:38 PM in response to steve359

You know what, I looked under the disk utility and it is now reading the new hard drive

I tried to use carbon copy cloner to download the external to the internal, but it's not working. I am not sure what to do now, haha.

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steve359

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Jan 26, 2014 6:42 PM in response to Bennyp87

Sounds like hardware connections are not quite right. I would make a Genius Bar appointment, unless you are comfortable enough buying spare HD-connector cables and following many possible procedures from ifixit.com. But Genius Bar should have parts on the shelf.

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