Installed new hard drive, won't let me start from recovery, shows flashing question mark folder at power on, no start-up options work.
So I took my computer (2011 Macbook Pro 15" Intel i7, not sure on operating system, it crashed before I could look and see what it was) into Apple earlier this week, they tested it, said my hard drive failed and I needed a replacement. They wanted an ridiclous amount of money to replace the hard drive and transfer all my data over. I'm pretty savvy when it comes to computers, so I ordered a new hard drive off Amazon, backed up my old drive to my work computer using a firewire. Data transferred perfectly, no problems. Installed new hard drive, no problems. Powered on Macbook, I get the flashing question mark folder.
I googled it, everyone says this is an easy fix. I double checked my connectors, they are all attached perfectly. (I didn't have the flashing folder problem with my old drive, so I don't know if the connector is bad?)
I power on, tried holding down Command + R to open Recovery mode, nothing happens. I power off, wait a few seconds, power back on, try holding down Option (ALT) to get my drive to show up and boot that way, nothing. After a few seconds, I either get the flashing question mark folder, or I get just the mouse curser.
Please help.
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.5), Not 100% sure on operating system