swapped hardrive, kernal panic

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swapped hardrive, kernal panic

I spilled water all over my computer. The battery was shot, so I took it out and powered it solely with the AC adapter and now its booting up fine. The computer couldn't find the drive however, so I swapped the water damaged hard drive on my mac with a functioning hard drive from a slightly older model. Now it is booting up fine still but I am getting a kernel panic and am wondering how I can fix this and get my laptop working again. I tried internet recovery but that is not working.

MacBook Pro, null

Posted on Jul 21, 2015 11:57 AM

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OGELTHORPE

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Jul 21, 2015 12:08 PM in response to Christian Sottosanti

Your MBP still may be damaged, so you really should make an appointment at an Apple store genius bar for a FREE evaluation.

It would be helpful if you indicated the EXACT model/year MBP that you have and the current OSX.

What is the OSX on the HDD from the older MBP?

Ciao.

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lllaass

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Jul 21, 2015 12:34 PM in response to Christian Sottosanti

Log the panic and post it here if you can

Mac OS X: How to log a kernel panic

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Answer 3

Jul 21, 2015 6:09 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

It is an apple macbook pro "Core i5"2.4 13" Late 2011 A1278. The old hard drive was running snow leopard i believe but am not entirely sure and same goes for the broken computer which i think was running Maverick but once again I'm not sure. Is there any way to tell given my circumstances?

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lllaass

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Jul 22, 2015 2:21 AM in response to Christian Sottosanti

A late 2011 MacBook Pro can't run anything earlier than 10.7.2. it does not have the necessary drivers for the newer hardware.

You asked " Is there any way to tell given my circumstances?"

Tell "what"?

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OGELTHORPE

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Jul 22, 2015 2:29 AM in response to lllaass

lllaass wrote:

A late 2011 MacBook Pro can't run anything earlier than 10.7.2. it does not have the necessary drivers for the newer hardware.

This is one of those odd exceptions with MBP's. A late 2011 MBP can run Snow Leopard IF it is 10.6.8 only. Earlier Snow Leopard versions will not run on a late 2011 MBP. (I have done this).

Ciao.

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Answer 6

Jul 22, 2015 5:23 AM in response to lllaass

How to tell what the os version is on the hard drive i switched in. How do I update the os on the hard drive so it is compatable with my MBP?

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Jul 22, 2015 5:29 AM in response to lllaass

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OGELTHORPE

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Jul 22, 2015 5:45 AM in response to Christian Sottosanti

Christian Sottosanti wrote:

How to tell what the os version is on the hard drive i switched in. How do I update the os on the hard drive so it is compatable with my MBP?

If you have access to another Mac, connect the HDD via USB. Then check System Preferences>Startup Disk. If the HDD is a boot drive, the OSX version should be displayed.

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Answer 9

Jul 22, 2015 6:29 AM in response to OGELTHORPE

and I need an adapter for that right?

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OGELTHORPE

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Jul 22, 2015 6:41 AM in response to Christian Sottosanti

You should use an enclosure with a USB cable. This is a sample of what is available:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100008040 %20600006255%20600079351

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Answer 11

Jul 22, 2015 6:49 AM in response to OGELTHORPE

And then I should be able to update the OS and it should be compatible in the other computer?

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OGELTHORPE

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Jul 22, 2015 6:56 AM in response to Christian Sottosanti

Yes, assuming that the other computer came with an OSX older than what you are proposing to install.

Ciao.

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Answer 13

Jul 22, 2015 7:08 AM in response to OGELTHORPE

would it be easier to just buy another hard drive off the internet with a newer OS if its only going to run me like 20 bucks more than the adapter

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OGELTHORPE

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Jul 22, 2015 7:21 AM in response to Christian Sottosanti

Perhaps I should have also mentioned that installing the HDD in the 2011 MBP would also allow you to determine the OSX as well but that does require more work.

Christian Sottosanti wrote:

would it be easier to just buy another hard drive off the internet with a newer OS if its only going to run me like 20 bucks more than the adapter

Assuming that the HDD from the 2011 MBP is dead, you will need a replacement HDD. If you get one, then you can omit the enclosure purchase and try Target Disk mode instead:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201462

However that does require an appropriate connecting cable.

Ciao.

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Answer 15

Jul 22, 2015 7:34 AM in response to OGELTHORPE

I do not need the data from the old hard drive though.

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