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Q: Macbook Pro Mid 2012 Question Mark folder & random shutdown/restart

I am just repairing a Mid 2012 Macbook Pro for a friend

 

The question mark folder is appearing, so I purchased a new hard drive thinking it was dead. Replaced, same problem. Put both the new and old hard drives in an external caddy and they both mount fine.

 

So my next step is to purchase a hard drive cable and replace, and that should detect the hard drive.

 

One other problem I noticed, when I do the internet recovery, the macbook pro will just shut down automatically, I think it either restart or just shuts down.

 

Is this just a safety thing as there is no hard drive detected? Maybe to do with the sensor? or is this another problem I am going to have fix? I hope its not the logic board

Posted on May 21, 2016 1:01 AM

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