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a1278 wont boot new hdd

Gifted a a1278 macbook its been dropped right on the hdd corner so I replaced it with a Toshiba mq01abd050v advanced format out of a att dvr formatted it with a pc but i cant get past the ?file even tried High Sierra from usb but it just changed to a circle with a line through it. PleAse help!!

Posted on Nov 14, 2018 12:47 AM

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Dogcow-Moof

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Posted on Nov 14, 2018 3:03 AM

You have to install an operating system on the hard drive.

That Mac is old enough that the newest operating system it will run is OS X El Capitan.

Follow the instructions to do a recovery install located here:

How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - Apple Support

When booted, you will likely need to use Disk Utility to create a new file system on which you can install El Capitan.

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