Macbook Pro 15" Seagate Momentus 5400.6 failure

For others with similar symptoms:
I have a 2011 Macbook Pro 15" (MacBookPro8,2) running 10.6.7. A few days ago strange things started happening. First the Menu Bar items disappeared, so I found a tip on this forum and tried to delete one or other preference to see if it helped but without luck. I ran disk utilities and although some permissions needing correcting the disk verified OK. I then tried an Apple Hardware Test (Press and hold D key at startup), but the test (short and long versions) would not complete, so I got no result. I tried to reinstall my operating system from a backup drive, but kept getting installation failure messages. I also tried to install new from the original installation cd on the current startup partition and that failed as well. On a spare partition I had though it installed OK and I changed the startup disk to that. Even though the menu bars were back, the computer sometimes took a long time to boot (minutes), and occasionally the OS would crash to grey/blue screen. I ran SMART Utility software and it said the ST9500325ASG was failing (but under the About this Mac menu the SMART was Verified). The computer was 1 1/4 years old and out of warranty so I bought a new drive (the same type) and installed it and did a clean OS install from cd(s) and reinstalled my files from my backup drive.
It might be worth mentioning the applications install cd that came with the computer would not install and that worried me (maybe drive cable defect?!) but on this forum I found a tip which said "set the date on the computer back to around when it was bought" and that allowed the applications installation to proceed. Thanks to whoever posted that.
The computer is now running wonderful again - phew. I have never had a drive failure since my first Mac Plus, so there is always a first time, and some times the symptoms start out small.
In the last two years I have had more Mac problems than in the last 25 years. The 23" Apple Cinema Display on my Mac Pro died about two years ago after being just out of warranty. Maybe it is just bad luck but it also seems like Apple lately is perfecting the art of consumerism.

Have you done a SMC reset?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964

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Sudden Motion Sensor, MacBook Pro 5,4, and Seagate Momentus 5400.6

I recently upgraded the HDD in my MacBook Pro 5,4 to a Seagate Momentus 5400.6 500 GB HDD. It is not one of the drives that has a sensor in it, so I was hoping to rely on Apple's on SMS technology to park the heads when necessary. I've found, though, that this isn't the case at all. Originally I would hear a "click" when picking up the MBP after sleeping it, but now I hear the drive still spinning after closing the lid, waiting a moment, and picking up the MBP. There is no indication to me that the drive stops upon "suddon motion", or at least it's not as sensitive as it was originally.
I used the Apple Terminal commands to check the state of the SMS and even to toggle it on and off, but I couldn't tell a difference. Is there anything else I need to do, or is it doing what it's supposed to do?
I'm running a mid-09 MBP (5,4) with 10.6.8.

The SMS is not a part of the drive itself, it is a separate component normally located adjacent to the drive. It consists of a three-axis accelerometer that reports any motion of the computer to the Operating System. If it exceed a certain threshold, the O.S. causes the drive to park itself, presumably in anticipation to an impact. Some general purpose utilities, such as [MacPilot|http://www.koingosw.com/products/macpilot.php], allow you to enable or disable the SMS, there are also utilities specific for this.
An interesting application is [SeisMac|http://www.suitable.com/tools/seismac.html], which reads the info produced by the SMS and displays it as a graph, turning your Mac into a seismograph.
As for the operation of the system, I've found that if you close the lid on your portable and while it is updating the sleep image (before the LED starts pulsing), if you shake it, you will hear and feel the HDD coming to an emergency stop.

I want to install a Seagate Momentus 5400 250 GB HD Can I?

I have a MacBook 13" with a 1.83capsule GHz Intel Core Duo and the internal hard drive quit on me. I can't even get disk utilities to see the disk, much less mount it. Fortunately for me, I have a Time Machine on an external HD, and another external HD that I was able to install OS X 10.6.8 (using updates) so I can use the computer. I am looking at a Seagate Momentus 5400.6 250GB 2.5 Hard Drive-SATA 3GB, 8MB
Can I do this? As the original HD was 60GB, will there be any problem using the 250GB drive? Also, I need to know how to install it (Actually, because my hands shake, I am going to ask a friend to do the actual work).
This is NOT the Seagate Momentus XT that is 7200 rpm spindle speed that seems to be causing trouble to some people.

Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
Yes, the drive you mentioned will work just fine, and someone can install it for you with the proper tools, a very small Torx T8driver, and a very small Phillips #0 screwdriver.
OtherWorldComputing has videos that show the remove/reinstall process step-by-step for each specific Mac model:
http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/
This is the one you'll probably need for your original MacBook:
http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/macbook_13_mem_hd_m/
I've purchased several Mac upgrades from OtherWorldComputing (www.macsales.com) They are a great source of reliable Mac parts and information, and sell separate components as well as complete kits with all the tools necessary for the swap with the hard drive of your choice.
You can purchase tools separately or in a kit including an external USB drive housing to make copying your internal hard drive contents to the new drive easier. Since your internal drive is not working, you may not need want another external housing now, but it might come in handy later.
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Macbook pro retina display SECOND SCREEN pixel failure, out of warranty will apple fix it?

I bought my macbook pro when it first came out, had to have a screen replaced due to pixel failure 7 months later. Now again im having one fail, then another, and now a cluster has failed. My mac is out of warranty but IM ******, I bought a $2700 Laptop to have to change the screen once a year?! this is BS

Maybe you should of bought the Applecare extended warranty. You had all of the first year to buy that.
Now all you can do is go to an Apple store and Ask if it will be changed free of charge and if not you will have to pay for it.

Macbook Pro 17" early 2011 Discrete GPU failure

Hi, before I start, this is the serial of my MBP so you can identify the exact model.
MBP 17" Core i7 2.2 Ghz serial number C0*******F92
My Macbook pro 17" (early 2011) started to freeze once a month, but then, it started getting worse. I narrowed down the problem to the discrete GPU graphic engine as I was able to disable the automatic switching and be able to use the system with most of the programs.
I googled around and learned that this problem happens to all early/mid 2011 MBP and iMac models that use AMD 6750M engie (if I recall well).
When the system is on automatic graphic switching mode, whatever app you use that requires the graphic engine switch (VMWare Fusion, Photoshop, iPhoto, etc), causes the system screen to freezes. The system although unstable, keep working as I am able to log into the system via SSH. Trying to reboot via shell (sudo reboot) won't work as there is some frozen process preventing it, but system is alive.
You have to power cycle the MBP between 2 and 6 times to be able to get it to boot as most of them time it freezes during the boot process.
I want to know if there is an apple warranty to this problem ( I don't have apple care on this machine). If not, what will be the cost of the logic board replacement and how is the procedure to get it done. I live outside of the US and can send the machine if needed.
Thanks in advance.
Regrds.
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Apple is offering to fix some MacBooks with this problem. See:
http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro-videoissues/

Trying to re-install Snow Leopard over Lion and Macbook Pro is beeping like a memory failure

I installed Lion on my work 15" MacBook Pro i7 to give it a go, and it's not working with the system we use for Active Directory login, so I need to roll back to Snow Leopard.
I don't have a Time Machine backup, but I have pulled all the data I need from the machine, and have wiped the hard disk ready to reinstall Snow Leopard.
I have a retail copy of Snow Leopard that I've recently used successfully for fresh installs on other machines, but now once I insert the DVD into this machine that's had Lion on it, it's not responding and just making alarming BEEP BEEP BEEP noises.
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I've wiped the PRAM, but the instructions for wiping the SMC are a bit cryptic for these machines ...
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Maybe the hidden EFI partition on the drive won't let you install Snow Leopard over a disk that's had Lion?

Might be some useful info here:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1175934
" I used target disk mode to install Snow Leopard on its partition. I used a friends Macbook Pro, but I put my machine into target disk mode and ran the installer from his user account and optical drive. From a couple things I read online, it seems that Apple recommends putting the other machine in target disk mode and doing it the other way around. I guess some critical files might not have been installed? I also used a retail copy of Snow Leopard instead of my grey recovery disk, so that might be it too. "
"Your machine is newer than the retail copy of Snow Leopard. Use the restore disks it came with.
The installation will need to be done from your machine. You may need to do a net install, so look at "Remote Install Mac OS X" in Utilities."
I'm currently installing from the macbook firewired to the other machine as recommended so hopefully that might help

Macbook Pro late 2011 17" Graphics Card failure

Ok I went to the bathroom after having my Macbook Pro 17" on. Came back, turned it back on because it went to sleep only to have this problem:
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After I put in my login information, it boots to a grey screen, stays there for a minute or two, then it just shuts off. I can't even log into my computer. Is anyone having these issues and is this linked to the GPU issue many individuals are having with 2011 Macbook Pros. The hardware upgrades or anything. Upgraded to Yosemite in August.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5369

Hi everyone I have a macbook pro mid 2010 17'' 2.66 i7 looking to put a new hard drive in it something like a 250 gb , orig drive 500 gb 5400 toshiba but i don;t really need that much space so i would like some input, type,speed,brand,compatibly,noise

I have a macbook pro mid 2010 17'' 2.66 i7 looking to put a new hard drive in it something like a 250 gb , orig drive 500 gb 5400 toshiba but i don;t really need that much space so i would like some input, type,speed,brand,compatibly,noise Thank You!!

There's no reason to install a smaller hard drive. In some cases, it may decrease performance.
Your MacBook Pro comes with a 5400 rpm hard drive, so what you can do is to install a smaller, 7200 rpm hard drive, so you will get a better performance. Any 2'5" SATA hard drive will work, but you can have a look at OWC for hard drives > http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/2.5-Notebook/
HGST and Seagate hard drives have a good reputation, so you can purchase one of them

Support for Seagate full disk encryption HD Momentus 5400 FDE.2

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physically, the drive should fit, which is half the battle
the other half is if the mac would even recognize it, hardware wise, and then software wise.
I'm sure if you called seagate directly, they could probably tell you if it works with a mac or not.

MacBook Pro won't boot with new hard drive, but a different MacBook Pro will

So here are the details. My friend and I both have 13-inch Mid 2010 MacBook Pro's. Same processor and specs since they were purchased at the same time, but originally had 250 GB hard drives. His hard drive failed and needed a new one. Put a 500 GB Seagate Momentus 5400.6 in his computer, and tried using a flash drive with "Install OS X Mavericks" on it to install Mavericks on his new hard drive. No matter what, it wouldn't install. I finally was able to install OS X 10.9.4 on it by connecting the new hard drive to my computer with a USB hard drive enclosure. I put the hard drive back inside his computer and it wouldn't boot (stuck on the gray screen with apple logo and a spinning wheel). I then attached to the hard drive to his computer externally with the USB enclosure, and then it booted and worked perfectly.
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To summarize, his computer boots with: 1) new hard drive connected externally (won't work if it's internal), and 2) my hard drive internally
but my computer boots with: 1) new hard drive connected externally AND internally, and 2) my hard drive internally.
Both hard drives have OS X 10.9.4 installed
If anyone has any idea what's causing this and how to make his computer work with the new hard drive internally that would be greatly appreciated.

So after switching the internal SATA cables from each computer, now we have
His computer, with my SATA cable:
1) Worked with every hard drive!
My computer, with his SATA cable:
1) Works with 1 TB Toshiba hard drive
2) Works with 500 GB Seagate hard drive
3) Works with my original hard drive
4) Flashing folder with question mark with his old hard drive
So it turns out you were right! Definitely had something to do with the SATA cables. But it's still strange that mine was able to boot with all the hard drives except the one that was originally in his. So it seems like it was some combination of his SATA cable and something else, since when his SATA cable was in his computer only 1 hard drive (my original) worked, and when it was in my computer, 3 hard drives worked. But at least its working, and I'm just gonna keep our SATA cables switched since that seems to work out fine

MacBook Pro 2009 new hard drive install results in very slow function and freezing

I just wanted to post my resolution to a problem that I had trouble finding an answer to on these forums.
Short version:
I replaced the hard drive in my 2009 MacBook Pro because the computer froze and upon reboot the Disk Utility said it was corrupted, but with the new hard drive the computer ran very slowly and often showed the spinning rainbow wheel. I replaced the SATA cable that connects the hard drive to the motherboard and it works perfectly once again.
Long version:
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Everything seemed to be okay but applications were running slowly considering this was a fresh drive and OS install. Over time, the computer started to hang more and more. In OS I would get the spinning rainbow wheel even when doing something as simple as opening a browser window in Chrome or trying to type into a text field. When I tried to use Windows it would simply freeze after only a short time and I'd have to do a hard reset.
I went to the Genius Bar at the Apple store which was unhelpful, so I continued searching through these forums to try to figure out the problem. I noticed a lot of people had trouble with the SATA cable that came with the computer because it's quite thin and delicate, and would get damaged when changing out the hard drive. However most of these people seemed to experience a question mark when starting up the computer, whereas mine would fully boot and be functional for a time. I thought it unlikely that a damaged cable could possibly leave the computer partially functional. Finally though I gave in a dropped the $26 for a new SATA cable on Amazon. As soon as I installed it the problem was fixed, and the computer runs as fast as when I first bought it. I don't know if I damaged the cable changing the hard drive (I was extremely careful) or if my original hard drive was not actually corrupted and the cable was already damaged. I mentioned the possibility of the cable being damaged at the Apple store and the representative said that often times they fail because people carry the laptop with one hand, and because of the way this model was designed this puts a lot of pressure right on that thin cable. Regardless, if you do plan on changing out your hard drive in your MacBook keep in mind that the SATA cable is sensitive, and that if you experience problems with a fresh hard drive and OS install the SATA cable is a likely culprit.

If you think you have either a hard drive or a cable problem, to the best of my knowledge the only product that can help isolate both of them is Scannerz. You can check it out at:
http://scsc-online.com/Scannerz.html
I think that's the correct link. If it isn't and you're interested and that's wrong, just google it. I'd also check out their downloads section, especially the sort of short document on using path isolation to detect and isolate problems.
Scannerz can detect both errors and irregularities. It uses the surface scan progress as a reference. Cable problems never show up at the same location because they're typically intermittent. Surface problems always show up at the exact same place. That's the only product (at least commercially available) that can do that.
I don't know if this information is of any value to you because it sort of sounds like you've already solved the problem, but it might be of use if you have problems in the future.
In any case, I've seen several posts on several different sites where people were reporting insulation break down on some of the SATA cables. Apparently the insulation breaks down and the cable starts shorting to the case.

Macbook Pro running extremely slow since updating to Yosemite

Hello All,
I am new to the community and I'm hoping your pooled expertise can assist me with my issues. I went ahead and posted the results of my diagnostic scan below. My main concerns are that my Macbook Pro is now extremely slow after OSX updates. Also, laptop is running extremely hot to touch. I have mentioned other ongoing issues. I offer thanks in advance for any assistance.
Problem description:
Macbook Pro 13":
Purchased in mid-2010.
Most Recent Issue (Main Concern):
(1) I recently updated OS X from Mountain Lion to Maverick. Computer began running extremely slow and “jerky.”
(1.1) Shortly after this I updated to OS X Yosemite. Computer runs, and types, even slower than before.
Ongoing Issues (Greater than one year):
(1) Extremely short battery life (may last two hours on full charge)
(2) Macbook runs extremely hot to touch (fan runs continuously but can’t begin to keep it cool)
(3) SD Card reader doesn't recognize/open an SD card when inserted.
Lex Cschellings Requested the Following:
No obvious elements in the list.
This may well be a dying disk and/or a very bad battery.
Do following:
make a new etrecheck list and in the problem description put what Applications->Utilities->SystemInformation says about the battery (under the Power heading in the left panel): give cycle count and battery condition.
Then post the link in a new thread.
In the meantime the crash report is probably a French Dictionary issue (font? garcon garçon) you have installed, uninstall that and see if it happens again.
Lex
Battery Information is as follows:
Battery Information:
Model Information:
Serial Number: W00324SYZD3LA
Manufacturer: SMP
Device Name: bq20z451
Pack Lot Code: 0
PCB Lot Code: 0
Firmware Version: 201
Hardware Revision: 000a
Cell Revision: 165
Charge Information:
Charge Remaining (mAh): 3205
Fully Charged: No
Charging: No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 4350
Health Information:
Cycle Count: 987
Condition: Normal
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): -2489
Voltage (mV): 11143
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated January 4, 2015 at 11:09:57 PM CST
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro7,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: one day 1:57:26
Disk Information: ℹ️
ST9250315ASG disk0 : (250.06 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Untitled (disk0s2) / : 249.20 GB (85.96 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[killed]      com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed]      com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[killed]     com.apple.sbd.plist
[killed]      com.apple.spindump_agent.plist
4 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[killed]      com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
[killed]      com.apple.ctkd.plist
[killed]      com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
[killed]      com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[killed]      com.apple.MobileFileIntegrity.plist
[killed]      com.apple.nehelper.plist
[killed]      com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist
[killed]      com.apple.softwareupdated.plist
[killed]      com.apple.tccd.system.plist
[killed]      com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[killed]      com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
11 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[running] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Google Drive Application (/Applications/Google Drive.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.7 [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.7 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 16.0.0.235
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Support]
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.0 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      6% ARM
      5% Google Chrome
      2% launchservicesd
      0% AppleSpell
      0% WindowServer
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
90 MB Google Chrome
38 MB Google Chrome Helper
21 MB mds
17 MB WindowServer
17 MB System Information
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
25 MB Free RAM
952 MB Active RAM
944 MB Inactive RAM
578 MB Wired RAM
9.26 GB Page-ins
278 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Jan 3, 2015, 09:13:10 PM Self test - passed

Lex,
I'm not sure if I did this correctly, or if posting this is what you meant, but here is the DriveDX Health report.
### SYSTEM INFORMATION ###
Report Timestamp                     : January 6, 2015 3:09:15 PM CST
Report Timestamp (ISO 8601 format)   : 2015-01-06T15:09:15
Application Name                     : DriveDx
Application Version                  : 1.3.0.444
App SubBuild                         : 0
Application Edition                  : 1
DriveDx Knowledge Base Revision      : 1/1
Computer Name                        : <BLOCKED>
Host Name                            : <BLOCKED>
IP Address                           : <BLOCKED>
Computer Model                       : MacBookPro7,1
OS Boot Time                         : 2015-01-06T13:54:46
Time Since Boot                      : 01h 14m 29s
OS Name                              : Mac OS X
OS Version                           : 10.10.1
OS Build                             : 14B25
OS Kernel Version                    : Darwin 14.0.0
ATA Command Support Tolerance        : verypermissive
N of drives with S.M.A.R.T support   : 1
### DRIVE 1 OF 1 ###
Last Checked                         : January 6, 2015 2:59:53 PM CST
Last Checked (ISO 8601 format)       : 2015-01-06T14:59:53
Advanced SMART Status                : OK
Overall Health Rating                : GOOD 100%
Overall Performance Rating           : GOOD 100%
Issues found                         : 2
Serial Number                        : 5VCK3CCN
WWN Id                               : 5 000c50 029e6a4c3
Volumes                              : Untitled
Device Path                          : /dev/disk0
Total Capacity                       : 250.1 GB (250,059,350,016 Bytes)
Model Family                         : Seagate Momentus 5400.6
Model                                : ST9250315ASG
Firmware Version                     : 0008APM2
Drive Type                           : HDD 5400 rpm
Power On Time                        : 7,694 hours (10 months 20 days 14 hours)
Power Cycles Count                   : 4,772
Current Power Cycle Time             : 1.2 hours
=== DEVICE CAPABILITIES ===
S.M.A.R.T. support enabled           : yes
DriveDx Active Diagnostic Config     : Seagate HDDs config [hdd.seagate]
Sector Logical Size                  : 512
Sector Physical Size                 : 512
Physical Interconnect                : SATA
Removable                            : no
Ejectable                            : no
ATA Version                          : ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 4
SATA Version                         : SATA 2.6, 1.5 Gb/s
Attributes Data Structure Revision   : 10
SMART Command Transport (SCT) flags : 0x103f
SCT Status supported                 : yes
SCT Feature Control supported        : yes
SCT Data Table supported             : yes
Error logging capabilities           : 0x1
Self-tests supported                 : yes
Offline Data Collection capabilities : 0x73
Offline Data Collection status       : 0x0
Auto Offline Data Collection flags   : 0x0
Bay #                                : 1
I/O Path                             : IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@A/AppleMCP89AHCI/PR T0@0/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice
[Known device                       ]: yes
[Drive State Flags                  ]: 0xc0000000
[Last State Change Timestamp        ]: 2015-01-06T14:52:48
[Last State Change Flags            ]: 0x40000000
[Last State Change Diff Flags       ]: 0x1
=== CURRENT POWER CYCLE STATISTICS ===
Data Read                           : 2.2 GB
Data Written                        : 768.4 MB
Data Read/Write Ratio               : 2.91
Average Throughput (Read)           : 2.6 MB/s
Average Throughput (Write)          : 865.2 KB/s
Operations (Read)                   : 43,921
Operations (Write)                  : 28,114
Operations Read/Write Ratio         : 1
Throughput per operation (Read)     : 52.2 KB/Op
Throughput per operation (Write)    : 28.0 KB/Op
Latency Time (Read)                 : 0 ns
Latency Time (Write)                : 0 ns
Retries (Read)                      : 0
Retries (Write)                     : 0
Errors (Read)                       : 0
Errors (Write)                      : 0
=== PROBLEMS SUMMARY ===
Failed Indicators (life-span / pre-fail) : 0 (0 / 0)
Failing Indicators (life-span / pre-fail) : 0 (0 / 0)
Warnings (life-span / pre-fail)           : 2 (2 / 0)
Recently failed Self-tests (Short / Full) : 0 (0 / 0)
I/O Errors Count                          : 0 (0 / 0)
Time in Under temperature                 : 0 minutes
Time in Over temperature                  : 0 minutes
=== IMPORTANT HEALTH INDICATORS ===
ID NAME                                         RAW VALUE            STATUS
5 Reallocated Sector Count                     0                    100% OK
197 Current Pending Sectors Count                0                    100% OK
198 Offline Uncorrectable Sector Count           0                    100% OK
199 UDMA CRC Error Count                         20,154               100% Warning
=== TEMPERATURE INFORMATION (CELSIUS) ===
Current Temperature                  : 31
Power Cycle Min Temperature          : 29
Power Cycle Max Temperature          : 34
Lifetime Min Temperature             : 0
Lifetime Max Temperature             : 46
Recommended Min Temperature          : 3
Recommended Max Temperature          : 62
Temperature Min Limit                : 0
Temperature Max Limit                : 65
=== DRIVE HEALTH INDICATORS ===
ID   | NAME                                        | TYPE      | UPDATE | RAW VALUE        | VALUE | THRESHOLD | WORST | STATUS
   1   Raw Read Error Rate                           Life-span   online        0x173A0E        120           6     99     100% OK
   3   Spin Up Time                                  Pre-fail    online           0            100           0     99     100% OK
   4   Start Stop Count                              Life-span   online         5,034           96          20     96    95.0% OK
   5   Reallocated Sector Count                      Pre-fail    online           0            100          36    100     100% OK
   7   Seek Error Rate                               Pre-fail    online       0x5391F35         79          30     60     100% OK
   9   Power On Hours                                Life-span   online         7,694           92           0     92    92.0% OK
10   Spin Retry Count                              Pre-fail    online           0            100          97    100     100% OK
12   Power Cycle Count                             Life-span   online         4,772           96          20     96    95.0% OK
184   End-to-End Error                              Life-span   online           0            100          99    100     100% OK
187   Reported Uncorrect                            Life-span   online           0            100           0    100     100% OK
188   Command Timeout                               Life-span   online      0x500050192       100           0     94     100% OK
189   High Fly Writes                               Life-span   online           0            100           0    100     100% OK
190   Airflow Temperature Celsius                   Life-span   online           31            69          45     56    43.6% OK
191   G-Sense Error Rate                            Life-span   online          239           100           0    100     100% OK
192   Power-Off Retract Count                       Life-span   online         3,162           99           0     99    99.0% OK
193   Load Cycle Count                              Life-span   online        720,544           1           0      1     1.0% Warning
194   Temperature (Celsius)                         Life-span   online           31            31           0     44    31.0% OK
195   Hardware ECC Recovered                        Life-span   online        0x173A0E         50           0     43    50.0% OK
197   Current Pending Sectors Count                 Life-span   online           0            100           0    100     100% OK
198   Offline Uncorrectable Sector Count            Life-span   offline          0            100           0    100     100% OK
199   UDMA CRC Error Count                          Life-span   online         20,154         200           0    199     100% Warning
254   Free Fall Sensor                              Life-span   online         2,441            1           0      1     100% OK
=== DRIVE ERROR LOG ===
error log is empty
=== DRIVE SELF-TEST LOG ===
#   | LIFETIME (H)   | TEST TYPE         | PROGRESS | STATUS                          | LBA of 1st error
1          7694        Short offline         100%     Completed without error              -

Installing Win7 on a macbook pro using a mac mini as external optical drive

hi everyone,
My 2 year old son watches movies on my macbook pro. He stuck something in the optical drive making it unusable. Repairing it is 200 to 300 euros (ouch).
I want to install win7 via bootcamp and I'm using my mac mini (october 2009) as an external optical drive. These are my steps:
1.hold the "t" on the mac mini
2.connect it to the macbook with a firewire 800 to firewire 400 cable
3.Power up and hold the "alt" on the macbook
4.I see the optical drive on the boot screen and I choose it
5.Then I get a blank screen and a few seconds later the "missing operating system" message appears.
Am I missing something? Is it possible to install win7 using a mac mini as an external drive?
PS1:I already have partitioned the HD with bootcamp.
PS2:I've upgraded the hard disk drive of the macbook with a seagate momentus 500GB hard disk. Don't think this is the problem, thought I should mentioned it.

Hi Mike,
For reference it is called "IP over Firewire".
Connect the two computers with a fire wire cable. System Preferences > Network > Configure IPv4: > Manually > IP address: 192.168.3.1 (and .2 on other) > Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0. Leave the other fields blank. Do this on both computers on the computer you want to allow access to or both for two way access go to System Preference > Sharing > Select a service to change its settings. Turn remote Login on.
On the MBP go to the Finder Menu > Go > Connect to Server > Type in the IP address of the Mini 192.168.3.2 (Whatever you gave it)
With this configuration you still have full use of the Mini and certain apps can use Xgrid and use the processor of the mini when it is not doing anything. I would keep the Mini as 10.4 unless you really need both machines running Leopard. As noted before you cannot boot the MBP from a HDD that is Apple Partition Scheme and vice versa you cannot boot the PPC from a Guide Partition Table.
Sweet Polly

How will upgrading the HD affect my Macbook Pro?

I'm getting ready to purchase a baseline 13" Macbook Pro.
I'm looking at getting the hard drive from macsales.com and have a few questions...
First off, with the 7200RPM drives...do you notice a great speed difference vs 5400? How is battery life, noise and overheating with the 7200 HD?
Western Digital vs Seagate HD?
They offer a 1.0TB 5400RPM HD from Samsung and Western Digital. Which one? Will I see problems putting a drive with that much space in my Macbook Pro?
Will my computer run slow if I come close to filling that 1.0TB HD?
750GB 7200 RPM vs 1.0TB 5400RPM HD?
Thanks in advance!

I recently upgraded my early 2008 MacBook Pro from a 250GB (5400) to a Western Digital Scorpio Black 750GB (7200) HDD. I notice the drive and my mac are faster, and it doesn't make noise to my knowledge. It is very dependable, and I am glad I upgraded. You mentioned you have a MacBook... What year is it? I know my brothers is an early 2008 MacBook and he upgraded it from a 160GB (5400) to a Western Digital Scorpio Black 640GB (7200) and that has been deemed as the max that model can take. I am not sure what the max is for the year you might have unless yours is the same as my brothers.
Basically speaking my brother and I have noticed a significant difference in the scorpio black drives we have installed, and believe me we don't regret it. We also found these drives for real cheap on Amazon.com. Here are some drives you might like, and hopefully they are cheaper in cost for you:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field keywords=western+digital+scorpio+black&x=0&y=0
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i recently installed a 500gb seagate momentus 5400 rpm hd into my macbook aluminum. i installed OSX and the installs went smoothly. for some reason my macbook will constantly freeze now for no reason at all. i would randomly get the spinning beachball and programs will begin to crash one by one. i usually always have firefox and adium open so i'm not sure if its one of these programs causing it, or possibly a bad OS install.
is it possible it's my hard drive? once the beachball freezes all the programs, i can still slide the trackpad and see all programs opened i just can't do anything in any of them.
i've already repaired disk and disk permissions with install dvd. i've also tracked it with activity monitor and there is nothing abnormal. can anyone help with this? thanks.

I did return it. I decided it would take as much time to reinstall everything, since I had already wiped the hard drive to return to the store, and I was sooooo tired of troubleshooting after a month of problems. (I was also on my last day of their 30 day return policy.)
I swapped it out for a WD hard drive of the same size, reloaded everything yesterday, and have had no problems at all. Hope disabling the SMS continues to work for you!
@Mrfantastic, when I was researching this I saw a lot of people commenting on the 7200 having issues with it beeping and freezing--although it sounds like the freeze issue the 7200 has is different. Mine would FREEZE. Couldn't force quit, and it would freeze up all the other applications. My only option was to a hard reboot. This would happen 1-2 times an hour. The people with complaints about the 7200 are saying it beeps and then freezes for 10-30 seconds and then starts working again...

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