Boot from cd new hd

i installed a new hd it fit i followed instructions
i put in the cd and hold c, doesn't boot from cd
alright?
so then i hold option it goes to the window with all bootable media and cd? There is nothing there!
Yes i installed the hd right

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Also tried bumping up the CPU, to the highest still in the White zone.
I hope you don't mean the core voltage.
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I don't see how it would even be using any CPU usage.
It may seem ironic, but the code used at the bios level is old dos stuff and doesn't idle the cpu, so even when it's just sitting there it is working hard.
For a boot cd go to this thread. Download the zip file and burn the iso image on it to a cd. Include memtest with it.

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Always crashing and rebooting when booting from my new win7-disc. Lenovo 3000 n200 0769-erg

I have a fully working Vista system on my n200, trying to boot from my new win7-disc, even tried to boot from usb but it's the same:
"Loading windows files" followed by "Starting windows" with the new win7-logo.. After that comes a fat cursor(guess the resolution is lower, like in "Rescue and recovery").
This cursor and a black screen is all I see for ~5 secs before it crashes. Same thing every time.
It might be Rescue and recovery that starts there and crashes. If that's the case, how do I remove it/fix it in a safe way? Or can i try something else first?
I am able to boot Linux from CD fyi..
Thankful for any help.
Regards

hi perp,
If you have tried installing Windows 7 in both AHCI/Compatible mode and the Windows 7 installer still crashes, can you try to run a diagnostic on the RAM/HDD (to make sure there's no hardware fault).
To run the diagnostics:
1. Download the the UBCD ISO
2. Burn the ISO using imgburn
3. Boot from the diagnostic cd and use MemTest86+ for the memory test and use Data Lifeguard (if you have a Western Digital HDD).
To burn the diagnostic softwre on a flashdrive, follow this guide.
If you get any errors, you will need to contact lenovo for service or you can DIY and replace the defective components.
Hope this helps
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How do I install Yosemite on a 2nd HDD I have added and have the Mac Pro boot from the new HDD?

My MacPro's HD seems to be failing. None of the tests I run indicate that, but I get constant spinning balls and everything takes a long time. I bought a 2nd HDD and installed it in the 2nd bayou my Early 2009 Mac Pro. I formatted it and want to install Yosemite and have the Mac boot off the new drive. It is currently running OS X 10.9.5. When I go to update to Yosemite it begins to download. Will it give me the option of which drive to install on? Or will it just upgrade the original Mac's HD?

A Samsung 850 EVO 128GB SSD $75 now and makes a huge improvement. But get the 250GB which is $99. 500GB $199
Wish you asked us first Awesome prices and performance.
Output from Etrecheck is an easy "quick check" of what your system is carrying around and what baggage it has.
Move data to a 'data and media library" drive.
Use CCC to skip the user data folders except ~/Library and clone to SSD
And might want to save the installer .ESD package for use as clean installer and to be able to boot from.

Trying to install SL on a new hard-drive for my iMac, when asked which disk to install on it gave me no options, i followed advice from another forum and created a partition, now can't boot from the new drive at all. Help?

I've had **** with my iMac, the hard-drive failed so i replaced it with a new 1TB Samsung drive. Then when i tried to install SL from the install disk, all went to plan until it asked me which drive i wanted to install it on, where it came up with a box where my options should have been, but instead it didn't give me any options to install it on any drive i.e. it asked which drive i wanted to install it on but no drives came up to select.
So i followed the advice from another forum, look at the 'Extended Hard-drive preparation' response
( https://discussions.apple.com/message/10576009#10576009 )
After following these instructions i have now got a new partition, but when i restarted my computer to install SL on the drive, the option to boot from the drive is now not available, now i must boot from the install disk, whereas before i was able to boot from either the install disk or the hard drive. The hard drive is still visible in disk utility as it always has been, but i am now unable to boot from it, let alone install SL.
Please help my iMac has been broken for months and i've been trying to fix it for so long and am getting problem after problem. Thank you!
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Hi db2
That off the shelf MS-DOS / FAT-32 drive needs to re-partitioned GUID Partition Table / Mac OS Extended (Journaled) before you can install OS X and Startup your Intel iMac from it.
1. Boot from your original install or retail SL DVD and open Disk Utility.
2. Highlight the new HD in the list of drives and select the Partition tab.
3. Under Volume Scheme select 1 Partition and click on the Options... button.
4. Select GUID Partition Table in the drop down window and click OK.
5. Set the Format to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and click the Apply button.
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Dennis

I'm booting from a new LaCie Thunderbolt SSD and it won't wake from sleep.

As my boot drive I have a new 1TB LaCie Thunderbolt SSD Disk. It's connected to a 27" 2.7 GHz Intel i5 iMac (mid 2011). I'm running OS X 10.8.2. Nothing else is connected on Thunderbolt.
Everything runs fine and very fast, with the one exception of not waking from sleep.
When I try to wake it up, the screen illuminates and the desktop is not completely frozen: I can drag windows around, but I can't open applications or do anything with the Finder. I get a spinning beachball if I move the cursor over the menu bar at the top. The only option is to restart.
I've contacted LaCie and they say their devices are "storage devices" and not "system drives". Yet I've been running my system from a 1TB LaCie D2 for at least a couple of years. I pointed out to LaCie support that nowhere on the box does it say their devices are for storage only.
Any suggestions?

@Kappy - not the most useful of replies mate to be honest.After all, there is a strong possibility that this has everything to do with the way OS X and the thunderbolt interface handle wake from sleep states.
@kbrine:
I am having exactly the same problem but with slightly different hardware:
iMac 27 (mid-2011) with Mountain Lion 10.8.2
Booting from a Crucial M4 SSD in an OWC SATA enclosure connected to a Lacie eSata thunderbolt hub (which is connected to the iMac).
In normal use the drive is super fast and works really well.
But my problem is exactly as you describe, put the machine into sleep, and on wake everything appears to come back ok however you can't open apps from the dock and the spinning beachball appears. You can't do anything else and you have to reboot.
Now the interesting thing is that if I put the machine to sleep and then wake it up again within 1 minute everything works perfectly. After a longer period of time - and I'm presuming when the energy saving profile moves to a deeper sleep state (I don't know for sure so speculation from me here) - I get the problem we are having and I have to reboot.
Here's what I've tried so far:
Updated my SSD to the latest firmware.
No firmware updates available for the OWC enclosure nor the Lacie eSata hub (at least, not that I could find)
Turned off bluetooth (others on this forum had a problem with BT interfering with Thunderbolt displays coming back on after sleep)
Turned off 'Automatic Brightness Adjust' (again, based on Thunderbolt Display problems that others have reported)
I've tried out AutoEJECT and Jettison apps that unmount all external drives and re-mount them when waking from sleep. They've made absolutely no difference. Save yourself a few $$ and don't bother buying them from the App Store.
I've tried unplugging and re-inserting the Thunderbolt cable connecting my eSata hub to the iMac. No effect.
And that's as far as I've got. There are only two things left for me to try:: disable 'Power Nap' which - apparently - can also cause problems with Thunderbolt devices during sleep. But I'm not confident with that being the solution. Turn the power off to the Crucial M4 when the problem occurs and then re-power it in the hope that it causes some sort of refresh of the connection to happen. Again, not sure that's a good solution either as I don't want to be powering down my SSD every time I bring the iMac out of sleep!!!
So I too am open to ideas and opinions on what might be causing these wake-from-sleep problems arising when Mac OS is booted from an external thunderbolt drive.

How do I boot from a new hard drive?

I have a 15" MacbookPro (pretty much stock) that I purchased new in Jan. 2012. I had to replace the hard drive and just got the new drive installed. Now I need a disc with an OS on it to boot from to get it all working again. I originally had OS X Lion, but now that they've upgraded to Mountain Lion I can't find anyplace to download Lion. It was preinstalled so it didn't come with a disc. And I have another mac running OS X 10.6... should I make a boot disc from that? and how would I do that? Or do I need to do Lion since my computer was orginally registered with that verson of OS X? Any ideas on what is the most logical step would be helpful. Thank you.

Oh this is on a NEW drive. You have to Partition and format it before you can install the OS.
Once booted from the Internet Recovery system open Disk Utility and select the drive makers name and or model number of the drive, the top most listing in the left hand side of DU, then select the Partition Tab.
From the Partition Layout section select one partition from the drop down list. Make the name Macintosh HD and the format Mac Extended (Journaled) then click the Apply button.
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Why won't my 2011 MBP boot from my new SSD?

I had MicroCenter install the drive without issue using a OWC DataDoubler in the optical bay. I know the newer MBPs have a 6GBPS controller for the optical bay but my SSD--a 128GB Kingston V100+ (SNVP325S2128GB)--is 3 GBPS so it wouldn't make a difference. Besides, I wanted to keep the SMS for my 750GB WD HD.
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I have tried holding the Option key on startup and selecting the SSD, as well as booting into the standard HD installation and setting the SSD as the Startup Disk in System Preferences. Neither works.
The SSD was formatted with one Mac OS Extended (Journaled) GUID partition.
I have tried resetting PRAM and NVRAM to no avail.
Any ideas?

Fair enough. I'll give that a try as a last resort.
I used my wife's MacBook Pro, Target Disk Mode and a Firewire 800 cable to install Snow Leopard on my MacBook Pro as I don't have an internal optical drive any more--just the standard HD and the SSD.
I did use the retail disc, and I'm wondering if the issue might be that since my machine is fairly new, I might have had to use the stock install disk--which I seem to have lost. I have the Applications DVD, but not the OS disc.
To that end, do you know of a way to get a replacement disc? I bought my machine at the store, I wonder if they'd be willing to copy one for me...

Why can I not boot from my new hard drive?

After replacing my hard drive (40 Gb) with a larger (120 Gb) drive the computer will not boot. I can boot from the 10.4 system CD and have managed to install the system without problems, but after restarting the computer I only get to see a folder with a flashing question mark in it.
My computer is the first of the Titanium series (400 Mhz). The hard drive is a Seagate momentus 5400 rpm. Is there a compatibility issue here? Any input would be greatly appreciated!
PowerBook G4/400 Titanium Mac OS X (10.4)

Hi, StenErik. If I were you, I would forget about FireWire Target Disk Mode. I'd start the Powerbook from a retail OS X 10.4 installer DVD, open Disk Utility from the Utilities menu, select the hard drive, reformat it as "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)", check the box for installing OS 9 drivers, and then install Tiger. I can't explain why this should make the resulting installation any different from what you have installed now. But it seems to me there must be some detail you've failed to mention and we've failed to think of, and that detail, whatever it is, is much more significant than it seems: significant enough to prevent your Tibook from booting. Therefore, reverting to the most basic installation procedure possible, with as few external variables as possible, seems a useful thing to try. To minimize variables even further, disconnect all peripherals from the PB while reformatting and installing.
As Hardy has suggested, the size of your drive is not the issue. A 120GB drive should be fine.

I can't boot from my new SSD...

Hello,
I have a Corsair Force GT. I copied my actual hard drive on the SSD with an external cable and Carbon Copy Cloner.
I restarted the macbook (pro mid-2012) and boot by pressing the option key and it worked !
So I installed it inside my macbook using the optical bay. And now, when I try to boot from the SSD it doesn't work... But when I boot from the original hard drive, I can use the SSD as a second hard drive.
(in system preferences I can't select the SSD as default boot disk. I only see the original hard drive)
Could someone help me, please ?

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I can't boot from CD (new install)

Can this board load the OS (XP-Pro) from a CD on a new install?
I have a 875P NEO-FIS2R board, P4 2.8, two SATA 80GB Hitachi drives and a NEC CD/DVD-Rom drive. When I power up I get I get the logo screen and the a brief flash from a screen that looks like a Promise SATA bios screen that says something like "Bios not installed" and then a DOS like screen the says:
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Press any key when ready
Problem is I don't have a floppy drive. The last two systems I made did not need one to boot. They see the CD and boot.
Seem to me the System BIOS came pre-toasted from the factory.
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I don’t think anything’s wrong with your board; just make sure (a) that your cd-rom shows up in the bios and (b) that it has the highest boot priority.
Edit: you may also want to turn the logo off at least temporarily so that you can get a better idea as to what’s going on with the boot sequence. Also, don’t worry about the “bios not installed” message. It’s referring to the promise controller: if no drives are hooked up to it, it doesn’t load its bios. This has nothing to do with your system bios.

T60p does not boot from new primary hard disk (Single-boot Linux/Fedora 14)

Hi,
I have just upgraded the primary disk in my T60p laptop (model 8742-C4G.) The BIOS recognised the disk fine, I partitioned it, marked the first partition as bootable, and then copied the OS (Fedora 14) and all my data back onto it. Then I installed the GRUB bootloader using the following commands:
grub> root (hd0,0)
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I've also tried installing GRUB with "setup (hd0,0)" instead of "setup (hd0)", without success.
This ran fine, exactly like with all the other PCs I've successfully performed this procedure on in the past. However, this laptop is refusing to boot from the new disk. There's no sign of any activity, either - just a flashing cursor in the top-left corner of the otherwise blank LCD panel. So I'm guessing that either the bootloader is failing immediately, or the laptop isn't executing the bootloader at all.
The laptop is running the very latest v1.18 BIOS, and there are no beeps, POST errors or anything like that. My previous disk booted into Fedora 14 without any difficulty at all, of course.
Can anyone suggest why the T60p is not booting, please? And also how to fix it? Is there any extra initialisation that I need to do in the BIOS, for example? (I haven't seen any...) The disk *does* appear in the BIOS's list of bootable media. Or maybe there's some special code that needs to be written into the MBR that GRUB doesn't know about?
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You said you can't get into Windows safe mode, have you installed Windows on the hard drive? Are you able to get into the BIOS for the controller?
If you aren't able to access the BIOS for the controller, it may be due to bad RAM. If you are comfortable installing RAM and you have some extra laptop RAM of the same type (I think it's DDR3 for your controller) laying around, you can try swapping out the RAM.
Was your hard drive damaged through some event, or did it just stop working?
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Why won't my iMac boot from an external drive?

I have an external drive that has a clone of my other iMac running Mountain Lion made with Super Duper which boots up fine with the machine it's a clone of but will not boot on my new iMac running Yosemite or my MacBook running Snow Leopard. I want to upgrade the OS on this drive to Yosemite so that I can transfer files and applications to my new machine without overwriting the newer versions of Apps I already have on it. I can select it as the Startup Disk but when it tries to boot I get the No Entry sign and it halts. Any ideas? I could do the upgrade on my old iMac but I have a very slow broadband connection and it will take hours to download, blocking use of the machine which my wife needs to have access to, hence the convoluted process.

It won't boot from the new iMac because it's older than the OS that came with the new one. I'm not sure that a laptop will boot from the clone of a desktop.
Use setup assistant to migrate just your files from the old computer. If you already passed up using setup assistant, then you can use migration assistant to transfer your files.
If you don't want to use the above, put the computers on the network and enable file sharing. Log onto the old computer and copy whatever you want to transfer to the user desktop of the new computer. This will change the permissions of those files to the new system. Then you can log onto the new iMac and move those files where you want them.

Booting from USB 2 HD...?

Hello everyone,
iwanted to know if it's possible to boot from an external USB 2 hard drive??...or just with the fire wire?
thanks to all, and have a good week!

Yes, a USB external hard drive will boot from the new Intel Core Duo iMacs. I presently have a Seagate 160 GB SATA hard drive installed in a CompUSA external USB enclosure. My experience over the past couple of weeks is that compared to both my internal hard drive and my external Firewire drives, it boots and transferes files relatiavely slowly.
Good luck.

Getting Windows 7 to Boot from Second Disk Drive

Recently I purchased a solid state drive for my HP desktop. The desktop is running 64 bit Windows 7 Premium (HP upgrade from Vista).
My goal is to have the operating system boot from the new SSD and not from the original hard drive. I have done the following:
1. Installed SSD and plugged it into SATA slot 1 on motherboard. The original drive remains in SATA slot 0.
2. Formatted SSD and assigned new drive letter "K" (next available) in Windows 7.
3. Using Acronis, I "recovered" a previous backup of the operating system onto the SSD including boot sector.
3. In BIOS, selected boot order for SSD to be ahead of original drive.
However, when starting Windows, the operating system is clearly running from the original drive, not the SSD.
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1. In older operating systems, it mattered what SATA slot the "boot" drive was plugged into. Should I have plugged the SSD into slot 0 on the motherboard instead of slot 1? Does it matter with this PC and Windows 7?
2. Does the Windows 7 operating make calls to drive C without regard to where it boots from? If yes, how do I rename the SSD to "C"? (I'm thinking I should unplug the original drive from the motherboard altogether then try a rename).
3. Are there other issues I have not recognized? Loading the OS from an SSD sounded so simple before I started!
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Hi, you will need to either change the drives bootup order in the BIOS or select it from the bootup menu at startup (press F9 I think). See this topic Re: HP Pavilion Elite e9180t Storage Upgrade in Desktop Hardware for more details. Good luck.
Thanks,
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Macbook Pro A1278 won't boot with a new hdd

Hi,
One day my macbook crashed, when I restarted it I received the flashing folder error and the disk utility could not see my drive anymore. I then purchased a 500gb Seagate hdd model ST500LM012 and installed it, but when I turn on the macbook it won't get past the first white screen and boot sound. All boot shortcuts are unavailable except for the ones that reset smc and pram. If I remove the hard drive the notebook boots ok into both the install DVD that caem with it and internet recovery.
What can I do? Is the hard drive incompatible? Or should I try something else?

You have to first partition and format the drive after which you have to install Mountain Lion. You cannot boot from a new, bare drive.
Restart the computer and hold down the COMMAND-OPTION-R keys until a globe appears on the screen. After a period of time (be patient) a Recovery screen will appear. Then do the following:
Install or Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion from Scratch
Prepare the hard drive:
1. Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive from the left side list. Click on the
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3. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Optionally, click on
      the Security button and set the Zero Data option to one-pass. Click on
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4. Quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Install button.
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