Crucial m4 256 GB internal SSD not showing in disk utility on MacBook Pro a1226 (late 2007) 2.4 ghz.

After the original Fujitsu 160gb hd died in my MacBook Pro (model A1226), I was advised at the Mac store to upgrade to a SSD. I installed the crucial m4 256gb internal SSD and powered on MacBook Pro from the Snow Leopard install disk so I could use disk utility to erase and reformat the new SSD.
The problem is the SSD is not showing up in disk utility. I have opened the computer twice and checked cable connections and still no luck. I have powered off computer and let sit for a while and tried again. I check compatability on crucial site before ordering SSD so I don't know what the problem is. Bad disk?

You were given bad advice.
Return/Sell the SSD and buy a 7,200 RPM hard drive instead, it should work fine and a more of a match for your older machine.
Your Mac doesn't have the faster SATA connections for a SSD also 10.6 isn't equipped for SSD's only hard drives, your basically putting a Ferrari engine in a Yugo, it can't handle it.
The 7,200 RPM drive will give you the performance and more drive space than a SSD anyway.
Follow these instructions when you erase and install 10.6, it will give the best results.
How to erase and install Snow Leopard 10.6

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Anonymous UUID:       810341CF-8185-F411-7C6C-347DC4B4CDBA
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panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff80226dc24e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff802267bf83, type 14=page fault, registers:
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R8: 0x0000000000000000, R9: 0x0000000000000000, R10: 0xffffff8022cd1600, R11: 0x0000000000000000
R12: 0xffffff8022c9f500, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0x0000000000000000, R15: 0x0000000000040000
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0xffffff81442637d0 : 0xffffff80226dc24e
0xffffff81442639a0 : 0xffffff80226f3746
0xffffff81442639c0 : 0xffffff802267bf83
0xffffff8144263af0 : 0xffffff80226705a1
0xffffff8144263b70 : 0xffffff80226706b0
0xffffff8144263b90 : 0xffffff80226711a0
0xffffff8144263bd0 : 0xffffff8022695c5b
0xffffff8144263c00 : 0xffffff802268f39d
0xffffff8144263c30 : 0xffffff802268e5ec
0xffffff8144263c70 : 0xffffff802267e58c
0xffffff8144263d80 : 0xffffff80226825cf
0xffffff8144263db0 : 0xffffff802263d9e3
0xffffff8144263df0 : 0xffffff80229cec5e
0xffffff8144263e60 : 0xffffff80229e25ed
0xffffff8144263ef0 : 0xffffff80229e2967
0xffffff8144263f30 : 0xffffff8022620b3b
0xffffff8144263f60 : 0xffffff80226dc883
0xffffff8144263f80 : 0xffffff80226f3712
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OGELTHORPE wrote:
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Have you tried this:
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2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to two. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Security button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
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Well, having a had hard drive connected may cause a grey screen (if the system cannot successfully perform a check of connected devices). Not sure about the fan.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
If that does not help, you can also try resetting the SMU (power management).
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1767
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I have a quirky problem.
I've run out of harddrive space, so I bought a new 1 TB SSD via Ebay, which is an original SSD from Samsung.
A month ago I bought another SSD, which didn't show up, so I sent it back thinking it was a faulty drive.
Today I received a new drive and it doesn't show up in Disk Utility either
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It is the way Apple board treats the text and the link is the 2nd line. I would have had to use Advanced Editor which is needed to clean it up, is not a default option, and the problem only happens on Apple Discussions.
Thought maybe you were aware of the thread already, many are, and then tried to find WHERE in the thread there are
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Put it or your old Apple device in here:
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Hello, this problem is probably detailed elsewhere but i'm not finding anything that seems to fit. Thanks in advance for the help. My 2010 era Macbook Pro w/Maverick isn't starting up beyond the gray screen. I tried resetting PRAM and starting up with the install disc to run disk utility, but none of the actions to verify, repair, etc were available. Restarted and now the drive doesn't show up at all. Any suggestions?
I'm hoping to at least get it started so I can run Time Machine again -- been traveling and haven't updated in several weeks.
Thanks, -Tess

Tess,
since you have Mavericks installed, you can try this: boot your MacBook Pro into Recovery mode by holding down a Command key and the R key as it starts up. Once the OS X Utilities menu appears, select Disk Utility. On the left-hand side of the Disk Utility window, is your internal disk’s boot partition (typically called “Macintosh HD”) shown? If so, select it. On the right-hand side, press the Verify Disk button if it’s not greyed out; if it is greyed out, or if it reports that errors were found, press the Repair Disk button. Once the verification/repair is completed, exit Disk Utility and select Restart from the Apple menu to restart in normal mode.
When you’d run Disk Utility from your grey installation DVD, did it show your internal drive on the left-hand side of the Disk Utility window?

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Hi, ipodtrip1. Nothing will appear on your MBP's desktop unless there is a disc in the drive. Does a disc in the drive not appear either?
If not, does System Profiler detect the drive as a connected device?
If you have another USB device you can connect to your computer, disconnect the optical drive and connect the other device. Does System Profiler detect that device?
If not, reset the System Management Controller, and see whether doing so reactivates your USB port.

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I have had this Western Digital external hard drive for a few months now and until this evening it worked fine. It won't show up on my Macbook Pro and it is not present in the Disk Utility section. The light on the external hard drive is on so it doesn't appear to be a power issue. I have another of the same exact hard drive and it works fine. I tried switching USB cables and even power supplies and I can't get it to work. Does anyone know how to recover the files or is the hard drive toast?

Something's wrong inside the case; it's either a problem which is preventing the computer from properly connecting to the drive or the drive itself is dead.
Data recovery from a failed drive can only be done by a professional service, which can charge hundreds or thousands of dollars.
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External hard drives not showing in disk utility

When I connect a new Eagle/Consus W-Series external hard drive enclosure to my 15" PB, the hard drive doesn't show-up in the left hand pane of the Disk Utility window. The only thing that shows is the drive in the PB. The hard drive in the enclosure is a WD SATA and is connected via USB cable. The same thing happens, or doesn't happen, when I'm connected via ethernet to my G5 2.3GHz Dual Core: when I open Disk Utility on the PB, the drive on the G5 doesn't show. What I'm trying to attempt is to mirror/clone Tiger from my PB onto the new, to me, G5 using SuperDuper.

Hi, Bob. I obviously didn't understand the situation properly, and now that I realize that, I'm afraid I still don't.
When the G5 is connected, via ethernet to my PB, the hard drive does not show-up in the PB's disk utility pane.
The G5 doesn't have a hard drive in it now, is that correct? So why connect it via Ethernet to the Powerbook?
If you're trying to clone the Powerbook's hard drive onto the G5's drive inside the external enclosure, all that needs to be connected is the external enclosure to the Powerbook, via USB cable. The G5 itself isn't involved in that process at all. When the G5's drive is in the enclosure and connected to the Powerbook, does it appear in Disk Utility on the Powerbook? If not, see my previous suggestions, with the exception of my comment about it not working with either computer.
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While the hard drive is in the external enclosure, I can hear it spinning, and am assuming that all the connections are working properly.
If the drive spins, you can be sure it's getting power, and that's good. But you can't safely conclude from that that any or all of the data connections are working properly; in fact the evidence suggests the contrary.
In short, there may be not one but two problems at work here: incorrect sharing settings when the two computers are networked, and a bad cable, connection, or enclosure when the drive is connected to the Powerbook via USB.
EDIT: Let me also add that if the only Tiger installer discs you have are the ones that came with the Powerbook, then having copies of that Tiger installation on both of your computers would be a violation of the software license that accompanied those discs, which entitles you to have Tiger installed on only one computer at a time. If that's the case, you should really buy a retail Tiger installer disc to use on the G5.
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Hard Drive not showing in Disk Utility (but showing fine on PC)

I have been using an 1TB USB powered Hard Drive with my MBP for a year or so.
I got a new 2 TB drive and loaded it and installed the seagate dashboard software.
At that point, it appears something may have happened to my HP and it no longer appears on my Mac or in Disk Utility. It appears to be getting power, and it shows up fine on a Windows PC.
Any thoughts??
This one is really baffling me?
Thanks

One other note
A folder called TheVoumeSettingsFolder now appears on the HP, in case that is causing the issue.
Thanks

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