Mac book pro 2009 having trouble detecting drive
I just got this macbook pro and put a 320 wd hard drive in. Problem is it doesn't always detect the new drive when I boot up and if I go to unmount it to format it stopps detecting it. I am 90% sure it's the hard drive cable I just wanted advice before i spent money on a new cable. oddly enough it didn't start detecting it until i cleared to the pram
I dont like Mavericks, I have had trouble with it since day one of installation...Is it SIMPLE for me (a non computer goo roo) to delete Mavericks and go back to my Mt Lion?
Thanks for your response!
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I am having a Mac Book Pro 2009. And Its currently running the OSX mountain Lion> I need to know will i be able to ugrade it to OS mavericks.???
No one knows for sure as yet. This is the information Apple has provided to date:
http://www.apple.com/osx/preview/
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Erased mac book pro (2009), how can i reinstall osx? it won't recognize any old system disc
erased mac book pro (2009), how can i reinstall osx? it won't recognize old system discs
Did you try:
Install or Reinstall Mavericks or Mountain Lion from Scratch
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
OS X Mavericks- Erase and reinstall OS X
OS X Mountain Lion- Erase and reinstall OS X
OS X Lion- Erase and reinstall Mac OS X
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
because it is three times faster than wireless.
If you don't have the original discs that came with the computer, then you can install the retail version of Snow Leopard:
You can purchase Snow Leopard through the Apple Store: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.). The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will be sent physical media by mail after placing your order.
After you install Snow Leopard you will have to download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to update Snow Leopard to 10.6.8 and give you access to the App Store. Access to the App Store enables you to download Mavericks if your computer meets the requirements.
Snow Leopard General Requirements
1. Mac computer with an Intel processor
2. 1GB of memory
3. 5GB of available disk space
4. DVD drive for installation
5. Some features require a compatible Internet service provider;
fees may apply.
6. Some features require Apple’s iCloud services; fees and
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Both the letters and numbers on my mac book pro (2009) are not working correctly, but the caplocks key still lights up,the delete key is like a back key,the o key is enter,etc. I think I must of pressed a button but I cannot find numlock or the action to fix it back to normal.
Need Help PleaseTry this. Open one of your files. The window that contains your picture is named at the top. Command click on the name and you'll see the entire path starting with its name and then moving to the folder, the folder it is contained in, etc all the way to down to the hard drive volume name. This should tell you where to find the folder.
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Hello,
I am trying to connect my laptop to my TV. The computer flashes blue after I plug the cable in but the TV says there is no signal.
I have a Mac Book Pro 2009 and a Samsung 32" Class (31.5" Diag.) 450 Series 720p LCD HDTV (2010 model).
I am using a mini display port to VGA adapter. I have sucessfully hooked up boh devices but it stopped working after a handful of times. I was wondering if there is anything I can do to fix the problem or is my cable broken?Some things you can try.
Startup Issues - Resolve
Startup Issues - Resolve (2) -
How do you back up a Mac Book Pro to an external hard drive?
How do you back up a Mac Book Pro to an external hard drive?
So you might also want to check this out in order to make a bootable drive of your computer:
http://macintoshhowto.com/repair/back-up-computer.html -
hi im using a mac book pro, im having hard time viewing vidoes on Facebook, it just happen few hours ago, how can i fix it? thanks
Hello Terrychelle,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities!
If the issue is to do with Safari, then you may need to reset it.
Safari 6 (OS X Mountain Lion): Reset Safari
http://support.apple.com/kb/ph11914
Regards,
Sterling -
I recently went to the apple store in Covent garden and had a battery replaced for my Mac Book Pro 2009 edition.
After fully charging the mac the percentage guage meter displays the battery is losing power fast. 1% increments goes down every 5 minutes even if I have only a browser which is opened and no other running applications.
My recent test after a fully charged mac book pro allowed me a maximum use time is 2 hours!
I have friends and family members who have the same model as me and their mac book when running on battery, shows that the laptop has about 6 hours use. They are able to run multiple applications and use sites such as Youtube and still get a good 4 hours of use.
Anyway, I have booked an appointment with a Mac Genius for tomorrow to look into this issue.
I thought I'd just ask the community to find out if any of you can help.
Many thanks in advance.Thank you Donald.
You are the second person to tell me this so this is more of a reason for Apple to sort out issue for me.
The team there don't believe there is an issue with the battery.
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HT3696 if i have a 15 inch Mac book pro 2009 model running 64 bit, can I increase the RAM to 8 Gig?
if i have a 15 inch Mac book pro 2009 model running 64 bit, can I increase the RAM to 8 Gig?
Yes.
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When I try to back up my Mac Book Pro to an external hard drive some of the files are backed up but not all files are backed up. I don't understand. Can anyone help please?
I've used time machine in the past and couldn't get to the bottom of the problem so I've recently downloaded and am using carbon copy cloner and I get the same problem. The files that are missing are just word and number documents. Seems so odd.
Thanks for replying
John -
I have a mac book pro (2009) running OS X 10.5.8. Can I upgrade it to Mountain Lion so I can get icloud? I can't see how to upgrade to Leopard to begin or is 10.5.8 Leopard?
Click here and read all three steps to the bottom.
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How do I Install Windows 7 on Mac Book Pro via a Bootable USB Drive
Hi Guys,
I have a Mac Book Pro 13 inch, Early 2011 Processor 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 (I initially had OS 10.5.8 which I upgraded to OSX 10.9.4 a few months ago).
When purchased it, I installed Windows via Super Drive (that being the only time i ever used the super drive). My Windows got corrupted for some reason 2 months ago. Hence, I removed the windows via Bootcamp to perform a fresh install. I discovered my Super Drive was no longer working.
Thereon I have been trying to install Windows via a bootable USB Drive but am failing to do so. After going through several forums, I have reached the following stage.
1. Created Bootable Windows USB Drive using Windows USB (http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Bootable-Windows-7-or-Vista-USB-Drive). Have used this USB drive to install windows on a DELL Computer
2. Bootcamp wasnt creating a partition for windows since no Windows Installation disc was being detected in super drive. (Solved it by downloading Toast Titanium and loading the .iso file on a virtual drive).
3. Boot menu was initially not detecting external drive, so installed rEFIt - An EFI Boot Menu and Toolkit. Now it is detecting the USB Drive.
Now when I boot from this device, it get a black screen with the message "No bootable device - Insert Boot Disk"
Request someone to please help me install windows as some softwares which I work with are windows based.smartestidiot wrote:
So my understanding is that my Boot Camp Assistant (BCA), since it does not allow USB installer, it sets NVRAM to boot from Optical Drive. Right?
Yes.
So can I change it or update it to another BCA version which supports the same??
All BCA versions drive the logic based on the Mac Model Identifier. Unfortunately there is no real workaround. .
Please see https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Unibody+Early+2011+Optical+Driv e+Replacement/5122
and https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Mac/Unibody-8x-SATA-SuperDrive-Post-Early-2009/IF16 1-073-2. -
Why won't my mac book pro recognize my external hard drive?
I'm having a battery issue with my computer, and need to bring it to the nearby Apple Store to have the battery looked at and possibly changed. I wanted to back up my computer in preparation for my visit, but for whatever reason, my Mac Book Pro is not recognizing my trusty LaCie external hard drive, a device I have used with this computer for two years now and performed countless backups with. I am not sure why this is happening. I have already tried restarting the computer multiple times, and unplugging and replugging the hard drive, both to no avail. Are there any ways I can get my computer to recognize my hard drive in order to perform the backup? Thanks.
Hi all -
I cannot view my flash drive OR my office server, which I should be able to connect to via VPN. VPN was installed on my Macbook Pro at my office on Friday. It worked fine. Now I bring it home, and I connect using VPN, and it shows that I am connected, yet the server hard drive icon does not appear on my desktop (as it usually did) and I can't see how to access the server at work.
I also cannot view flash drives when I plug them in - they just don't show up.
I had Norton installed; I read online I should disable that. I did this, and no luck. I also have already done all the things suggested on this post and have all the boxes checked, and yet, still cannot use a flash drive or access my work server.
I am stuck? Do I have to bring my Macbook pro in for service? I have NOT upgraded to Mavericks.
Thanks for any help.
I am not that well versed in finding my way around a Mac - so keep any explanations simple, please.
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Gray screen on Mac Book Pro 2009
Help I'm having problems with my mac book pro 17" 2009. I started with the mac behaving unusally cutting off and taking a long time to restart. then it would not restart at all. I was able to get it to start by resetting the SMC, but after doing that I ended up with a gray screen, athe apple logo, a spinning wheel and a bar at the bottom, I've tries resetting the PRAm, but the same thing happens. also tried starting it by holding down the option key, which took me to disk utility but I'm not sure if I did that cocrrectly. Any other suggestions. I have read multilple article on Apple support and other web sites, so links to them aren't much help.
Sounds like a internal Board issue, Take it in to the nearest Apple Store, They will fix it there.
http://www.apple.com/retail/
This might help as well.
https://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570 -
Hello my name is Icurez,
My Console has been busy full time doing everything repeatedly over everyday for almost two weeks now.installing and deinstalling < detailing every let item in this Mac Book and I'm reading descriptions like "CRITICAL", 'WARNING", "ERROR" etc.I s this normal because I'm not having any problem with my Mac but it sounds like its being invaded by every hacker in the world. Whats going on?
In addition to my question i would like to let all of you know I’ve been following this forum for a very long time and the teamwork is very admirable so i would like to add the following note. Please help me understand as I'm in medicine and i understand the human body's physiology; however, the complexity of this whole "Star Trek" reality of computers has me stunned! Haha! I hold anyone with this ability who understands the computer physiology in the highest regard and I am grateful for your valuable contribution to this support group and want all of you to know that your efforts are recognized, appreciated as well as respected as the fibre that bonds all of humanity. Theories of creativity, particularly high tech computing have made significant, perhaps domain-changing contributions, as well as life saving capabilities. Those unique individuals have been a positive utility in so many peoples lives and for the way they analyze the value of future innovations. For that, I am more than thankful all of you are part of this forum helping so many people by answering our questions in such a way you can feel the passion in your replies that expresses a rare trait thats non-existent in todays normal texting… emotion!Computing is a discipline that offers rewarding and challenging possibilities for a wide range of people regardless of their range of interests. Computing requires and develops capabilities in solving deep, multidimensional problems requiring imagination and sensitivity to a variety of concerns. You all should remember how important you are to so many others. As a retired Medical Airforce Officer you should be proud of what you do and never forget how important your advise you give is to us Not all heroes wear uniforms! I want to thank you again for the valuable time and effort in helping me understand the future.
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro9,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: 2.5 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Boot ROM Version: MBP91.00D3.B09
SMC Version (system): 2.2f44
Memory: 4 GB
Boot ROM Version: MBP91.00D3.B09
SMC Version (system): 2.2f44nahmad02 wrote:
Problem description:
My Mac Book Pro OS X Lion 10.7.5 is running really slow. Takes forever to open the internet and word, please help
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