My battery lifetime at my MacBook Pro Mid 2009 is down after 1 hour!

Mac Book Pro Mid 2009, running with Mountain Lion is down after 1 hour! I already replaced it with a new one, but same problem. There is also a warning to control the battery. SMC and PRAM reset done. Nothing helps. From time to time, the remaining time jumps from almost clear (20%) up tu 80%! And the process to calculate this time needs much time. Can anybody help me? Cheers

I don't recommend you to restore a Time Machine backup because the same problem will appear if there's a software issue. First, install Mountain Lion without restoring the backup and check that the battery works correctly

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Mac book pro mid 2009 shuts down after a few hour then will only boot after waiting and pressing power button numerous times. I am running mountain lion with most recent updates.

Mac book pro mid 2009 shuts down after a few hour of use and then is very difficult to reboot. Sometimes I have to wait hours, sometimes I have to repeatedly press the power button and then it will slowly start a little longer each press untill it completely boots. It has done this three times know. Each time I was watching a video.

Try running the Apple Hardware Test - sounds as if you've hardware issues.
Clinton

MacBook Pro (Mid-2009) shuts down while running on battery

Hi,
Five months ago, my MacBook Pro 15'' (2.53Ghz) started showing me the message 'Service Battery'. I took it to an Apple Store and I was told that everything is still fine. Nevertheless, for the past 2 months my laptop shuts down while running on battery (with 20% and 40% levels of charge) periodically. This does not happen every time.
Does anyone know if AppleCare covers this failure?
Is there any other way to fix this?
Thank you,
George

Mine does the same thing. May i suggest downloading istat pro to look at the health of your battery.
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/status/istatpro.html
Also do you calibrate your battery?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1490
I had never done that but after 15 months and 450+ cycles I was experiencing the same problem. I am a heavy user of my mbp 15" (2.4Ghz). After calibrating my health in istat which was going between 30-53 % Is holding steady around 65-mid 70% health wise. I have also noticed that my battery icon has gone from service battery to replace now to holding at replace soon for the time being.
I am not sure how many cycles you can get out of one battery but as far as i know 700ish is good. While i wish i was closer to an apple store (3ish hrs or more) i do hope i have helped you.

Macbook Pro (Mid 2009) Shuts down at 24% battery power

For the past few days my Macbook Pro, the one I've had since the summer of 2009, has been shutting down at random times. Not only does it shut down without warning but it restarts my clock to March 24 2001, at 7:30pm every time. What the heck? Especially since this week is finals week, I have to trust my computer to hold out for four more days before it can stop working, but until then I just want to know what the problem could be.

euji wrote:
For the past few days my Macbook Pro, the one I've had since the summer of 2009, has been shutting down at random times. Not only does it shut down without warning but it restarts my clock to March 24 2001, at 7:30pm every time. What the heck? Especially since this week is finals week, I have to trust my computer to hold out for four more days before it can stop working, but until then I just want to know what the problem could be.
Time to recalibrate your battery meter .....

How to improve macbook pro mid 2009

i got Macbook pro mid 2009 with processor speed 2.26GH and memory 2GB and storage of 159GB. running maverick 10.9.4
Its slow and battery do not last more than hour.
Any suggestions?
is it worth upgrading it or buy new one.

That model has a max possible RAM fo 8GB (two 4GB modules). As long as you are not doing anything heavy-duty, 4GB (two 2GB modules) is probably OK for Mavericks. I have on MBP running Mav on 4GB with no indications it is struggling for more RAM.
Only buy RAM from a trusted Mac RAM reseller. I use Other World Computing (their RAM listings for your model are here):
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro/Upgrade/DDR3
Crucial.com is also good. Avoid Kingston ValuRAM. It has never been happy in Intel Macs. You will get the right RAM from either vendor. Can't say that for brick-n-mortar electronics stores. Too hard to find one with a resident geek who speaks Mac.
Installation is an easy do-it-yourself task; all you need is the right screwdriver. Handy video here:
http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/macbookpro_13_unibody/
As for the battery, there is a built-in utility that will show the current condition. Click and hold on your Apple menu. Hold down the OPTION key and the first item with change to System Information. Launch it. When it comes up. find "Power" in the left-hand contents pane and select it to get a battery report. Looks like this:
Copy the information I've outlined in red and paste it into a response to your thread here. Those numbers describe the current condition of the battery.

How do I install windows 7 on a macbook pro mid 2009 using bootcamp and no optical drive?

How do I install windows 7 on a macbook pro mid 2009 using bootcamp and no optical drive?
My optical drive is non-functional and I want to dual boot with win7. The only problem is my macbook does not boot from USB at all, even when I hold th ALT key down when it is starting up.
-I have a flashdrive with win7 on it.
-I mounted the ISO of win7 with toast for bootcamp to do its thing.

Good luck.
Consider this a bump so that hopefully someone with better news spots your thread.
Allan

Macbook Pro mid 2009 13 inch suddenly freezes and grey screen appears stating press key to restart

Macbook Pro mid 2009 13 inch suddenly freezes and grey screen appears stating press key to restart. Here is my recent crash report. Please help me.
Anonymous UUID:
714EBD8C-083D-E200-A9BD-6F925A8F8F14
Thu May 29 22:30:04 2014
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80026dbf5e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff80026d1197, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0xffffef8022f973c8, CR3: 0x0000000089778000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660
RAX: 0x000000000000001c, RBX: 0x00000000e00002c2, RCX: 0xffffff8002abb7d4, RDX: 0xffffef8022f973c0
RSP: 0xffffff800d2cb6a0, RBP: 0xffffff800d2cb6a0, RSI: 0x0000000000000001, RDI: 0xffffef8022f973c0
R8: 0x0000000000000001, R9: 0x0000000000000001, R10: 0xffffff8014ea65e8, R11: 0xffffff809b3160f0
R12: 0xffffef8022f973c0, R13: 0x0000000000000001, R14: 0xffffff800d2cb6ec, R15: 0x0000000000000001
RFL: 0x0000000000010202, RIP: 0xffffff80026d1197, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0xffffef8022f973c8, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x0
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff800d2cb330 : 0xffffff8002622fa9
0xffffff800d2cb3b0 : 0xffffff80026dbf5e
0xffffff800d2cb580 : 0xffffff80026f3456
0xffffff800d2cb5a0 : 0xffffff80026d1197
0xffffff800d2cb6a0 : 0xffffff80026afd0e
0xffffff800d2cb6d0 : 0xffffff8002abb751
0xffffff800d2cb710 : 0xffffff8002abb54f
0xffffff800d2cb760 : 0xffffff7f8413fd2f
0xffffff800d2cb7a0 : 0xffffff7f84188b21
0xffffff800d2cb7e0 : 0xffffff7f841708d2
0xffffff800d2cb850 : 0xffffff7f84170fc8
0xffffff800d2cb890 : 0xffffff7f8413dfea
0xffffff800d2cba10 : 0xffffff7f8416d940
0xffffff800d2cbad0 : 0xffffff7f8413cad9
0xffffff800d2cbb20 : 0xffffff8002acea56
0xffffff800d2cbb40 : 0xffffff8002ad0051
0xffffff800d2cbba0 : 0xffffff8002acdabf
0xffffff800d2cbcf0 : 0xffffff80026b66a8
0xffffff800d2cbe00 : 0xffffff8002626bf1
0xffffff800d2cbe30 : 0xffffff80026139f5
0xffffff800d2cbea0 : 0xffffff800261e043
0xffffff800d2cbf20 : 0xffffff80026c975d
0xffffff800d2cbfb0 : 0xffffff80026f3a28
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.GeForceTesla(8.2.4)[24ED915E-02F3-3A31-8502-6AA41FFCA420]@0xffffff7f84 12b000->0xffffff7f841f5fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[244D4E48-78E6-3369-8D76-285C66EF9BF4]@0xffffff 7f82cbe000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[B93BBFC9-9ED5-3DDD-8CED-5EDA081BB997]@0xff ffff7f8324b000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[B889D3AB-CCC0-3FCD-A83E-D2E3E4CB537B]@0 xffffff7f83208000
dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.2.4)[6EB3FF52-A4F6-3496-AE9C-D89B00F DE504]@0xffffff7f8325b000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: Skype
Mac OS version:
13D65
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.2.0: Thu Apr 17 23:03:13 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.100.13~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: ADD73AE6-88B0-32FB-A8BB-4F7C8BE4092E
Kernel slide:
0x0000000002400000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8002600000
System model name: MacBookPro5,5 (Mac-F2268AC8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 60200033152435
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2.0.2 (addr 0xffffff7f84b15000, size 335872)
last unloaded kext at 15796237223278: com.apple.macos.driver.AppleUSBEthernetHost
7.0 (addr 0xffffff7f84b15000, size 20480)
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System Profile:
Model: MacBookPro5,5, BootROM MBP55.00AC.B03, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.53 GHz, 6 GB, SMC 1.47f2
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, PCI, 256 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x830B, 0x4E54344743363442384842304E532D434720
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333235533642465238432D48392020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8D), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
Bluetooth: Version 4.2.4f1 13674, 3 services, 15 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: TOSHIBA MK3255GSXF, 250.06 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-868
USB Device: Built-in iSight
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
USB Device: IR Receiver
USB Device: Wireless Optical Mouse
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Bus:
Model: MacBookPro5,5, BootROM MBP55.00AC.B03, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.53 GHz, 6 GB, SMC 1.47f2
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, PCI, 256 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x830B, 0x4E54344743363442384842304E532D434720
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333235533642465238432D48392020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8D), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
Bluetooth: Version 4.2.4f1 13674, 3 services, 15 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: TOSHIBA MK3255GSXF, 250.06 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-868
USB Device: Built-in iSight
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
USB Device: IR Receiver
USB Device: Wireless Optical Mouse
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Bus:

riyazfrombangalore,
your 13-inch Mid 2009 MacBook Pro requires 1066 MHz RAM, but you have 1333 MHz RAM installed. Try replacing the 1333 MHz RAM with 1066 MHz RAM — Macs can be picky about the RAM which they find acceptable.

How to install windows 7 on my macbook pro mid 2009 using usb. right now aim using mavericks 10.9 can any one please help me. I tried to edit plist in boot camp but it went wrong please help me

how to install windows 7 on my macbook pro mid 2009 using usb. right now iam using mavericks 10.9 can any one please help me. I tried to edit plist in boot camp but it went wrong please help me.
Iam new to coding. please help me.

try the solution posted by kunu here and report back
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5105056?tstart=0

Negotiated Link Speed on MacBook Pro mid-2009 with Kingston SSDNow v300

Hi,
I have a mid-2009 MacBook Pro (13") with Kingston SSDNow v300 SSD drive with Mavericks OS X installed.
I've noticed from different forums that many users have the same problem that I have: SSD drive's Negotiated Link Speed is only 1,5 Gbps, although MacBook Pro mid-2009 should support 3 Gbps speed.
My system has EFI 1.7 firmware update (MBP55.00AC.B03) installed in and System Info says that 3 Gbps Link Speed should be possible:
NVidia MCP79 AHCI:
Vendor:    NVidia
Product:    MCP79 AHCI
Link Speed:    3 Gigabit
Negotiated Link Speed:    1.5 Gigabit
Physical Interconnect:    SATA
Description:    AHCI Version 1.20 Supported
Many users have tried to reset NVRAM and SMC and I have also done these steps, but with not any improvement.
Some users have mentioned that MacBook Pro mid-2009 has a poor SATA ACHI chipset (NVidia MCP79) and SATA III SSD drives won't work on SATA II speed unless SSD drive is forced to work on SATA II speed by firmware update or by some tweaking tool. Is there this kind of tool available for Kingston SSDNow v300?
One user says that he got 3 Gbps Negotiated Link Speed on Mountain Lion, but after installing Mavericks, speed dropped to 1,5 Gbps (https://discussions.apple.com/message/23549859#23549859).
So, is there any way to get Negotiated Link Speed to work on 3 Gbps on Kingston SSDNow v300 with MacBook Pro mid-2009 (for example by installing an older version of Mac OS X) or do I have to buy a new SSD drive from another manufacturer to get 3 Gbps Negotiated Link Speed to work on my machine?
If the last option (to buy a new SSD drive) is the only option, would it be wise to look for an older model, a SATA II drive, (maybe OCZ Vertex 2) to get 3 Gbps speed?
Thanks!

Hi
I was just as frustated as you after installing the Kingston v300. I mean it's a solidly built drive with the reliability of kingston (I've been using their RAM for years and years in my desktop PC without problems). Unfortunately, for a the last 3 months I had it in my 2009 unibody white macbook, it was stuck at link speed 1.5.
I've been searching in forums since then without any solution. Even the update for bios is not available for my model.
I just tried the SMC reset after reading the blog.
http://thenextweb.com/lifehacks/2010/12/04/how-when-why-to-reset-the-pram-smc-on -your-mac/#!w3XEY
On reboot, everything seemed faster, so I checked the negotiated link speed and it was at 3 instead of 1.5! Yay! Then I checked the disk transfer speed on Blackmagic Disk speed test and it roughly doubled from 138 to 260MB/s. Now, I'm not going to shutdown or restart...
I hope this post is useful for people like me stuck at 1.5 Gbps speed. Good luck

How to make a MacBook Pro (mid 2009) work properly with a 3M Streaming projector?

Ok, so I have a MacBook Pro (mid 2009), a 3M Streaming projector and very annoying problem.
When I connect my MacBook Pro with a Mini Displayport to HDMI adapter to the 3M projector, I get a pink tint, like a filter over the image, it’s very frustrating.
This are the tests I’ve done:
1. I tried the adaptor and the projector on a different (more recent) Mac -> It worked fine.
2. I tried connecting my MacBook Pro to a different not HDMI but VGA projector -> It worked fine.
3. I used some Terminal code I found on the web to force the Mac to send RGB signal, don’t know if that has anything to do with it, but I tried anyway -> Didn’t work
So I’m confused, it’s not the physical port of my MacBook cause it worked fine with a VGA projector, It’s no the 3M projector and it’s not the Mini Displayport to HDMI adaptor cause it worked fine on a different Mac.
So what is it?
I’m totally desperate, I haven’t been able to solve this problem, so if you guys can help me you will be my heroes.
Thanks.
– 13" MacBook Pro (mid 2009) runing Mavericks.
– 3M Streaming projector Powered by Roku.

Yes as Clinton says this is correct.
I've used a Sata to USB connector which is only a few pounds instead of an enclosure for the clone, but then I wasn't keeping mt old HDD. But that's an option if you don't need it.
I also use Carbon copy cloner as this will clone your recovery partition as well. Apples disk utility will also clone drives but I'm not sure that it copy's the recovery partition.
I highly redomend my Samsung 840 pro 256Gb - it's about the fastest drive you'll get (nearly) but is backed by Samsung's unrivaled SSD reliability and 5 year warranty. I've also used an 840 basic model on an older macbook and was equally pleased.
Crucial's drives are reliable mac friendly drives but are somewhat slower on the write speeds vs the 840 Pro.
I'd avoid OCZ drives due to so many failures across their range although they do have great reviews and some models just edge the Pro on speed although it's fairly negligible.
As Clinton says, avoid the Samsung Evo drive. I wanted to buy this drive as it is a great drive - but there are many users that have had compatibility issues with it when installed in a Mac. This may rectified on a future firmware update possibly, but until it's proven I would avoid it for now.

I have apple macbook pro mid 2009 ... my hard disk stopped working and i had mac os 10.6.8 in it ... i bought a new hard disk drive but i didn't have my CD so i installed my friend's mac os 10.5.8 in the new hard disk ... i want to get my 10.6.8 back

I have apple macbook pro mid 2009 ... my hard disk stopped working and i had mac os 10.6.8 in it ... i bought a new hard disk drive but i didn't have my CD so i installed my friend's mac os 10.5.8 in the new hard disk ... i want to get my previous 10.6.8 back ... hope there is a way to do so

Upgrading to Snow Leopard
You must 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 Mountain Lion 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 MobileMe service; fees and
           terms apply.

Macbook pro mid 2009, yosemite 10.10.2 bootcamp installation windows 7 problem

i have a macbook pro mid 2009 and yosemite 10.10.2 installed. my bootcamp is 5.1.3 and i cant install windows 7. every time i create the usb installer and restart the mac to install windows the usb installer dont appear. what i do?
I try to make a uefi usb installer but The screen frozen when i click on efi boot

Your Mac has (or used to have) a built-in Optical drive. You need a physical DVD for Windows and a USB2 flash drive for BC drivers. Bootcamp Info.plist modifications cause more problems than they resolve.
Your Mac is also not UEFI compliant, late 2013+ Macs are the first ones to be, so EFI boot will not work.
From the un-modified Bootcamp Info.plist file...
        <array>
                <string>MacBook7</string>
                <string>MacBookAir5</string>
                <string>MacBookPro10</string>
                <string>MacPro5</string>
                <string>Macmini6</string>
                <string>iMac13</string>
        </array>
        <key>PreUSBBootSupportedModels</key>
        <array>
                <string>MacBook7,1</string>
                <string>MacBookAir3,2</string>
                <string>MacBookPro8,3</string>
                <string>MacPro5,1</string>
                <string>Macmini4,1</string>
                <string>iMac12,2</string>
        </array>

No audio after Mountain Lion 10.8.3 update Macbook Pro Mid 2009

A few days ago I downloaded some updates for Mountain Lion on my Macbook Pro Mid 2009. After that there is no sound and internal speakers are not listed as an output device. The startup sound is still working (I would guess it uses the same speakers?) but nothing else makes a sound through the speakers. Also headphones are working. I'm not 100% sure if my OS version vas 10.8.2 before the update or not.
I have tried to input the headphones in and out many times to make sure that no microswitches are stuck. Also I have reset SMC and NVRAM/PRAM and reinstalled Mountain Lion. I even installed Lion (10.7.0) to be sure but it still won't work.
Any help would be appreciated.

Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store.
Back up all data on the internal drive(s) before you hand over your computer to anyone. If privacy is a concern, erase the data partition(s) with the option to write zeros* (do this only if you have at least two complete, independent backups, and you know how to restore to an empty drive from any of them.) Don’t erase the recovery partition, if present.
Keeping your confidential data secure during hardware repair
*An SSD doesn't need to be zeroed.

MacBook Pro mid 2009 HDD to a Kingston SSD SATA drive - Problems

Hi
I own a MacBook Pro Mid 2009 and I'm running OSX Mavericks with Windows 8.1 Pro Bootcamp. I wanted to upgrade to an SSD drive and after reading the great reviews on Amazon, I purchased a Kingston 240GB SSD 2.5" V300 SATA 3.
Many of the buyers had installed the SSD drive on Macbook Pro, including "mid 2009' models without any real problems but I've just spent the best part of 3 hours trying to install the drive but so far, it has not worked and the problem seems to be that, although the Acronis True Image software that comes with the drive to 'clone' the source drive and install it onto the destination drive (new SSD drive), I get a message which states, "WARNING: After migration, the O/S will not be able to boot from the destination disk in the BIOS - If you want to boot from the destination disk after migration, you need to enable UEFI booting in your system and then restart".
During one of my first attempts to install the SSD drive, I removed the original HDD from the MBP and installed it in the supplied 2.5" caddy and and connected it to the MBP via the USB cable supplied then installed the new Kingston SSD SATA3 drive in the MBP, powered up and then rebooted. The Acronis bootable software launched and after choosing 'clone disk', cose source and destination drives, I got a message saying: "The selected disk will be migrated as is (disks layout will remain GPT)". "After operation completion, operating systems will not boot from the destination disk in the BIOS".
My system has the latest available Boot ROM Version (MBP.00AC.B03 and the SMC Version is 1.47f2 and as far as I am aware, Apple computers have no BIOS that you can access like on Windows computers and instead use EFI instead.
Both drives had Extended Journaled GUID Partitions on them and what baffles me is that other buyers of these Kingston SSD SATA3 drives appear to have managed to install the SSD drive, but I've had to give up.
I would really like to get the SSD drive working but so far I've failed. Any advice would be appreciated and I'll try it out before reluctantly returning the drive for refund.

Hi
Thanks for your reply.
Yes the Acronis software is Windows but I read through a lot of reviews on the Kingston SSD SATA 3 drives Amazon and from what I can gather, after removing the original drives and installing that in the 2.5" caddy and then installing the new SD drive in the Macbook, those buyers then used the software to boot from and clone the source drive to the new drive.
I'm not sure if I mentioned it in my first post, but I did use the Disk Utility in Mac OSX and erased, formatted and partitioned the drive and then pushed CMD + R at start up but I was not able to install a copy of the OS because the drive was not recognised.
I think I also used the disk utility in Windows and then tried again in OSX but no luck. I'm no expert but as stated above, the issue seems to be that the SSD drive is not booable in the BIOS (or Mac equivalent).
The SSD drive is SATA 3 and I'm sure that the SATA ports are SATA 1 on my MBP and maybe that the problem Perhaps someone can confirm this.

I see that i have a problem after installing my new hard drive on my macbook pro mid 2009 version. I put a new hard drive, with all of my information from my old drive installed on it, into the computer. but now have the blinking question mark folder

i see that i have a problem after installing my new hard drive on my macbook pro mid 2009 version. I put a new hard drive, with all of my information from my old drive installed on it, into the computer. but now have the blinking question mark folder. I see that it means that it isn't reading the new hard drive.
did i miss a step between transferring all of my information from my old hard drive to the new hard drive and installing the new hard drive into the computer. I believe that i installed properly. it was quite easy.
thanks for your help

It means there is no bootable system on the drive. If you still have access to the old drive, then I suggest you boot from it then clone it to the new internal drive. Use OPTION boot to boot from the Recovery HD on the old drive:
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
     1. Select Disk Utility from the main menu then press the Continue
         button.
     2. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
     3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
     4. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it
         to the Destination entry field.
     5. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to
         the Source entry field.
     6. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Source means the external old drive. Destination means the new internal drive.

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