hi to all of you!my macbook pro 13 mid 2010 don't recognize optical drive.i change the drive with a new one and the same problem.i even put a hdd caddy(an optical bay to replace the optical drive with a hard disk)but the same problem.where should i search on the motherboard?or is someone else who have this problem too?this is very imprtant to me because i want to put my 750gb hdd on the caddy optical bay an put a ssd hard disk like master. thank's a lot.
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Re: macbook pro 13 mid 2010 don't recognize optical drive
Probably a problem with the SB/NB.
I recommend a reflow. -
Re: macbook pro 13 mid 2010 don't recognize optical drive
i need to look at the schematic first to say anything. if you find your mobo schematic and share it here we may help you.Comment
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Re: macbook pro 13 mid 2010 don't recognize optical drive
hi spidey.i havo no schematic.i think is the southbridge ,as "thesloc" suggest.but i'm afraid to reflow it because is my personal laptop not a client laptop!
and the laptop is working very well except the problem with the optical drive that i described.others ideas?Comment
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I'm in need of assistance with a Dell Precision 5820 Tower. The BIOS is locked with "Dell Security Manager," preventing access to the HDD-1 hard drive.
**Background:**
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**What I've Tried So Far:**
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