notebook turns on but can not detect hdd......tried to reinstall osx but it only shows usb drive.....hdd cable also changed but still same....any ideas
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Change the HDD connector it's looks fine but not working i had same problem . -
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but all pins are ok and hdd spinning alsoComment
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some time cmos batt prob.Comment
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so need to take it out?Comment
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no need to remove the mainboard. rtc battery connect on left low corner (near ram slot). ull find the write near it. it's also near to smc bypass with the always the same logo on remote controller to turn on and off things.
check voltage on 2 pins if they are around 3volt (for good rtc battery ).Comment
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hi all, just got this macbook from a parent. it was previously water spilled. my cousing took it to a repair shop where they cleaned the water spot corrosion and make it boot again, but they were not able to reinstall osx. after that my cousing bring it to me, but im facing same problem. neither in dfu, usb osx installation media , neither internet recovery works.
in disk utility, it see 245gb ssd, i can inizialize it and start reinstalling osx, but at some point it will give me error. i read somewhere that it could be a bad caps, but all values loks good. i checked also pp5v_s2 coil and... -
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I have a 2018 MacBook Pro (with Sequoia OS) that I've been using for years with no problem. I recently received an M2 MacBook Pro so I'm mostly using it and not the 2018 one, but since a friend of mine needs a computer, I thought I could restore my 2018 and give it brand-new-like to my friend.
I tried using the built-in tool to restore the MacBook (Settings > General > Transfer or restore > Delete) but it got stuck when trying to remove the Find Device configuration (it asked me for the password for my old Apple ID -now I use the same account but...06-27-2025, 08:54 AM -
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