Is my hard drive cable broken?
Hi guys!
I hope you can help. I upgraded my macbook pro (mbp) with a 128 Crucial M4 SSD. So I moved the stock-320gb HDD into the optibay.
This combination worked very well for a few months, but then the mbp just was not able to find the SSD anymore (like from one day to the other). The SSD is working perfectly (I tried it in another PC) and also the stock HDD can't be found when I put it in the original harddrive place.
All the cables are plugged in correctly. Also the sleep LED and the IR-sensor are working just as they should.
So to sum up:
Only the hdd/ssd in the optibay is recognized by the mbp.
So what could be the problem? My only explanation would be that the S-ATA cable is broken, but I am not sure. And as they are pretty expensive, I better ask here.
Please excuse my English, it is not my first language.
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Hopefully, Thanks god!
A few days ago, suddenly my mac show me the question mark on the screen and HD dissapear.
After 5 days trying to boot from any hard drive(old one,new one, ssd one) i found this post .
Now i can think on buying the cable, because i read that somepeople had this problem. Can anybody who fixed it if after that all was ok?? I live in Berlin, maybe i can find this cable over here? is difficult to find or is a simple one??
Thanks everybody who share his knowledge for helping others
:-)
por mario
Hi Mario, I recommend you start looking for the SATA cable. Carefully review your MBP model, and pay attention to the processor (CoreDuo or i5, i7 etc etc) to buy the appropriate cable. You know that no wires SATAI, SATAII and SATAIII, are of different speeds, and regulate the speed of your SSD or HDD. I was informed that in 2011 the first time that Apple used SATAIII cable (speed 6Gb / s). The cable is easy to find, I compared several prices, and have bought at iFixit was not very different from buying in other stores in my country, Mexico. I myself run cable, mu is easy. It worked for me. I wish you luck!
por Reyes Ratzo