Why is my replaced hard drive not showing in OS X installer
My powerbook's hard drive died a few years back and I just got around to replacing it with a "SEAGATE MOMENTUS 5400.3 - HARD DRIVE - 80GB - INTERNAL - 2.5IN - ULTRA ATA/" (I have a link to pictures where I purchased if needed) I read in the comments that others had used this drive for their powerbooks and I'm hoping it is indeed compatible.
I followed the steps to replace the drive and double checked the ribbon cables but when trying to install OS X, the hard drive does not come up. Also, the keyboard and trackpad were not working. I was able to get around this by using a USB mouse.
The second thing I tried was running the Disk Utility to check if there were hardware problems. I ran the extended test and everything was recognized and tested correct.
I read on another answer to check the jumpers, but I do not believe this HD has jumpers..
I intend to go back at it tonight and re-open the laptop to make sure any cables weren't pulled loose.
Any ideas? Let me know if I can explain anything more clearly. Thanks for your help!
Christopher
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What's the model number of this drive?
由 mayer 完成的
Hi Mayer, The HD is: Brand Name: Seagate
Model: ST980815A
thank you!
由 Christopher Buckingham 完成的
Thank you all for your help. I got the hard drive to work. I opened the utility where the HD was showing, partitioned it and at first it did not work but after giving it some time, the installer finally showed the HD as being able to install the OS. After the install, I realized the keyboard was working after all.. just the trackpad is still giving me problems. But I can use the mouse for now and dig more into that later. thanks!
由 Christopher Buckingham 完成的
Fixed the trackpad. Indeed, it seems the cable was not seated correctly.. was hard to see but must have been connected to 2 pins instead of the 4. Can't believe I got this thing working again!!
由 Christopher Buckingham 完成的