Hey all, my acquaintance has an aboriginal white macbook with a deejay that isn’t getting apparent on startup and doesn’t arise in the deejay utilities if he runs it.
I’m cerebration about bringing his macbook over to my place, abutting it to my G5 via blaze wire or usb and active deejay warrior from my computer to browse his deejay and hopefully balance his abstracts and/or initialise his drive.
Can this be done, and is it as simple as just abutting the macbook and active the programme… or is there added I charge to apperceive afore I attack it?
Unfortunately the G5, unless it is active a avant-garde abundant operating arrangement may not admit the GUID formatting of the MacBook. Aswell an operating arrangement that is confused over from a MacBook to a G5 won’t plan either. However, you can attack a abstracts recovery, if application a avant-garde abundant tool.
The MacBook harder deejay itself can be put central a 2.5″ Firewire harder deejay case that supports SATA from http://www.macsales.com/ If the G5 doesn’t admit it, you may charge to affix it to a added avant-garde Mac. Apprehend my advancement FAQ* on abstracts accretion options:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
- * Links to my pages may accord me compensation.
Good lord, it’s a Quad G5 active 10.5.8 ( absolutely the aforementioned as the macbook ) with 4tb of sata drives. It’s not absolutely an age-old antique mate, it’s alone 4 years old. Lol.
Your online writing actual advisory though, so I’ll absolve you.
My issues absolutely is aggravating to put the macbook into ambition deejay approach if it doesn’t accept a active harder disk.
If it doesn’t see it via Ambition Deejay Approach the SATA bus could be damaged on the machine, but the harder drive could still be working.
I assumption i’ll just accord it a circle and see what happens, hopefully it’ll all pan out OK.
Thanks for the help.
It sounds like the aforementioned affair happened to my MacBook yesterday. I would like to balance the abstracts if I can… but accept no clue as to how to do it. I affectionate of accept what you guys accept posted, but am in no way a computer expert. Any simple to accept instructions?
I acknowledge the help.
Sharon
Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Please apprehend my column which has a hotlink to abstracts accretion instructions.
I approved application Boomerang for abstracts recovery… no luck. If I use the MacBook in ambition approach with my iMac, it doesn’t even admit the drive.
You acknowledgment application a Firewire with SATA for abstracts recovery, but am not abiding what that agency and what absolutely I charge to get & do. Any ascribe would be abundantly appreciated.
Sharon
A Newertech Voyager harder drive from http://www.macsales.com/ that has congenital Firewire can attach any centralized 3.5″ SATA harder drive to itself, and act as a harder drive to balance abstracts to.
If booting off Boomerang’s deejay you can’t see any abstracts on the drive in question, you may accept to go to an big-ticket abstracts accretion service. This is why abetment up is so important advanced of time.
I’ll accord it a try and see what happens. I accept my absolutely important abstracts backed up, some of the not so important abstracts aswell saved. Just absent some photos that would accept been nice to keep.
I assumption added importantly, is what happened in the aboriginal place, and how can I anticipate it from accident again.
Thanks for the pointers.
Sharon
I assumption added importantly, is what happened in the aboriginal place, and how can I anticipate it from accident again.
You can’t anticipate harder drive demise. It happens. What you can do is anticipate abstracts accident by abetment up your abstracts religiously.
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Hi,
at present I use a Black Macbook but it has a 320 Gb, 7200rpm Hard drive, I am about to get a New Macbook Pro’ 13in. Would it be ok to alter the H/D in the New MB Pro’ with the 7200rpm from my Black Macbook ? Or should I leave things as they are ??
I anticipate admonition guys.
Many thanks
Steve
Hi Steve,
I’d accomplish abiding the builds of Snow Leopard bout up. When the 13″ MacBook Pro came out it had a custom body of OS X 10.5.7 for the new “two way” audio jack and users that just cloned their HD or swapped HDs were advertisement complete issues. If the body matches up amid the new MBP and the absolute body on your MacBook’s HD it shouldn’t be an issue.
The added advantage would be to alteration the drive and again amount the OS as a apple-pie install on the 7200rpm drive that you put into the MacBook Pro. You’d wish to accomplish abiding the abstracts is backed up first, obviously.
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My wife’s macbook started booting to the aflame arrangement icon. I booted it with snow bobcat disk, approved to adjustment the disk, but deejay account said the deejay bare to be erased. I approved Target deejay mode, but I couldn’t get the drive to mount. Aback to Snow bobcat boot. This time Deejay account couldn’t see the disk. Ok bad harder drive, I alter it with a new 250 gig drive and reinstall the system. two canicule afterwards it has the aforementioned problem. I yield the drive out and put it aback in. Again it boots fine. The next day aforementioned thing. I accord the macbook a acceptable afraid and it boots fine. Happened alert today. A acceptable afraid seems to do the trick. Could I accept a apart ata cable or something?? any ideas??
Try alive the (AHT) Angel Accouterments Analysis from the DVD1 that came with the MacBook…hold down the ‘D’ key while restarting with the disc in the drive…as to the afraid for results…I would go simple on that…
Can you reseat the RAM?
pancenter-
Ok I ran the AHT ( took a bit to locate the disk) No problems found. Im traveling to accumulate the deejay accessible and try it afresh if the botheration is active. I aswell reseated both the harder drive and the RAM… Ill let you apperceive how it goes…
Hi Bob,
Can’t say I’d abutment “shaking” a apparatus to get it plan properly, so the actuality that it’s briefly absolute the affair would acquaint me that it has something to do with the SATA cable. In my time of application these units I’d occasionally appear beyond bad SATA cables that would crave replacement, abnormally if the abominable “flashing binder with catechism mark” reared its arch afterwards a drive replacement. That ability be the next advance of activity at this point.
http://www.ifixit.com/MacBook-Parts/MacBook-Hard-Drive-Cable/IF186-018
Hmm, this seems agnate to an affair I am accepting on this cilia here.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=10508522#10508522
I had anticipation about reseating the HD, never advised the RAM. Ability that aswell beggarly the abominable “flashing binder with catechism mark” could accept roots in adulterated RAM?
Jason, castigation is the aboriginal column I accept apparent that has accurately mentioned the cable as a accessible the culprit. Acknowledgment for the hotlink too, I like this sites adjustment guides.
Perhaps you could yield a attending at the data I account on that added cilia and acquaint me what you think?
Hi T Powers,
While I wouldn’t annihilate the RAM, I’d be added absorbed to point to the cable, here’s my reasoning:
1.) If you’re accepting to the gray awning with aflame binder and catechism mark, you’re casual POST (Power On Self Test).
2.) If the RAM is ambiguous and traveling to agitate the startup arrangement it’s traveling to be at the POST sequence, as in the assemblage will not auspiciously canyon and a alternation of beeps and aflame lights (sleep/wake cachet adumbration light).
Now with that all accepting said, I served a year at the Genius Bar and saw my fair allotment of these issues. Even if I formed with Applecare Engineering, I’d see some more. I do not accept that in any bearings the culprit was articular as the RAM. However, a acceptable troubleshooting convenance is consistently to reseat the RAM, it’s quick and easy.
But I’d be added absorbed to try a altered HD, again the SATA cable if the affair I’m troubleshooting is the “folder with catechism mark” issue.
1.) If you’re accepting to the gray awning with aflame binder and catechism mark, you’re casual POST (Power On Self Test).
2.) If the RAM is ambiguous and traveling to agitate the startup arrangement it’s traveling to be at the POST sequence, as in the assemblage will not auspiciously canyon and a alternation of beeps and aflame lights (sleep/wake cachet adumbration light).
Yes, acceptable point… aback it formed afterwards afraid I was cerebration annihilation that could accomplish alternate contact. Does that archetypal accept a motion sensor, accept those anytime gone bad?
I accept an old Thinkpad that has a agnate problem, except it will consistently cossack afterwards a few tries, I apperceive it’s the mainboard as the CD/DVD drive will aswell disappear.
pancenter-
Jason;
I did not wish to annex the cilia actuality with the specifics of my issue, but, in a nutshell…
I did alter the HD with a new 160GB, 7200 rpm seagate; but, her affair (intermittent) connected afterwards the new HD and a beginning install of the OS, (exactly the aforementioned as afore the new HD).
So I am in the bosom of acute the next step. I will try to reseat both the HD and RAM, again buy a cable I guess… acknowledgment for accouterment the info.
Ok the botheration is back. Its appealing abundant accomplishing it every alpha up now. AHT still letters no problems, and RAM reseat didn’t help. Jason, I’m encouraged that you accede that it could be the cable! The alone added abstraction I accept is the argumentation board, but Im acquisitive the AHT would accept bent that. The adjustment looks do-able. I’ve fabricated some aliment to clamshell and bifold usb ibooks so it doesn’t attending too bad. Assumption Ill adjustment the cable and let you apperceive if that fixes it!
I in fact had some success in accomplishing a adaptation of your “shake”, area I ‘bounced’ (no contact, acclaim in the air) with the larboard ancillary of the MacBook down, and it would cossack every time.
If I did it on the appropriate ancillary it would not!
I opened it up and took a acceptable attending beneath the L-bracket and it appeared as admitting the atramentous elastic added on the bracket may not accept been captivation the HD in place. I abounding that gap with a little bankrupt agenda banal and it seems to be captivation the HD in place! I will let you apperceive but it’s been acceptable anytime since.
This doesn’t beggarly it’s anchored by any agency but conceivably it indicates that the cable absolutely is the culprit.
-Tim
Tim…in addition agnate cilia to this our own JasonFear apparent a botheration area the MacBook would not cossack at all because the atramentous elastic added had become dislodged from its aboriginal position and the new HD would not bench properly…wondering if you and Bob are experiencing something similar…
Hi Bob,
AHT is “meh” on some issues. I’ve apparent some accouterments issues that aren’t begin but are anon best up by Angel analysis that their account technicians used, alleged ASD (Apple Account Diagnostics). Regrettably, this software isn’t accessible to the end user but any Angel Retail Store or Authorized Account Provider can run this assay for your machine. It usually takes about an hour or so, I’d accede advancing that afore anon jumping to a rather big-ticket argumentation lath replacement.
This ability not do anything, but it’s account a shot, because it anchored my Mac. Just try resetting the PRAM by captivation down command, option, p, and r. Wait for the third bell and see if that works. Afterwards that, displace the SMC by afterward this depending on your model: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411
I bootless to acknowledgment that reseting the PRAM was my aboriginal move- accomplished advancement though!
Thanks Leet
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I just installed new anamnesis and a harder drive in my atramentous Macbook (circa 2006). All the locations seemed to fit perfectly. However, if acute the alpha button, a aberrant beeping complete occurred. What did I do wrong, if anything?
Sounds like bad RAM or the amiss RAM. Try putting the old RAM aback and you will apperceive for sure.
well, it’s the appropriate RAM, and it looked and acquainted like it was installed properly. Guess I’ll accept to do it again. Those **** screws are so small; it’s such a affliction to do it! But acknowledgment for the comment, though.
Putting the old RAM aback in will be the alone way to apperceive if the new RAM is abnormal or if the botheration lies elsewhere.
A jewelers screwdriver can be begin at Walmart, generally appropriate at the checkout stand.
How abundant RAM did you install in the computer?
Early 2006 MacBooks can handle a best of 2GB of RAM, and the late-2006 machines can handle a best of 3GB (I accept that agency you can accept 4GB installed, but it will alone use 3GB).
What cast name/model of RAM did you use?
~Lyssa
i begin out that the ram I ordered was a bad chip, so they beatific me a new one.
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I am accepting agitation accepting the ATH to arise up. I originally had Tiger and upgraded to Leopard a while back. I put the Leopard install disc in my DVD drive and restart the computer. Before the gray awning appears I columnist and authority down the “D” key. The ATH did does arise and the apparatus just boots normally.
What am I accomplishing wrong?
I accept your botheration is that you are putting in the OS install deejay instead of the Applications install disk.
You will charge to cossack from the Tiger deejay for the AHT….the deejay that alien with the MacBook has your accurate MacBooks accouterments agreement on it…not the retail Leopard disk
OK, that was the alone affair I could anticipate of as the reason. Much appreciated.
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I’m apologetic i’m new to this abutment thing, and don’t apperceive if this is the appropriate breadth or anything. I bought a macbook 2 years ago if this christmas comes in a brace of months. on saturday i got the white awning thing, my harder drive died. i went to the angel boutique today, quoted £120 to fix it, and a continued delay (1-3 weeks). so i bought a new harder drive. can is save any advice off my old one?
my laptop now works altogether by the way.
but allegedly i can with a firewire cable and accession mac? how, please?
Hi Alexjewkes,
You can do what’s alleged “Target Deejay Mode” but your HD would accept to be in that added Mac. In accession you can acquirement an alien HD asylum to affix the HD into and attack to arise the drive via Deejay Utility.
Here’s the problem, however, there’s any amount of affidavit why the HD has failed. It could be something that can calmly be bound via Deejay Account or a automated abortion that would crave a cogent amount to resolve.
Here’s a basal overview on the alien asylum abstraction – http://www.ehow.com/how_5082670_install-hard-drive-enclosure.html
Wait, can’t i put my old HD into my macbook, and save it to my alien harder drive?
How are you traveling to cossack the Macbook, back you can’t do it from the old drive?
As mentioned in the added post, “my drive died” can awning a advanced ambit of ills, from book bribery to concrete damage. I’d additional the advocacy to get a drive asylum which you can arise the drive into and see if you can get it affiliated externally.
Matt
Able-bodied i fabricated this cilia to ask for ANY solution, but i was apprehensive as able-bodied if there was any way i could still archetype it? there are still things i can do, i can cossack deejay account and the things on the CD. Is there not a way to archetype my harder drive application that? in Single user approach it says i accept 74.5GB acclimated on my torn harder drive, which is what i had if it was working. i havent absent stuff, although it could be corrupt..
Alex,
I had accustomed a solution, yield the HD in catechism and put it into an alien cease again attack to repair/mount the drive via the alive machine. The botheration with putting a bootless or declining HD into a computer is that some drives will lock up the arrangement bus of the apparatus and anticipate you from accomplishing anything.
appropriate okay. just added money bare to be spent..
Hi Alexjewkes,
Regrettably, yes. There isn’t any “cheap and quick” way of aggravating to balance abstracts off a HD. It’s why accepting an alien HD with a advancement is such a acceptable idea, because it’s abundant cheaper than aggravating to abstract the data. You can aces an asylum for about ~$25 if you attending about on websites like newegg.com
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Help needed.
My MacBook is repeating every activity I am accomplishing outloud including websites visited, aperture a new tab, aperture icons from my desktop, etc out loud. This has never happened and I acknowledge any thoughts on how to accomplish it stop.
Additionally, there is a atramentous outline on any figure I bang from my desktop and from the “Apple” drop-down card there are two options to Shut Down, Restart, and Log Out if there has consistently been just one.
Any admonition is abundantly appreciated.
Sounds like anyone bumped the amiss set of keys!
Open System Preferences, go to Universal Access and about-face off any options that are angry on, including Voice Over.
~Lyssa
WOW! Thank you so abundant Lyssa.
Glad I could help!
~Lyssa
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I accept a ashore CD that will not eject. I cannot acquisition the pin-hole banish button that my earlier Mac laptops had. I approved captivation down the key pad on start-up, and approved captivation the banish button for 10-15 seconds, with lots of “CD banish noises” but no absolute ejection. Help!!!!! I am travelling about the chat and no Mac food in sight.
Try this band-aid (as a endure resort):
http://www.silvermac.com/2006/dvd-stuck-in-macbook-pro/
didn’t plan either…..
Well, I would yield it to a technician. However, as a do at your own peril option, you could consistently use some baby tweezers.
Are you adage you captivated the trackpad button down while the computer started up and that didn’t work?
You could try sliding something thin, such as a business card, into the aperture and authority the banish button down to see if you can allure the disc out. Otherwise, you may accept to accessible up the computer or accompany it to a adjustment boutique to accept the association there do it.
~Lyssa
I bought my son a White Macbook for endure Christmas and this botheration happened appealing quickly. All the fixes bootless and the Laptop went aback to Apple area a new drive was fitted. He rarely uses the drive but tonight I anticipation I’d put added music on his iPod so I loaded a disc (MJ would you believe) and low and catch the affair wont banish again.
Is there a architecture accountability actuality because now I’m appealing afraid off at accepting to yield it aback again?
I am accepting the aforementioned problem. I just got a new drive installed endure week, and now it won’t banish the cd i put in this morning. It makes some banish noises but the disc doesn’t appear out. I’ve approved the authority the button down during restart ambush and the business agenda trick. Nothing works.
success? I got the cd out… I acclimated a screwdriver to pry accessible the aperture a little bit by inserting it -not accomplished the dust catcher- and twisting, so it opened the aperture a little wider. However, now it won’t amount a disc INTO the drive. It seems like the drive is alive fine, but the artificial case is askew or something? Has anyone apparent annihilation like this?
I had this botheration with my white MacBook, and I took it into the Apple Store to see what was up. It took him 5 account to fix. Apparently, afterwards a while the artificial shells get soft, and accustomed the macbook in my haversack causes the cases to about-face just abundant to accumulate the disc from ejecting. It formed for addition anniversary or so, till i put it aback in my haversack (Using the sleeve and befitting it protected, and now the botheration persists. This is a austere architecture blemish in my opinion, and may accept something to do (aside from aesthetics) as to why all the new models are aluminum.
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My Macbook wont about-face on. When i columnist the ability button Absoutly NOTHING happens. There is No responce whatsoever. When the bond is acquainted in the ablaze turns blooming on the cord, and orange if the array is charging. What could could cause this? Im cerebration that conceivably there is an absurdity in the affiliation amid the ability button and the mainboard, so if i replaced the keypad (including the button) would that fix this problem? Or does that announce added issues?
The alone affair I can anticipate to do is an SMC displace aback it won’t acknowledge at all…
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411
without the MacBook getting professionally diagnosed it would be absolute harder to say absolutely what is wrong
Hi Jaws626,
In accession to Dave’s recommendation, we can aswell try removing the array from the apparatus and aggravating to about-face it on. Otherwise if there’s no acknowledgment from the assemblage afterwards an SMC displace and array abatement the next footfall is to align account or a minimum a analytic on the machine.
The affairs of this alive are not good, but try removing the array and the ability bond and again let the MacBook sit for a few hours. Again put the array aback in, reattach the ability bond and try to restart. This has formed for me (and others) in the accomplished in a agnate situation.
Bob N.
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Recently, my MacBook started giving me issues afterwards cossack up.
The blah loading awning takes a little best than usual. If my desktop loads, I see the berth appear up, my icons, etc. I can move the abrasion cursor but the arrangement does not acknowledge to abrasion clicks or keyboard ascribe for almost three minutes. Afterwards that, the arrangement seems to plan accomplished except it won’t go to sleep. Closing the lid cuts off the affectation and puts the dejected ablaze on but it never pulses. It won’t appear out of sleep, either.
The alarm updates even if the computer doesn’t acquire input.
I’m active Snow Leopard and I’m currently up to date on all my software. I emptied out all my startup items and flashed my PRAM but the issues still persist. Any suggestions for diagnosing this?
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I accept been accepting the exact aforementioned problem! Any chat on how to antidote this?
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