03-01-2015 02:31 AM - edited 06-10-2016 07:38 PM
03-02-2015 07:45 PM
Thank you for the help, Alex.
I bought an external USB enclosure and my old HDD booted up fine. I think that pretty much confirms the faulty SATA cable.
I know this is more an Apple question now, but can anyone confirm that this is what I need?
http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Drive-Cable-MacBook-Unibody/dp/B00456S0IO
03-05-2015 02:40 AM
**** with the newer ones supporting Sata III and PCIE interfaces
I love the way you add a small piece of truth (or half truth) to your posts to make them seem almost plausible.
03-05-2015 02:43 AM - edited 03-05-2015 02:50 AM
@SadMac wrote:Thank you for the help, Alex. I bought an external USB enclosure and my old HDD booted up fine. I think that pretty much confirms the faulty SATA cable. I know this is more an Apple question now, but can anyone confirm that this is what I need? http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Drive-Cable-MacBook-Unibody/dp/B00456S0IO
You might need to be careful. Doing a search on that part number of the ome in that amazon link, finds it is for the 2009 15 inch MBP only.https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Mac/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Unibody-Mid-2009-Hard-Drive-Cable/IF161-039-1I'm sure you said your MBP was 2012 and you didn't mention, but was it mid 2012 15 inch?
Or was it 13 inch? In either case, I don’t think that’s the correct cable.What I would suggest you do is start here on www.ifixit.com and select your model:https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Mac/MacBook-ProThen find the correct cable. You can search for the same Apple part number elsewhere if you prefer.
