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    can't mount internal hd on core duo macbook

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by trackstar, Feb 29, 2008.

  1. trackstar

    trackstar Notebook Consultant

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    my hd on my core duo macbook will not mount. i tried reinstalling mac os, but i'm borrowing someone's "new" macbook disk, which from what ive read is incompatible. I took it to the apple store and they wanted to charge me 500 bucks to put in a new disk.

    anything i can do short of buying a new tiger retail disk or buying a new macbook?
     
    trackstar, Feb 29, 2008
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You can buy new hard drives for like $100-120 online. Why pay $500?

    Anyway, is the hard drive you have physically dead? Do you hear it spin up when you boot?
     
    Greg, Feb 29, 2008
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  3. Stunner

    Stunner Notebook Deity

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    Why are they charging you that much? Are you no longer under warranty?
     
    Stunner, Feb 29, 2008
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  4. Underpantman

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    The hard drive swap on a macbook is very easy to do, and like greg suggested you could save yourself alot of money doing the upgrade yourself.
    As for the dvd re-install, any reason you don't have the copy that came with the computer?
    However if you must use your friends then a quick google will find a well documented solution for "making" your friends install disc into a normal install disk.... but you didn't hear that from me.
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    :)
     
    Underpantman, Feb 29, 2008
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