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HD Swap gone bad
Posted by: qdog2
Date: July 12, 2007 10:18PM
I swapped my harddrive on my 17" PB today and now I can't get it to boot. I have checked the cables and reinstalled the old drive to make sure it was not the the new drive that was defective. But there is no power at all. The adapter glows green as if the battery is at a full charge so I know the wall plug is good. Which is strange because its been unplugged for over six hours and usually glows orange after being unplugged that long. If anybody have any suggestions let me know. I'm going to sleep now before I mess this up more than I already have. TIA.
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Re: HD Swap gone bad
Posted by: jimbrady
Date: July 13, 2007 07:03AM
Don't tell Applecare you even opened the case. Perhaps a little pinch of static electricity is to blame.

Did you try PMU reset?



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Re: HD Swap gone bad
Posted by: mattkime
Date: July 13, 2007 07:17AM
try putting the old drive back in. you may discover your mistake. perhaps its as simple as forgetting to reconnect the power button. (had to do that on some)



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Re: HD Swap gone bad
Posted by: jimbrady
Date: July 13, 2007 08:54AM
Ahem:
>"I have checked the cables and reinstalled the old drive..."



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Re: HD Swap gone bad
Posted by: mattkime
Date: July 13, 2007 09:09AM
>>"I have checked the cables and reinstalled the old drive..."

oooph, sorry!

remove the battery, power supply, and clock battery (does it have one?) and let it sit overnight. then try powering it up. some machines need this ultra low level reset.



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Re: HD Swap gone bad
Posted by: OWC Jamie
Date: July 13, 2007 09:12AM
Reseat the cable under the memory slot. You probably don't have it in all the way, or did some damage to it. sad smiley



Good Luck!
Jamie Dresser
Other World Computing
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