Got the flashing question mark folder. Ordered the cable he mentioned, got here in 2 days from amazon for $18, installed in few minutes and everything went back to normal. Nothing was erased off my computer. Thank you sir
Look for model # of your Mac on bottom of the laptop. Then just type it in Google with words "hard drive cable" after. First few searches should show your correct cable on Amazon.
WOW!!!!!! I'd like to start off by saying that when this happened to me, I contacted Apple & they told me that my Macbook was a lost cause. According to them it was a hard drive issue that was more than likely not repairable, & that next time I should invest more money in a macbook with SSD. Either way, I was told that I needed to buy another macbook. I took the liberty to just do the research on my own, and came across this video. I ordered to part & followed the directions. WORKED LIKE A CHARM. Total cost of the repair was $20, and my macbook was back just as the way it was before this issue occurred. Saved my Macbook, & the money in my bank account. Thank you VERY MUCH!
You helped me fix my computer for the lowest amount of money it’s ever cost me and I was able to do it on my own, which I thought would be so much more difficult. A sincere thanks, dude.
This was absolutely what i needed! Thank you. The instruction was clear, i had to watch a couple of times but the process was simple. As soon as i got everything back together and turned the machine on, all was back to normal. Thank you for sharing.
This is so awesome. 2-1 wonder!! Most will make this a two-series video but you cover everything there is to know within one video - and that, in 6 mins! You deserve an applause my man.
I watched this video and everything that was happening to the guys laptop was also happening to mine, so I knew it was not a hard drive issue and had hope that it was only the cable. I ordered my cable off of Amazon and waited 3-4 days for the cable to come. I was so stressed that knowing my shitty luck there would be more issues with my MacBook Pro than just the cable. But after I installed the cable, everything worked, I got all my data back and everything. I cannot tell you how happy I am! Thank you! This video works guys, if you have this issue then follow this video trust me!!!
Thank you thank you thank you!!! 6 years later and this video is still the answer! Got the part for $15 off amazon and my MacBook pro is back in business!
Worked like a charm! Man, the amount of time years old videos have helped me out with technical and software issues is more than I can count. I was really stressing over this since I needed some important files which I stupidly choose not to upload to Google Drive. Thanks to this tutorial I got everything!!!! God Bless!
Bro Best buy said $150 to back my computer up then take it to Apple to fix, no telling how much that would cost...watched your Vid paid $18 for a part from Amazon your introduction and 5minutes later my MacBook is back up and running perfectly. you are a wallet life saver!!!!!
Oh my gosh! I ordered the part and didn’t put in for like 2 weeks. I finally decided to give it a shot and it fixed my laptop. You are awesome 👏🏾. Thanks so much!!!!!!!!
Dude! You are THE man! Was worried my HDD was toast. Apple was no help, the local 3rd party shops were going to charge me $100-$200 depending on the turnaround to even see it. Your comment of seeing the OSX base system up as a cable issue, was spot on! (And something no one else mentioned) Ordered part last night, came this afternoon. My part included the bracket so it was slightly easier. 5 minutes and I was back online. THANK YOU!
Seriously cannot thank you enough for this video. My laptop had this exact problem, so I took it to the apple store and they said it was a hard-drive failure, it would take at least three weeks to fix, cost upwards of £100 and it was very unlikely I'd get any data back. This was pretty scary for me as I hadn't backed up my data and I had exams in three weeks! So I chose to ignore their advice and followed your video instead, and it fixed the whole thing!!! Didn't lose any files and the cable only cost me £12! Ridiculously happy right now, thank you so so much
I can't THANK YOU enough for taking the time to make this helpful video that saved us time and lots of money. It was so easy to follow and my MacPro is working again!! 👊🏼😉
THANK YOU!! I have a mid-2012 macbook pro. I don't know anything about computers, and this video was incredibly helpful. I got the unibody cable you recomended, and with the assistance of another video named "Mid-2012 Macbook Pro Hard Drive Cable Replacement", I could install it myself. And my laptop is running great again! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Thank you so much!!! All I did was just open laptop and unplug the first cable then put it back n and clean the dust around and bam! Works like a charm and all my files are save 😍
If the MacBook Pro 2012 having problems or freezing randomly or flashing cross circle you might need to use inrernet recovery or take sticky screws out or need to order an new cable then once you get in mail and put new cable in then it will give an hard drive option. When you start up an MacBook you might get an flashing folder with question mark or a cross circle symbol and this means that the startup disk is not available and the operating system is damaged
Okay post two! I got the pointer moving and followed your instructions to the T and replaced the cable to my hard drive for my mid 2012 Macbook Pro. It works like new thank you so much!
Was so scared to try this, but I was more afraid of losing my files and computer. I finally decided to do this and it works! I am now typing on my MacBook Pro that you inspired me to fix. Thank you!!! Also thanks for including the link to the cord. It was the exact one I needed. Thanks again!
Michelle Ross Michelle Ross does reinstalling OS X delete the files or did you save them on a usb with time machine before reinstalling? I don’t wanna lose my files either but not sure if I should reinstall without using time machine first or just reinstall and change the cable
This is brilliant! I wish I would've replaced the cable before resetting my macOS and losing some items, because replacing the cable solved all my problems! Thank you!
Worked Great! Up and running again! Only hard part was getting that tiny gold/yellow ribbon back in tiny slot. Found it fits on top of prongs inside on tiny black box. Didn't even have re-install OS. Thanks!
Mate! My mac had been crashing again and again and i thought it was because of bootcamp windows and over 300 gigs of data, i have a macbook pro mid 2012. I decided to wipe and do a clean internet recovery but was in an indefinite loop. Spent days with no effect, then stumbled upon your video, got the cable the cable the very next day and successfully reinstalled catalina in one go! It took me over 1.5 months to get it fixed!!!! F*****ng LIFE SAVER!!!! Hittn Subscribe right away :)
Yes, I came home and found the flashing "?" PANIC!!! Followed your guidance about the cable and I'm back in business. Thanks for helping out we oldies, both me and the Mac.
This worked! After trying a new SSD, reinstalling my OSX 15 times through OS recovery, and not getting anywhere...I found your video and it was exactly the fix. Thanks for posting this and for the clear instructions.
Hello I'm stuck in mac OS X utilities can't go further than that before this i removed the hdd and inserted an ssd what's the solution ? would appreciate
Command option R. Is the Internet recovery FYI command and the letter R is only for the recovery partition built into the system which won’t do you any good if you try to erase the drive because well you can’t because you’re accessing it :-) you’re welcome now if you do Internet recovery with command key option key and the letter or at the booed up sound you will be able to access Internet recovery reinstall software OS and or delete format hard drive but make sure you can reinstall an operating system of some sort since you won’t have anything on the drive. 👍🏻👍🏻
Dude. You have literally saved my life. My Design deadline is Friday and my Mac did this! Luckily I already had an assortment of parts available. Thank you so much for a clearly explained easy to follow video!
You are The Man! Had the Q-mark. I read those initial steps at Apple and went through again just as you chronicled and ... nothing. So I followed your instructions, got the new cable via Amazon and it worked!!! Hallelujah! The only tricky part was the reinstall of that little gold strip, sliding it back in. An additional vid on that would’ve been nice. 😊 Finally got it in. Also, helped massively to have a magnifying glass. Could not have done that without it. I would suggest that. Thanks again so very much.
Thank you so much for this video! My husband's macbook was exactly in this state- white screen. None of the tricks to restart the system were working. And then I ordered the part you suggested, replaced it, and back to new! I never could have fixed the problem without this. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
That yellow thing is connected to a ZIF connector and should not be popped out or back in! (please google ZIF connectors before attempting to do what's shown in this video). After trying this myself on my own computer I couldn't get that yellow wire back in. Many of these videos show incorrect removal/insertion.... DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND BUY A NEW CABLE WITH THE BRACKET ALREADY ATTACHED. I returned my cable (without the bracket) and ordered one with. SUCH A TIME SAVER. Spend the extra 10 bucks. You'll thank me later.
So we hit Disk Util to find: TWO drives 😳😳😵@2:47 Silly attempt to restart after a repair and verifications run on both, now we’re back to the download 😩😩 maybe 10-15mins....again!! 😢
Firstly let me brief my problem -I do internet recovery initially got eror 401 something forgetactual name u can use mobile hotspot wpa2 and try again u will be able to recover loading bar finish but still once boot white screen stcuk or sometime even hang - Used recovery hd and still stuck white screen when you recovering:D For white screen no matter recovey from internet, option cmd p r, recovery HD from option, terminal fsck etc, did all thing but still stuck? Dont worry i got found a way ystd somehow to come back life again. The problem may has a problem within circuitry or software though i m not sure what happen but if u want to try u may try Step 1 remove adaptor Step 2 press power button to close mac Step 3 turn on using power adaptor in again Step 4 this is where magic comes in Press shift+option+cmd together with power button to 10 sec to reset SMC which is to by 🍎 Step 5 - some of you will see after trying step 4 still will not recover. Ok this is the real magic comes in - you will have to do step 4 acouple of time by You press shift+option+cmd and press power together again so the mac will go to power off. Then release shift+option+cmd and press on to power on mac then after that suddenly press shift+option+cmd and power key together again let the power jam. Try that scenario around a fewtimes your power cycle will somehow bk to normal. And once recover dun ever let battery 0 and dun press shift+option+cmd+power to reset SMC again by any chance because IF YOU WRONGLY DO one of the above two thing u will face white screen again.. Now my mac running few days but currently i can only get rid to come bk life only. Still researchin why i need to do that.. Shud i made video lol
If you have a white screen of death try resetting the SMC apple support page support.apple.com/en-nz/HT201295 and try to reset the nvram support.apple.com/en-nz/HT204063. Hope that helps
pre pre Hey there, just wanted to say thank you loads!!!!😍😍😍 If you are a dude sorry for the lovey faces, but you saved me 1400 bucks! I tried a variety of things then stumbled across your comment. I followed your instructions and SHE LIVES. Thanks a ton :)
if you restore your hd probably you will loose all your data. that's why I recommend that take hd out, put to inside of extra hd then backup. after all this change the cable. I will make it soon and I will write the results here.
you probably have moved on, but for future readers: if there is a disk0 drive listed in disk utility, but nothing under install osx, probably the cable. if there is no drive listed in disk utility, i would assume it is a dead drive.
Thanks a million - this fixed my 2012 macbook that looked completely knackered. I found it quite fiddly to do - but just about managed. Cheers Mike. (The macbook came straight back on afterwards - and just picked up where it had last shut down - brilliant!)
All I did was go to start up disk, restarted that and it worked? Why did that work so simply for me and you're telling us to do way more. What's the difference? Is my 2011 Macbook pro going to crap out on me?
@Jwax McGeeg I have the same laptop as you and have experienced both. The first time I had this problem, I fixed it the same way as you. However a few months later I couldn't. So I sent it to the Genius bar (still had Apple Care at the time) and voila, the cable had burnt through. The reason why that happened is that the way the Macbook Pro is built, this cable lies in an unfortunate position and is prone to overheating and then not working anymore (this is what the Apple staff member told me). That's why they tend to replace the cable free of charge - as it's not the customer's, but the producer's fault. If you were able to fix it with the first steps, lucky you, but beware that this may be the first indication that the cable is starting to be unreliable. That's what was the case with me the first time round, and by the second time this happened the cable had completely died and Apple needed to replace it. Little tip: make sure to back up regularly from now on, as the same may happen to you as did to me..
Domenica Matamoros yes I did I went to MicroCenter and the cable was bad. Apple did a recall so I ended up not paying for anything, because they shipped it there for free. You should let a pro see it. You might not have to pay if its the cable.
This happened to me when I tried fixing my laptop at my university campus. You have to either plug in an ethernet to your computer OR use a personal router (ie wifi from a home system that has a WPA2 password).
**** KUDOS ******** Thank you very much for uploading and providing the instructions. I have just followed the instructions exactly what you have mentioned and it solved the problem. You have saved at least $100 minimum. Once again I really appreciate your efforts making the video and helping the others.. You Rock !!!!
Thank you so much for uploading this video! Was simple to follow and very informative. Was able to self repair a laptop that I otherwise thought was doomed!
Omygosh this was GREAT! Question: Now what if you have a old Operating system? OS X Mavericks? How do you work around that because you can't to the final step?
+Patrick Barrett you can do that however when i did this. eventually the cable fails and will not install the OS... or it will continue freezing... and then you still have to reinstall ox every 24 hours of run time...
+Sheila Folan It takes ages, at the moment I am trying to re-partition my hard drive so it shows up when re-installing the OS, but not my current OS, in fact Mac OS X Lion (The OS that I started off with)
Dude, it's January 9th 2023 and this video just relieved me of massive troubles as I hadn't backed up in a while and was so worried about losing months of data. Changed the cable as you advised, £8.99 and job done wow Thank you 🙏🏻
What cable part should I buy exactly? Is it different for various Macs depending on the year it is made? I haven't done a repair like this before so I want to make sure I'm getting the right part. Mine is a mid-2012 MacBook btw.
I had the flashing folder on my a1286 mid 2012 macbook pro and followed your steps until I also got the blank HDD part at the startup disk selection screen. So I assumed you were right about the damaged cable but then remembered I had an extra SATA HDD from when I upgraded my iMac to a SSD. I installed it and everything worked perfectly, no need for a cable or anything else. Perhaps it was just a dead HDD (even though the system recognized it had a 500gb hdd). Either way great vid.
Bro you save my 1100 dollar to get that fixed. Guy from the service told me to get change the hard drive. And I don’t have any option rather then throwing it. Thanks for the help. God bless you. 👏
Thank YOU! I did it and it worked! 🙏 I have a 2009 Mac 💻 still works haha and I thought I had nothing to lose since I had no ideas about computers. I order the piece and it worked. Thank you so much. You are the best 💛
I am still using my macbook pro 13 inch none-retina mid-2012 and started getting the prohibited sign flashing everytime I turn it on and can just wait for hours for it to finally turn on properly. The solution was to just order and change the hardrive cable. (Used for nearly 10 years now) It now works perfectly after the cable change, boots easily, no problem to restart, no problem to copy and paste large files, works just as usual and no need to wipe my whole drive, I still got all my data on my drive. Hope this helps :D
The Mac (2012-13) I knew got a flashing folder this year while switching harddrives. We used Internet Recovery. It worked! (And one of the options said 'Reinstall os X Lion' on the first attempt, oof) (on the second attempt, we used a backup drive the Mac is connected to, it took HOURS to make it bring the OS back)
Had actually done this to my current 2009 macbook and replaced the cable from a 2012 one somehow surprisingly works fine, had to do some minor modifications but other than that if it works it works I guess?
This Video Guided the Complete Restoration of My mid-2012 13" MacBook Pro to the Latest Used Operating System - Immediately Back In Business. Take your time and be very gentle with the delicate yellow tab. Use 1.5 - 2" of electrical tape to affix its bracket to the side of the hard drive and mount the cable's receptacle where it goes first before gently plugging the yellow tab back into the cable receptacle. After closing up the laptop, there was No diving into command-R and OSX-Utility and Re-installing OSX Lion. This was after Applecare first told me there would be 3 months of Data Loss from a Re-install of Lion and Time Machine Back-up install (I had been 3 months delinquent on backing up my laptop). I attempted to get after this faster by setting up an appointment with the Apple Store. Applecare said the laptop was too old to be serviced by the Apple Store and did not have nor could not source this cable. So I did as instructed and ordered the cable from Amazon ($8) and waited only a day. Back in Business. Exceptional Useful, Short, Straightforward video. Wish more were made like this.
Hi Chris Brian. many thanks for your video and instructions although I am sorry t say that I am still at a complete lost as I am not clever at all when it comes to computer technical things. My problem at the moment is that I have an old MacOS X from back in 2009 and unfortunately although it had been working and using Mac High Sierra perfectly up to a few t days ago, then I did something stupid and accidentally removed or deleted some of the most essential software programs and now find myself that I am not able to see the main HD or get the actual windows for Recovery or installation of any new software such as a new High Sierra. I thought I could over come all the issues by inserting the original Installation of MacOS X that came with the Mac when I first bought it and also unless I insert this DVD I am not able to see anything at all on the computer. I have used this DVD before to re-install the MacOS X software and it worked perfectly, but now it doesn't seem to want to do anything. If you think you might be able to share any advice or help me to sort it out, I would be happy to explain things a little further in order for you to be able to understand it better. Unfortunately the Apple support members have given up on me as I also have problems with the Keyboard and the mouse, so I have been left in the lurch so of thing. Thanks for taking the time to read this and I look forward and I hope to hear from you soon, as you seem to know far more than I could ever know about computers. Kind regards John E
Hi there. Hope you can help. I have replaced my cable twice. I boot up the mac in reboot mode and can see the hard drive under disc utility like your video at time. 2:54 (i even bought a new hard drive just to make sure) However I did not keep a back from time machine. So i am reinstalling the operating system. However when i start to do the reinstall stages it ask where would like to save the operation system, the disk does appear in the box. I am stumped and not sure what else to do. Pleasseeeeeeeee help
Got the flashing question mark folder. Ordered the cable he mentioned, got here in 2 days from amazon for $18, installed in few minutes and everything went back to normal. Nothing was erased off my computer. Thank you sir
+thesidewayzone what type of mac do u have
Model No. A1278
How can I find the correct cable I need ? I have a Macbook Air. thanks
Look for model # of your Mac on bottom of the laptop. Then just type it in Google with words "hard drive cable" after. First few searches should show your correct cable on Amazon.
thesidewayzone thank you!!!
WOW!!!!!! I'd like to start off by saying that when this happened to me, I contacted Apple & they told me that my Macbook was a lost cause. According to them it was a hard drive issue that was more than likely not repairable, & that next time I should invest more money in a macbook with SSD. Either way, I was told that I needed to buy another macbook.
I took the liberty to just do the research on my own, and came across this video. I ordered to part & followed the directions.
WORKED LIKE A CHARM. Total cost of the repair was $20, and my macbook was back just as the way it was before this issue occurred. Saved my Macbook, & the money in my bank account.
Thank you VERY MUCH!
Was the part you had to order the cable/unibody? If so where did you find it and know it was the correct one?
Hi I'm trying to fix my macbook air.. Which cable to use?
same here fuck apple with there bullshit they have a bunch of idiots working there
Luis Jovel they just want ur money
hey this just happened to me where did you order your part for ,,20 bucks right?
You helped me fix my computer for the lowest amount of money it’s ever cost me and I was able to do it on my own, which I thought would be so much more difficult. A sincere thanks, dude.
This was absolutely what i needed! Thank you. The instruction was clear, i had to watch a couple of times but the process was simple. As soon as i got everything back together and turned the machine on, all was back to normal. Thank you for sharing.
This is so awesome. 2-1 wonder!! Most will make this a two-series video but you cover everything there is to know within one video - and that, in 6 mins! You deserve an applause my man.
I watched this video and everything that was happening to the guys laptop was also happening to mine, so I knew it was not a hard drive issue and had hope that it was only the cable. I ordered my cable off of Amazon and waited 3-4 days for the cable to come. I was so stressed that knowing my shitty luck there would be more issues with my MacBook Pro than just the cable. But after I installed the cable, everything worked, I got all my data back and everything. I cannot tell you how happy I am! Thank you! This video works guys, if you have this issue then follow this video trust me!!!
A. Cammy did you just replace the cable or did you have to also reinstall Mac OS?
IM ACTUALLY CRYING THIS VIDEO LITERALLY SAVED MY LIFE AND MY COLLEGE DIPLOMA THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU ARE AN ANGEL
Wow
Dude, Mr. Computer illiterate (me) fixed his computer based on this video. I'm sure you saved me at least $100 I can't thank you enough !!!
Thank you thank you thank you!!! 6 years later and this video is still the answer! Got the part for $15 off amazon and my MacBook pro is back in business!
Worked like a charm! Man, the amount of time years old videos have helped me out with technical and software issues is more than I can count. I was really stressing over this since I needed some important files which I stupidly choose not to upload to Google Drive. Thanks to this tutorial I got everything!!!! God Bless!
Bro Best buy said $150 to back my computer up then take it to Apple to fix, no telling how much that would cost...watched your Vid paid $18 for a part from Amazon your introduction and 5minutes later my MacBook is back up and running perfectly. you are a wallet life saver!!!!!
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YOU ARE A REAL LIFE HERO!!! NOT ALL HEROS WEAR CAPES MY FRIEND!!!!!! Thank you so much.
+ goodDrummerman it`s really works?
goodDrummerman same he saved my computer
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Oh my gosh! I ordered the part and didn’t put in for like 2 weeks. I finally decided to give it a shot and it fixed my laptop. You are awesome 👏🏾. Thanks so much!!!!!!!!
Dude! You are THE man! Was worried my HDD was toast. Apple was no help, the local 3rd party shops were going to charge me $100-$200 depending on the turnaround to even see it. Your comment of seeing the OSX base system up as a cable issue, was spot on! (And something no one else mentioned) Ordered part last night, came this afternoon. My part included the bracket so it was slightly easier. 5 minutes and I was back online. THANK YOU!
same here
@@chitah27 hiii!!
Where are you from how much will it cost in India?
Dude lost me when you needed a whole ass specific tool and some mo shit..😂😂 I’m like dawg I’m just tryna hold a couple buttons down for 15secobds 😂😂😂
Deadass lol 😂
Presentation saved - just by unplugging and replugging the connection cable.
Thank you, sir!
Seriously cannot thank you enough for this video. My laptop had this exact problem, so I took it to the apple store and they said it was a hard-drive failure, it would take at least three weeks to fix, cost upwards of £100 and it was very unlikely I'd get any data back. This was pretty scary for me as I hadn't backed up my data and I had exams in three weeks!
So I chose to ignore their advice and followed your video instead, and it fixed the whole thing!!! Didn't lose any files and the cable only cost me £12! Ridiculously happy right now, thank you so so much
smart
Where can u buy the cable?
Litlle Cecretz Amazon!
What MacBook did you have?
thats nothing in taiwan it costs about 600 USD to fix...
I can't THANK YOU enough for taking the time to make this helpful video that saved us time and lots of money. It was so easy to follow and my MacPro is working again!! 👊🏼😉
Manuel Dassault how did you reinstall the yellow piece at 5:49?
THANK YOU!! I have a mid-2012 macbook pro. I don't know anything about computers, and this video was incredibly helpful. I got the unibody cable you recomended, and with the assistance of another video named "Mid-2012 Macbook Pro Hard Drive Cable Replacement", I could install it myself. And my laptop is running great again!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Fixed one of our teacher's computers because of this video! Thanks!
Thank you so much!!! All I did was just open laptop and unplug the first cable then put it back n and clean the dust around and bam! Works like a charm and all my files are save 😍
27 June 2019 this is still relevant and saving me money! Thanks OP and Amazon for that free same day shipping
Thank you. This is very helpful. While I realize the reinstall is simply the removal steps backwards, it would be helpful to see the reinstall.
If the MacBook Pro 2012 having problems or freezing randomly or flashing cross circle you might need to use inrernet recovery or take sticky screws out or need to order an new cable then once you get in mail and put new cable in then it will give an hard drive option. When you start up an MacBook you might get an flashing folder with question mark or a cross circle symbol and this means that the startup disk is not available and the operating system is damaged
Hi everyone, *Cyber_kor* on Instagram got mine resolved in minutes . He is also on WhatsApp +1 347 830 3644
*Without shevyhack at IG I will have sell my 2019 MacBook for a token but it’s working again*
Okay post two! I got the pointer moving and followed your instructions to the T and replaced the cable to my hard drive for my mid 2012 Macbook Pro. It works like new thank you so much!
Was so scared to try this, but I was more afraid of losing my files and computer. I finally decided to do this and it works! I am now typing on my MacBook Pro that you inspired me to fix. Thank you!!! Also thanks for including the link to the cord. It was the exact one I needed. Thanks again!
Michelle Ross Michelle Ross does reinstalling OS X delete the files or did you save them on a usb with time machine before reinstalling? I don’t wanna lose my files either but not sure if I should reinstall without using time machine first or just reinstall and change the cable
This is brilliant! I wish I would've replaced the cable before resetting my macOS and losing some items, because replacing the cable solved all my problems! Thank you!
oh, that's interesting to know. I haven't done it yet, is it possible to do it that way?
yes i replaced the cable but it only worked for a brief amount of time thereafter @@lisalirones8201
Worked Great! Up and running again! Only hard part was getting that tiny gold/yellow ribbon back in tiny slot. Found it fits on top of prongs inside on tiny black box. Didn't even have re-install OS. Thanks!
Glenn Schot can't get the damn thing back in.
Mate!
My mac had been crashing again and again and i thought it was because of bootcamp windows and over 300 gigs of data, i have a macbook pro mid 2012.
I decided to wipe and do a clean internet recovery but was in an indefinite loop. Spent days with no effect, then stumbled upon your video, got the cable the cable the very next day and successfully reinstalled catalina in one go!
It took me over 1.5 months to get it fixed!!!!
F*****ng LIFE SAVER!!!! Hittn Subscribe right away :)
One more Thing, the sr number on the cable was 821-2049-A however 821-1480-A worked for me
*It’s stunning how shevyhack at IG fîxed my macb00k in a minutes without delaying the process*
Yes, I came home and found the flashing "?" PANIC!!! Followed your guidance about the cable and I'm back in business. Thanks for helping out we oldies, both me and the Mac.
This worked! After trying a new SSD, reinstalling my OSX 15 times through OS recovery, and not getting anywhere...I found your video and it was exactly the fix. Thanks for posting this and for the clear instructions.
Hello I'm stuck in mac OS X utilities can't go further than that before this i removed the hdd and inserted an ssd what's the solution ? would appreciate
Thanks for video and stopping me from wasting money on geek squad
Did you do this after creating back up for your os ?
Because I erased my hard drive without backup .
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The series on the belt marked MFC 2712 but in the market mark MFC 2912. Although the series at the top mark is the same
Command option R. Is the Internet recovery FYI command and the letter R is only for the recovery partition built into the system which won’t do you any good if you try to erase the drive because well you can’t because you’re accessing it :-) you’re welcome now if you do Internet recovery with command key option key and the letter or at the booed up sound you will be able to access Internet recovery reinstall software OS and or delete format hard drive but make sure you can reinstall an operating system of some sort since you won’t have anything on the drive. 👍🏻👍🏻
Why am I watching this? I don't even own a mac.
T_T
LOLOL this just made my life
Lul wut
Another graduate from the Procrastination University. Welcome aboard!
Lmao.
Dude. You have literally saved my life. My Design deadline is Friday and my Mac did this! Luckily I already had an assortment of parts available. Thank you so much for a clearly explained easy to follow video!
You are The Man! Had the Q-mark. I read those initial steps at Apple and went through again just as you chronicled and ... nothing. So I followed your instructions, got the new cable via Amazon and it worked!!! Hallelujah! The only tricky part was the reinstall of that little gold strip, sliding it back in. An additional vid on that would’ve been nice. 😊 Finally got it in. Also, helped massively to have a magnifying glass. Could not have done that without it. I would suggest that. Thanks again so very much.
Thank you so much for this video! My husband's macbook was exactly in this state- white screen. None of the tricks to restart the system were working. And then I ordered the part you suggested, replaced it, and back to new! I never could have fixed the problem without this. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
dude just fixed my laptop instead of paying hundreds for new one. Thank you! very helpful info!
How does my cable break when my computer was working fine before I dl el captain
+kris hedges fucking right ?
+kris hedges I changed the cable myself and there was still a blinking folder. It's not the cable, but in fact the Hard drive has been ruined....
***** yeah i got a ssd for it then sold it
A HUGE thank you for this video!! This fixed my problem, hope I won't have to do this again. Cheers.
That yellow thing is connected to a ZIF connector and should not be popped out or back in! (please google ZIF connectors before attempting to do what's shown in this video). After trying this myself on my own computer I couldn't get that yellow wire back in. Many of these videos show incorrect removal/insertion.... DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND BUY A NEW CABLE WITH THE BRACKET ALREADY ATTACHED. I returned my cable (without the bracket) and ordered one with. SUCH A TIME SAVER. Spend the extra 10 bucks. You'll thank me later.
Billie Lagos where did you buy the one with the cable attached?
Bro after watching multiple videos this one solved the problem thank you for your explanation and proper walkthrough
3 videos in and this is the only one that got any progress AT ALL!! Now too test this drive 😵😩😫
#CheersPal 💯💯💯💯
So we hit Disk Util to find: TWO drives 😳😳😵@2:47
Silly attempt to restart after a repair and verifications run on both, now we’re back to the download 😩😩 maybe 10-15mins....again!! 😢
didn't work. My macbook is just a white screen still.
Mitchell W i
Firstly let me brief my problem
-I do internet recovery initially got eror 401 something forgetactual name u can use mobile hotspot wpa2 and try again u will be able to recover loading bar finish but still once boot white screen stcuk or sometime even hang
- Used recovery hd and still stuck white screen when you recovering:D
For white screen no matter recovey from internet, option cmd p r, recovery HD from option, terminal fsck etc, did all thing but still stuck? Dont worry i got found a way ystd somehow to come back life again. The problem may has a problem within circuitry or software though i m not sure what happen but if u want to try u may try
Step 1 remove adaptor
Step 2 press power button to close mac
Step 3 turn on using power adaptor in again
Step 4 this is where magic comes in
Press shift+option+cmd together with power button to 10 sec to reset SMC which is to by 🍎
Step 5 - some of you will see after trying step 4 still will not recover. Ok this is the real magic comes in - you will have to do step 4 acouple of time by
You press shift+option+cmd and press power together again so the mac will go to power off. Then release shift+option+cmd and press on to power on mac then after that suddenly press shift+option+cmd and power key together again let the power jam. Try that scenario around a fewtimes your power cycle will somehow bk to normal. And once recover dun ever let battery 0 and dun press shift+option+cmd+power to reset SMC again by any chance because IF YOU WRONGLY DO one of the above two thing u will face white screen again..
Now my mac running few days but currently i can only get rid to come bk life only. Still researchin why i need to do that..
Shud i made video lol
If you have a white screen of death try resetting the SMC apple support page support.apple.com/en-nz/HT201295 and try to reset the nvram support.apple.com/en-nz/HT204063. Hope that helps
pre pre Hey there, just wanted to say thank you loads!!!!😍😍😍
If you are a dude sorry for the lovey faces, but you saved me 1400 bucks! I tried a variety of things then stumbled across your comment. I followed your instructions and SHE LIVES. Thanks a ton :)
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Absolutely fantastic video. Solved my issue perfectly and step by step so easy to follow. £9 fix. Thanks so much for posting!
I have 2013 macbook pro with a black screen with a flashing question mark folder. Would this process help even tho it's the newer body?
Yes, just make sure you order the right part.
yooo thank you soooo much player! I was able to fix my computer for $14.99 because of this video- I appreciate you so much
Thank you! I replace the cable and now my MacBook works like new again! Thank you for great tutorial!
will i still have all my documents etc when I do this?
Do you have a link for a proper screwdriver to use?
Thanks!
Can anyone answer this question? Will re-downloading the OS completely wipe all files? Thanks!
if you restore your hd probably you will loose all your data. that's why I recommend that take hd out, put to inside of extra hd then backup. after all this change the cable. I will make it soon and I will write the results here.
if you reinstall it on an existing OS drive, YES
yeah I can tell you the correct screw driver you need to ask for a 6 inch reproducing tool. you should be able to get it at a local hardware
What if the mac os doesn't show up on disk utility?
you probably have moved on, but for future readers: if there is a disk0 drive listed in disk utility, but nothing under install osx, probably the cable. if there is no drive listed in disk utility, i would assume it is a dead drive.
stick1984 hi, I too can see the Mac OS X base system, but not the disk 0. Does that mean it’s a cable issue?
My macbook just did this today :(
Bad day?
yeah macs are shite
Thanks a million - this fixed my 2012 macbook that looked completely knackered. I found it quite fiddly to do - but just about managed. Cheers Mike. (The macbook came straight back on afterwards - and just picked up where it had last shut down - brilliant!)
Once again you save the Day with this Video, today I have just replace the cable on the Old Macbook pro 2012 and it worked. Fantastic. WellDone.
All I did was go to start up disk, restarted that and it worked? Why did that work so simply for me and you're telling us to do way more. What's the difference? Is my 2011 Macbook pro going to crap out on me?
@Jwax McGeeg I have the same laptop as you and have experienced both. The first time I had this problem, I fixed it the same way as you. However a few months later I couldn't. So I sent it to the Genius bar (still had Apple Care at the time) and voila, the cable had burnt through. The reason why that happened is that the way the Macbook Pro is built, this cable lies in an unfortunate position and is prone to overheating and then not working anymore (this is what the Apple staff member told me). That's why they tend to replace the cable free of charge - as it's not the customer's, but the producer's fault. If you were able to fix it with the first steps, lucky you, but beware that this may be the first indication that the cable is starting to be unreliable. That's what was the case with me the first time round, and by the second time this happened the cable had completely died and Apple needed to replace it. Little tip: make sure to back up regularly from now on, as the same may happen to you as did to me..
He said if that doesn’t work, are you guys listening to what he said
How did you restart it tho
20 something did you lose everything?
What do I do if it's not letting me connect to a network
I have the same issue
desnee718 same happens to mee😩😩 did you solve the problem?
Domenica Matamoros yes I did I went to MicroCenter and the cable was bad. Apple did a recall so I ended up not paying for anything, because they shipped it there for free. You should let a pro see it. You might not have to pay if its the cable.
This happened to me when I tried fixing my laptop at my university campus. You have to either plug in an ethernet to your computer OR use a personal router (ie wifi from a home system that has a WPA2 password).
keep trying. it will eventually let you. i tried like 15 times then it worked
**** KUDOS ********
Thank you very much for uploading and providing the instructions. I have just followed the instructions exactly what you have mentioned and it solved the problem. You have saved at least $100 minimum. Once again I really appreciate your efforts making the video and helping the others.. You Rock !!!!
Thank you so much for uploading this video! Was simple to follow and very informative. Was able to self repair a laptop that I otherwise thought was doomed!
Omygosh this was GREAT! Question: Now what if you have a old Operating system? OS X Mavericks? How do you work around that because you can't to the final step?
ALL YOU GUYS HAVE TO DO IS RESTART IT, HOLD COMMAND+R AND THEN REINSTALL THE OS
+Patrick Barrett you can do that however when i did this. eventually the cable fails and will not install the OS... or it will continue freezing... and then you still have to reinstall ox every 24 hours of run time...
+Patrick Barrett but if i do this will it wipe all my files on the hard drive?
OK so the Commend+R will take you to the globe and you will be able to reinstall the software from there correct? How long can this process take?
+Sheila Folan It takes ages, at the moment I am trying to re-partition my hard drive so it shows up when re-installing the OS, but not my current OS, in fact Mac OS X Lion (The OS that I started off with)
+Aro Worldwide I accidentally deleted all my hard drive
Does it erase all your memory that you had on your mac before?
+Oriana Tafa Nah, it shouldn't.
Apple laptop found how to reset
My Mac doesn’t turn on now that I’ve changed it 🤦🏾♂️
Dude, it's January 9th 2023 and this video just relieved me of massive troubles as I hadn't backed up in a while and was so worried about losing months of data. Changed the cable as you advised, £8.99 and job done wow Thank you 🙏🏻
Can you pls share the link to buy the cable 😇.
Mac-Life-saver! Mac is working perfectly after following your vid. Now to back it up :)
none of this is working for my iMac. What do I do? I do all of that and I still get the folder with the question mark.
Jake Night sand
I can't edit RUclips videos now....
You have a faulty or failing hard drive
"For your *windows* "
Thanks alot!!! Our MacBook Pro displayed the question mark blinking, so we did what you said and now it's running perfect again.
I love you man followed you step by step and it worked thanks a million… you save me a lot of money I’m subscribed
Bro what should I buy?
What to search
What cable part should I buy exactly? Is it different for various Macs depending on the year it is made? I haven't done a repair like this before so I want to make sure I'm getting the right part. Mine is a mid-2012 MacBook btw.
I had the flashing folder on my a1286 mid 2012 macbook pro and followed your steps until I also got the blank HDD part at the startup disk selection screen. So I assumed you were right about the damaged cable but then remembered I had an extra SATA HDD from when I upgraded my iMac to a SSD.
I installed it and everything worked perfectly, no need for a cable or anything else. Perhaps it was just a dead HDD (even though the system recognized it had a 500gb hdd). Either way great vid.
Bro you save my 1100 dollar to get that fixed. Guy from the service told me to get change the hard drive. And I don’t have any option rather then throwing it. Thanks for the help. God bless you. 👏
This video just save my day! Thank you for this, and for the clear instructions👍🏻
This tutorial just saved my girlfriend's computer. Thank you ever so much!
Only video that worked for me. Excellent explanation. Thanks
Amazing! Saved me a trip to the Apple store. Replaced the cable and voila! Thank you so much. Easy instructions...
Thank YOU! I did it and it worked! 🙏 I have a 2009 Mac 💻 still works haha and I thought I had nothing to lose since I had no ideas about computers. I order the piece and it worked. Thank you so much. You are the best 💛
I am still using my macbook pro 13 inch none-retina mid-2012 and started getting the prohibited sign flashing everytime I turn it on and can just wait for hours for it to finally turn on properly. The solution was to just order and change the hardrive cable. (Used for nearly 10 years now) It now works perfectly after the cable change, boots easily, no problem to restart, no problem to copy and paste large files, works just as usual and no need to wipe my whole drive, I still got all my data on my drive. Hope this helps :D
Thanks for a precise video on the problem possibly being the cable. Well done.
Thank you fo the video. I have model number a1278 like yours, but the actual cable had a different MFC number. Does that matter?
The Mac (2012-13) I knew got a flashing folder this year while switching harddrives. We used Internet Recovery. It worked! (And one of the options said 'Reinstall os X Lion' on the first attempt, oof) (on the second attempt, we used a backup drive the Mac is connected to, it took HOURS to make it bring the OS back)
He does it really better am looking for the best solution for solving unexpected random shutdown of macbook pro and what might be causing it
The SATA cable trick saved my life. It works. And it only cost $20 from Amazon. Thankyou so much mate. Fuck the Genius Bar.
You're a LEGEND. Thank you for posting this video!
Super appreciative of your time and knowledge for this video! It saved me
Very informative, quick and to the point. Thank you
Had actually done this to my current 2009 macbook and replaced the cable from a 2012 one somehow surprisingly works fine, had to do some minor modifications but other than that if it works it works I guess?
Awesome video, replaced the cable and easily and fixed the problem
Hi there, I have a MacBook Pro 2010 and have the same issue as you have explained. What would my part # be to replace the HD cable?
This Video Guided the Complete Restoration of My mid-2012 13" MacBook Pro to the Latest Used Operating System - Immediately Back In Business. Take your time and be very gentle with the delicate yellow tab. Use 1.5 - 2" of electrical tape to affix its bracket to the side of the hard drive and mount the cable's receptacle where it goes first before gently plugging the yellow tab back into the cable receptacle.
After closing up the laptop, there was No diving into command-R and OSX-Utility and Re-installing OSX Lion. This was after Applecare first told me there would be 3 months of Data Loss from a Re-install of Lion and Time Machine Back-up install (I had been 3 months delinquent on backing up my laptop). I attempted to get after this faster by setting up an appointment with the Apple Store. Applecare said the laptop was too old to be serviced by the Apple Store and did not have nor could not source this cable. So I did as instructed and ordered the cable from Amazon ($8) and waited only a day. Back in Business. Exceptional Useful, Short, Straightforward video. Wish more were made like this.
Hi Chris.. I have Macbook air mid 2012 and experience the same as yours . Any ideas how to fix it ?
The alt key command did the Trick!!
Thank you!!! 🎉
Thank you so much! Your video instructions helped me a lot.
Thank you so much! I fixed my laptop tru your step by step instructions. 👍
Thanks so much man. Tried this with my Mac Book Air and it worked. 🙂
Thank you for this information. even a fat finger like myself was able to replace the cable, thanks again!!!
Thanks for this video
Hi Chris Brian. many thanks for your video and instructions although I am sorry t say that I am still at a complete lost as I am not clever at all when it comes to computer technical things. My problem at the moment is that I have an old MacOS X from back in 2009 and unfortunately although it had been working and using Mac High Sierra perfectly up to a few t days ago, then I did something stupid and accidentally removed or deleted some of the most essential software programs and now find myself that I am not able to see the main HD or get the actual windows for Recovery or installation of any new software such as a new High Sierra. I thought I could over come all the issues by inserting the original Installation of MacOS X that came with the Mac when I first bought it and also unless I insert this DVD I am not able to see anything at all on the computer. I have used this DVD before to re-install the MacOS X software and it worked perfectly, but now it doesn't seem to want to do anything. If you think you might be able to share any advice or help me to sort it out, I would be happy to explain things a little further in order for you to be able to understand it better. Unfortunately the Apple support members have given up on me as I also have problems with the Keyboard and the mouse, so I have been left in the lurch so of thing. Thanks for taking the time to read this and I look forward and I hope to hear from you soon, as you seem to know far more than I could ever know about computers. Kind regards John E
Hi there. Hope you can help. I have replaced my cable twice. I boot up the mac in reboot mode and can see the hard drive under disc utility like your video at time. 2:54 (i even bought a new hard drive just to make sure) However I did not keep a back from time machine. So i am reinstalling the operating system. However when i start to do the reinstall stages it ask where would like to save the operation system, the disk does appear in the box. I am stumped and not sure what else to do. Pleasseeeeeeeee help
*Spyroberto1 on lnstaGrám is the best I just fixed my MacBook Pro through him*
Thank you! Exactly what I needed.