I followed the directions in video and now Macbook Pro is back to life. You guys are legends! Can't thank you enough, made it really idiot proof. All the best! PS: Make sure you have a Philips 000 screw driver, the 2 smallest screws (2.57 in video) were really stubborn and didn't unscrew with a flat head I used for the other screws.
Success! Delighted to report that replacing the hard drive cable on my old MacBook Pro brought it back to life. Superb tutorial, thank you so much! I would never have attempted it without your step-by-step guidance. As others have mentioned, 4:31 is the trickiest step, requires a little patience (and good eyesight).
Sliding the ribbon cable back into the socket was the most stressful thing I've experienced in a lonnnnggggg time omg.... and he made it look like it was so easy 😣 Well thank God it's up and running 👍🏼😁
@@Nrgy1111 I eventually just reassembled my MBP without it even being fully in there and it still fired up! There was no way to get it in there, it was too tiny and would just bend every time I tried.
I want to give a big THANK YOU, you guys are awesome. I already upgraded my HDD to a SSD and my 4 GB of RAM to 16 GB. I was a little hesistant at first but I ordered the Hard Drive Cable regardless. After watching your video for the 1st time, it gave users like myself confidence to do this. So I did and my Mac is running smoothly. Thanks again Subscribed & liked!
Absolutely perfect tutorial. Clear images, detailed descriptions, and properly following thru the reassembly too (not just ‘reverse what you’re done’). Have just brought my laptop back to life and I could not be happier! Thank you for this 👏👏
Thought my HDD failed since it's now close to 6 years old. So I decided to go to an SSD, and when I did, I still only got about 10% success rate when trying to start up. The other 90% of the time the computer doesn't recognize the hard drive in it. A little research revealed that this cable wearing out is a common problem with mid 2012 Macbook Pros. Luckily the part is only about $10, and with this tutorial it looks like it will be really easy to replace. Thanks for making such a good and clear video. Looking forward to having my laptop up and running again.
So helpful, thank you! One critique: when Part 2 begins, it might be helpful for some to specify that the removal of the circuit board from the drive mounting bracket is only necessary if the user doesn't have a replacement bracket. When I ordered my replacement cable, it came already wired to a new mounting bracket. That little yellow strip almost got the best of me. Twice. So tiny and bendy. So contrarian.
I second this, I need to order a new part because the bracket holding the cable popped off on me. But, I didn't even need to do this part as my cable was already mounted on the new mounting bracket :( Everything was going well until this point
Just used this to fix my MacBook after months of the blinking folder. I decided once and for all to try replacing this cable.....guess what....IT WORKS! I am now typing this review on my MacBook Pro!!!! I can't believe this! Thank you so much!!! Also, if anyone is a little confused with how to fold the cable, I used the old cable that needed replacing as an example of where to fold. Thanks again!
Works a treat. Recently upgraded to a SSD which was followed a week later by a catastrophic failure resulting in an almost completely frozen machine. I found a SATA cable which came fully assembled with all the tools and didn't require any fiddly reattaching of the small cable as seen in this video. Now have a 2012 MBPro which is better than when I first bought it. Excellent video.
Thank you soooooooo much for this tutorial. I thought my beloved 2012 MacBook was toast but it turns out it was just the drive cable. She's back up and running and I couldn't be happier!
EXCELLENT video!!! My MacBook is back up and running! I attempted to use Geek Squad at Best Buy but they told me it'd be $99 for a simple diagnosis!! Instead I used this video and the replacement part was only $14.90! Thanks!!
The guy at the shop told me it would be 300 bucks to fix (he thought it was a bad hard drive) Spent $20.24 and watched this video. This actually works. Like i'm using the laptop to type this comment, lol Thanks folks. Fighting the good fight.
Just watched this video after buying the part. My MacBook worked instantly nothing was lost. Such a simple solution that I didn’t have go to the apple store for.
This worked like charm! As soon as I replaced the cable, my mid 2012 MacBook Pro started working again like nothing ever happened! The only thing is that I fucked up the LED connector, as I didn't have the right tools to handle it, but I don't care. My Mac is alive! Thank you.
You're very welcome pratik jariwala. We are glad that our video assisted you with fixing your Mac. Please feel free to reach out to us if you need any further assistance.
Thank you!! I have no computer experience at all but I got tired of having to pay >100 to get this replaced every 1.5-2 years. I followed this tutorial and my computer is working well now. Just remember to turn the screws the right direction folks; otherwise you risk ruining them. My 2012 MacBook pro is working great now!
I was able to replace the cable successfully, THANK YOU!!!! My macbook pro is up and running again!!! This is the third time that I have replaced the cable - a friend did the replacement for me the first time and the second time, I was able to get it replaced at my school’s lab because Apple covered the costs even if my computer was out of warranty. I went back to the lab when I first saw the flashing folder a few months ago and they said that Apple doesn’t cover the cost of this replacement anymore. I called Apple support and was on the phone with them for more than 30 minutes rebooting & checking my hard drive(sigh, they wouldn’t listen even if the lab had checked my drive and told me that it was the cable). At last, my computer booted up but I knew that it was only a matter of time so I ordered the cable. Today, the flashing folder with a qn mark appeared again and I waited the whole day to get to it just in case it resolved itself again. When I got home, I watched your tutorial and was able to the follow along just fine! THANK YOU AGAIN!!!
I have had to use my MacBook via USB to SATA adapter for over a year, and the experience is miserable. I don't know why I didn't do this sooner, but I used your easy tutorial to replace the cable in my Mac, and everything went swimmingly. Thank you.
This was a great guide and allowed me to change out my cable and now my MacBook Pro runs like new again! I was having issues for almost a year. I would get the spinning beach ball every time I clicked in Safari after it was being used for a while. The computer would eventually become unusable and I would have to shut it down. Sometimes it would even shut off itself. Then it would take forever to boot. I was getting a circle with a line through it that alternated with an Apple logo and eventually it would lock on the Apple logo with a progress bar that took forever and sometimes that froze never allowing me to get to the login screen. Sometimes I would also get a folder with a question mark (not flashing). I would boot in internet recovery mode and go to disk utilities and it would sometimes not show my hard drive. Other times it would show it as full even though it has over 500 GB of free space. I ran a diagnostic tool that said my hard drive was failing but after researching it I came to suspect this cable. My hard drive never made any noises which is part of the reason I suspected the cable. Whenever I made it to the login screen the login process would be slow and anything I did would give the spinning beach ball until it loaded completely. Then usually it would work ok for a bit and then I would get the same issues again with the spinning beach ball. If anyone reading this has any of these symptoms start with replacing this cable. My old cable looked perfect and the chassis was as smooth as the outer case so it did not appear that the chassis caused wear on my cable like some people have reported. I put electrical tape under the new cable on the chassis anyways as some people recommended doing that. Does anyone know what might have happened to a cable that physically looks just as good as the one I replaced it with? I noticed the new cable has a different part number than the original so I believe the cable was upgraded. Not sure what was changed with its design. Does anyone know?
ITS A ZOMBIE!!!! Lol. In all seriousness, that is awesome to hear and that is why we provide tutorials like this. Glad we could be of help and hope we can continue to do so in the future.
After i did this i did it without unplugging the battery, now the conputer wont detect or chrge the battery, works fine with the charger but the light stays green and the battery was working good before. I tried disconnecting and reconnecting the battery to avail. Any ideas ?
I used the SSD 870 EVO but My issue is with a new ssd I installed the high Sierra OS via external USB sata cable adapter. The OS installed perfectly and runs perfectly only from the external USB source, however the internal sata cable don't see it. When I put the original hard drive back in the sata always recognizes that old drive. Even the external USB sata adapter recognizes the old drive.
...man i was smooth sailing doing this .. then i realize my macbook being used computer had a strip screw that holds down the SATA cable .. ughhhh now a 30min job is gonna be 2-3 hours im sure .. any help on how to remove a stripped small screw?
What's the thing called at 3:39? I want to order one that's already connected to a ssd cable. If anyone could help me out that would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you very much... That really helps me updating my Mac brook pro Mid 2012.. One more thing I would say that you will require magnifier Glass to change that yellow strip... otherwise it's very difficult to remove it with naked eyes.. Thanks again!!😊
At 4:10. I prefer to remove the adhesive later, once I successfully insert the cable from the light indicator into the bracket of the new hard drive cable. The problem is, I couldn't insert the cable fully inside the bracket. At first, I thought this is because of the bad design of the replacement cable, so I bought another one from another seller, but I still facing the same problem. Any tips on how to tackle this problem? Thank you!
Hi Ari! It's very difficult to connect the ZIF cable from the light indicator into the bracket of the new hard drive cable. (See 4:38.) Our resources with Apple recommend adhering the cable to the bracket first so you're not trying to connect the ZIF cable to a moving target.
This is a very good video but most people would probably have problems including myself. I purchased the cable several years ago and should have attempted to install it immediately because now my vision is faltering with a cataract in my right eye. I'll be 80 in February and I don't think I'm capable of installing things anymore. I purchased the 13-inch MacBook Pro (Mid 2012) nearly 10 years ago and I've been using the Novus 2TB external hard drive since the cable gave out 2 years ago. Hopefully the Hitachi HDD won't need replacing but if it does I'll replace it with a solid state. Last year I bought a MacBook Pro 16-inch and it's been wonderful so far. I also have an Acer with Windows 10 which I seldom use. It's 15 years old and continues to function perfectly.
I followed the directions in video and now Macbook Pro is back to life. You guys are legends! Can't thank you enough, made it really idiot proof. All the best!
PS: Make sure you have a Philips 000 screw driver, the 2 smallest screws (2.57 in video) were really stubborn and didn't unscrew with a flat head I used for the other screws.
Now that's how you make a tutorial!!!!!
Cliff Latham absolutely flawless.
Awesome right!!! So happy.
I followed the directions and was sweating the entire time. I bought the part 3 weeks ago and waited till today to fix it and it WORKED!!!
Jilly humor Me too, I felt like a surgeon 🙈🤯
Success! Delighted to report that replacing the hard drive cable on my old MacBook Pro brought it back to life. Superb tutorial, thank you so much! I would never have attempted it without your step-by-step guidance. As others have mentioned, 4:31 is the trickiest step, requires a little patience (and good eyesight).
Glad it was helpful for you!
Sliding the ribbon cable back into the socket was the most stressful thing I've experienced in a lonnnnggggg time omg.... and he made it look like it was so easy 😣
Well thank God it's up and running 👍🏼😁
I broke just it. Had to order another cable...
@@rodmbs Oh no, my heart goes out to you!!!
It's fucking impossible. I now regret even starting this project.
@@OMG_BeCkY be patient because it will be rewarding when you get it
@@Nrgy1111 I eventually just reassembled my MBP without it even being fully in there and it still fired up! There was no way to get it in there, it was too tiny and would just bend every time I tried.
This tutorial saved my laptop, so easy to follow and effective. Thank you so much!!
Glad it was helpful for you!
I want to give a big THANK YOU, you guys are awesome. I already upgraded my HDD to a SSD and my 4 GB of RAM to 16 GB. I was a little hesistant at first but I ordered the Hard Drive Cable regardless. After watching your video for the 1st time, it gave users like myself confidence to do this. So I did and my Mac is running smoothly. Thanks again Subscribed & liked!
Absolutely perfect tutorial. Clear images, detailed descriptions, and properly following thru the reassembly too (not just ‘reverse what you’re done’). Have just brought my laptop back to life and I could not be happier! Thank you for this 👏👏
Thought my HDD failed since it's now close to 6 years old. So I decided to go to an SSD, and when I did, I still only got about 10% success rate when trying to start up. The other 90% of the time the computer doesn't recognize the hard drive in it.
A little research revealed that this cable wearing out is a common problem with mid 2012 Macbook Pros. Luckily the part is only about $10, and with this tutorial it looks like it will be really easy to replace. Thanks for making such a good and clear video. Looking forward to having my laptop up and running again.
Went great. Commenting from the laptop. No issues. Thanks again for your help.
I have the same exact issue! All of these tutorials on RUclips about upgrading to an SSD but no one talks about this!
Hey man where did you buy your cable?
This comment is giving me the confidence I need to do this myself.
Same issue dude, I'm looking forward to trying this fix!
Great tutorial, I have tried everything to speed up my Macbook. I think this is the next item to try.
So helpful, thank you!
One critique: when Part 2 begins, it might be helpful for some to specify that the removal of the circuit board from the drive mounting bracket is only necessary if the user doesn't have a replacement bracket. When I ordered my replacement cable, it came already wired to a new mounting bracket.
That little yellow strip almost got the best of me. Twice. So tiny and bendy. So contrarian.
I second this, I need to order a new part because the bracket holding the cable popped off on me. But, I didn't even need to do this part as my cable was already mounted on the new mounting bracket :( Everything was going well until this point
Your tutorial saved our laptops life.
This was the most thorough and detailed tutorial I found, others weren’t as helpful or didn’t show how to put the new belt back on. Thank you so much!
Just used this to fix my MacBook after months of the blinking folder. I decided once and for all to try replacing this cable.....guess what....IT WORKS! I am now typing this review on my MacBook Pro!!!! I can't believe this! Thank you so much!!! Also, if anyone is a little confused with how to fold the cable, I used the old cable that needed replacing as an example of where to fold. Thanks again!
@Mista S I got it from Amazon
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GJQCJWG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Wow. Thank you, this really worked. Y’all are out here saving people’s livelihood. Thank you. Liked and shared
Glad you found it helpful!
Perfect tutorial. My MacBook Pro is alive and well again. Thank you so much!!!
Awesome video! Easy to follow and made the job so much easier to do. I'm trying it with my new lead tomorrow.
What a good tutorial, very clear steps and helps me a lot! Thanks so much!
Yay!!! It worked 🙌🏽 Thank you for this detailed tutorial 🙏🏽
Works a treat. Recently upgraded to a SSD which was followed a week later by a catastrophic failure resulting in an almost completely frozen machine. I found a SATA cable which came fully assembled with all the tools and didn't require any fiddly reattaching of the small cable as seen in this video. Now have a 2012 MBPro which is better than when I first bought it. Excellent video.
@Mista S Mojave
Just recently upgraded to 8GB of RAM and now even better.
thank you a million times over. worked like a gem!
We are pleased to hear. Thank you for your feedback!
Thank you soooooooo much for this tutorial. I thought my beloved 2012 MacBook was toast but it turns out it was just the drive cable. She's back up and running and I couldn't be happier!
Glad this helped out!
EXCELLENT video!!! My MacBook is back up and running! I attempted to use Geek Squad at Best Buy but they told me it'd be $99 for a simple diagnosis!! Instead I used this video and the replacement part was only $14.90! Thanks!!
The guy at the shop told me it would be 300 bucks to fix (he thought it was a bad hard drive) Spent $20.24 and watched this video. This actually works. Like i'm using the laptop to type this comment, lol
Thanks folks. Fighting the good fight.
Good job man.. We can fix anything these days...
Where did you buy the cable from ?
sai ram hey I just saw one on amazon for 14 bucks
Getting ready to install a ss drivr and new cable in my mid 2012 macbook pro
Crystal clear no ambiguous moves that's how you make tutorial thanks a ton for this
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks to your wonderful DIY tutorial I could replace my mid2012 13" bacbook's flat cable with a new one. Brilliant job. Jobs! rest in peace
Just watched this video after buying the part. My MacBook worked instantly nothing was lost. Such a simple solution that I didn’t have go to the apple store for.
Best tutorial ever. Well done!
Thank you os much for your kind comment! We're always striving to make sure customer's have more than enough access for DIY upgrades!
thank you for the clear and easy to follow instructions!!
Always glad we can help!
Incredibly helpful and straightforward. I now have a working computer again.
Enrique Hansel,
We are glad to be able to provide a installation video that made your upgrade simple and that your machine is running again!
This worked like charm! As soon as I replaced the cable, my mid 2012 MacBook Pro started working again like nothing ever happened!
The only thing is that I fucked up the LED connector, as I didn't have the right tools to handle it, but I don't care. My Mac is alive! Thank you.
This tutorial was clear and easy to follow. Just managed to save my old school laptop and all of its files!
We are happy to hear. Thank you for your feedback Alberto :)
Absolutely perfect video. Thank you!
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Great tutorial! I followed along and was done in less than an hour.
Fixed mine following this clear instruction! Thank you very much!
Hi Scarlett! I'm glad to hear that the video helped you replace the hard drive cable in your MacBook Pro!
Thanks for this tutorial,it helped me solve my laptop issue.
You're very welcome pratik jariwala. We are glad that our video assisted you with fixing your Mac. Please feel free to reach out to us if you need any further assistance.
SUCH AN EASY TUTORIAL TO FOLLOW! SO GLAD TO BAVE MY LAPTOP BACK UP AND FOR SO CHEAP
Just followed the tutorial , took me 20 minutes and it worked perfectly ! Thank you !
Thanks for your video! You help me to change the flat cable to a new one.
You have saved many laptops
Awesome tutorial! Easy to follow and helped me fix my a Mac! Thank you so much!
Great video, made for a quick simple repair.
Thank you!! I have no computer experience at all but I got tired of having to pay >100 to get this replaced every 1.5-2 years. I followed this tutorial and my computer is working well now. Just remember to turn the screws the right direction folks; otherwise you risk ruining them. My 2012 MacBook pro is working great now!
Absolutely perfect!... My laptop is now fixed!!!... Thank you so much for this easy to follow tutorial.
We are happy to hear this tutorial has helped! Please feel free to reach out to our support team if further assistance is needed.
Great tutorial clear and concise thanks so much just installed cable and new SSD worked perfectly
Excellent directions - worked perfectly.
Very good video by the way, clear, precise and makes for easy installation.
I was able to replace the cable successfully, THANK YOU!!!!
My macbook pro is up and running again!!! This is the third time that I have replaced the cable - a friend did the replacement for me the first time and the second time, I was able to get it replaced at my school’s lab because Apple covered the costs even if my computer was out of warranty. I went back to the lab when I first saw the flashing folder a few months ago and they said that Apple doesn’t cover the cost of this replacement anymore. I called Apple support and was on the phone with them for more than 30 minutes rebooting & checking my hard drive(sigh, they wouldn’t listen even if the lab had checked my drive and told me that it was the cable). At last, my computer booted up but I knew that it was only a matter of time so I ordered the cable. Today, the flashing folder with a qn mark appeared again and I waited the whole day to get to it just in case it resolved itself again. When I got home, I watched your tutorial and was able to the follow along just fine! THANK YOU AGAIN!!!
THANK YOU TIMES A MILLION
I have had to use my MacBook via USB to SATA adapter for over a year, and the experience is miserable. I don't know why I didn't do this sooner, but I used your easy tutorial to replace the cable in my Mac, and everything went swimmingly. Thank you.
Amazing Amazing tutorial!! Fixed it right up! Thanks soooo much!!
Thank you from the depth of my heart.
This was a great guide and allowed me to change out my cable and now my MacBook Pro runs like new again! I was having issues for almost a year. I would get the spinning beach ball every time I clicked in Safari after it was being used for a while. The computer would eventually become unusable and I would have to shut it down. Sometimes it would even shut off itself. Then it would take forever to boot. I was getting a circle with a line through it that alternated with an Apple logo and eventually it would lock on the Apple logo with a progress bar that took forever and sometimes that froze never allowing me to get to the login screen. Sometimes I would also get a folder with a question mark (not flashing). I would boot in internet recovery mode and go to disk utilities and it would sometimes not show my hard drive. Other times it would show it as full even though it has over 500 GB of free space. I ran a diagnostic tool that said my hard drive was failing but after researching it I came to suspect this cable. My hard drive never made any noises which is part of the reason I suspected the cable. Whenever I made it to the login screen the login process would be slow and anything I did would give the spinning beach ball until it loaded completely. Then usually it would work ok for a bit and then I would get the same issues again with the spinning beach ball. If anyone reading this has any of these symptoms start with replacing this cable. My old cable looked perfect and the chassis was as smooth as the outer case so it did not appear that the chassis caused wear on my cable like some people have reported. I put electrical tape under the new cable on the chassis anyways as some people recommended doing that. Does anyone know what might have happened to a cable that physically looks just as good as the one I replaced it with? I noticed the new cable has a different part number than the original so I believe the cable was upgraded. Not sure what was changed with its design. Does anyone know?
Could you specify where exactly you put the tape? I have heard about this but don't really understand. Did it work for you?
Many thanks for this tutorial. It helped me raise my MacBook from the dead. Wonderful!
ITS A ZOMBIE!!!! Lol. In all seriousness, that is awesome to hear and that is why we provide tutorials like this. Glad we could be of help and hope we can continue to do so in the future.
Thanks for this high quality video.
great tutorial. very thorough
Great video, love the drone in the background. You could have let her narrate the entire video 😉
This is an excellent instructional video. Could not be better. Thanks.
Great instructions, Worked perfectly. Thank you.
Omg thank you so much!
My new cable worked thanks to your video!
Thank you Thank you!
That’s a great tutorial thanks 🙏 I’ll do that soon
Thanks for the tutorial! I followed the directions and everything went well and my computer is working again.
Amazing tutorial. Back up and running! Thank you
omg! Thank you for the tutorial. You really saved my life. Thanks a lot.
Glad it was helpful!
Omg yesss! Thank you so much!!! I thought my laptop was gone forever 😭😭😭
Great tutorial 🙌🏾 thank you!
This was a great help in replacing my cable. Thanks!
After i did this i did it without unplugging the battery, now the conputer wont detect or chrge the battery, works fine with the charger but the light stays green and the battery was working good before. I tried disconnecting and reconnecting the battery to avail. Any ideas ?
Hugely helpful. Thank you
I used the SSD 870 EVO but My issue is with a new ssd I installed the high Sierra OS via external USB sata cable adapter. The OS installed perfectly and runs perfectly only from the external USB source, however the internal sata cable don't see it. When I put the original hard drive back in the sata always recognizes that old drive. Even the external USB sata adapter recognizes the old drive.
Got me going again and for the price of the cable and a 48 hour wait. Thanks!
Great video thanks guys!
Great job! My sons MAC is back up and running. Thank you so much!
This tutorial was probably one of the best I’ve ever come across. Thanks for helping me fix my laptop 💕
very helpful, thanks a lot for this awesome tutorial :)
thank you so much for the help guys
Thanks! this tutorial is amazing! save my laptop
Did it as well followed the video thanks very much 👍🏾
Worked like a charm, thanks!!! Only PITA was not knowing whether or not that damn teensy-weeny yellow cord was in correctly.
Such a beautiful tech
Fantastic,faith in humanity restored.
It works, thank you so muchh ❤️
You are very welcome! You can always count on OWC to help each and every step of the way. :)
Will this fix the "ssd not showing in safe mode" problem??
Great tutorial, and it works, I just fixed my mac.
Glad it was helpful for you!
It worked! Thank you so much!!!
Where to buy this cabel..??? I have the same problem 😳
You can get them all over amazon or eBay nowadays ☺
...man i was smooth sailing doing this .. then i realize my macbook being used computer had a strip screw that holds down the SATA cable .. ughhhh now a 30min job is gonna be 2-3 hours im sure .. any help on how to remove a stripped small screw?
Should I just go ahead and replace this cable while installing a ssd??? No problems with it that I know of butbit is a 2012 or so...
Awesome tutorial
What would happen if the ribbon cable was left disconnected?
Thank You. works Perfect
Perfect thank you very much 👍👍👍
What's the thing called at 3:39? I want to order one that's already connected to a ssd cable. If anyone could help me out that would be greatly appreciated!
It's the drive mounting bracket. Unfortunately, we do not carry them, but you can check www.ifixit.com for ideas on sources!
Thank you very much... That really helps me updating my Mac brook pro Mid 2012..
One more thing I would say that you will require magnifier Glass to change that yellow strip... otherwise it's very difficult to remove it with naked eyes..
Thanks again!!😊
Thank you for the comment and happy to hear this video helped with your install. Yes, the cable is very small and a 🔎 is always helpful 🙂
At 4:10. I prefer to remove the adhesive later, once I successfully insert the cable from the light indicator into the bracket of the new hard drive cable. The problem is, I couldn't insert the cable fully inside the bracket. At first, I thought this is because of the bad design of the replacement cable, so I bought another one from another seller, but I still facing the same problem. Any tips on how to tackle this problem? Thank you!
Hi Ari! It's very difficult to connect the ZIF cable from the light indicator into the bracket of the new hard drive cable. (See 4:38.) Our resources with Apple recommend adhering the cable to the bracket first so you're not trying to connect the ZIF cable to a moving target.
@@poweredbyowc I’ve inserted the cable as far as it could just like you’ve done in the video, but the light won’t turn on when I put my MBP on sleep.
@Ari Please contact us directly at 800-275-4576 or [support@owc.com](support@owc.com) for more troubleshooting.
Thank you for this video, it fixed my issue on a 2009 MBP. Cable was $14!
what name the cable Please?
This is a very good video but most people would probably have problems including myself. I purchased the cable several years ago and should have attempted to install it immediately because now my vision is faltering with a cataract in my right eye. I'll be 80 in February and I don't think I'm capable of installing things anymore. I purchased the 13-inch MacBook Pro (Mid 2012) nearly 10 years ago and I've been using the Novus 2TB external hard drive since the cable gave out 2 years ago. Hopefully the Hitachi HDD won't need replacing but if it does I'll replace it with a solid state. Last year I bought a MacBook Pro 16-inch and it's been wonderful so far. I also have an Acer with Windows 10 which I seldom use. It's 15 years old and continues to function perfectly.
I broke the latch to connect the sata wire to the bracket 😪
me too :-(
what happened if i broke the orange cable? and how to replace it
Thanks guys! Even with my clunky hands I was able to do it!
Glad to hear it!