The cable model number is written in white on your broken cable. Cables are NOT interchangeable since they come in entirely different lengths and won't fit right. There are 3-4 different cables for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 macbooks so get the right one. Fortunately it is easily purchasable for $10-25 on Amazon (as of 2021) and was pretty easy to install with only a small philips screw driver. Tape is not meant to hold the cable in place, it acts as a comfy bed for the cable.Īpple later made a thicker cable with a diferrent model number to address this issue. The electrical tape backing is quite a slippery and smooth rubber surface. In the future, place electrical tape on the rough aluminum to reduce abrasion. Click Finder, select Applications in the left sidebar, then find. You can use the Finder app (located in your Dock). Launch Spotlight (Command-Space) and search Utilities and click to open it. The cable is the weakest link since it is sandwiched between your hot HDD/SSD and the rough brushed aluminium macbook. There a number of different ways to access this folder: Press these keys together to open the Utilities folder: Shift-Command-U. When it detects an infinite loop, find shall write a diagnostic. The find utility shall detect infinite loops that is, entering a previously visited directory that is an ancestor of the last file encountered. Once you have booted, check to see what you have selected as your startup disk (Preferences -> Startup Disk) Share. If there is a bootable partition, it will be listed (other than the recovery partition). This cable's copper is fractured and transmitting data incorrectly making your Mac believe that it cannot find the boot HDD or SSD. FIND(1) General Commands Manual FIND(1) NAME top find - search for files in a directory hierarchy SYNOPSIS top find -H -L -P. There a number of different ways to access this folder: Press these keys together to open the Utilities folder: Shift-Command-U. Hold down the Option while powering on your Mac. The problem was the internal thin black flexible cable (less than 1 mm thick) that connects the drive to your Mac's motherboard. I thought my 8 year old OCZ Vertex 4 SSD was the culprit since my 10 year old Vertex 2 died in a Toshiba laptop. My Mid-2012 Macbook Pro 13" randomly stopped working due to this issue.
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