Bruce Johnson wrote: > On Mar 27, 2009, at 7:43 AM, nestwasright wrote: > > >> I grab another HD. An 80GB HD and started (OS X 10.4 disc is in the >> drive, stuck really-I can't get that out- >> > > I suspect this may be your issue, have you tried removing the optical > drive, sticking in the HDD and seeing if it works? > > Bruce, I'm not sure I understand your question. But, yes, I've since removed the CD in the optical drive. In fact, when I started the laptop with the HD in the external Firewire case---and it worked---the optical drive was still connected. So, I think there is no problem with the optical drive. I'm now trying to resolve whether replacing the HD ribbon cable would sort the problem finally. As the laptop still won't boot with the HD installed in it, using the ribbon cable. Are these cables known to go bad? Or, is it the part on the motherboard they're attached to that's gone bad---or is known to go bad?
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