HD replacement. Not booting properly

[g^3]

Hi All,

I just replace the HD in my MacBook Pro. I used CCC to clone the drive then the iFixit to install it. When I try to start up the computer the HD isn't recognized. It only finds the HD when I book and hold down option and then I select the drive. How do I fix this so it boots directly to the drive without holding the option key.

[Bobioden]

Did you test the cloned drive to see if it would boot before you exchanged drives?

I am not all that familiar with CCC, I used Super Duper and it booted right up.

[g^3]

I tested it and it booted from an external. I'm thinking it has something to do with the drive name or where it looks to boot...

[alphaod]

How do I fix this so it boots directly to the drive without holding the option key.

Boot into OS X and choose:
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f390/alpha_ran/Picture1-5.png

System Preferences --> Startup Disk

[g^3]

That's what I thought as well. The only option I have is "network startup". I wonder why the drive isn't showing up there.

[mark10197]

I had a situation like this on a power book. i was using a 120 gb hd that i pulled from a pc and then I cloned it and it wouldn't boot. you need to make sure it is formatted to mac os x extended journal. My problem was even though it was cloned, it still had an fat partition. If you buy a hard drive from an electronics store, sometimes the preset is fat 32. just reformatt to os x extended journal. But make sure this is the problem first. go to disk utility and check.

[g^3]

Thanks for the advice. Unfortunatly the drive is "Mac OS Extended Journaled". Would an archive and install help. I have the old drive in a usb enclosure, should I do a fresh install then migrate the info over.

[Cave Man]

That's what I thought as well. The only option I have is "network startup". I wonder why the drive isn't showing up there.

Holy crap. I have never seen the Startup Disk pane without a real hard drive. You can boot from this hard drive, but it does not show up under Startup Disk pane???? When you initialized the drive, did you select the GUID partition table?

[g^3]

When you initialized the drive, did you select the GUID partition table?


Maybe that's where I went wrong. Where do I select the GUID partition table?

[Cave Man]

In Disk Utility, select the drive (and not the partition, which is below and indented), then the Partition tab appears. Under this tab, click the Options button and select GUID and initialize as OS X journaled. Then format the drive and use CCC to clone your original drive.

[g^3]

Thanks for your help. That worked perfectly.