I bought a new mac mini and immediately i replaced the hard drive with my old hard drive(10.8 white unibody macbook), but when i boot it up, it shows the apple logo and doesnt load, what's going on?
btw it doesnt come with restore usb or discs, how r u suppose to restore it if u want to?
i formatted the original drive, so i can use it as time machine to backup my macbook ssd. I am going to format my macbook ssd later and put it in my Mini, then use command R to install OSX, finally migration assistance to transfer the file.
Is it better if I just use the time machine backup and restore the ssd, or download the installer then use migration assistant?
It sounds like you formatted the drive that came out of your new Mac mini, losing the operating system, the iLife apps, and the recovery partition. If that is not the case, all you have to do is replace the mini's hard drive in the mini and run migration assistant.
If you formatted the new mini's drive, but still have a recovery partition, you can load the OS again by booting into recovery mode. Then after that install is complete, when you boot the OS, you can run Migration Assistant to transfer the files from your MacBook.
If you don't have a recovery partition, and you formatted the drive, you need to contact Apple to ask them for a recovery USB stick. Install the OS from that USB stick, and run Migration Assistant from your MacBook.
No.......
You can download Mountain Lion from online. Your computer will recognize No OS is installed and will connect to Apple Servers and download the operating system.....
I bought a new mac mini and immediately i replaced the hard drive with my old hard drive(10.8 white unibody macbook), but when i boot it up, it shows the apple logo and doesnt load, what's going on?
Well I'm going to pin it on the fact your installation of OS X is setup for your MacBook, not your Mini.
I, personally, avoid swapping OS drives without reinstalling the OS. If it's just a data drive it usually just works out of the box.
basically the op has f'd up. he needs to a find a friend with a new mac mini that has the same operating system i.e. a 2.3 quad if it is a 2.3 quad or a 2.5 duo if it is a 2.5 duo.
he could also swap the oem drive back erased and return it. a lie.
he could go to an apple store tell the truth and ask for mercy since he has voided the warranty.
Do you have anything to support this or is it just another trash post? Wiping a drive doesn't void warranties, as that is considered software. There's absolutely nothing dishonest about replacing it with the original drive. The same goes for ram. The original components are warrantied by Apple. They won't warranty your third party ram, nor should they be responsible to test it. You should stop posting overly dramatic baseless trash advice when it's as simple as putting in the original drive, then requesting help reinstalling the OS. This isn't dishonest unless he physically broke something in the process.
They're not wrong. Replacing your HD voids your warranty. It only covers RAM replacement at most.
Do Not Make Repairs Yourself
Your Mac mini doesnt have any user-serviceable parts,
except for memory. Do not attempt to replace or repair any
other components inside your Mac mini. If your Mac mini
needs service, consult an Apple Authorized Service Provider
or Apple.
WARNING: Making adjustments or performing
procedures other than replacing memory may result in
hazardous radiation exposure.
If you install items other than memory, you risk damaging
your equipment, and such damage isnt covered by the
limited warranty on your Mac mini.
WARNING: Never push objects of any kind into this
product through the ventilation openings in the case.
Doing so may be dangerous and damage your computer.
I'm not sure when that changed, although I did dig it up in one of their pdfs.
The attitude of that post was still asinine, as it suggests he is somehow cheating Apple by putting the drive back in place.
Just for reference, here is what I located. I hate policies like that. The drive is the thing that should be replaceable given that it's the most failure prone thing in the machine. I'd never tell someone to take a drive several years old out of a machine for their new one. That older drive should be close to retirement at this point, but it isn't scamming Apple. We aren't talking about an attempt to conceal water damage.
Agreed. Though, he's not cheating Apple. However, Apple's policy is that if they can see that you tampered with it, they will deny you complimentary service as you were not supposed to tamper with it and (by their logic) you tampering with it is to blame for the problems you are having.
I know that. I also checked ifixit for reference. Typically Apple uses anti-tamper screw variants on anything non - user serviceable to make it obvious. It didn't mention the use of any there or in the list of required tools. The most exotic thing mentioned was a torx driver. I was saying that if the original drive was put back in its place without internal damage, it's just a software thing at that point. Breaking anything internally in the process of making these adjustments would definitely count as signs of tampering. It was just annoying to suggest requesting help with reinstalling the OS is cheating Apple. The suggestion to ask a friend with a similar machine was a worse idea than just making a genius bar appointment.
I'm not sure that I had that confused with anything, but I thought this was a supported upgrade. In any case I'd tell people to return the hardware to factory configuration prior to taking it in for service, even on supported upgrades. This way Apple only examines hardware that is covered by their warranty.
just did a command +R, fresh copy of OSX from apple automatically downloaded from apple server. Did migration assistant afterwards, all good.