New SSD but Mac won’t start

[BlackCimz]

Disclaimer: I know very little about computers and need help.

I have a 2009 MacBook that was working well until a magnet was set on top of the hard drive and it died.

I replaced the hard drive with a new SSD and it still won’t start. I know it’s possible that the computer is dead completely, but is there something else I might be missing? Anything else I need to do to get it to start, or could I have possibly installed it incorrectly?

Thanks!
[doublepost=1547269520][/doublepost]I was actually able to get it started and now I have a grey screen with a question mark. I cannot seem to get any further than this, it looks like it’s not recognizing the hard drive.

 

[ThugFreak]

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[MultiFinder17]

Silly question perhaps, but did you install OS X on the new SSD?

 

[Weaselboy]

I was actually able to get it started and now I have a grey screen with a question mark.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202313

That Mac is too old to have Internet recovery, so you are going to need to make yourself a USB key installer on another Mac. I notice there are sellers on Amazon selling the Lion OS X installer DVD, so that would also work for you.

 

[BlackCimz]

Thanks. I tried that last night and it didn’t work unfortunately. Too old probably.
[doublepost=1547325072][/doublepost]Not a silly question at all- especially since I seriously have no idea what I am doing!

And the answer is no... I have an external hard drive with my time machine backup, can I do it with that or...?

Silly question perhaps, but did you install OS X on the new SSD?

[doublepost=1547325132][/doublepost]This is helpful! So I just need to get the dvd and put that in you think?

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202313

That Mac is too old to have Internet recovery, so you are going to need to make yourself a USB key installer on another Mac. I notice there are sellers on Amazon selling the Lion OS X installer DVD, so that would also work for you.

 

[ThugFreak]

This is helpful! So I just need to get the dvd and put that in you think?

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[chrfr]

If you don’t have a DVD, get Snow Leopard from Apple: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
Don’t be fooled into paying more than the $19.99, assuming you’re in the US.

 

[enriquium]

Disclaimer: I know very little about computers and need help.

I have a 2009 MacBook that was working well until a magnet was set on top of the hard drive and it died.

I replaced the hard drive with a new SSD and it still won’t start. I know it’s possible that the computer is dead completely, but is there something else I might be missing? Anything else I need to do to get it to start, or could I have possibly installed it incorrectly?

Thanks!
[doublepost=1547269520][/doublepost]I was actually able to get it started and now I have a grey screen with a question mark. I cannot seem to get any further than this, it looks like it’s not recognizing the hard drive.

Your computer is ok, then. Command + R and us internet recovery to reinstall OSX or create a bootable recovery usb from another Mac

 

[chrfr]

Your computer is ok, then. Command + R and us internet recovery to reinstall OSX or create a bootable recovery usb from another Mac

The 2009 MacBook does not support Internet Recovery, as was mentioned in post #4 of the thread.

 

[enriquium]

The 2009 MacBook does not support Internet Recovery, as was mentioned in post #4 of the thread.

well, then the second option I gave.