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I tried to update HDD yesterday. While that procedure, the rubber with holds HDD has moved and I could not get the HDD back in. So I gone mad and tried to remove the rubber with a knife. Took long time and I have not always hit the rubber but the metal of HDD shaft. May I cause s short circuit of LogicBoard?
It seems unlikely that the problem you encountered with the HDD hurt the logic board. Have you tried the SMC reset? with battery out and power adapter disconnected press and hold down the power button for 5 seconds. Then put the battery back and reconnect the power adapter. It’s amazing how many times that works. Good luck.
You probably tried to install the hard drive upside down. Flip it over and try inserting it. Never try to work on any delicate machinery when anger or frustrated. Just walk away. If it’s not repairing correctly, you’re probably doing it wrong. Here’s how to do it: MacBook Core 2 Duo Hard Drive Replacement
Robin - It does sound like you damaged something, depending on what you damaged you may need a new HD, HD cable assy or worse the logic bd if you hit it with the knife. Do you see any damage in any of the areas you were working in? Also check the connectors haven’t been damaged and/or not mated together correctly. If that doesn’t point the way: I would first start with an external HD (firewire) which has mac OS-X on it (bootable) to see if the system is working. If you are able to get it to come up thats a good sign the issue is either the HD it’s self or the HD cable assy. If you can get an external drive enclosure (FW or USB) you could try installing the HD in it and see if you can gain access to it. That then leaves the issue of a bad cable in which case you’ll need to get a replacement. NOTE: you can’t disconnect the boot drive so if the external HD you booted from doesn’t have a second FW port you will ned to use a USB connected enclosure to connect the suspect HD into (unless you have access to a second Mac system).
Hay, thanks for help, but it’s even before startup chime.
Hi, I also got this and think I damaged the upper case cable. So it might be this is the cause not able to power on the MacBook :-( MacBook Core 2 Duo Upper Case Cable Replacement /Lasse
