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    tri boot ssd with hdd for hfs+ operations, opencore and linux

    hello, i have a macbook pro mid 2012 for many years and decided to replace the old hdd with an old 1TB WD passport external portable hdd with the red jumper removed to possibly benefit some extra rotation speed. i removed the dvd and i now have the 1TB and a 500GB ssd. All hdds have high sierra...
    • istme1
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    • bootable drive formating high sierra linux macbook pro mid 2012 multiple operating system opencore partitioning sonoma triple boot
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS High Sierra (10.13)
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    Internet Recovery Error Code -2003f Is it dead? Would it do this if the motherboard was damaged? Don't want the expense to change that.

    I have a 2019 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar. Model A1989 MV9992LL/A. The computer was working fine. I had a new 14" MacBook on order and was getting this one ready to give to my husband. Upgraded it to Monterey from High Sierra. Was working fine. Then I did two back ups on my WD My...
    • Prinny4677
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    • apple configurator bootable backup bootable drive error code -2003f motherbord recovery mode loop
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    Deleted my Macintosh hd, only have ssd thats unformatted

    I have a MacBook Pro from late 2016, and in an effort to fix stuff, I ended up deleting my Macintosh hd. Now, under internal disks, I have ”apple ssd…” ive seen other threads talk about reformatting the the internal drive using a bootable thumb drive but that’s where I get stuck. I have a...
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    Question for creating Windows 11 bootable USB on Mac?

    I managed to get the leaked version of Windows 11 ISO and plan to install it on my new PC. However, it seems Boot Camp is no longer working for creating Windows bootable USB drive. Can someone confirm it? When I plugged in a USB flash drive and Boot Camp asks me to eject all external drives...
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    MacOS can't be recovered; stuck on progress bar

    Hi, I was hoping someone could help me figure out my issue because even the Apple Phone Support guy couldn't. I have a very old MacBook Pro Retina 15" Mid-2012 (10,1) that stopped starting up. Nothing I tried worked so I gave up on it and used my iMac and iPad mainly. Months later, I decided I...
    • zee11
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    • bootable drive catalina hard disk replacement internet recovery mode recovery recovery partition recovery partition kernel panic ssd
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS Catalina (10.15)
  6. samumhango

    Can I use Samsung X5 SSD as external bootable drive, iMac 2019?

    Hi All I have just bought a new 2019 iMac. I have an internal fusion drive. I bought a Samsung X5 SSD external drive. I wanted to install a copy of mojave on this and use this as a second bootable drive and place my graphics programs like After Effects and Premiere on it. I couldn't get it to...
    • samumhango
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    • bootable drive imac samsung samsung x5 ssd thunderbolt
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: iMac
  7. TinMan77

    mSat in MacBook Pro

    I've been using a 500Gb mSata SSD in my 2011 MacBook Pro for a year and half now. Its been the secondary drive for all this time but recently I've decided to make it bootable. The problem is I just can't seem to figure out how to do it. Please help!!!
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    Testing new OS from bootable external drive, how do I access Applications on my internal hard drive?

    I’m running an old Mac with an old OS (Mountain Lion) so I can continue to use Adobe CS5. I’d like to update to Mavericks, but want to check that CS5 programmes work with it. So I’ve made a bootable external drive with Mavericks, and started my Mac with it through Start Up Manager. It all works...
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    Make rebootable usb DiskWarrior on different mac

    hi, For the third time (the last year) in a row my mac won't start up. Neither in single mode, safe mood or regular boot. It does in recovery mode. I've tried back up through terminal but my folders are not found. I've used fsck_hfs many many times on the disk0s2 partition. It modified the...
    • MaGiCSuN
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    • bootable drive bootable usb disk warrior fsck_hfs mountain lion
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac Apps
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    Bootable drive for El Capitan Won't Erase!

    So I was making a bootable drive for El Capitan on my 16g usb flashdrive when I got an error msg in terminal telling me that it failed. It was weird because the usb was ejected by the OS. When I removed the usb and put it back it showed up as a bootable drive (probably one that won't work given...
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