Macbook - Seagate replacement hard drive

[da sola setter]

i just got a Seagate 120gb sata replacement hard drive and when i installed it it did not see the hard drive when starting the installation of OSX. do i need to do anything special to get the macbook to see the new drive or do i probably just have a bad drive?

 

[ricgnzlzcr]

Go to ifixit.com, look up their guides, and make sure you did it EXACTLY like the pictures they show you

 

[da sola setter]

Go to ifixit.com, look up their guides, and make sure you did it EXACTLY like the pictures they show you

it was installed correctly. it just does not recognize it.

 

[tchorta]

That is the same drive that I put in my MB. I had no problems so I would say that you must have gotten a dud. Once you get a good one they are great. Good Luck

 

[Apple Corps]

Is it formatted?

 

[NATO]

Did you boot from the OS X Install Disc and rather than start the installation, open Disk Utility instead? You should see the drive listed there, but it will probably require formatting before the OS X installer will see it...

 

[da sola setter]

Is it formatted?

bingo... i don't know why i didnt think of that.

thanks for the help everyone!