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can not post a blank message. Please type your message and try again. donnasummer Level 1 (0 points) Q: Why do I get an "Input output error" when trying to format a new internal hard drive? Hi there,I've just replaced the hard drive input output error mac disk utility in my Mac and am having problems installing the original software (OS 10.5, Leopard).It's a
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MacBook Pro 13" Mid 2009. After it failed to boot up past the grey screen, I took it to the Genius bar input output error mac restore at my local Apple store, and the guy told me the hard drive had definitely died. Thank god I'd done a Time Machine back-up recently!I did a bit of research, (I'm not very knowlagable about computers),
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and eventually chose a Crucial m4 SSD, 256GB, 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s to replace it with. Crucial claim this is definitely compatable. All seemed fine as I put it in, but when I came to install the OS, I got a bit stuck...There was no 'destination' to install to, so I went to Disk Utility. The new hard drive shows up, but there is no option to "Repair Disk" under First Aid (it's greyed out) disk erase failed input/output error and when I tried to erase and re-format the hard drive - I selected Mac OS Extended (Journaled) - it comes up with an error message: "Disk Erase failed with the error: Input/output error"I've Googled the heck out of this, and although others have been asking similar questions, I still can't make sense of it all. Am I missing something obvious?If anyone has any pointers that would be so great.Thanks in advance guys :) MacBook Pro, iOS 5 Posted on Sep 8, 2012 7:26 AM I have this question too Close Q: Why do I get an "Input output error" when trying to format a new internal hard drive? All replies Helpful answers by markwmsn, markwmsn Sep 8, 2012 3:04 PM in response to donnasummer Level 5 (5,689 points) Photos for Mac Sep 8, 2012 3:04 PM in response to donnasummer With no specific knowledge about that particular SSD or what diagnostic steps you have already taken, it's hard to say, but it sounds like (a) that model SSD may not really be compatible with your model MBP, (b) the specific SSD you received is defective, or (c) the SSD was installed incorrectly and something was damaged. Helpful (0) Reply options Link to this post by Shootist007, Shootist007 Sep 8, 2012 3:12 PM in response to donnasummer
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Duo processor replace hard drive upgrade parts undetected read write problems 333 Questions View all Claudio Rep: 11 1 1 Posted: 12/18/2014 Options Permalink History Subscribe Unsubscribe Hard Drive input/output error Hi everyone The laptop is a MacBook Pro 15", 2.16 GHz Core Duo, Model A1150. It has been given to me without hard drive in it and I have https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4277162?start=0&tstart=0 no clue about what it went through. The laptop works perfectly booting from Ubuntu cd. I have two hard drives to try with, both “Western Digital” and both 160 gb: Hard Drive 1: WD1600BEKT, brand new guaranteed by the ebay seller to be specifically compatible with my MacBook Pro A1150; Hard Drive 2: WD1600BEVT, pretty old. I've installed both drives (one per time obviously) in a Dell Inspiron 1525, installed Ubuntu OS and both drives https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/206113/Hard+Drive+input-output+error worked perfectly. Now I install the drives in the MacBook, and every time I do so I call one SMC reset and three PRAM resets. 50% of the times the drive is detected and a faulty Ubuntu OS is loaded. 50% of the times the drive is not seen at all and I get the question mark folder. Same goes when I boot the pc from Ubuntu cd, 50% of the times the hard drive is shown on “Disks” application, 50% it doesn't appear. When “Disks” shows the hard drive, still the hard drive is not really accessible, only one time out of dozens SMART data was available. Time to install Ubuntu, or at least try: 50% of the times the hard drive is not detected and installation cannot be initiated; 50% of the times the hard drive is detected, the installation seems to be started but after few seconds I get “Input/output error during read on /dev/sda” I've replaced the hard drive cable and after that I went through the exact same experiences. I've set the hard drives jumper setting to SSC first, RPS after and still no luck. Any help will be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance Answer this question I have this problem too Subscribed to new answers Is this a good question? Yes No Voted Undo Score 0 Cancel
2011 by Mr T For once I can give something BACK to the Internet community. For many years if I've had a tech problem that I've been unable to solve I've turned to the ‘net (generally the mighty Google) to find a solution. Recently my MacBook hard http://mr.tilyard.info/macbook-hard-drive-upgrade-easy/ disk drive (HDD if ya wanna speak tech) decided to depart this mortal coil - I'm convinced http://www.macfixz.com/macbook-pro-input-output-error-get-corrupted-deleted-mac-data-recovered hard drives know the perfect time to die and cause maximum inconvenience. Yes my backup was weeks ago and yes the night before I'd spent 4 hours designing flyers, tickets and promo info for an upcoming 80's night (where I'll be DJing). So on the very day that I'm scheduled to present the produced materials to the planning team the hard drive decides to crash - with the output error click of a drive head my MacBook switched from a graphic editing, media playing, soft synth hosting powerhouse to a doorstop… So next stop is to get a new hard drive. I ordered one in (from the friendly and efficient IT & comms providers, HJS Essentia) and then waited. Eventually after what seemed like an age (ok two days) the new drive is in my hands. Using the very useful instructions from Apple on how to install a new hard disk drive in a MacBook I input output error managed to swap the drives over. THAT, I thought was the hard bit dealt with - how wrong could I be?! I started the MacBook with the Mac OS X Install Disk 1 (version 10.4.9 to be precise) which was the disk that came with my Mac when I purchased it. My new drive was a WD Scorpio Blue 250Gb (how Western Digital know what star sign and favourite colour a hard drive has I've no idea). Anyway, off it goes and then cheerfully informs me I have a 1.8Tb hard drive (cool! I thought - perhaps Western Digital badged it wrong!) <- that was a joke BTW. No, something was wrong and it wouldn't partition it either, throwing back an input/output error when trying to create a partition. So I did the usual Google searches "wd scorpio 250gb seen as 1.8tb in macbook", "250gb hard disk shown as 1.8tb in macbook" and all I got was rather unhelpful and misleading pages especially from "Experts" Exchange (tip don't register just look at it through Google's cache). Most people on there were stating "oh the hard drive's broken" etc (it's a brand new drive that works on a Windows system - so, unlikely!) Here's the real answer: The Mac OS X Install disk (10.4.9) doesn't recognise a 250Gb drive - it was a blooming bug in the Mac OS X Installer! Now the fun is trying to find an OS X install disk that will recognize it. I have OS X Leopard CPU Drop-In DVD (
the user when is trying to copy or move any file from or to the Mac drive. The files in the Mac hard drive are managed by the advanced hfs+ file system but still there can be some inconsistency due to which the error can occur. The problem also arises when you do not have to permission to move that file or the drive has been locked for any such operations then you have to look in the settings and modify it. The MacBook Pro input output error is encountered even when either the file or the drive is corrupted. You can use the disk utility that is provided in the Mac system to deal with such situation but it is able to handle only minor issues. You will have to format the drive for any major corruption. So now the files in the drive are deleted after you fix MacBook Pro input output error. You can get them back with the time machine backup. If it isn't working then you can use the Mac data recovery software to recover the corrupted and the deleted files. So get the software now. An Introduction to MacBook Pro Input Output Error Although Mac OS X is quite reliable, but still it is not free from glitches. Sometimes, users also have to face MacBook Pro Input Output Error issues unexpectedly. It is one issue that continues to bother irrespective of the Mac versions you might use. Eventually, as a result of it, Mac system fails to process all your request and may crash severely. What more, due to MacBook Pro Input Output Error issue, users also have to face some difficulties while accessing their hard drive files and other installed apps, which really presses a panic button at times. Wait that's not the end, it has also been reported that system's processing speed might get slow and even terminate abruptly, which may result in total loss of saved data on Mac. If you are also in