Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!nntpfeed.proxad.net!proxad.net!feeder1-2.proxad.net!137.226.75.22.MISMATCH!newsfeed.fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de!newsfeed.straub-nv.de!feeder.erje.net!1.eu.feeder.erje.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jolly Roger Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.systems,comp.sys.mac.portables Subject: Re: Any catches on restoring from an old Mac OS X v10.8.5 Time Machine HDD backup to new SSD on a 13.3" MacBook Pro (9,2; MD102ll/A)? Date: 29 Sep 2015 22:53:25 GMT Lines: 32 Message-ID: References: <0Zednby4RbovlpfLnZ2dnUU7-cmdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <290920151747228005%nospam@nospam.invalid> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net 08UKYVO9/e7dau0Vt2OSIgg5nOrvC/WhNmbxHChxzN2hEfPVi/ Cancel-Lock: sha1:O309nFECNS/s0WOhB/SdHgufosY= sha1:HubwOe40NKlcJOwrPPozCM5PFAk= User-Agent: NewsTap/5.0 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.apps:32220 comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage:926 comp.sys.mac.system:81097 comp.sys.mac.portables:870 Ant wrote: >>>>> In short, buying an SSD at this point without a clean bill of health >>>>> on the computer would be foolish. >>> >>>> Yes. You shouldn't assume you know what's wrong. The best course of action >>>> is to bring the machine to an Apple retail store to let them do an >>>> exhaustive diagnostic to see exactly which hardware is malfunctioning. >>>> Again, the longer you wait, the less of a chance they will do any repairs >>>> for free since the warranty just expired. They can be very lenient - it's >>>> up to their discretion. Considering how costly these repairs might be, I >>>> don't understand your apparent reluctance to do it. What are you waiting >>>> for?? >>> >>> It's not me. It's him. He just doesn't want to hand his HDD to the store >>> even though I told I could DBAN it. > >> he doesn't have to give it to the for a checkup, but the hard drive is >> probably the only thing that failed due to the drop. > > Wait, are you saying that they can quickly test during an appointment? > How long does that take? Maybe this will convince him to go. Yep, it typically takes just a few minutes to run through the diagnostic tests, and they will happily do it right there while he watches. > FYI. HDD seems to be getting worse since lots of colorful pinwheel and > getting suck to force power cycling. :( It may be more than just the drive. -- Sent from my iPhone