New 923-0741 Hard Drvie Cable 821-1480-A MacBook Pro Unibody 13 A1278 2012 MD101

I lost my life due to this cable. Those of you in a similar situation may want to read the whole story There is a 13-year-old in my house The hard drive on my 13-inch Macbook Pro (early 2011) was replaced with a SSD in the last four months. week, when I tried to restart my computer, it worked for a few seconds then turned off and wouldn't start again, instead showing me a frightening blinking folder with a red question mark. As soon as the disk utility did not recognize the SSD drive in the internet recovery mode, as well as the stock hard drive I installed after being told by an Apple technician that I was screwed and would never be able to recover my data, I realized it was a communication problem. As long as I kept the USB connection in place, I was able to plug my SSD into an external hard drive cable that connects via USB, and thanks be to God, everything was still there and the computer worked just fine. The Macbook Pros manufactured around the time of mine have a problem with the hard drive cable not lasting more than a few years, so many other people also experienced this problem and suggested either installing a new hard drive cable or installing a data converter. By using a doubler, you can connect your hard drive that way, but at the expense of your optical drive, or by simply replacing the hard drive cable itself, which would be considerably cheaper. In the end, I chose the second option (step-by-step There are step-by-step installation guides available on ifixit for both products. The site)! My research led me to this specific cable, which had the highest rating. The installation was VERY simple and only took about 20 minutes, and it has been working perfectly and my computer has been running admirably since installing There is only one reason why I did not give this product 5 stars and it is the packaging of the cable during shipment. I found it not very protected because it was inside only a thin plastic ziplock bag. Due to this, the cable was distorted and significantly bent in the packaging (see below the picture of the cable in its original condition). Fortunately, it seems to be working fine, despite the packaging mishap, although I was concerned that it would be hurt. There have been comments about the packaging of the cable, and the resultant damage that rendered it useless in other reviews. It should be better protected during shipment. If it is not delivered in its own box, it should at least be placed in a hard envelope. Since I had purchased another, larger item at the same time, they were both in the same box, but I can't tell if the cable was even in a box, or if it was just in a flimsy envelope or something. This is definitely worth checking out.

Promise FINCH

| Dec 05, 2020

My MacBook Pro was in a bag when I packed up one night It's the middle of the month A 13-month period between 2012 and 2013 This model is A1278 and is 12 inches wide I got home from work and made dinner. My computer was stuck at a complete stop, hampered by the spinning beach ball of death, as soon as I pulled it out of my backpack and tried to burn a CD from iTunes. In my effort to fix the situation, I hard shut down and rebooted my computer. As a result, I found a new interesting issue As opposed to the usual startup tone and Apple logo, a question mark blinks next to the folder. I suddenly lost the ability to see my hard drive on my Mac I was so afraid that my hard drive had crashed that I removed it from the computer and put it into a USB SATA enclosure—which not only let me see it on another computer, but I could boot the drive from a USB port on the very Mac that could not detect it. I perused the web for solutions and discovered that many earlier MacBook Pros (as well as other models) had failed SATA cables, so replacing it would bring my Mac back to life. So I researched which one to buy and read reviews to decide on this one. On a Friday, I placed the order, and on Sunday, it arrived. As a result of that, I wish to say "God bless you, Amazon, and the beleaguered USPS" for saving me from having to go through an entire Mac-related purchase There will be fewer weekends this year.

Even though this part is likely not an OEM from Apple, it's damn near identical to the original. The old cable should come out when you remove it Due to the number of twists and turns involved in disassembling and restoring a MacBook, this can take some time. As you realize why cables may fail so often, you're no longer surprised. These cables bending at 90 degree angles and route themselves over the vibrations of the optical disk, under the pressure of the hard drive, and over a hot and vibrating optical drive. This cable arrives flat, so you will have to fold it a little when you install it. In terms of the cable, it is pretty similar to one another. The drive is directly connected to the logic board via a SATA connection on one end, and to the power and data cable via another SATA connection. There is also a little off-color in the film Shooter cable for the IR blaster (attaches to the Mac with a sticky pad in front of the status light)). There are a number of videos of the installation process available online that will guide you through - here are some that I found online. You'll find that it's a lot easier than I had thought. It turns out, the only thing I ran into with this installation was partially stripping one of the tiny screws that held the old cable in place when I removed that While I was able to remove the old cable and get the stripped screw out with a needle nose pliers, it didn't survive. Installing the new cable was a breeze, however. When the new cable was plugged in, my Macbook Pro seemed to come back to life as if nothing had IR blasters aren't built into this cable, so it is impossible to test if they work. However, I assume they do. My overall feeling with the purpose is extremely positive. By replacing this cable, you can save tons of money. You don't need to take it to Apple or a repair shop to fix it, and if you know how to use a tiny screwdriver, you can do it yourself.

Madilynn Curtis

| Dec 10, 2020

Is only going to last for one The original was damaged, so I had to buy a new Only two stars are given because of the price. 10 dollars really isn't bad at all. This cable was originally bought in September, but had not been successful in removing the question mark icon that appeared inside a folder when I tried to boot up my Mac. The problem was fixed for about a month, but then it came back. Then it started failing again, this time the icon was a prohibitory sign (circle with a dashed line through it), and the system would not even recognize my SSD as As soon as I connected the USB disk, I was able to hook up the ssd. We had to order a second cable, and we arrived this morning, just installed it, and everything is working I solved my problem with the cable, but it only worked for a very short time (one This one is hoping to last longer than the last.

Everly Yu

| Jul 01, 2021

It is free to grind against the metal inside the laptop since the wire connection to the HDD or SSD does not include any adhesive. The cable is worn out after 4 months of this type of use It can last from 3 to 5 months (depending on Make sure the metal surfaces and the cable undersides are coated with electrical tape to prevent this.

Aarya Briggs

| Nov 16, 2020