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TLDR:
1TB internal hard disk failure after:
1) In Windows, formatted 128GB exFAT (reserved for MAC), 872GB NTFS (orginal data)
2) Before mac installation, directly format the exFAT partition into MacOS disk format, system prompted 'format failure'
Seek for solution.
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This happened about 3 weeks ago.
I successfully installed hackintosh in my USB 3.0 drive about 2 weeks ago. But before that, I came up with a hard disk failure when I want to install Mac in my internal hard disk.
I am in Windows and originally I had a 1TB internal hard disk and only 1 partition on it.
I wanted to install Mac in my hard disk so I need to reserve a 128GB partition for it.
The right way to do format a disk for installing mac is to:
1) backup all the files in the whole HDD
2) Before mac installation, format whole disk as MacOS-journaled -> 128GB mac journaled, 872GB exFAT (which is readable by both Windows and Mac)
3) install mac on 128GB partition.
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Stupidly, the following are what I have done.
What I have done is a silly mistake.
I reserve 128GB for it in Windows and format it as exFAT in Windows because mac recognize exFAT, and the remaining space is for the original data.
1TB HDD:
872GB - Original Data, NTFS
128GB - reserved for Mac, nothing in it, exFAT
I didn't move out all the files from the hard disk, then I restart and proceed to installation.
Before installation, I realize that exFAT cannot be the targeted installation disk, so I directly format the exFAT partition into MacOS disk format.
After a second, it prompted some message like 'format failure'.
I believe it is only a minor error, so I restarted the computer and try again.
Sadly, computer did not ever pass the Lenovo logo and came up with boot loop.
Now I can only boot with my internal hard disk taken out, once my hard disk is attached, the computer cannot boot even can't enter bios or boot menu. No response when attaching the hard disk when any OS is running.
Can anyone tell me that is my hard disk recoverable? Are there any solutions?
Any help will be appreciated.
1TB internal hard disk failure after:
1) In Windows, formatted 128GB exFAT (reserved for MAC), 872GB NTFS (orginal data)
2) Before mac installation, directly format the exFAT partition into MacOS disk format, system prompted 'format failure'
Seek for solution.
----------End of TLDR---------
This happened about 3 weeks ago.
I successfully installed hackintosh in my USB 3.0 drive about 2 weeks ago. But before that, I came up with a hard disk failure when I want to install Mac in my internal hard disk.
I am in Windows and originally I had a 1TB internal hard disk and only 1 partition on it.
I wanted to install Mac in my hard disk so I need to reserve a 128GB partition for it.
The right way to do format a disk for installing mac is to:
1) backup all the files in the whole HDD
2) Before mac installation, format whole disk as MacOS-journaled -> 128GB mac journaled, 872GB exFAT (which is readable by both Windows and Mac)
3) install mac on 128GB partition.
--------------------
Stupidly, the following are what I have done.
What I have done is a silly mistake.
I reserve 128GB for it in Windows and format it as exFAT in Windows because mac recognize exFAT, and the remaining space is for the original data.
1TB HDD:
872GB - Original Data, NTFS
128GB - reserved for Mac, nothing in it, exFAT
I didn't move out all the files from the hard disk, then I restart and proceed to installation.
Before installation, I realize that exFAT cannot be the targeted installation disk, so I directly format the exFAT partition into MacOS disk format.
After a second, it prompted some message like 'format failure'.
I believe it is only a minor error, so I restarted the computer and try again.
Sadly, computer did not ever pass the Lenovo logo and came up with boot loop.
Now I can only boot with my internal hard disk taken out, once my hard disk is attached, the computer cannot boot even can't enter bios or boot menu. No response when attaching the hard disk when any OS is running.
Can anyone tell me that is my hard disk recoverable? Are there any solutions?
Any help will be appreciated.