computer doesnt recognize hard drive, freezes, takes long to start up. took it to apple and said i needed a new hard drive. But its way to expensive. They rebooted and reinstalled snow leopard. computer works great but it freezes and takes 30+ minutes to start up. I also cant watch certain videos.
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I would bet that changing the hard drive cable would solve your problems. This has become my most common repair on this series of machine. Take a look at all the 90 degree angles this cable has to make. I would not get a used cable for this repair: MacBook Pro 13" Unibody (Mid 2009-Mid 2010) Hard Drive Cable
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From what you have stated it does sound like your HD is in trouble. Not much more we can offer you here.
You do have a few options here:
1 - Get an external HD to run your system on. You should really get a FireWire external HD if you do this, USB drives are very slow on this system (your systems USB port is not USB3).
2 - You could try replacing the drive your self (review the iFixIt guide)
I should point out having an external HD is very useful (once you get your internal fixed) as you can use it to save your important stuff and by having a working system on it you can use it to help in maintaining your system.
Good Luck
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oh and makes a weird noise when it freezes like its working over time but then it goes away.
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