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  1. UchihaObito

    Trouble upgrading to SSD using El Capitan

    I'm having problems installing el capitan onto my ssd. I've tried using the partition method as well as using diskmaker X5 but I keep running into errors when I tried booting it up. For both methods, I used an external drive in order to have a bootable OSX. But both methods comes out with log...
  2. Fuzzball27

    Sata III SSD in 15" late 2011 MBP OptiBay

    Please read my entire post before answering, thanks! I would like to install a Sata III SSD in my OptiBay and I need to know if it is possible. If I understand correcly, the history of SATA and the 2011 MBP is as follows: 1. Early 2011 MBP comes out with SATA III hardware on the Main Bay and...
    • Fuzzball27
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    • 15" 2011 mbp optibay optical drive sata iii ssd
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  3. Yaccity

    2012 MBP 13" HDD Problems

    2012 MacBook Pro 13" NON-Retina. The computer has been running dreadfully slow on 5400RPM HDD so I decided to upgrade to SSD. I installed the SSD; however, The system won't recognize the drive. I tried another drive, and still no luck. Makes me wonder if the seriously slow performance and the...
  4. 3

    Can't Enable TRIM

    Hi, I've replaced the hard drive of my MacBook Pro Mid-2012 running 10.11.5 by a Kingston SSDNow V300. Once installed Mac OS X, the first thing I've done is opening terminal to enable TRIMby using "sudo trimforce enable". After automatically restarting, I've checked the TRIM status on the...
  5. T

    Do I need to clone my hard drive?

    I have the MacBook Pro, MD101B/A, Intel Core i5, 500GB, 4GB RAM, 13.3". I plan on taking out the hard drive and installing a 1TB SSD. There are no files on the laptop that I want to keep. Can I just erase the hard drive and put in my SSD? Or do I still need to clone my hard drive? Cheers!
  6. !!!

    Mac mini (2011) SSD upgrade or not?

    So I just bought a brand-new MacBook Pro, which has an SSD. I'm quite impressed by the speed. On my older 2011 Mac mini, I have 16GB memory and a 2.3 GHz CPU. Now I'm wondering if I should use the additional drive space to add a SSD. I've never opened up a computer besides putting the 16GB of...
    • !!!
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    • dual-hard-drives mid-2011 ssd
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Mac mini
  7. Miqs

    Ram, Fusion, SSD. What does it all mean?

    I intend to get a new non retina 21.5in iMac shortly but am a little confused. I use Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom regularly on my old iMac (2007 running Lion OS with 2.5gb ram) which chugs along a little slow at times. I have researched the new iMacs but now confused with ram v fusion. I...
    • Miqs
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    • fusion imac ram ssd
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iMac
  8. T

    Best Macbook to upgrade

    Hi everyone, I'm thinking about buying a second-hand Apple laptop off of eBay, and then maxing out the RAM and storage. Which Apple laptop would be best for this? I'll be using the laptop to record my own music. Thanks!
  9. 1

    MacBook Pro Late 2011: Still worth to buy ? and are all of them will be affected by the GPU Prob ?

    Hi, So currently im still using my old Mid 2009 MBP 15" 2.66 C2D, 8GB 1067 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 256 MB, 750GB 7200rpm WD scorpion black I use is everyday, and i for me the perfomance is still okay ish on the latest El Capitan i use it for downloading torrent, browsing, backing up...
    • 10-Dee-Q
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    • late 2011 macbook pro mbp mid 2009 ssd
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  10. ivanwi11iams

    To Partition, or not?

    After conversing with others on this forum, a question popped into my head. With a 1TB fusion drive, that is preconfigured with Mac OS, etc. can one partition that drive? I was under the impression that doing so would cause issues with the fusion, thus breaking the fusion between the SSD and...
  11. ivanwi11iams

    Fusion Drive - Partition

    Sorry, I know I'm asking a lot of question, but, then again, that's how one can learn, right? With the iMac 1TB Fusion Drive, can I wipe it and create partitions (I'm using an external SSD for the OS). Then, I'd use one partition for Time Machine backups, and the other for cloned backups. The...
  12. PapaGino

    Saved a "thrown out" Late 2008 Air

    So my dad's work tossed a pretty good Late 2008 Air. I Installed El Capitan onto it since it was fully wiped. Turns out it had a blown, swelled battery (no surprise there) so i removed it and now running it from AC only. Its a 1.86Ghz with the OEM 120Gb SSD from apple installed on it. So far it...
    • PapaGino
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    • 2008 air battery blown macbook oem replacement ssd
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  13. ivanwi11iams

    More memory

    Since I'm still within my 'return' period with my iMac, I'm 'upgrading' it! New SSD (Samsung 256GB; will be upgraded to a 500GB SSD, later) has been cloned and running the OS. The 500GB SATA, will store data, etc. It will be interesting to see the speed when copying data between the SSD and...
  14. artoff

    Samsung SM951 ssd HELP!!

    hi guys i found sm 951 for sale. but the part number is mzhpv256hdgM, the last word ends with M. but i didn't found any other on web with this serial number. all ends with L "mzhpv256hdgL" i would like to know is there any difference between them? here is the ebay link i want to buy...
    • artoff
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    • m.2 samsung mac pro 5.1 ssd
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  15. F

    Macbook was slow, replaced HDD with new SDD but still same speed

    Hi, i just replaced my Macbook Pro with a new SSD and installed OS X, which took about 1,5 hours. Very slow process but i came trough. Even tho the SSD is clearly faster in theory, it still has very slow load times just as before. I've tried with 2 different SSD's but with no help. Is there any...
  16. W

    Drive shows in system profiler but not disc utility

    Hey everyone, I have a m.2 installed in my 2009 Mac Pro pci slot, the disc shows in system profiler but not in disc utility. I checked terminal using (diskutil list) and it does not show up. I tried different pci slots, restarting, reset pram and SMC, I even tried reinstalling the OS but still...
  17. T

    2008 Mac Pro worth upgrading?

    I have a 2008 Mac Pro that is working pretty well, but i'm starting to run out of space on my boot drive (80gb SSD from 6 years ago). I'm looking for advice - if I upgrade it, how many more years of useful life will I get out of it? I mainly use it for photos, with occasional videos and games...
  18. zw-gator

    External SSD freezing after period of no use

    I’m having trouble with a newly purchased external SSD. I’m currently using it to store photos and edit them within Lightroom. After 5min of not being used (ex. watching a YouTube video and not using Lightroom), when I go to use Lightroom again, the SSD and Lightroom will totally freeze up and I...
    • zw-gator
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    • beachball freezing samsung 850 evo ssd
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  19. Joelburman

    Problem with putting SSD in 2012 Mac Mini

    I've been trying to install an SSD disk in my 2012 (i5) Mac Mini. The disk inside before the swap was the original 500gb platter drive. The SSD I'm trying to install is a Crucial MX100 256gb that I've previously used as a system drive in my 2011 MBP but lately I've been using it as a storage...
  20. henchr

    MacBook 5,1 - RAID risks?

    Hi there! I've got a late 2008 Macbook, my old trusty workhorse, with two internal SSD's (Samsung and SanDisk). I usually don't run it through any hard usage anymore, except for light Photoshop work and web-browsing, but looking into ways to upgrade it even further. I've been tinkering with the...
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