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Does the Macbook Air 2013 original SSD is NVMe ?
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The 2013 Air is NVMe PCIe x2 speeds. Max you will get is 1500 MB/s read/write depending on the drive. You will need to have either the latest High Sierra or Mojave installed to boot from the drive.
The adapters are passive and are not dependent on the OS.
The drive is OS dependent in that Sierra, High Sierra, and Mojave will work with a drive that can be formatted in 4k clusters. High Sierra and Mojave must be used if the drive that can only be formatted in 512 clusters.
I ordered two of these to use a $3 USD discount coupon for new customers: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/NVM...pm=a2g0s.13010208.99999999.259.30453c00zVB31R
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I ordered the adapter to have a spare on hand as I'm always looking for MacBook Airs for parts. I mix and match the parts to come up with a fully functional Air. I will test them using a 2015 and 2017 Air for stability and compatibility with an Intel 600p or HP ex900.
Hmm, competition on KijijiI suspect you and I are looking at a lot of the same Kijiji ads
. The last deal I got was a liquid-damaged 2017 without an SSD. The price was so low I bought it sight unseen. The seller had the ad up for about 45 minutes before he was inundated with texts and emails.I had to clean all internal logic boards three times with alcohol before I finally got it to boot up. I installed a 256 GB Apple SSD to test it for functionality. Once I confirmed it was fully functional, I installed an HP ex900 SSD with the small, black Sintech adapter.
Well, now you've inspired me to have a go at the 2014 Air sitting at home. Bought it to salvage the screen but that sale didn't pan out. I'll give it some TLC this weekend! It included a 256 as well, and MagSafe.
Do it! You never know what will happen.
The previous Air I bought was a 2015 13" that was also liquid damaged and very cheap although I had to drive to Pickering to pick it up. I was able to re-use its mint-condition casing for another build. I had the board repaired and used it in another build I sold to my friend's daughter.
Does the current battery charge?
Reset SMC and NVRAM?
Loose or defective battery connection?
Good luck.
Oh, it's liquid damage. Needs an alcohol bath. I wouldn't mind one either.
ok, so i can say for sure that the green adapter that cost 2-3 USD worked for me on a macbook pro retina 2015, and i installed High Sierra on my MBP.
i have installed SX6000 Lite XPG (Adata) 512GB drive. but i'm not happy with the Read Write results.
the test shows read 1200mbs and write 580 mbs approx, anything can be done about this issue?
i also installed windows 10 but not with bootcamp since it didn't work i don't know why. so i installed windows 10 with an external USB, but now i'm missing the drivers i can't find any info on this, and bootcamp latest version doesn't let you download the drivers or assistant and save it as a ZIP.
so what im trying to do now is to boot from Yosemite because bootcamp has a lower version there that lets you download the drivers, i will keep you guys posted about that topic.
anyone can point me out to the drivers if things wont work as i planned?
i have installed SX6000 Lite XPG (Adata) 512GB drive. but i'm not happy with the Read Write results.
the test shows read 1200mbs and write 580 mbs approx, anything can be done about this issue?
i also installed windows 10 but not with bootcamp since it didn't work i don't know why. so i installed windows 10 with an external USB, but now i'm missing the drivers i can't find any info on this, and bootcamp latest version doesn't let you download the drivers or assistant and save it as a ZIP.
so what im trying to do now is to boot from Yosemite because bootcamp has a lower version there that lets you download the drivers, i will keep you guys posted about that topic.
anyone can point me out to the drivers if things wont work as i planned?
Have you tried reseating the drive and adapter?
Which app was used to determine SSD speeds?
Do you have another adapter on hand to try?
Does it look like the adapter needs kapton tape?
Hello, sorry for the resurrection of this thread. I spilled cola on my MacBook, brought it to a repair man and he said he would repair it by changing the board, he said it cost 130 euros and 60 for the keyboard in case it needed to be repair. Now he calls me and says it is unrepairable because the keyboard is also bad, he says and even when I said I would pay for it he refuses to fix it. Then I am thinking of learning how to fix it and therefore I wanted to get some input from people who know their stuff. I would really appreciate any input. What should I check? how can I clean it with alcohol? thanks a lot guys
Depending on the which parts were exposed to the cola, it may not be worth fixing.
To start, completely disassemble the Air and clean the affected parts with pure isopropyl alcohol, allow the parts to dry for a few hours, and clean again if you see any liquid residue. Reassemble the Air without connecting the keyboard or battery to the logic board. Connect only the MagSafe charger and the Air should power up on its own. If it won't power up, short the two power pins on the logic board with a flat head screwdriver to see if it powers up.
Even if the MacBook powers up, there may be a problem with the thermal sensors which results in the CPU fan spinning at high speed at all times and will require a board-level repair. A new battery is often required after a spill too.
An easier solution may be to purchase a used MacBook Air (perhaps one with a bad screen) with a working logic board and battery. All parts of the mid-2013 to 2017 13" Air are completely interchangeable. All parts of the mid-2013 to 2015 11" Are are completely interchangeable.
To start, completely disassemble the Air and clean the affected parts with pure isopropyl alcohol, allow the parts to dry for a few hours, and clean again if you see any liquid residue. Reassemble the Air without connecting the keyboard or battery to the logic board. Connect only the MagSafe charger and the Air should power up on its own. If it won't power up, short the two power pins on the logic board with a flat head screwdriver to see if it powers up.
Even if the MacBook powers up, there may be a problem with the thermal sensors which results in the CPU fan spinning at high speed at all times and will require a board-level repair. A new battery is often required after a spill too.
An easier solution may be to purchase a used MacBook Air (perhaps one with a bad screen) with a working logic board and battery. All parts of the mid-2013 to 2017 13" Air are completely interchangeable. All parts of the mid-2013 to 2015 11" Are are completely interchangeable.