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Help! SSD problem with 2012 13 inch mbp

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ysquare

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Sep 16, 2012
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Minneapolis, MN
Last week my mbp has a folder with question mark blinking and it does not boot. I have 256gb Samsung 830 SSD. I visited Genious bar and they told me that SSD could not be found. The. I switched back to the original HDD and it works.

I decided to send the 830 SSD to Samsung for replacement. However they told me that the SSD passes all the performance tests. I got the SSD back today and installed it in my MBP, however the SSD does not show up in disk utility. Called Samsung and they told me to try secure erase by using Samsung Magician. But I don't have access to a PC, what can I do now?

Thanks.
 
ysquare said:
Last week my mbp has a folder with question mark blinking and it does not boot. I have 256gb Samsung 830 SSD. I visited Genious bar and they told me that SSD could not be found. The. I switched back to the original HDD and it works.

I decided to send the 830 SSD to Samsung for replacement. However they told me that the SSD passes all the performance tests. I got the SSD back today and installed it in my MBP, however the SSD does not show up in disk utility. Called Samsung and they told me to try secure erase by using Samsung Magician. But I don't have access to a PC, what can I do now?

Thanks.
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Ask a friend if you can use their computer.
 
ysquare said:
The problem is that I could not use the SSD now. Disk utility does not recognize the drive.
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Plug in the SSD to an interal SATA Port. Use your HDD, boot from the HDD. install a windows VM, and do it from there.
 
The HDD bay or the Optibay. Place it there and plug it in. You don't need to boot from it. Boot from the HDD.

Or use can external enclosure and do it via Bootcamp or VM.
 
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