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andybosik

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Jul 28, 2012
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I have a late 2008 MacBook, Intel Core2 Duo.
I recently did a clean install of Mountain Lion using a 8Gb
thumbdrive as a BootDrive.

I'd like to buy an SSD to replace my slow HDD.

Physically swapping the drives seems pretty straight-forward.

But I've never set-up a new drive before.

Can I just put my usb boot drive into the usb port
and go from there? Or do I need to do anything else?
Do I need to format the new drive?

Thanx so-much!
 
Thanx

Clone your existing install using Carbon Copy Cloner or Super Duper.

I assume I need some type of Sata to usb cable to
temporarily attach the new ssd drive externally and copy
the data right? If so, where do I get that?
Thanx!
 
I just did this a few days ago without any major problems. The performance increase has been insane, I also upgraded the ram at the same time.

I opted to clone my drive instead of doing a fresh install for the ease of it. I used Carbon Copy Cloner to clone my old (original) HD in my Macbook unibody over to the new SSD which was fitted temporarily into an external enclosure.

The one I get here in Sweden was a Deltaco brand for about 10 USD, and it did the job fine. Also holds my old HD in there now as a backup.

Once I made the physical switch, the transition was completely seamless.


If you use Carbon Copy Cloner it will help you through the process pretty straightforwardly. You'll need to format the SSD to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) first before you do the cloning though.


/Swip2
 
I just did this a few days ago without any major problems. The performance increase has been insane, I also upgraded the ram at the same time.

I opted to clone my drive instead of doing a fresh install for the ease of it. I used Carbon Copy Cloner to clone my old (original) HD in my Macbook unibody over to the new SSD which was fitted temporarily into an external enclosure.

The one I get here in Sweden was a Deltaco brand for about 10 USD, and it did the job fine. Also holds my old HD in there now as a backup.

Once I made the physical switch, the transition was completely seamless.


If you use Carbon Copy Cloner it will help you through the process pretty straightforwardly. You'll need to format the SSD to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) first before you do the cloning though.


/Swip2

Thanks for the info!
 
i did the same today, but when i put in the cd in the drive a i boot up from the cd rom, there is an error and i have to reboot the mac.

does some know how to resolve the problem?
 
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