Issues with restarts after install of SSD

[karstenhorn]

Hello all

I have just installed a new SSD in my 2011 MBP 17" and everything is absolutely perfect apart from the fact that when I do a restart, it ends up with a blinking folder sign with a big ? inside. I'm aware that it indicates that it can't find my start-up disk but if I do a start from turned off, there is no issues at all - Any ideasto what could be wrong and how I solve it?

The HD I installed is a Kingston ssdNOW 300 240 GB and I used CCC to clone my old HD.

Any help would be very much appreciated and thanks for the best Apple forum

Kind regards
Karsten

 

[hamiltonDSi]

Hello all

I have just installed a new SSD in my 2011 MBP 17" and everything is absolutely perfect apart from the fact that when I do a restart, it ends up with a blinking folder sign with a big ? inside. I'm aware that it indicates that it can't find my start-up disk but if I do a start from turned off, there is no issues at all - Any ideasto what could be wrong and how I solve it?

The HD I installed is a Kingston ssdNOW 300 240 GB and I used CCC to clone my old HD.

Any help would be very much appreciated and thanks for the best Apple forum

Kind regards
Karsten

Go to System Preferences and select the SSD as your startup disk.

 

[alex0002]

Did you select the correct boot device after you installed the SSD?
System Preferences -> Startup Disk

http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10603


Edit: hamiltonDSi posted the same thing while I was finding the link.

 

[karstenhorn]

Thanks for the advice and yes I have tried to do that several times without removing the issue. The issue is only there when I chose "Restart", if I go from turned off to on - It starts absolutely perfect. "Hibernate" is also working perfectly.

I have also tried the resetting of the NVRAM without resolving the issue

Kind Regards
Karsten

 

[karstenhorn]

Hello

Nobody here who might have a solution to my problem - Could it by any means, be a firmware problem in my new SSD?

Kind regards
Karsten

 

[alex0002]

Hello

Nobody here who might have a solution to my problem - Could it by any means, be a firmware problem in my new SSD?

Kind regards
Karsten

You could have a firmware problem. The early releases of the Crucial M500 had a bootup problem with some Mac models, but at least with the MacBook Pro, that seems to have been fixed with the first firmware update.

Do Kingston have a user forum for their SSD users?
It might pay to have a look there and see if others have had the same problem.

 

[hamiltonDSi]

Karsten, I had the exact SSD like you in my previous 13" Late 2011 Macbook Pro.
I had no problem with it so I'm thinking its related to OS X or CCC rather than the SSD's firmware.

 

[niteflyr]

Hello all

I have just installed a new SSD in my 2011 MBP 17" and everything is absolutely perfect apart from the fact that when I do a restart, it ends up with a blinking folder sign with a big ? inside. I'm aware that it indicates that it can't find my start-up disk but if I do a start from turned off, there is no issues at all - Any ideasto what could be wrong and how I solve it?

The HD I installed is a Kingston ssdNOW 300 240 GB and I used CCC to clone my old HD.

Any help would be very much appreciated and thanks for the best Apple forum

Kind regards
Karsten

Did you replace the existing drive or install the SSD into the optical bay? 15' and 17" 2011 MBP's have known issues with SATA III drives in the optical bay. If this applies to you, move the SSD to the main drive bay and original HDD to the optical bay.

 

[karstenhorn]

Did you replace the existing drive or install the SSD into the optical bay? 15' and 17" 2011 MBP's have known issues with SATA III drives in the optical bay. If this applies to you, move the SSD to the main drive bay and original HDD to the optical bay.

I do still have my super drive and I simply replaced the old HD after I had cloned the new SSD via CCC.

Next step is a clean install I think

Kind regards
Karsten