Reviving my early 2011 MBP 13" 8,1

[rohitbansal1507]

Can someone please help me enable TRIM on my SSD? I have already been using my SSD for a few days without TRIM. Is that OK? Please help me. Thanks...

 

[gngan]

https://cindori.org/trimenabler/

People say it's better to use it.

 

[rohitbansal1507]

This is a paid app I guess..No free way of doing it? Else I'll go ahead and buy
[doublepost=1493253075][/doublepost]Also I'm confused whether to swap my optical drive with additional HDD or not. I don't need the extra space but I also don't need the optical drive

 

[Apples555]

Don't buy. How to enable TRIM.

Those instructions are for El Cap, which is when I bought my SSD, but they should work for Sierra too.

 

[rohitbansal1507]

@Apples555
Thanks. Doesn't sound too tough. Will try it today...Any opinion on keeping the optical drive as it is or replacing with HDD? r there any pros and cons?

 

[Apples555]

Up to you. I like the ODD so I keep it around.

I've heard the 2011 MBP doesn't play nice with high speed SATA drives in the optical bay.

Testing has demonstrated that Apple factory hardware does not reliably support a 6G (6Gb/s) Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive in the optical bay of 2011 MacBook Pros (ModeI ID8,1; 8,2; 8,3). If your OWC Data Doubler bundle comes with a 6G drive, you should ONLY install that drive in the main drive bay and utilize the Data Doubler to re-task your existing drive or install a new 3G SSD or HDD in the optical bay. PRE-2011 models can utilize a 6G drive in the optical bay, but will do so at a reduced 3G (3Gb/s) speed.

https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DDAMBS0GB/#comp_notes

 

[rohitbansal1507]

@Apples555
I don't know if mine is high speed or not. I have two spare Hard Disks right now. One is the original 320GB 5400 RPM HDD that came pre-installed in my MBP in early 2011 and second one is a Momentus XT hybrid drive, (guess its 7200 rpm) that I installed around 3 years back.
Also why do you like the ODD? Do you still use it?

 

[Apples555]

I don't know anything about the Momentus, but the original drive is definitely not 6Gb/s.

I watch DVDs every once in a while, so I like having the ODD.

 

[rohitbansal1507]

Cool..I think I will put the original one then...Additional 320GB is not bad..I'm just worried there are no cons of installing it since in reality I don't need the space.

 

[Apples555]

Let us know how it goes.

 

[gngan]

This is a paid app I guess..No free way of doing it? Else I'll go ahead and buy
[doublepost=1493253075][/doublepost]Also I'm confused whether to swap my optical drive with additional HDD or not. I don't need the extra space but I also don't need the optical drive

Didn't realize it's a paid app now. The one I downloaded from them was free. I guess they started charging people now.

Just swap the DVD out!

 

[rohitbansal1507]

Still confused whether to swap the DVD or not..Extra space I'm 100% sure I don't need. I've 100GB+ free in my 275gb SSD. I use my MBP only for study/document/surfing purpose. For DVD also I don't need but I feel it's "good to have" kind of thing. What if I need in future sometime?
Why is life so confusing?

 

[gngan]

Still confused whether to swap the DVD or not..Extra space I'm 100% sure I don't need. I've 100GB+ free in my 275gb SSD. I use my MBP only for study/document/surfing purpose. For DVD also I don't need but I feel it's "good to have" kind of thing. What if I need in future sometime?
Why is life so confusing?

If you don't have lots of files or media then don't do it.
If you need it in the future then you can always swap it back or use it as an external DVD drive. Just get an enclosure for the DVD.

 

[rohitbansal1507]

Sure..I have decided to just leave it as it is...So now my configuration is 8gb RAM, 275GB SSD with OD. I don't like carrying lot of external HDDs/drives etc. I think this configuration will serve me well for next few years. If I need additional space sometime in future I can always get the spare HDD and slot it in. For now I am happy.
btw, for all those who suggested me to opt for SSD, THANK YOU. SSD made a big difference in my performance. Now I'm just waiting to work on my laptop. it feels so much better. Also I highly recommend the NuPower batteries. It's capacity is more than original and it's top quality product.

 

[Apples555]

SSDs change everything. The last time there was a jump like this it was from a 486 to a Pentium (can I say that on an Apple forum?).

 

[Audit13]

I replaced the DVD drive with a second mechanical drive with an SSD in place of the original drive.

SSDs can fail without warning; therefore, I keep of a copy of my important documents on my mechanical and SSD in case the SSD fails. This saves me having to carry flash keys or using another drive for TM.

 

[MBP_187]

Don't buy. How to enable TRIM.

Those instructions are for El Cap, which is when I bought my SSD, but they should work for Sierra too.

Any link for enabling TRIM on Yosemite?

Thanks In Advance.

 

[Audit13]

Open the terminal app and type sudo trimforce enable followed by the enter key and password.

 

[MBP_187]

Open the terminal app and type sudo trimforce enable followed by the enter key and password.

Will it erase anything from my MBP?...

 

[Audit13]

I ran the command on 3 mbp 13 (2 mid-2012, 1 late 2011) and nothing was erased.

As always, good too have a TM backup before running terminal commands.

 

[Fishrrman]

There's an easy way to "TRIM" your drive WITHOUT "enabling" TRIM.

1. Boot to the recovery partition (this assumes you have one)
2. Run Disk Utility on your -regular- Mac partition
3. Choose "repair disk"
4. Observe that during the course of the check and repair, DU will "trim unused blocks".

Boot back to regular OS partition.

Granted, when you do it this way, TRIM isn't "running all the time", but it doesn't need to.
Run the "cleanup" once a week and you should be fine.

 

[Apples555]

I replaced the DVD drive with a second mechanical drive with an SSD in place of the original drive.

SSDs can fail without warning; therefore, I keep of a copy of my important documents on my mechanical and SSD in case the SSD fails. This saves me having to carry flash keys or using another drive for TM.

This used to be true, but it's not a problem with modern SSDs IMO. A regular backup is all that's needed in most cases.

Mechanical hard drives have an almost infinite lifespan if properly manufactured and maintained.

 

[Audit13]

Thanks buddy for all the info...
Actually I had a detailed discussion with a big retailer of batteries our here in Singapore and what he told me is that only NuPower batteries can be trusted to have good quality standards. Every1 else who "claims" to sell OEM/Genuine battery is most probably lying because Apple doesn't manufacture there own battery and the guys who manufacture batteries for Apple probably don't sell in retail market. Moreover, no1 knows who makes batteries for Apple, suppliers keep changing very frequently. Even he sells so to say "OEM" batteries and he told me that he has found a trusted supplier in China who supplies him pretty descent batteries and failure rate is like 1 in 20. Is he a OEM for Apple? No...but he has chosen this supplier based on his years of experience and customer feedback.

I bought the NuPower and I think I'll be able to give a better feedback after a few weeks. I swapped just a day or two earlier. But it's higher capacity than original battery and was pretty well packed, came with all tools as well. The seller even gave me a 1 year manufacturer warranty.

Let me know if you need to know anything else...Also any opinion on which is the best software among superduper, carbon copy or the native apple feature....Isn't the native apple feature a bit buggy and slow?

[doublepost=1493581395][/doublepost]I understand that SSDs have come a long way and are much more reliable; however, I have had a couple fail in the past year and they were about 1.5 year old drives with MLC.

I guess I'm just super cautious.

 

[Apples555]

You had two MLC SSDs fail in a year?

What are you doing to your SSDs?

 

[Audit13]

I wasnt doing anything to them. One was in a Macbook 2012 and the other was in my windows desktop. They just suddenly failed to be detected in any machines, Macs and PCs.

One was a Kingston HyperX and the other was a Corsair.

I have installed many SSDs in machines for friends and family without any issues.