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SSD for 2011 MBP: Summary
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I put Boot Camp on the HDD because I only boot into windows for non-critical tasks (e.g. games.) The Mac side is where work gets done & I need the extra space there for open projects.
Personally, I agree with you - I wan't SATA 3 support, I think it's a valuable and worth while technology, and I think Apple should support it in both the OS and the Hardware - if it means they need to spend a dollar or two extra on the cable, then do it!
However, from a legal point of view the advertise the system as only supporting SATA 2 drives, and only sell it with SATA 2 drives.
And finally, from a pragmatic point of view, if you need an SSD now (and can't afford to wait 2 or 3 months to see how SATA III compatibility works out) I would say get an Intel X25-M G2 drive now
FYI I am in the market for a SATA III SSD but I held back because my machine is a 2011 MBP. I contacted Intel asking for information, this is their reply:
Please contact Apple to find out further information regarding the compatability. Intel cannot garuntee that the SSD will function on all chipsets/Platform.
So I guess Apple should assess this?
I find it paradoxical that an Intel SATA III machine has issues with INTEL SATA III SSD.
Please contact Apple to find out further information regarding the compatability. Intel cannot garuntee that the SSD will function on all chipsets/Platform.
So I guess Apple should assess this?
I find it paradoxical that an Intel SATA III machine has issues with INTEL SATA III SSD.
Yes, that's the correct answer from Intel's point of view, and Apple SHOULD "assess" this. They most probably won't though.
I have the same machine as you and I'm now strongly considering sticking with a SATA-II SSD, e. g. the Intel 320 600 GB.
They probably won't since it would mean allowing customers to return their machine, since it could be the cable to be the culprit...
This sucks.
C300 in sata 3 port
I would like to know if anyone has had success in installing their crucial C300 SSD in the main hd bay without the spinning beachball and constant freezing
beacause i tried so many things like resetting pram & smc & permissions the lot but with no joy
so i ended up putting the C300 in my optibay and all is ok.
But i cant help feeling short changed knowing that i have a sata 3 drive that wont work on a sata 3 connection
I would like to know if anyone has had success in installing their crucial C300 SSD in the main hd bay without the spinning beachball and constant freezing
beacause i tried so many things like resetting pram & smc & permissions the lot but with no joy
so i ended up putting the C300 in my optibay and all is ok.
But i cant help feeling short changed knowing that i have a sata 3 drive that wont work on a sata 3 connection
I would like to know if anyone has had success in installing their crucial C300 SSD in the main hd bay without the spinning beachball and constant freezing
beacause i tried so many things like resetting pram & smc & permissions the lot but with no joy
so i ended up putting the C300 in my optibay and all is ok.
But i cant help feeling short changed knowing that i have a sata 3 drive that wont work on a sata 3 connection
I have had success with the C300, no problems with install or anything. Plus Sata III works at SATA III speeds in the HD bay:
Check out my performance scores on page 8...
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/700032/
You notice any reason to upgrade to FW360A desperately? I don't have bootcamp and don't feel like going through the hassle unless it's totally worth it. Looking for your input. It's running great on my system with FW343A. We have similar MBPs too so your input matters
Installed a 300GB Intel 320 SSD two days ago. Works fine in OS X and bootcamp/Win7. Had a Intel 160GB SSD before but needed more space
I wouldn't know if it's the problem or not (I'm still on my 2009 UMBP w/firmware 0002 - no problem, the 2011 model is on it's was at the moment).
Instructions are at
http://www.crucial.com/support/firmware.aspx#
And there is a large discussion thread at
http://forums.crucial.com/t5/Solid-...eries-Firmware-Version-006-Release/td-p/24093
You notice any reason to upgrade to FW360A desperately? I don't have bootcamp and don't feel like going through the hassle unless it's totally worth it. Looking for your input. It's running great on my system with FW343A. We have similar MBPs too so your input matters
No there is noburning reason to upgrade from FW343 to 360. I just did it because I had a bootcamp partition which I wanted to delete. So I upgraded first and deleted bootcamp after. It worked well with FW343. If it works for you, don't touch it.
Installed a 300GB Intel 320 SSD two days ago. Works fine in OS X and bootcamp/Win7. Had a Intel 160GB SSD before but needed more space
I am thinking of getting the 160 too...when you said you needed more space, is it because you only have one hard drive? (if its not clear, i mean, did u use the space for optical drive for a second hard drive and still found out that you needed more space?) THanks!
johnnyturbouk
macrumors 68000
i'm planning to do the same too! can you tell me where did u go for detailed instructions on how to do all those?
Are there differences when one chooses one bay over another? Is ther an advantage to putting the SSD on the left instead of the optibay?
OWC Mercury Pro Extreme 240GB WORKS on 2011 MBP 15"
it works well out of the box (at least for me), and it is way faster than any spinning disk drive.
Firmware is 360.
Sleep, Sleep after idle and hibernation work as intended.
When testing this, be cautious:
For some users the sleep function is delayed by several different software bugs (?).
So when you try and test sleep and set everything to 1 minute, make sure you wait a couple of minutes longer to see if the machine goes to sleep.
I found that for some users sleep starts exactly after 2 minutes, and for others it starts after 2-5. Don't ask me why. It has nothing to do with the SSD.
it works well out of the box (at least for me), and it is way faster than any spinning disk drive.
Firmware is 360.
Sleep, Sleep after idle and hibernation work as intended.
When testing this, be cautious:
For some users the sleep function is delayed by several different software bugs (?).
So when you try and test sleep and set everything to 1 minute, make sure you wait a couple of minutes longer to see if the machine goes to sleep.
I found that for some users sleep starts exactly after 2 minutes, and for others it starts after 2-5. Don't ask me why. It has nothing to do with the SSD.
johnnyturbouk
macrumors 68000
-well for us 2011 yes, makes a big difference as the hdd sata port is sata-3 6gb/s; optical sata port is the regular sata-2
- there have been many accounts stating that having the ssd in the optical drive linked to the sata-2 port is riddled with sleep issues and system hang-ups
i think if the root and osx is installed onto the optical drive, the system by default, automatically looks at the hdd when waking.. i believe the problem is compounded with hibernation.
i have my ssd containing the osx/apps/necessary work+docs
2nd hdd is main storage drive
I really doubt that has anything to so with CCC but you could try SuperDuper instead.
For people who are so worried about trim you know you can clone your drive, wipe it, and restore from the clone and the drive is as good as new.
Also, its not Apples job to make Macs work with every SSD out there. That's the SSD manufacturers job. Many PC's have the same issues with various SSD's.
For people who are so worried about trim you know you can clone your drive, wipe it, and restore from the clone and the drive is as good as new.
Also, its not Apples job to make Macs work with every SSD out there. That's the SSD manufacturers job. Many PC's have the same issues with various SSD's.
