You need to disable deep sleep only.
Open the Terminal app
Type the following: sudo pmset -a standby 0
Press Return
Quit the Terminal
With this setting the system will sleep/wake normally it just cannot deep sleep which happens typically after 3 hours. But if you are not using the system for 3 or more hours you should really power it off anyways. Sleep is meant to be used for short term purposes and it is always good to completely shut down the computer periodically as a form of reset. So, when you are away from the system long term, shutting down is best practice. In older systems with 5400rpm HDDS full shut down was annoying because it took so long for the system to start up. But with super-fast SSDs in modern systems this is no longer a concern
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Email thread below, read from bottom to top if you want.
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My reply below.
Thank you for the quick reply.
Sorry if I'm annoying or asking stupid questions.
Say I went ahead and purchased an Aura Pro X2
Would I need to disable sleep on my early 2015 MacBook Pro 13" (MacBookPro12,1 A1502) with an OWC Aura Pro X2? If not you can basically ignore the rest of the questions below.
How would I disable sleep? (Only if I need to with the Aura Pro X2)
How does that affect how my MacBook operates? (Only if I need to disable sleep with the Aura Pro X2)
Is there anything else I might need to know beyond the instructional video on your website and the iFixit guides?
I know how to reinstall macOS from scratch with a USB recovery drive.
I know how to open the MacBook and replace a drive.
(I am Cisco certified for general PC repair and upgrade)
I can't seem to see anything on your site mentioning sleep requiring to be disabled or modified.
.Kind Regards,
Me
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noreply@salesforce.com> on behalf of OWC Support Team <
salesforce@owcdigital.com>
Sent: Saturday, 16 November 2019, 6:12 pm
To: fiftofar
Subject: Case: Support Question
Dear fiftofar,
Thank you for contacting OWC customer support.
The larger the SSD capacity the more power it uses. So if you increase the capacity to a larger SSD it is going to use more power. It does not matter which brand or type of SSD is used. More capacity means more nand cells means a larger overall power requirement. If you do not want additional battery drain then you cannot upgrade the capacity of your drive.
Your MacbookPro does not use M2 SSDs. No Apple system to date uses M2 SSDs. All Mac systems with blade SSDs have proprietary connectors used only by Apple. Our Aura Pro X2 is designed with the same Apple proprietary connector as the factory SSD found in the late-2013-2015 MacbookPros.
You have to disable deep sleep in order for the Mac to sleep properly when using a 3rd party NVMe SSD. I am sorry but we do not have any hacks or firmware to bypass this. We can only recommend you disable deep sleep. For your reference almost all Apple factory SSDs are AHCI which is why 3rd party NVMe SSDs operate differently than the Apple stock SSDs.
If you have any questions feel free to contact me again. Thank you and have a pleasant day.
Sincerely,
Rebecca R.
Customer Experience
OWC
8 Galaxy Way
Woodstock, Il 60098
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Original question.
Hey there,
I have an early 2015 MacBook Pro 13 (macbookpro12,1) 2.7GHz - 128GB, currently running the latest macOS Catalina with boot rom 187.0.0.0
I was interested in upgrading the storage in it.
Reading around people are using an adaptor to fit m.2 SSD's, I have no interest in doing that.
I am more interested in using a genuine apple or an OWC drive which is a proper fit, no adaptors required, designed for use with a Mac or MacBook.
My question is, does using an OWC Aura Pro X2 SSD or OWC Aura N have a negative impact on battery life during use or during sleep?
Being an early 2015, my MacBook Pro should be fully compatible and not require any sleep work arounds, patches or hacks.
It has been reported that the m.2 drives have been having a negative impact on battery life, sometimes an decrease in battery life.
Thanks for your time, I hope you have a great day!
Kind regards,
fiftofar.