Early MBP 13'' here. Do I need a drive adapter since I'll be using a Samsung 830 SSD? I've heard carbon copy cloner works well. Do I need some kind of adapter to put the old HD in to copy the data to the new SSD once I've install the SSD? If so, what adapter/kit to get?
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A very simple and effective method is to buy the new drive in an external enclosure, then use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone the internal to the external, then swap the drives and boot up. Your new drive is now the internal and your old drive is now an external drive, useful for backups or additional storage.
You do need tools, a Phillips #00 and Torx 6 screwdriver, an USB enclosure (10 or more) and CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper! if you intend to clone.
The following can go into more detail, if you want:
The following can go into more detail, if you want:
MacBook, MacBook Pro: Replacing the Hard Disk Drive, transferring data to the new HDD
the guide includes:
the guide includes:
- 0. Identify your MacBook or MacBook Pro
- 1. Getting a new HDD
- 2. Guides to replace the internal HDD with a newer one
- 3. Transferring data from the old HDD to the new HDD
- 4. Using the optical disk drive (ODD) slot for placing an SSD or HDD inside the MB/P (OPTIBAY)
do you know of super dooper of carbon cloner is better?
Do I need an adapter for the SSD since it's 2.5? - are the HDs in the Early 2011 MBPs 2.5?
The HD you have now is 2.5" so no adapter is needed. I prefer CCC, but either SD! or CCC should work fine.
I prefer CCC, though it has been a paid application since version 3.5 (which promises full OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion compatibility, which I don't need, due to me still using Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard). Both CCC and SD do the job.
And as mentioned in the guide I linked to, and I guess several other posts since opening this reply page, the SSD is 2.5" and almost every notebook HDD (including the ones used in Mac notebooks) is also 2.5".
You don't need to worry. I have one HDD and one SSD in my MBP and it works quite well.
IMO CCC is better because it will copy (clone) the Recovery HD in Lion and Mountain Lion while SD will not. Just DL CCC from their web site and it is a free trial for 30 days so you can use it to do your SSD install then either delete it or pay to keep it.
sweet, thanks! Does this video pretty much sum up the process?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?annota...&feature=iv&src_vid=j1f7wotR_CQ&v=EhC0A2cveZA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?annota...&feature=iv&src_vid=j1f7wotR_CQ&v=EhC0A2cveZA
what are the differences in the part number for these Samsung 830s?
http://www.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=SAMSSD256
http://www.google.com/products/cata...UMvIAcj1ygG0yIDQBA&ved=0CHcQ8wIwAg#ps-sellers
http://www.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=SAMSSD256
http://www.google.com/products/cata...UMvIAcj1ygG0yIDQBA&ved=0CHcQ8wIwAg#ps-sellers
They are all the same SSD. Some part numbers have the "desktop kit" 3.5" adaptor and others have the "notebook" version. You don't need anything in any of the "kits"... just buy whichever is cheapest.
given that it uses a power adapter, I'll have to use the power adapter with the new SSD drive when its in the enclosure to get it power right? Thank you for your help
Probably yes. What about getting a 10 USD USB enclosure, for further using the old HDD? There are 2.5" S-ATA USB enclosures out there, on Newegg and other sites. The guide I linked to has an example link.
No need to dismantle an already existing 3.5" HDD enclosure.
yeah I saw the links in the thread you posted. I mean I already have the external here, I already disassembled it to see how difficult it would be - not difficult at all. And I'll save a few bucks.. 256gb on the SSD is all I'll need right now. I may to a optibay swap at a later point.
As long as the interface from the 3.5 will work then I'll just use that.