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    Other Samsung SM951 AHCI SSD bootable Mac Pro 5.1

    Hi. Guys, can someone confirm to Samsung SM951 AHCI SSD bootable for Mac Pro 4.1 or 5.1 under legacy boot. this I need for install windows 7 on nvme and boot is in legacy. or what nvme drive with AHCI can boot in legacy - for Mac Pro thanks.
  2. Alvin777

    SSD Upgrade: Which is a Better Way To Run Windows 10/11 on the Mac?

    Hi Apple & Mac friends. Which is a better way to run Windows 10 or 11 off a Late 2015 5K iMac (model has Fusion Drive, Thunderbolt 2 only; the SSD and hardisk were deliberately separated, it's not "fused" anymore) which has a PCIe 3.0 x4 interface (I don't mind opening the iMac and buying that...
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    • ahci internal sata m.2 nvme ssd thunderbolt enclosure upgrade
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iMac
  3. Alvin777

    PC SSD Upgrade: PCIe x1 (w/ US$1.6 M.2 Adapter) or SATA II?

    Hello Apple & Mac friends (& Windows friends for just gaming; Macs for productivity & serious, less malware free, productivity work :-). I'd like to upgrade the a relatively old but still good for it's office needs (& and old 3D games like WoW or Everquest from more than a decade ago w/ a...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 MP3,1 Boot Camp - AHCI MBR patch Safe Mode issue

    Hello everyone, I've already posted about this in the old "Enable AHCI Tutorial" linked below. Any help appreciated! In short: the patch works but prevents me from entering Windows Safe Mode: Tutorial: Enable SATA AHCI Mode in Windows 7,8,8.1 & 10
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    • ahci boot camp assistant safe mode
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    • Forum: Mac Pro
  5. voraciousvegan

    MP 1,1-5,1 Windows on PCIe SATA SSD?

    4,1->5,1. Can I boot W10 on a PCIe 2.5" SSD if I'm just cloning my current W10 over, not a clean install (as I understand, you can't clean install over PCIe)? When I was initially installing W10 on this Mac Pro, I remember it was impossible to do thru Bootcamp, although Bootcamp drivers were...
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    • 2.5" ahci boot bootcamp pcie sata ssd w10 windows windows 10
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  6. raphaelbruegger

    Power Mac G5 (Late 2005)

    Dear colleagues A few days ago, I had the opportunity to get a Power Mac G5 4 x 2.5 GHz for free. Since I work as a graphic designer, I like to «rescue» older Macs and make them running like new. As I never worked with a G5, I have a few questions…: • Can I run a 1 TB SSD in this Mac? • Are...
  7. giul

    SSD help for MacBook Pro 15 mid 2014

    Hi everyone, new user here from Italy. I was wondering which SSD I should use for my MacBook Pro 15 mid 2014. I'm currently using the original 250GB, but I would like to replace it with a bigger one because in the future I need to install in parallel Windows 10 using bootcamp. I would like to...
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    • ahci ahci ssd pcie bootable boot macbook pro 15 mid 2014 macbook pro mid 2014 nvme pcie ssd
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  8. parisinvest

    how do we know if a ssd is ahci supported?

    hi you all, i've recentely want to upgrade my mac pro 5.1 (2009 upgraded), with a ssd sm951 nvme ahci with a pcie adaptor, i've bought a nvme with pn number is 00000, it's doesn't work as a start up disk, and i've checked on ebay, they are a lot different types, baiscly two type: one with "pcie...
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    • ahci mac pro nvme pcie adaptor
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  9. trulyhung

    Got an HP SM951 SSD AHCI - Need it to work on MP 5,1

    Hi everyone, I ordered an HP SM951 SSD - AHCI, and figured an SSD is an SSD. When I installed it with a PCMIe adapter, it shows up as "windows recovery" and "drive" I reformatted to Mac Journaled, but it won't let me delete the partitioned part. And it's showing up as 2 external drives. My...
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    • ahci mp51 pcmie sm951 ssd
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  10. maxthackray

    Upgrading 2013-2015 Macbook Pro SSD to M.2 NVMe

    This thread is about upgrading MacBook Airs (2013-2017) & Macbook Pros (2013-2015) with new M.2 NVMe SSDs. It was the first thread to discuss of NVMe SSD upgrades and was initited by@maxthackray which we can thank and give tribute for having started this thread. This post has now been converted...
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    • ahci m.2 macbook pro macbook pro 13 2015 nvme ssd upgrade
    • Replies: 12,189
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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