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  1. geareagame

    Need help with setting up 144hz External display

    Hi everyone, I just got a new MacBook Air M1 and I want to connect it with the following requirements.. - 2k-4k with FPS 75-144Hz IPS ultrawide external display (some hubs are limited to 30-60hz) - One charging port is always required for closing the screen while working (if connect the display...
    • geareagame
    • Thread
    • cable displayport dongle external display hdmi hub macbook macbook m1 ssd thunderbolt
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  2. M

    Speeding up my 16TB HDD with Fusion Drive

    Hello everyone, I'm a media composer. I am using BigSur, my system is installed on 2TB m2 SSD. I want to speed up my 16 TB Exos Seagate sound library archive with another 1 TB m2 SSD via FusionDrive. So I will not install an operating system. Since "cs storage" is not working in BigSur...
  3. T

    HELP: SSD's “Used” space growing after each Erasing / Formatting & ejecting!

    I bought a brand new Samsung T7 SSD, and I used macOS's Disk Utility to format (erase) it in APFS(Encrypted), scheme: GUID Partition Map. Before erasing (brand new), "Used" space was 108,5 MB. After first erasing as APFS(Encrypted, scheme: GUID Partition Map), "Used" space was just 20 kb. Then I...
  4. K

    Having problem installing Catalina from USB

    I'm trying to install Catalina from USB on MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012). I have an issue. I don't see my SSD connected internally. However, it shows up when it was connected as an external USB drive. My hard disk drive crashed and like to restore the SSD from time machine back up. I was...
  5. M

    A1398 (Macbook Pro mid-2014 15") NVME SSD Upgrade - OSX Install Boot Loop Solution

    Hello! I bought a Crucial 1TB P2 NVME SSD to replace my stock 256gb storage, plugged it in using an adapter from eBay, and to my enormous frustration the SSD was recognised and formatable in recovery mode disk utility, but upon attempting to install Big Sur via bootable USB, the installer got...
  6. dawindmg08

    G-RAID with SSDs — should it be faster than this?

    Hi all, I've had an 8TB G-RAID Thunderbolt 3 drive for a couple years and I got tired of the noise and slow speeds with my Mac -- around 380 MB/s -- so I just swapped out the HDDs with two WD Blue 2.5" SSDs. I used the RAID configurator to format the array as RAID 0 and then initialized them...
  7. F

    2017 21.5" iMac HD clone to external SSD

    If anyone can confirm this course of action and answer the questions I'd greatly appreciate it. I would like to use an external SSD via USB-C as the main drive with OS and apps, and the original internal HD as storage. (iMac 2017 21.5" Big Sur) Course of action: 1. Using disk utility, clone...
    • FUKTARD
    • Thread
    • clone imac os on external ssd ssd boot
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iMac
  8. H

    MP 1,1-5,1 MP 5,1 (4,1) doesn't boot from PCIe NVME blade

    Greetings. I am on: 4,1 MP flashed to 5,1 Radeon RX 580 64 GB RAM 2x 3.33 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon Catalina (10.15.7) Boot ROM MP51.0089.B00 SATA SSD as boot disk 2x NVME M.2 blades via PCIe adapters on my two PCIe 4x lanes remaining after putting in the GPU (which covers my two 16x lanes) All...
    • hollja01
    • Thread
    • boot mac pro (2008) mp 4.1 mp 5.1 nvme pcie pcie adaptor sata ssd startup
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  9. D

    Will a 1TB SSD with an attached heatsink from a Mac Pro Late 2013 fit inside a MacBook Pro (Late 2013 ~ Mid 2015)?

    Just as the title says: Will a 1TB SSD with an attached heatsink from a Mac Pro (Late 2013) fit inside a MacBook Pro (Late 2013 ~ Mid 2015)? The 1TB SSD model from the Mac Pro (Late 2013) does comes with an attached heatsink from factory which will add a couple of millimiters to the width of...
    • dtelena
    • Thread
    • 1tb ssd heatsink late 2013 mac pro mac pro 2013 mac pro late 2013 macbook pro mid 2015 ssd trashcan
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  10. T

    A few questions about upgrading storage on MBP Retina 2015 13"

    Hi all, it's prime day today and I saw a Crucial P2 1TB SSD on a huge sale, I was wondering, does the Crucial P2 1TB work with MBP 2015 13" on Big Sur , and does SSDPMEnabler support it? Thanks!
    • tenqbro
    • Thread
    • crucial ssd macbookpro2015 ssd upgrade
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  11. S

    A writable disk is required. : (-69772)

    I have iMac Late 2013 model and it didn't have SSD installed by default so I have decided to upgrade it with NVMe SSD. For this purpose, I have purchased 2 devices: M.2 NVME SSD Convert Adapter Card Kingston 1TB A2000 M.2 2280 Nvme Internal SSD All setups got completed properly and worked for...
  12. T

    M1 iMac is Consumer Grade but Are There No Consumer Grade 40Gb/s Drives?

    I just recently bout my send M1 Mac, the 2021 iMac. It has two Thunderbolt 3 - USB 4 ports which claim speeds up to 40Gb/s. However, when looking for an external SSD that can support those speeds, I am really only finding drives with those speeds at prices higher than a Mac. Are there really no...
  13. A

    iPad Pro Please share the write speed to external SSDs you get connected to your iPad Pro 2021

    Seems to be a big issue. Please share here the write speed to external SSDs you get connected to your iPad Pro 2021. On a Samsung T7 USB 3.2 SSD I got only 44 MBps copying a 5 GB file to the HFS+ formatted SSD using the original USB 3.2 and a TB3/USB4 cable.
    • Artsketch
    • Thread
    • ipad pro 12.9 2021 slow speed ssd thunderbolt usb 3.2 write
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: iPad
  14. Z

    ssd health status app

    What would be the best app (free or non free) for the ssd's health status you have used? I have a Samsung 850evo and a 860evo on my iMac and SamsungMagician is not available for Macs... what do i do?
    • zoran
    • Thread
    • app helth ssd status
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  15. T

    SSD Issue on ARM Macs

    Because there is a huge thread now, it’ll be hard to read what is discussed about this issue and what has helped. TL;DR: Update to 11.4 Big Sur as soon as you can to solve the SSD issue. As many are already aware (and to those who are new to this issue), the problem was largely fixed by macOS...
  16. K

    MacBook Pro 15" mid-2015 iG 500gb Ssd to NVMe 4.0 or 3.0 1Tb? Thoughts?

    Ok, so this is my dilemma lol I'm a user of Macs, and I build my own PC's. Right now I'm studying and soon going into a boot camp. my "Dream" and real idea is to grab a MBP now with a intel late-2019, like a i7 or i9 with 32gb and AMD 5300 or 5500 4gb. would that be confident purchase? 2019 to...
  17. B

    Which external 2.5” SSD enclosure for M1?

    I’m getting the new 24” M1 iMac (with 4 ports) very soon, and I thought of using the 2.5” SSD from my old MacBook Pro in an external enclosure. But I’m not really up to date with USB and Thunderbolt specifications and I’ve also read that there are some issues with certain controller chipsets of...
    • Banan911
    • Thread
    • apple silicon m1 external disk hard drive enclosure ssd
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Mac Accessories
  18. N

    Which SSD adapter to get for MBA Early 2015 13"?

    I'm from Canada. I see that people get the "Sintech adapter". Which one is the right one? Or would either of these work? I'm planning on getting the recommended Samsung 970 EVO Internal SSD 1TB M.2 NVMe Solid State Drive MZ-V7E1T0BW for the SSD. Ebay...
  19. tejeswara

    Installing dual drives for 27inch iMac (HDD2.5 and SSD2.5) using mounting bracket

    I'm currently upgrading my 2 Imacs one that’s late 2009 and another that’s mid-2011 and trying to not spend too much. I have also recently upgraded my 2 of my 2012 MacBook pros. I replaced the HDD drives with SSD and so have 2 spare 1TB and 500gb HDD. So I know in most cases it is best if you're...
    • tejeswara
    • Thread
    • apple imac 27 2011 imac 27inch 2009 imac upgrde ssd
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: iMac
  20. A

    External SSD options

    Hi everyone, First off I acknowledge that there are a ton of threads on this topic, and I’ve spent many hours digging through posts and review sites and still confused. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I just bought a new M1 Mac Mini with 8gb memory and 256mb internal ssd storage...
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