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Resolved Fast ssd card
Hello I' m have a mac pro. looking for some new fast ssd. ( ±1300 - 2500 MB/s) 500 - 1tb. Price max ±180,- euro -
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Best name for internal SSD drive
Which name do you use on internal SSD drive? The two most obvious names would be ”Macintosh HD” and ”Macintosh SSD”. Of course there are endless possibilities and you can change the name straight from Finder. ”Macintosh HD” is the default name by Apple but technically SSDs are not HDs by the... -
Upgrading iMac Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019 - SSD
Hello, I would like to upgrade my iMac with a powerfull SSD: https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/S3DAPT4MA10K Tutorial: https://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/imac-27-inch-5k-2019-pciessd/ My question is that if I have to replace the HDD too or not ? It is important for me to use macOS +... -
2010 27" iMac new HDD and loud fan problems
I recently decided to add an SSD to my Mid 2010 27" iMac while keeping the original HDD for storage. I purchased part 922-9531 to be able to keep both drives. Needless to say that the installation was a fun experience. Unfortunately, soon after I put together the machine I noticed that the fan...- Evildude683
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- 2010 27" dual drive firecuda imac ssd
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- Forum: iMac
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Fusion drive between NVMe and SATA SSD?
My late-2015 27" iMac has been feeling slow lately when there's a lot of disk access going on (like when running VMWare). It's pretty clear the bottleneck is the existing 2.2TB fusion drive. I was thinking of replacing the stock drive components with a 2TB NVMe, but then was wondering if some... -
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...- raphaelbruegger
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- ahci graficcard ppc g5 ssd
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- Forum: PowerPC Macs
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Want to update the storage of my MacBook Pro 15-inch, late 2013
I want to update the storage of my MacBook Pro 15-inch, late 2013 from 512MB to 1GB. I did some googling and it seems that I need to buy a 1GB SSD for my MacBook. The installation seems to be fairly easy, but what kind of SSD do I need and where can I buy it?- kayut
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- macbook ssd
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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How to satisfy the current requirement of external SSD
I just bought an NMVe M.2 SSD enclosure and Samsung 970 EVO SSD, when I plug it into my Macbook Pro (2018), in system report, it tells me that this port can only provide 500 mA for this devices, and the requirement of this devices is 896 mA. BTW, this device is USB-C and the cable is also...- volzkzg
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- ssd usb
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Do you think Catalina will be stable, snappy and smooth at launch?
I'm planning a drive replacement on my 2014 Mac mini, exchanging my 5400 rpms HDD for a fast Samsung 860 SSD. And I'm waiting because I literally don't know which Operating System install from scratch, the latest Mojave or wait for the first Catalina version. I'm sick and tired of reading lots...- Populus
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- catalalina release date ssd
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- Forum: macOS Catalina (10.15)
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Data Recovery on SSD Accidentally Restored
Hello, This afternoon after backing up enough data from my 1TB Samsung SSD, I decided I had enough free space to create two partitions. The idea being that I was going to use Disk Utility to create a clone of the boot partition to the empty one, and then clean install Sierra onto the boot...- Homelesskitty
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- data recovery disk utility macbook partition restore ssd
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- Forum: macOS Sierra (10.12)
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Use External SSD as primary Start Up Disk? early 2015 Macbook Pro (Model: MacBookPro12,1)
Hi all, I'm a complete novice at anything regarding computer hardware, but I was trying to run do some video editing on Premeire Pro and my computer just wasn't able to handle any templates. After much Googling, it appears that the simplest solution (short of buying a $2,500 laptop), is to run...- jaqomatic
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- external ssd help macbook pro 13" early 2015 ssd upgrade
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Using old macbook ssd as external drive
Hi guys I just got a new 1tb internal ssd for my 2015 13 MacBook pro and i would like to convert the old ssd into an external drive. I did a little research on the internet and found out apple's proprietary ssd interface makes it almost impossible to do so (although a company called OWC offered...- evzme
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- 2015 13" mac macbook pro nvme pcie ssd storage
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Upgrading a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) for photo- and video editing
Hi, I recently got a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) in replacement of my two older mac's. Im using this for editing photo (Adobe Lightroom). It runs ok while doing simple stuff, like browsing web, sending emails and so on. But when the loads gets a bit higher like i.e Lightroom editing or excel...- MacMikel
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- macbook pro ram ssd upgrade
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Upgrade a 2014 Mac Mini SSD with adapter
Hello Everyone. I have a Mac Mini Late 2014 model with factory fusion drive configuration. So the PCIE slot is the official one. I just replaced the Apple SSD By a Samsung EVO 970 with an adapter (this model... -
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Can I get SSD ('s) my mid 2011 iMac?
...I'm so sorry if this has already been answered a billion times... but here's a billion amateur questions: 1/ Can I replace my mid 2011's internal harddrive with a SSD disc? 2/ Can I do the same with the optical drive? - any advantages / risks I must be aware of? 3/ I'm recording music via... -
External SSD for iMac mid 2011 21.5inch?
Hi, I have no idea what I'm doing so if you're kind enough to respond to this thread, easy on the jargon please. I've got a very slow mid 2011 iMac 21.5inch. It's crazy slow now, literally taking 30 mins to get going. Even typing is delayed. I'd like to upgrade it with an external (I don't... -
iMac Late 2013 freezes randomly
I have recently purchased a second hand iMac 2013, and since the internal HDD is pretty slow, I decided to buy a Samsung T5 SSD and boot it from there via USB 3.0 port. A couple days after I did this, the computer sometimes freezes randomly. Weirdly, the mouse cursor still moves, but no UI... -
MP 1,1-5,1 Advice on pimping up my Mac Pro please !
Hi everyone ... I'd like some advice on upgrading my 2009 classic 4,1 Mac Pro please (firmware updated to v5,1). As you can see from system profile report, I have already upgraded processors, ram and hard drive to Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5-inch Basic SATA Solid State Drive connected via PCIe. I...- rodedwards
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- mac pro (early 2009) upgrade ssd upgrade
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- Forum: Mac Pro
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Resolved SSD upgradeable in 15" MBP (2015)?
I've recently picked up a 15" MacBook Pro mid-2015, i7 2.5GHz, 16GB Ram and 256GB SSD. It's in excellent condition. I know that with a lot of MBP's these days they are 'un-upgradeable' due to parts being soldered in. However, I am wondering whether in the future the SSD would be upgradeable to a...- Apple_Glen_UK
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- 2015 15" macbook pro mbp ssd
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Upgrading SSD and recovering data from destroyed MBP 2012
Hello. I am not in a good situation since my MacBook Pro mid 2012 13” decided to pass on. According to the experts it’s rhe logic board that has a periodic failure - sometimes it work, sometimes it does not. Therefore, do I not know what to do precisely. Originally I wanted to buy a used...- JonasDenmark
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- 2.5" early 2015 macbook pro m.2 ssd macbook 13 2012 ssd ssd data recovery ssd enclosure transfer data
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- Forum: MacBook Pro