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  1. P

    Split Fusion Drive, now not booting, can't find solution!

    My 2011 Macbook Pro running El Capitan was running fine until recently when it suddenly decided to stop booting after getting a new charger which I assume was sketchy (refurbished apple from ebay). I believe that my fusion drive has split back into the original hdd and ssd and now I can't boot...
    • provhatr
    • Thread
    • boot boot error fusion fusion drive hdd hdd failure recovery split ssd ssd failure
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  2. dood_son

    Internal SSD not showing while booted from external drive

    Hello all, FACTS: I am trying to clone an external volume (located on a USB 3,5" 500GB HDD SATA drive) to an internal SSD flash drive of my A1398 15" Macbook Pro (mid-2014, 2.8 GHz i7, dedicated graphics). The problem that I am getting is that once booted from the external volume (a CCC clone...
    • dood_son
    • Thread
    • cloning disk utilty disk0s2 drive el capitan external internal invisible device mojave ssd
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  3. aaron321

    How do I use a SSD as boot drive only?

    I bought a 2010 Mac Pro to replace my dying 2006 Mac Pro. However, I've never considered using a drive exclusively as the boot drive, and all the other drives as storage. Since I already have many TBs of HDD storage, and my new Mac includes a SSD, it's a no-brainer. But how do I do it?
  4. R

    Mac Pro 2010 SSD upgrade advice

    Hi folks. Just ordered the above Mac Pro (12 core for only £700)...so I'm happy with that to replace my core 2 due iMac. The question is around the main SSD. In my iMac I'm running a 1TB SanDisk Sata 3 SSD. The Mac Pro has 1 TB of spinning goodness I believe (SATA) along with a 2TB secondary...
    • rhbmcse
    • Thread
    • mac pro (2010) nvme ssd
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  5. S

    Some advice on a mac book pro and external ssd for lower price

    Hi, I currently have a mid 2012 13inch mac book pro, 2.5ghx core i5, 16gb (upgraded from 8gb) and 750GB hard drive internal. When I bought this it was around £1300, many years ago. Id like to buy a new laptop, I mainly do game development so I need something with some punch but I'm so out of...
  6. drgrafix

    Looking at a Used 2012 iMac... Options?

    I found a somewhat local iMac 27" for sale, price is decent, and I don't quite understand the Fusion Drive stuff. Haven't seen this unit yet, but the specs are a little confusing: macOS Mojave Version 10.14.1 iMac (27-inch, late 2012 Processor 2.9GHz Intel Core i5 Memory 8GB 1600 MHz DDR3...
    • drgrafix
    • Thread
    • fusion dirve imac (27" late 2012) ssd
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iMac
  7. davste07

    Macbook Pro SSD swap with different models.

    Hey there, So I have a Macbook Pro 10,1 750gb SSD and I'm wondering if anyone knows if there is a adapter for the SSD slot in a Macbook 12,1? I can't seem to find what the ssd connector specs are and I well and truly confused. Thanks for reading and let me know what you all think.
  8. A

    Problem installing OS X on SSD NVMe

    Hello! I have MacMini Late 2014 with HDD drive with El Capitan. I bought SSD Samsung Evo 970 M2 and NGFF Adapter. I have added patch-nvme by RehabMan. After that Mac showed my SSD. I tried to erase it with DiskUtility, but had an error: diskutil eraseDisk JHFS+ UntitledUFS /dev/disk0 Started...
    • alexffff
    • Thread
    • el capitan kext nvme ssd
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac mini
  9. I

    21.5" Late 2013 iMac SSD Upgrade - OWC vs Crucial

    Hello. I have a Late 2013 2.7 GHz iMac that is stock (1tb HD, 8gb RAM) that is staring down the barrel of a 16gb RAM and SSD upgrade. Looks like the reliable source for the RAM is OWC. (link: https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/1600DDR3I16P/) However, with the SSD, the price difference...
    • icibaqu
    • Thread
    • 2013 imac ram upgrade ssd
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iMac
  10. President Jordan

    Macbook Pro 2015 SSD upgrade woes

    Hi all, Having some issues upgrading the SSD in a Macbook. I'm at the point where I think I have a dodgy adapter but would love some of your thoughts! Macbook Pro 13" Early 2015 (a1502) Macbookpro12,1 I'm using this adapter from eBay, and a Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD. I updated to Mojave...
  11. C

    SanDisk external SSD password protect: Use Disk Utility or use SanDisk's SecureAccess software?

    And if I use either, can I password protect the drive without erasing data? Thanks!
    • circa7
    • Thread
    • encrypt external hard drive password password protect ssd storage
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  12. T

    MacPro 3,1 with very slow SSD

    I just upgraded my MacPro 3,1 with a Samsung 860 EVO SSD 1TB. I am running High Sierra. I formated the SDD using HFS+ and then cloned it from my old hard drive using Disk Utility. I did turn on TRIM. I have turned on FileVault and has finished encrypting the drive. The EVO is installed in a...
  13. J

    Upgrade from SATA to SSD/Flash Hard Drive for Late 2015 21.5" iMac

    Upgrade Late 2015 21.5" iMac from SATA to SSD/Flash Drive. Back up system with Time Capsule or some other form of backup. I recommend the following equipment and how to video. This flash hard drive: Crucial MX500 1TB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD - CT1000MX500SSD1(Z) (amz0n for $135)...
    • jjkyle4
    • Thread
    • 2015 21.5" flash hard drive imac sata ssd upgrade
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: iMac
  14. 33Ledjent33

    SSD Enclosure for my 'NEW' iMac (2015)

    Hello dear users! BEWARE this post is long-ish.. I decided to step up my music production game and I am slowly planning on selling my good ol' Tower Mac Pro 2008. I recently bought an iMac 2015 that was on sale locally on Gumtree. Beautiful machine with 64GB Ram, i7 processor, 2tb fusion...
  15. Z

    Hiding applications

    On an iMac with 2 drives (HD and SSD) and two OS's on each drive, i want to know if it is possible to hide the applications that are used in each OS? The iMac, can boot in either the HD or the SSD (ElCapitan and Yosemite) but i dont want each user to know what applications are installed and used...
    • zoran
    • Thread
    • applications imac ssd
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: iMac
  16. F23

    Help - Booting w External SSD

    Hi, My 2011 iMac's hard drive has gotten so slow it's basically unusable. I have a 512 GB WD MyPassport SSD and have successfully used it to boot up the iMac and am running on it now. The external SSD uses a USB C port, but it came with a USB A adapter as well. This is where I have an issue...
    • F23
    • Thread
    • adapter boot hard drive imac ssd thunderbolt usb
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: iMac
  17. L

    Slow Boot Even w/ Thunderbolt 3/NVMe APFS Drives?

    It's a pretty common issue to have slow boot times now with external ssds connected with USB 3 or USB-C, but does this problem still exist with TB3 NVMe external drives (such as a Samsung X5)?
  18. C

    TRIM support for external Thunderbolt SSD

    I was under the (mis?)impression that under Mojave, TRIM was supported for external SSDs connected via Thunderbolt. I have a 2015 27" iMac running 10.14.3, with a Thunderbolt 2 enclosure with a Samsung 850 EVO SSD. System report says that TRIM is NOT supported. Is there something I need to do...
  19. 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...
    • giul
    • Thread
    • ahci ahci ssd pcie bootable boot macbook pro 15 mid 2014 macbook pro mid 2014 nvme pcie ssd
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  20. X

    should need to keep it for apple care?

    Just got new 2013 mac pro(6,1),and i plan to upgrade ram and ssd, should i need to keep apple original ssd(256gb) and ram(8x8=32gb) for apple care(3 years warranty) in future?
    • xnathanh
    • Thread
    • 2013 macpro 6.1 apple care ram ssd upgrade warranty
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac Pro
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