Hi guys,
got a cMP 1.1 for peanuts. It was working decently (and by decently I mean astonishingly fast for a 15 yo computer), booted in 10 seconds, overall workflow was great & snappy. I wouldn't be myself, if I wouldn't try to make things better, so I took an SSD laying around (it was working in other PC flawlessly), cloned everything from the HDD, set it as boot drive & gave it a go. I cannot express my disappointment when it turned out things got way worse: boot time >3 minutes, responsiveness is trash, generally it's a disaster.
Troubleshooting sum up:
1. The SMART values, drive check-up, reads & writes are OK (of course lower than on the PC due to SATA II limitations, obviously), TRIM was off, but I've enabled it to test - no difference whatsoever
2. Checked on all drive bays to exclude broken cables/connectors/whatever
3. Booted from the original HDD, it worked just as good as in the beginning
4. Tried both with SSD & HDD connected, as well as only SSD
5. SMC & PRAM reset done
6. In meantime, got both Xeons upgraded to the max. compatible versions & flashed the 2.1 firmware. Things gotten better, but it still lacks the snappiness it had.
RAM is 32 gigs, so that's not the issue for sure. The only software I have installed on it was (and will remain) Pro Tools.
I'm working as IT specialist for over 15 years now, so I know my way around PCs, but this is my first Mac ever. Using terminal isn't anything new for me, as the commands are quite similar to those in other Unixes. OS is Lion, for what it's worth.
I don't have any other SSD to check & I would really appreciate, if I wouldn't have to do a clean install, but I can manage both things if I'll have to.
Any advice before I spend money on another disk? I'll be thankful for any hints.
got a cMP 1.1 for peanuts. It was working decently (and by decently I mean astonishingly fast for a 15 yo computer), booted in 10 seconds, overall workflow was great & snappy. I wouldn't be myself, if I wouldn't try to make things better, so I took an SSD laying around (it was working in other PC flawlessly), cloned everything from the HDD, set it as boot drive & gave it a go. I cannot express my disappointment when it turned out things got way worse: boot time >3 minutes, responsiveness is trash, generally it's a disaster.
Troubleshooting sum up:
1. The SMART values, drive check-up, reads & writes are OK (of course lower than on the PC due to SATA II limitations, obviously), TRIM was off, but I've enabled it to test - no difference whatsoever
2. Checked on all drive bays to exclude broken cables/connectors/whatever
3. Booted from the original HDD, it worked just as good as in the beginning
4. Tried both with SSD & HDD connected, as well as only SSD
5. SMC & PRAM reset done
6. In meantime, got both Xeons upgraded to the max. compatible versions & flashed the 2.1 firmware. Things gotten better, but it still lacks the snappiness it had.
RAM is 32 gigs, so that's not the issue for sure. The only software I have installed on it was (and will remain) Pro Tools.
I'm working as IT specialist for over 15 years now, so I know my way around PCs, but this is my first Mac ever. Using terminal isn't anything new for me, as the commands are quite similar to those in other Unixes. OS is Lion, for what it's worth.
I don't have any other SSD to check & I would really appreciate, if I wouldn't have to do a clean install, but I can manage both things if I'll have to.
Any advice before I spend money on another disk? I'll be thankful for any hints.