Need Help with SSD Swap

[AversaS]

My wife has a 2010 MacBook Pro. I recently upgraded her ram to the highest it will accept. I also purchased a SSD so I can swap out her hard drive.

So, here's my question. Right now, her computer cannot accept OS X Mojave. Once I swap in the SSD, will I be able to install Mojave? If not, is there anything I can do to get her computer running Mojave and be able to load her data from the old hard drive?

 

[SnacksGU]

No. Mojave is not supported by that computer. There may be some possible workaround to be able to install Mojave on it.

 

[AversaS]

What kind of work around?

 

[Fishrrman]

If the 2010 MBPro has been "left behind" by Mojave, it won't install or run.

The only "workaround" -- it -might- be possible to "hack it" to run, but I can't say anything more about that because I just don't know.

There's no great reason to have Mojave, anyway.
Put Low Sierra or High Sierra on it (after you install the SSD), and "let it be".

 

[maxgts]

A member in another thread installed Mojave on his 2009 MacBook Pro. I asked him how and his response was:

Just used the dosdude patch like many others on this forum; it's simple and effective. Loads of threads on running MacOS on unsupported Macs on this forum and elsewhere.

 

[Audit13]

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/macos-10-14-mojave-on-unsupported-macs-thread.2121473/

 

[CoastalOR]

As stated previously, Apple does not support Mojave on the 2010 MBP.

Have you considered using High Sierra (10.13.6)?
Here is a link that will open the App Store to download the High Sierra installer App, if needed/interested:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/macos-high-sierra/id1246284741?mt=12

Here is High Sierras requirements:
https://support.apple.com/kb/SP765?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

 

[AversaS]

I've come to terms with just running High Sierra on the SSD. That's fine.

So, I was able to clone the hard drive quite easily using Disk Utility. I put the SSD in and the computer booted right up. But any time I turn it off and turn it on again, I get the gray screen with the no access logo.

If I hit command+r and restart the computer, it comes up - no problem.

Anybody know what's going on here?

 

[CoastalOR]

I've come to terms with just running High Sierra on the SSD. That's fine.
So, I was able to clone the hard drive quite easily using Disk Utility. I put the SSD in and the computer booted right up. But any time I turn it off and turn it on again, I get the gray screen with the no access logo.
If I hit command+r and restart the computer, it comes up - no problem.
Anybody know what's going on here?

Did you set the System Preferences>Startup Disk to the new SSD?

 

[AversaS]

I did. It’s showing the SSD as being the correct drive.