Removing 2013 mac pro SSD heat sink

[jessepink]

Hi everyone.

I am trying to remove the heat sink of my 2013 mac pro SSD and would like to place it in 2014 mid macbook pro 13".

I put some force to remove it but it seems not working at all Have anyone removed it successfully?

 

[lemonade-maker]

Wat???

 

[jessepink]

Wat???

The metal cover of the ssd.

 

[muteking]

I removed it but destroyed the metal cover, as I will not use it on Mac Pro. Also I suggest it will be better to cut off both sides for easier removal.

Hi everyone.

I am trying to remove the heat sink of my 2013 mac pro SSD and would like to place it in 2014 mid macbook pro 13".

I put some force to remove it but it seems not working at all Have anyone removed it successfully?

 

[DanielCoffey]

What a waste of a warranty.

 

[Gav Mack]

I would have sold the nMP blade on eBay and bought a MBP model blade on eBay for hardly any extra, if not less expense.

I would have said 'don't do it' but it's already too late..

 

[muteking]

Actually, I bought this from someone who upgraded his Mac Pro to 1Tb and sold this at 2/3 price of the Macbook SSD, cheap because of the metal cover.
And do you know whether the Mac Pro SSD will reach the original performance on its new home? Macbook Pro or Macbook Air?

I would have sold the nMP blade on eBay and bought a MBP model blade on eBay for hardly any extra, if not less expense.

I would have said 'don't do it' but it's already too late..

 

[Gav Mack]

Actually, I bought this from someone who upgraded his Mac Pro to 1Tb and sold this at 2/3 price of the Macbook SSD, cheap because of the metal cover.
And do you know whether the Mac Pro SSD will reach the original performance on its new home? Macbook Pro or Macbook Air?

No because the nMP runs at PCIe 4x and ther others 2x. I would still auction that and get the equivalent 2x blade as it is worth more being a faster part. It's a part in demand by cMP users to go in sintech PCIe cards.

 

[poematik13]

No because the nMP runs at PCIe 4x and ther others 2x. I would still auction that and get the equivalent 2x blade as it is worth more being a faster part. It's a part in demand by cMP users to go in sintech PCIe cards.

All 1TB pci-e ssd's for apple machines are 4x. The one in the rMBP and the nMP are the same module, sans the heatsink

 

[sebseb]

sometimes people do things that you want to say what the *beeb*!!

First question is why you wanted to put a heat sink on the ssd from a MBP?

Second: couldn't you just get a piece of aluminum? did you have to destroy the one on the nMP?

 

[muteking]

That's a guesswork and incorrect. I don't know technical terms, but that's the speed test on a MBA.

No because the nMP runs at PCIe 4x and ther others 2x. I would still auction that and get the equivalent 2x blade as it is worth more being a faster part. It's a part in demand by cMP users to go in sintech PCIe cards.

 

[muteking]

It's may be the same as you said, but it should be different from the 256GB SSD used on MBP or MBA, even all visible parts the same, all from SAMSUNG, , isn't it?

All 1TB pci-e ssd's for apple machines are 4x. The one in the rMBP and the nMP are the same module, sans the heatsink

 

[poematik13]

It's may be the same as you said, but it should be different from the 256GB SSD used on MBP or MBA, even all visible parts the same, all from SAMSUNG, , isn't it?

Not 100% sure on that. They should all be Samsung, and physically they are the same and they will fit into each other's slots. They probably have different model numbers though.

 

[thiagobilek]

QUOTE="jessepink, post: 19803518, member: 895453 Hi everyone.

I am trying to remove the heat sink of my 2013 mac pro SSD and would like to place it in 2014 mid macbook pro 13".

I put some force to remove it but it seems not working at all Have anyone removed it successfully?

 

[-KUPE-]

You can remove the heatsink with sharp snapp-off utility knife. Start cutting gently from rear of the drive and work your way towards the front. Avoid twisting or bending so you won't damage the drive and/or snap the blade.

 

[maflynn]

You can remove the heatsink with sharp snapp-off utility knife. Start cutting gently from rear of the drive and work your way towards the front. Avoid twisting or bending so you won't damage the drive and/or snap the blade.

I think the OP figured it out, since he posted that 5 years ago

 

[-KUPE-]

I think the OP figured it out, since he posted that 5 years ago

Yes i think so too. But someone who is searching this on Google probably hasn’t..

 

[mudflap]

Yes i think so too. But someone who is searching this on Google probably hasn’t..

Yep, that someone is me; 9 years after the original post. Thanks for lookin' out.