[SOLVED] iMac late 2013 blade SSD issue

[stadya]

Hi there,
I have a late 2013 iMac 1Tb. I decided to get blade ssd and according to my research intel 660p is most proper for me. I also bought a nvme to mac adapter from aliexpress for £3. I installed the ssd but nothing changed, iMac didn't see the blade ssd. First, I think the problem is about the adapter because of it's poor quality. Then, I bought Sintech ST-NGFF2013 adapter and a nvme to usb adapter from Amazon.

After that, I installed the ssd with new sintech adapter but nothing changed again. Then, I plugged the ssd to my windows pc via usb adapter to check if it works, it was working. Following that, I plugged the ssd to iMac via usb and I formatted it as APFS file system and installed via sintech adapter to iMac, but I couldn't see the ssd again. I know it's really long and silly story but I couldn't find any solution. I cannot see my ssd on disk utility (I also clicked show all drives option on disk utility). Also I tried to boot ubuntu on iMac to format nvme ssd, but I couldn't see nvme on ubuntu too.

Any ideas?
Thanks

 

[mikzn]

What macOS in on the original drive? you may have to upgrade the old drive to High Sierra so it can update the firmware - this happened to me with a Samsung 970 PRO NVMe.2 SSD and updating to HS on the old Drive first - fixed the problem

Not sure if this is the case for you - just a thought

Not sure of the specs on the intel 660p SSD - hopefully it will work with the iMac and your adapters

 

[stadya]

What macOS in on the original drive? you may have to upgrade the old drive to High Sierra so it can update the firmware - this happened to me with a Samsung 970 PRO NVMe.2 SSD and updating to HS on the old Drive first - fixed the problem

Not sure if this is the case for you - just a thought

Not sure of the specs on the intel 660p SSD - hopefully it will work with the iMac and your adapters

I'm using Catalina on my current HDD. I ve been trying to see my ssd for 2 days. I booted imac from catalina installation usb too, but I cannot see!!!!

 

[Fishrrman]

My suggestion if nothing else works:
- Put the original drive BACK IN (we know that works)
- Get a USB3 EXTERNAL ENCLOSURE for the blade drive you have
- Put the drive into that, connect it to the iMac, and make it your external boot drive.

 

[stadya]

My suggestion if nothing else works:
- Put the original drive BACK IN (we know that works)
- Get a USB3 EXTERNAL ENCLOSURE for the blade drive you have
- Put the drive into that, connect it to the iMac, and make it your external boot drive.

Thank you for your reply. I fixed the problem. I had to push the nvme into the port more hard. After long hours, I found the solution coincidentally.