If you are running Big Sur with the original Apple's SSD, you should already have the latest BootRom version and therefore, you will not have any issues with a P2 + short Sintech adapter, IMO.
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Upgrading 2013-2015 Macbook Pro SSD to M.2 NVMe
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I'm trying to install a Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 - 2Tb, used two different Sintech adapters as I thought the first one wasn't good (and the Amazon "original" one wasn't available). Waited for the good one and still can't see that with the Disk Utility in Recovery Boot.
Am I missing some step? Something obvious?
MBP 15" Mid2014 with 10.14.6 and 430.0.0.0.0 BootROM here.
I'm thinking of buying an external box to check if at least the Sabrent is alive on its own (suspect DOA?) but I wanted to be sure I'm not missing something here. I thoroughly read this wiki article and I'm out of ideas.
Thanks in advance
Am I missing some step? Something obvious?
MBP 15" Mid2014 with 10.14.6 and 430.0.0.0.0 BootROM here.
I'm thinking of buying an external box to check if at least the Sabrent is alive on its own (suspect DOA?) but I wanted to be sure I'm not missing something here. I thoroughly read this wiki article and I'm out of ideas.
Thanks in advance
I have an MBP 15" mid2014 and 430.0.0.0.0 BootRom running on a Silicon Power 1Tb (ECFM22.6) + short Sintech adapter without any issues.
Initially, I had the same issue. I had Catalina at the time with BootRom 159.0.0.0.0 if I am not mistaken, and the Recovery Mode could not identify the SSD + Sintech. Then, I booted from an external CCC USB clone and then was able to format the NVME installed in the MBP. Once formated, the MPB was able to identify the NVME.
I described that in post #6467
I hope that helps.
Thank you, that's really helpful. I really need the extra disk space and my MacBook is otherwise still a really good machine for my needs - it would be great to give it a new lease of life!
Is the 'short' one just the latest one available, or do I have to look out for a particular model number/revision?
Thanks for your all effort to contribute this topic. I installed a wd sn550 1TB with cheap aliexpress adapter in my early 2015 MBP 2 months ago. In this 2 months I get 2 kernel panic. I installed ssdpmenabler.kext. DO you think this kext is usual suspect for the panics?
Code:
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff801fd86d06): nvme: "Fatal error occurred. CSTS=0xffffffff US[1]=0x0 US[0]=0x2 VID=0xffff DID=0xffff
. FW Revision=211070WD\n"@/AppleInternal/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/IONVMeFamily/IONVMeFamily-557.60.1/Common/IONVMeController.cpp:5472
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffffb0a5deb9c0 : 0xffffff801d6bab4d
0xffffffb0a5deba10 : 0xffffff801d7fd7e3
0xffffffb0a5deba50 : 0xffffff801d7ede1a
0xffffffb0a5debaa0 : 0xffffff801d65fa2f
0xffffffb0a5debac0 : 0xffffff801d6ba3ed
0xffffffb0a5debbe0 : 0xffffff801d6ba6d8
0xffffffb0a5debc50 : 0xffffff801debef9a
0xffffffb0a5debcc0 : 0xffffff801fd86d06
0xffffffb0a5debce0 : 0xffffff801fd6b427
0xffffffb0a5debe40 : 0xffffff801fd6b251
0xffffffb0a5debe80 : 0xffffff801d6ff725
0xffffffb0a5debef0 : 0xffffff801d700634
0xffffffb0a5debfa0 : 0xffffff801d65f13e
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.iokit.IONVMeFamily(2.1)[D5DFC80E-EF7A-3660-BE57-473E67626B44]@0xffffff801fd64000->0xffffff801fd8dfff
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM(2.1)[D6C13E44-3657-3F40-99E4-355DAA82202E]@0xffffff801ea5a000->0xffffff801ea63fff
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity(1.0.5)[2A454117-CDAA-301F-B609-BA396742C91A]@0xffffff801ec01000->0xffffff801ec15fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[BF2C5E86-1E8F-3FD4-9874-7738178FA73B]@0xffffff802001f000->0xffffff8020046fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily(47)[D3C4FAA4-8F06-3C5C-AB36-4BE632CCE051]@0xffffff8020055000->0xffffff8020057fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily(2.1)[B5300908-BF34-3D47-8776-FB154A6DEE4C]@0xffffff802013f000->0xffffff8020150fff
Process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
20D64
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 20.3.0: Thu Jan 21 00:07:06 PST 2021; root:xnu-7195.81.3~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: C86236B2-4976-3542-80CA-74A6B8B4BA03
KernelCache slide: 0x000000001d400000
KernelCache base: 0xffffff801d600000
Kernel slide: 0x000000001d410000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff801d610000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff801d500000
System model name: MacBookPro12,1 (Mac-E43C1C25D4880AD6)
System shutdown begun: NO
Panic diags file available: YES (0x0)
Hibernation exit count: 26
System uptime in nanoseconds: 167715063661619
Last Sleep: absolute base_tsc base_nano
Uptime : 0x0000988934cb0f23
Sleep : 0x00009888367ebf3f 0x00014a15ab7b9dff 0x00009846fd93b76e
Wake : 0x0000988843c2545e 0x00014c77dafbb197 0x000098884224e5d1
last started kext at 167711333969941: >!UAudio 401.4 (addr 0xffffff7fbdb0f000, size 307200)
last stopped kext at 167581591617497: >usb.!UHostCompositeDevice 1.2 (addr 0xffffff8020448000, size 12288)
loaded kexts:
com.ZLab.SsdPmEnabler 0.1.1
@filesystems.smbfs 3.4.1
>!AUpstreamUserClient 3.6.8
>AudioAUUC 1.70
>AGPM 119
>!APlatformEnabler 2.7.0d0
>X86PlatformShim 1.0.0
@fileutil 20.036.15
@filesystems.autofs 3.0
@filesystems.ntfs 3.14.3
>!AGraphicsDevicePolicy 6.2.2
@AGDCPluginDisplayMetrics 6.2.2
>pmtelemetry 1
>LuaHardwareAccess 1.0.16
|IOUserEthernet 1.0.1
>!AHDA 283.15
>usb.!UUserHCI 1
|IO!BSerialManager 8.0.3d9
@Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
>!AHV 1
>!ADiskImages2 1
>!ABacklight 180.3
|Broadcom!B20703USBTransport 8.0.3d9
>!A!IBDWGraphics 16.0.1
>!AMCCSControl 1.14
>eficheck 1
>!ACameraInterface 7.6.0
>!A!IBDWGraphicsFramebuffer 16.0.1
>!A!ISlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0
>!ASMCLMU 212
>!ALPC 3.1
>!AThunderboltIP 4.0.3
>!UCardReader 511.60.2
@filesystems.tmpfs 1
@filesystems.hfs.kext 556.60.1
@BootCache 40
@!AFSCompression.!AFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0
@!AFSCompression.!AFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
>!ATopCaseHIDEventDriver 4030.5
@filesystems.apfs 1677.81.1
>AirPort.BrcmNIC 1400.1.1
@private.KextAudit 1.0
>!ASmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
>!ARTC 2.0
>!AACPIButtons 6.1
>!AHPET 1.8
>!ASMBIOS 2.1
>!AACPIEC 6.1
>!AAPIC 1.7
@!ASystemPolicy 2.0.0
@nke.applicationfirewall 310
|IOKitRegistryCompatibility 1
|EndpointSecurity 1
>!UAudio 401.4
>usb.cdc 5.0.0
>usb.!UHostCompositeDevice 1.2
@kext.triggers 1.0
>!AGraphicsControl 6.2.2
>DspFuncLib 283.15
@kext.OSvKernDSPLib 529
|IOSerial!F 11
|IOAVB!F 930.1
>!ABacklightExpert 1.1.0
>X86PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
|Broadcom!BHost!CUSBTransport 8.0.3d9
|IO!BHost!CUSBTransport 8.0.3d9
|IO!BHost!CTransport 8.0.3d9
>!ASMBus!C 1.0.18d1
>!AHDA!C 283.15
|IOHDA!F 283.15
|IOAudio!F 300.6.1
@vecLib.kext 1.2.0
|IONDRVSupport 585
@plugin.IOgPTPPlugin 900.11
|IOEthernetAVB!C 1.1.0
|IOAccelerator!F2 439.52
@!AGPUWrangler 6.2.2
@!AGraphicsDeviceControl 6.2.2
|IOSlowAdaptiveClocking!F 1.0.0
|IOGraphics!F 585
>IOPlatformPlugin!F 6.0.0d8
>usb.networking 5.0.0
>!AThunderboltDPInAdapter 8.1.4
>!AThunderboltDPAdapter!F 8.1.4
>!AThunderboltPCIDownAdapter 4.1.1
>!ABSDKextStarter 3
|IOSurface 289.3
@filesystems.hfs.encodings.kext 1
>!AActuatorDriver 4400.28
>!AHIDKeyboard 223
>!AMultitouchDriver 4400.28
>!AInputDeviceSupport 4400.35
>!AHS!BDriver 4030.5
>IO!BHIDDriver 8.0.3d9
>!AHSSPIHIDDriver 61
|IONVMe!F 2.1.0
>!AThunderboltNHI 7.2.8
|IOThunderbolt!F 9.3.2
|IO80211!F 1200.12.2b1
|IOSkywalk!F 1
>mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b8
>corecapture 1.0.4
>usb.!UHostPacketFilter 1.0
|IOUSB!F 900.4.2
>!AHSSPISupport 61
>!A!ILpssSpi!C 3.0.60
>!A!ILpssDmac 3.0.60
>!A!ILpssGspi 3.0.60
>usb.!UXHCIPCI 1.2
>usb.!UXHCI 1.2
>!AEFINVRAM 2.1
>!AEFIRuntime 2.1
|IOSMBus!F 1.1
|IOHID!F 2.0.0
$!AImage4 3.0.0
|IOTimeSync!F 900.11
|IONetworking!F 3.4
>DiskImages 493.0.0
|IO!B!F 8.0.3d9
|IOReport!F 47
|IO!BPacketLogger 8.0.3d9
$quarantine 4
$sandbox 300.0
@kext.!AMatch 1.0.0d1
|CoreAnalytics!F 1
>!ASSE 1.0
>!AKeyStore 2
>!UTDM 511.60.2
|IOUSBMass!SDriver 184.40.6
|IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 436.40.6
|IO!S!F 2.1
|IOSCSIArchitectureModel!F 436.40.6
>!AMobileFileIntegrity 1.0.5
@kext.CoreTrust 1
>!AFDEKeyStore 28.30
>!AEffaceable!S 1.0
>!ACredentialManager 1.0
>KernelRelayHost 1
|IOUSBHost!F 1.2
>!UHostMergeProperties 1.2
>usb.!UCommon 1.0
>!ABusPower!C 1.0
>!ASEPManager 1.0.1
>IOSlaveProcessor 1
>!AACPIPlatform 6.1
>!ASMC 3.1.9
|IOPCI!F 2.9
|IOACPI!F 1.4
>watchdog 1
@kec.pthread 1
@kec.corecrypto 11.1
@kec.Libm 1if you are already on Big Sur and install a new ssd, you always have your old ssd that you could revert to...so no risk. Just make sure you disconnect the battery from the board when you swap and buy the short Sintech adapter.
Thanks!
Well, no risk apart from £200 on the P2 and adapter
Sorry, but can I ask again - what do you guys mean by the 'short' Sintech adapter? Is this a particular model number, or revision I should be looking for? E.g. I was going to go with this one -
Sintech NGFF M.2 nVME SSD Adapter Card For Upgrade 2013-2015 MacBook
NOTICE:because too many customers can use it,I suggest you to try it again if your MAC can't detect nVME SSD. Pls notice to insert card fully into SSD slot and you must prepare bootable USB disk(see third point) with High Sierra to format M.2 SSD first, it can't support recover from internet. mai...
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Just an update, I found that I've had no crashes after nearly 12 days uptime. My issue now points to the contacts on the ssd not being clean or the SSD being unseated (see the above post for a pic). I am not ruling out sleep bugs or heat issues as I now have SSDPMenabler and NVMEFix running and sleep was disabled for most of the 12 days.
My Setup:
Mojave 10.14.6 (18G7016)
MacBookAir7,2
Intel Core i5 1.6 GHz
Boot ROM Version: 426.0.0.0.0 (Big Sur)
Sabrent Rocket 1TB + Sintec short adapter
iStat indicated the following for idle power draw.
No kexts - 0.17 A
NVMeFix - 0.16 A
SsdPmEnabler - 0.02 A
N.b. I kept my macbook plugged in and awake by having VLC paused on a video. This prevented sleep and prolonged the kernel wake time. In hindsight the lack of sleep events could have prevented kernel panics.
Next I will remove SSDPMEnabler and NVMEFix and not keep the laptop awake and see if the machine remains stable in normal/heavy work use.
Maybe heat dissipation plays a part. The 2015 Air has very little air flow. These SSDs are designed for use in desktop cases with good airflow. I may try to install some copper shims and heat conducting thermal pads so that the outer case can dissipate heat away from the SSD, if I experience any issues.
Code:
$ uptime
11:17 up 11 days, 20:43, 3 users, load averages: 2.26 2.64 2.51edit: typos, clarification
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I bought mine in April and May 2020. Don't know about the model/revision #s.
I upgraded two macs, though: a MPB 15" mid2014 and a MBAir 13" early 2015 with one month between the upgrades.
For the MPB, I bought the Sintech adapter from the Sintech website. It took around 15 to 20 days to arrive. After that, I bought a 500 Gb Silicon Power from Amazon.ca along with the Sintech adapter from Amazon.ca. Both disk and adapter arrived in the same pack shipped from Silicon Power in the USA.
check this page for the latest boot roms for recent Macs:
Which firmware should your Mac be using? (version 5)
This article lists the firmware versions of Macs which have been successfully updated to run macOS 11.7.10. Apple doesn’t provide an official list of the current firmware versions which shoul…
eclecticlight.co
If your BootRom is new enough you should now get bootrom updates as a normal OS update. The update will require a reboot. I got the latest Big Sur bootrom update in Mojave without replacing my SSD or installing Big Sur.
Thanks!
Well, no risk apart from £200 on the P2 and adapter
Sorry, but can I ask again - what do you guys mean by the 'short' Sintech adapter? Is this a particular model number, or revision I should be looking for? E.g. I was going to go with this one -
Sintech NGFF M.2 nVME SSD Adapter Card For Upgrade 2013-2015 MacBook
NOTICE:because too many customers can use it,I suggest you to try it again if your MAC can't detect nVME SSD. Pls notice to insert card fully into SSD slot and you must prepare bootable USB disk(see third point) with High Sierra to format M.2 SSD first, it can't support recover from internet. mai...www.amazon.co.uk
From http://eshop.sintech.cn/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=130_132
Short Adapter:
Long Adapter:
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Hello, my laptop is Macbook 2015 early.
I replace my old ssd to WD SN550 500G . I first installed Catalina latest with SN550. the hibernate issue was there
So I installed bigsur with old ssd to upgrade boot rom, and replace SN550 back.
the boot rom version is 426.0.0.0.0 but issue still there.
Then I flash the ROM of SN550 like forum above. and installed Lilu and NVMeFix.
It still failed to wake up after long sleep. The screen showed kernel panic warning
PS. I am using default pmset options.
What should I do ? Thanks
I replace my old ssd to WD SN550 500G . I first installed Catalina latest with SN550. the hibernate issue was there
So I installed bigsur with old ssd to upgrade boot rom, and replace SN550 back.
the boot rom version is 426.0.0.0.0 but issue still there.
Then I flash the ROM of SN550 like forum above. and installed Lilu and NVMeFix.
It still failed to wake up after long sleep. The screen showed kernel panic warning
PS. I am using default pmset options.
What should I do ? Thanks
I am using SN550 and macbook 2015 early right now. I installed catalina . And then I upgraded SSD firmware. now the firmware version is 211210WD. But the hibernate issue still there. Should I try to reinstall Catalina?
Interesting.
Post your setup, like this:
add maybe screenshot the speeds (blackmagic speed test) and screenshot SSD tempratures (istat menu).
Also save and post here of the kernel panic logs. Copies of logs up to one month old should be in the /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports folder as .panic files. I recommend pastebin for sharing these. See this page if you want to know more: https://eclecticlight.co/2020/08/11/reading-a-panic-log-in-catalina/
Some more things to try:
Does it happen every time your laptop sleeps? (if so, it is good you can repeat the panic and find the cause)
Have you tried NVRAM and SMC resets?
Have you tried a fresh reinstall of Catalina, to see if the issue is still there? Was the issue still there in Big Sur?
Have you tried another drive/the original to see if the issue is drive specific?
Have you cleaned the contacts and ensured the SSD and sintech are properly seated? (I doubt is relevent but maybe helps)
My Setup:
Catalina 10.15.7 (19H524)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
Boot ROM Version: 426.0.0.0.0 (Big Sur)
WD SN550 500G + NVMe adapter from taobao.com ( exactly same as sintech)
Temperature: 44 Celsius
Panic log: https://pastebin.ubuntu.com/p/NSPK8MSKmC/
Info: default pmset settings latest WD SN550 firmware (211210WD) with latest BootROM and latest NVMeFix.kext
Does it happen every time your laptop sleeps?
No. It happened when I closed the case and leave it alone for about a day.
Have you tried NVRAM and SMC resets?
Yes.
Have you tried a fresh reinstall of Catalina, to see if the issue is still there?
No. But I flash the SSD firmware and change it back to my macbook.
Have you tried another drive/the original to see if the issue is drive specific?
I installed latest Lilu and NVMeFix. They doesn't work
Have you cleaned the contacts and ensured the SSD and sintech are properly seated?
Yes. I have checked the adapter is clean and installed correctly.
/cc @AstroZero
Catalina 10.15.7 (19H524)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
Boot ROM Version: 426.0.0.0.0 (Big Sur)
WD SN550 500G + NVMe adapter from taobao.com ( exactly same as sintech)
Temperature: 44 Celsius
Panic log: https://pastebin.ubuntu.com/p/NSPK8MSKmC/
Info: default pmset settings latest WD SN550 firmware (211210WD) with latest BootROM and latest NVMeFix.kext
Does it happen every time your laptop sleeps?
No. It happened when I closed the case and leave it alone for about a day.
Have you tried NVRAM and SMC resets?
Yes.
Have you tried a fresh reinstall of Catalina, to see if the issue is still there?
No. But I flash the SSD firmware and change it back to my macbook.
Have you tried another drive/the original to see if the issue is drive specific?
I installed latest Lilu and NVMeFix. They doesn't work
Have you cleaned the contacts and ensured the SSD and sintech are properly seated?
Yes. I have checked the adapter is clean and installed correctly.
/cc @AstroZero
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Hello,
Will the hibernation issue occurs if uninstall/remove Lilu.kext and NVMeFix.kext?
So considering that the list of recommended drives has been updated, I wonder if it would be worthwhile to upgrade my Sabrent Rocket 2tb f(purchased last year) to the Crucial P2 2tb, purely based on power consumption? Does anyone have experience with the Crucial P2 2tb? How's the power consumption, is it reliable? As far as I'm concerned the Sabrent has been very reliable, and in a period of over a year I've only had 1 kernel panic (so no major issues)! But there's one exemption to my remarks, because the power consumption is very poor. When I'm running on battery power, the thing would only last me an hour or so. Would that actually improve with the P2 2tb? Anyone?
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temp looks ok if a little high.
Be aware clones can have issues. You might try sintech if it's an option for you.
this is unreadable try https://pastebin.com/
still it is good that you can repeat it.
I would suggest trying a separate fresh install on your new SSD to rule out any software issues.
To be clear not driver, but SSD drive. Try your old SSD, see if you can replicate the issue.
I'm going to try without NVMeFix nd SSDPMenabler- these should not be nessasery.
How did you check know was clean? Mine visually looked clean but I cleaned with isopropyl anyway and had not issues since.
Please do take a photo of your SSD in situ, in case there is any issue you have not noticed.
The other thing to try is another SSD brand.
all the best!
edit: link and see @startergo 's comment above
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Actually, there is a way to unload/uninstall these kext. You can refer the same way as uninstalling SsdPmEnabler (https://github.com/kvic-z/SsdPmEnabler), but it must be done by running your MBP in safe mode (At least, that is the way I managed to unload/uninstall these kext before after seeing no changes in current level using these kext. Hopefully, there is much simpler way if anyone here can help). SsdPmEnabler works fine on its own, maybe because I used Crucial P2.
If you manage to unload/uninstall them, and the hibernation issue still occur, at least we may exclude the possibility of these kexts are the culprit.