Oh this is great! Thank you very much!
edit: I thought I quoted @macpro_mid2014
Anyway, thank you all for helping/explaining.
edit: I thought I quoted @macpro_mid2014
Anyway, thank you all for helping/explaining.
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Upgrading 2013-2015 Macbook Pro SSD to M.2 NVMe
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Any update on this?
Ive got the exakt same SSD (Crucial P2) and have the exakt same problem
So i also want to solve this problem.If not the Timetec SSD is good, what SSD is recommended?
Well that was easy.. My MacBooks pro just finished installing Monterey 12.6 on my new Kioxia Exceria 500GB nvme ssd with AIRNVME adapter (short version). Bootrom has been updated. Thanks again!
RC2 12.6.1 (21G211) released today with update bootrom (firmware).
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Quick update after using the OCLP to update the nvme settings. I saw a message in the Notification Center about APFS name mismatch for a volume and went to look in the console.
I saw a bunch of UniversalControl crash messages:
I don't use UC, and the 2015 mbp doesn't natively support it, though I guess OCLP enabled it. After a quick search, it seems to be triggered when the mbp is in proximity to other apple devices. Anyway, it's not something I use, so I disabled it via the terminal.
> launchctl disable gui/501/com.apple.ensemble
I've rebooted and don't seen any new console errors, so hopefully that's it. I'll post back here if it pops up again. I recommend anyone else to routinely check the Console for crashes which might happen that you are unaware of.
I saw a bunch of UniversalControl crash messages:
I don't use UC, and the 2015 mbp doesn't natively support it, though I guess OCLP enabled it. After a quick search, it seems to be triggered when the mbp is in proximity to other apple devices. Anyway, it's not something I use, so I disabled it via the terminal.
> launchctl disable gui/501/com.apple.ensemble
I've rebooted and don't seen any new console errors, so hopefully that's it. I'll post back here if it pops up again. I recommend anyone else to routinely check the Console for crashes which might happen that you are unaware of.
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Is it possible for someone who's not exactly technical to install SsdPMEnabler?
'Update kext cache' and 'load the kext' is kind of like Chinese to me.. 😯
'Update kext cache' and 'load the kext' is kind of like Chinese to me.. 😯
Try this:
When you boot your MBP, hold the Option key until the boot options show up. Assuming you have only one boot disk, then, press the Control key and then, still holding the Control key, press Enter.
You just set up your default boot volume. The boot time now should be faster.
well, the step itself is pretty much technical, but extremely simple
you just need to download it. and let the file stay on your download folder
then turn off your mac. then boot to recovery (Command + R) ,
in recovery open Terminal, and type : csrutil disable
close your terminal and restart back to system
in your system, open terminal again, and type :
sudo cp -R ~/Downloads /Library/Extensions
enter, wait for a while, and you will get a notification saying that you need to allow certain system extensions.
choose the "Open Security & Privacy Preferences"
unlock the padlock on bottom left, and just click "Allow" button that presented in front of you
it will ask whether you want to restart, just choose yes, and it will rebuild the kext cache for you during the process. And that's it.
Steps i explained above is for BigSur and Monterey. (which i recommend you to use)
Btw, you said in your original comment that the instructions sounds "chinese",
i am chinese, and trust me, reading all those instructions and writing here in english sounds and feels very "chinese" as well, but hey, "do i learn something new" ? 😉
Timetec (or any other adapterless SSD - aside one manufactured by OWC) are mostly manufactured by Kingspec & OSCOO from china,
it uses very common & high compatibility controller : SM2263XT along with either Micron, Hynix or Toshiba NAND (mostly TLC) - which is better than what come with your P2,
it will work fine on any macbook using 12+16 pin SSD.
It's DRAMLESS drive. So Speed won't be extra stellar, but more than sufficient on macbook air, it should hit 1400ish MB/s easily. Random access time is as fast as any NVME drive.
The one with 512GB or more capacity would have around 100GB of SLC cache, mean you can write that much of data until you face a speed drop off. The speed would drop to around 100-200MB/s until the cache is flushed.
trade off is, since it use the proprietary socket model, in case you need to do troubleshoot or something similar, you can't use the normal NVME enclosure to plug the drive as external.
This is why, normally we would still recommend one with adapter.
i tried to do as you told me but the firing speed remained the same
Open System Preferences - Startup Disk
unlock the padlock icon, then choose your disk, and hit "Restart" button.
Also, in which screen does your boot screen took a long time ? is it the black screen ? or the one with loading bar ?
The slow screen is the one with the apple and the progress bar. I did what you told me but nothing has changed
The steps i and other member mentioned above is if you are facing long delay of black screen
if your problem is the slow loading bar, then that's another story.
What OS version exactly you use right now ? And how do you install it to your SSD ? Is it clean install ? or is it a clone, or is it migrated through time machine ?
If you are on BigSur or Monterey,
you might want to open Terminal and run thia command :
sudo kextcache -i /
enter
and restart the macbook. The first restart will be longer. Try to restart again, normally it will be faster
Haha I can imagine. Muchas gracias!! I wish I could say that in Chinese 😀
I hope SsdPmEnabler works.. I guess the installation went fine. Can I check idle somewhere (apart from activity monitor) or do I need to buy an app for that?
If I do not need to charge this evening (sitting with laptop on the couch), then I'm happy. I'm just browsing a few sites at the moment. According to Coconut battery, my battery is now 70% of it's designed capacity, never been replaced..
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That's a bit slow for Monterey indeed (although Monterey boot up itself is slower than older version) ,
normally it's the 3rd party driver & extension (kext) that slow down your booting process.
since you restored from time machine, you might want to check what old extension was installed.
check your /Library/Extensions folder, and see what inside.
iStat Menus is the app you want to look for. It's available in app store.
if you are on budget, then you might need to look for the version that been "made free". I can't put any source for that here. 😬
How did you manage to get this set up?
I'm using a 15 inch mid-2015 macbook pro that's running Big Sur. I installed the SSD internally intending to use Recovery Mode to format the drive and install from Time Machine, but the drive won't even show up (even in Disk Utilities).
Did you take some extra steps to get the drive to work?
If you want to buy an enclosure for an NVME SSD (not the original Apple SSD) then just search for an NVME enclosure on Amazon. Get one with a USB A male connector for your Mac (some enclosures have only a USB C male).
If you want to buy an enclosure for an original Apple SSD, then the only reliable I know is from OWC and it costs a little fortune. I think it is not worth the money.
Is your BootRom up-to-date? You can use SilentKnight to check:
SilentKnight 1.21 (Universal App for El Capitan, Sierra, High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey and Ventura)
If it is not up-to-date, you need to install a newer version of macOS so the BootRom is updated.