Upgrading 2013-2015 Macbook Pro SSD to M.2 NVMe

[Troistof]

yes thank you, I took the short adapter from sintech
All that remains is to be sure between the 2 SSD models

 

[natus.w]

So i had my first kernel panic which the MBA was in sleep mode it had got really hot

Any suggestions to avoid repeat

Any idea of what your panic report says? (issues with sleep/hibernate are not unknown)

You may want to try disabling sleep/hibernate first, it is known that your 2014 model will not support these drives at lower power states..

 

[natus.w]

yes thank you, I took the short adapter from sintech
All that remains is to be sure between the 2 SSD model

What’s the price difference like in your area? (P31 is probably your best option if the price isn’t too dissimilar, otherwise the SN570 is a great value option if the difference is too great..)

 

[Troistof]

P31 : 155 euros
Sn570 : 116 euros
En France sur Amazon

 

[natus.w]

P31 : 155 euros
Sn570 : 116 euros
En France sur Amazon

In that case, the SN570 would probably work fine, I doubt you’ll notice much difference..

 

[Troistof]

I ordered a Hynix Gold P3, read it will manage the battery better
THANKS

 

[macpro_mid2014]

Any idea of what your panic report says? (issues with sleep/hibernate are not unknown))

The first page also contains information on steps you may want to try to resolve this..

MacBook Air Early 2015 was updated with Sintech short adapter and SP A80 in 2021...

Initially, it had some kernel panics all related to NVMe... I solved the issue by placing Kapton tape on the laptop case under the SSD. Actually, the SSD was short-circuiting with the laptop case and the Kapton tape isolated it. After that, all panics stopped.

I describe this process somewhere in this thread...

 

[ApolloBoy]

I can confirm that the Silicon Power UD90 works great with the Sintech adapter on my 2015 15" and I also noticed that my read/write speeds are close to 3 GB/s, not bad!

So to follow up on this, I noticed that the battery life on my rMBP was fairly poor and would drain fairly quickly even when asleep. Earlier today I installed SsdPmEnabler along with NVMeFix, and these seem to have largely solved that issue. Obviously it still can't touch my 15" MBA on battery life but those fixes have made this machine more suitable as my backup.

One other thing I noticed is that my disk read numbers seem to gone up slightly after applying the power fixes...

Not too shabby for an 8-year old laptop (technically mine's from 2017 but still)!

 

[Squash019]

Hi!

Just posting to tell another success story with a 2014 MacBook Air, Sintech short adaper from their official store on ebay and a 2TB WD SN570. No problems so far.

Cheers!

 

[TheVaultGhost]

I just upgraded my SSD. Anyone experienced Boot loop before after installing new SSD to MacBook pro 2015?

Tried installing Monterey but after installations of the first files in recovery mode it reboots and says about 29 minutes left.

 

[nordisk]

I upgraded my MacBook air in July, share my upgrade SSD experienc.
Computer model ：2013MacBook Air (A1465)

My first upgrade to SSD was using Kingston A1000 480g, and there were no abnormalities after using it for a month. After that, I replaced it with a larger capacity, which is still 960g for Kingston A1000，After installation, there were issues with hibernation, resulting in crashes and restarts，I thought it was caused by an incompatible hard drive, but even after replacing it with Western Digital sn570-1TB, there was still a problem of not being able to wake up during sleep, leading to a reboot. Obtained from searching for information, there is a chance that 2013-2014 macbooks will experience sleep problems，The solution is to upgrade the system Catalina or Bigsur with the original SSD (upgrade the hard drive firmware),Check if your firmware is above 471，I am updating to 511，After using it for two months, there was no sleep issue and there was a significant improvement in speed and capacity. However, the big sur system was too power consuming, so I downgraded it to Catalina.

The read and write speed has increased by four times, reaching up to 1400mb/s

 

[Macdctr]

I recently upgraded my Early 2015 13-inch i5/16GB MacBook Pro to the WD SN570 2TB SSD and was pleasantly surprised by how well this SSD has been performing on this laptop. For years I have been biased with the Samsung EVO 970 series SSD but it does not work as well as the Western Digital SSD does (much longer boot up times). I am making the shift to this storage drive on my other laptops going forward.

 

[ApolloBoy]

I was still concerned about battery life so I recently got an original Apple SSD (512 GB) to compare. Running Monterey I'm not noticing much of a difference between that and my Silicon Power SSD (which has a patched Ventura install) so my battery is probably due for a replacement soon.

EDIT: I just did a patched Ventura install on the Apple SSD and I'm not noticing a significant difference either way in terms of battery life. I'd rather keep the extra capacity and much faster disk speeds so the Silicon Power SSD is going back in.

EDIT 2: Wouldn't you know it, the battery was actually starting to swell so it underwent emergency surgery and I was able to get the battery out (with some isopropyl alcohol and gentle coaxing). Just waiting on a replacement now...

 

[funkyt]

Yes, that's me. But I have a MacBook Pro 2014, and I don't know if it should also work with a MacBook Air. However, I also had problems to find the Crucial in the Internet Recovery. In the end I downloaded the Ventura installer and put it on a USB stick, booted from it, and then everything worked.

Hey there, I have a mid 2014 Macbook Pro (11,3) and I'm thinking of upgrading to a Crucial P3 Plus 4TB. Was this is the same SSD you used? I need to run it in Catalina OS only (I can't upgrade to a higher OS due to compatibility issues with my software), do you think it will work?

My Boot ROM version is: 433.140.2.0.0

Also, do you mind sharing the steps you used for installing your OS? Did you simply plug in the new SSD into your laptop and use a USB stick MacOS installer? I am thinking of using a USB stick with Catalina installer.

Also, how does the drive perform for you atm? You mentioned some issues with IOPS, does that interfere with everyday use?

Would love to hear your thoughts on this, and TYIA!

 

[funkyt]

Hi everyone!

I currently have a 2014 Macbook Pro (11,3) and I would like to update my SSD to a 4TB drive.

I will need to stick to Catalina OS for the time being (not not upgrade to a higher version of MacOS) due to software compatibility issues.

Are there any recommendations for the brand and model of SSD that I should consider?

Thank you in advance!

 

[natus.w]

Hi everyone!

I currently have a 2014 Macbook Pro (11,3) and I would like to update my SSD to a 4TB drive.

I will need to stick to Catalina OS for the time being (not not upgrade to a higher version of MacOS) due to software compatibility issues.

Are there any recommendations for the brand and model of SSD that I should consider?

Thank you in advance!

Most models should work, there may be a need to research as some SSD hardware seems to run with higher power consumption by stock (start stock, then use the suggested kexts)

You can also use this database here (whilst not complete it should give you some idea as to what hardware you may find): https://www.techpowerup.com/ssd-specs/

 

[MacintoshPC]

Can someone please help me troubleshoot these kernel panics? They have been happening for the past 6 months. Would be forever grateful!


MacOS version: Montery 12.6.7 (Via Open Core Legacy Patch)

Mac: MacBookPro11,2 (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)

Processor: Intel Core i7 2 GHz

Boot ROM Version: 433.140.2.0.0

SSD: Aura Pro X2: 500GB (firmware version: latest comes standard installed) + (no adapter needed)

link to pmset -g output on pastebin.com: https://pastebin.com/x0QuJb9a

link to .panic file(s) on pastebin.com: https://pastebin.com/8Y70zc6C

SSD speeds in BlackMagic benchmark screenshot: View attachment 2245047

SSD temperatures from istat menu screenshot:
View attachment 2245048

Any steps you have tried already:

#1: Reseat SSD.
#2: Wipe disk and clean install different MacOS.

Could someone please have a look at these kernel panic reports causing MacOS to freeze (and requiring a hard shut down)?

 

[natus.w]

Could someone please have a look at these kernel panic reports causing MacOS to freeze (and requiring a hard shut down)?

The MMIO error could be caused by a number of factors, it still seems like there is some more things you can try (before ruling out

- OS/software - did anything occur on the different macOS? (before you installed OCLP?)
- System - double check EFI version (use SilentKnight or run eficheck from the following path: /usr/libexec/firmwarecheckers/eficheck/eficheck --integrity-check. You may also need the original Apple SSD as well.)
- Health of drive - use DriveDX to check internal conditions (if the drive is going bad something should show up, I think this is probably what's going on but can't say without another unit to test...)

 

[MacintoshPC]

The MMIO error could be caused by a number of factors, it still seems like there is some more things you can try (before ruling out

- OS/software - did anything occur on the different macOS? (before you installed OCLP?)
- System - double check EFI version (use SilentKnight or run eficheck from the following path: /usr/libexec/firmwarecheckers/eficheck/eficheck --integrity-check. You may also need the original Apple SSD as well.)
- Health of drive - use DriveDX to check internal conditions (if the drive is going bad something should show up, I think this is probably what's going on but can't say without another unit to test...)

1 - I was on Big Sur for a few months after the new SSD went in (official MacOS). No issues. Then I went to Ventura OCLP. No issues for a few months until performing an OCLP Ventura update. Kernel panics started after that and continued with each Ventura OCLP Update. Then I went ahead and downgraded (clean install by wiping SSD) to Montery OCLP. Less kernel panics now, but still plenty.

2.1 - This is what the command line returns after entering that line into the terminal:
"ReadBinaryFromKernel: No matching services found. Either this system is not supported by eficheck, or you need to re-load the kext
IntegrityCheck: couldn't get EFI contents from kext"

2.2 - A screenshot from SilentKnight:

3 - Copied the DriveDX report to pastebin: https://pastebin.com/zRYDmF1M

Looks ok to me.

Much appreciate your help in trying to solve this!

 

[samiraa78]

1 - I was on Big Sur for a few months after the new SSD went in (official MacOS). No issues. Then I went to Ventura OCLP. No issues for a few months until performing an OCLP Ventura update. Kernel panics started after that and continued with each Ventura OCLP Update. Then I went ahead and downgraded (clean install by wiping SSD) to Montery OCLP. Less kernel panics now, but still plenty.

2.1 - This is what the command line returns after entering that line into the terminal:
"ReadBinaryFromKernel: No matching services found. Either this system is not supported by eficheck, or you need to re-load the kext
IntegrityCheck: couldn't get EFI contents from kext"

2.2 - A screenshot from SilentKnight:

View attachment 2261600

3 - Copied the DriveDX report to pastebin: https://pastebin.com/zRYDmF1M

Looks ok to me.

Much appreciate your help in trying to solve this!

Try removing opencore completely and then reinstall os

 

[DeltaMac]

You could update the EFI firmware: replace your present SSD with the original Apple OEM SSD, and install the latest version of Big Sur on that. Latest version is currently version 11.7.10. The result should be an updated firmware, so, back to your current SSD.
I don't know if updating the firmware will result in no more kernel crashes, but it's just "fixing" something that is reported already. Maybe you will also find that the firmware update helps your other issues.

 

[samiraa78]

So i had a second crash where the MBA shutdown in standby please find below the error report can anyone guide on to the reason for the error

Spoiler

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff801e2d2860): nvme: "Fatal error occurred. CSTS=0xffffffff US[1]=0x0 US[0]=0x3 VID=0xffff DID=0xffff
. FW Revision=234110WD\n"@/System/Volumes/Data/SWE/macOS/BuildRoots/5f3ad454b9/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/IONVMeFamily/IONVMeFamily-557.120.1/Common/IONVMeController.cpp:5499
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffffa096c1b960 : 0xffffff801ba802fd
0xffffffa096c1b9b0 : 0xffffff801bbc9193
0xffffffa096c1b9f0 : 0xffffff801bbb978a
0xffffffa096c1ba40 : 0xffffff801ba24a2f
0xffffffa096c1ba60 : 0xffffff801ba7fb1d
0xffffffa096c1bb80 : 0xffffff801ba7fe13
0xffffffa096c1bbf0 : 0xffffff801c29459a
0xffffffa096c1bc60 : 0xffffff801e2d2860
0xffffffa096c1bc80 : 0xffffff801e2b745b
0xffffffa096c1bde0 : 0xffffff801c1eb1a5
0xffffffa096c1be50 : 0xffffff801c1eb0a6
0xffffffa096c1be80 : 0xffffff801bac6a15
0xffffffa096c1bef0 : 0xffffff801bac7984
0xffffffa096c1bfa0 : 0xffffff801ba2413e
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.iokit.IONVMeFamily(2.1)[09139CC5-BADD-368B-A8E8-6CF5AA42C7D7]@0xffffff801e2b0000->0xffffff801e2d9fff
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM(2.1)[4EA08C8A-2CF4-3552-B775-C01974EBB883]@0xffffff801cefe000->0xffffff801cf07fff
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity(1.0.5)[0EF0D1BA-0189-3FD9-95ED-5B394F82C853]@0xffffff801d0c0000->0xffffff801d0d6fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[84D83EE4-59A6-35C1-9907-3701C626A47B]@0xffffff801e56e000->0xffffff801e596fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily(47)[DF647F4A-C99E-30F5-BA4C-278447AE3164]@0xffffff801e5a5000->0xffffff801e5a7fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily(2.1)[39FC1A1A-3174-37C2-86A5-4751CBD70859]@0xffffff801e671000->0xffffff801e682fff

Process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:
20G1427

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 20.6.0: Thu Jul 6 22:12:47 PDT 2023; root:xnu-7195.141.49.702.12~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 519A0898-ED4B-3E72-8F00-1B49F715A474
KernelCache slide: 0x000000001b800000
KernelCache base: 0xffffff801ba00000
Kernel slide: 0x000000001b810000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff801ba10000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff801b900000
System model name: MacBookAir6,2 (Mac-7DF21CB3ED6977E5)
System shutdown begun: NO
Panic diags file available: YES (0x0)
Hibernation exit count: 1

System uptime in nanoseconds: 12973092938586
Last Sleep: absolute base_tsc base_nano
Uptime : 0x00000bcc8898a896
Sleep : 0x00000bbb374ec9cd 0x0000f1206b398e38 0x00000bafb0131c10
Wake : 0x00000bbb41798221 0x0000f2aba5a10ea2 0x00000bbb40d4d7f3
last started kext at 11245016509594: >!UAudio 405.39 (addr 0xffffff7fb65ad000, size 315392)
last stopped kext at 11206119087613: >!UAudio 405.39 (addr 0xffffff7fb65ad000, size 315392)
loaded kexts:
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>!AUpstreamUserClient 3.6.8
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>!AHDA 283.15
>pmtelemetry 1
|IOUserEthernet 1.0.1
>usb.!UUserHCI 1
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>!A!IHD5000Graphics 16.0.5
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@filesystems.tmpfs 1
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@BootCache 40
@!AFSCompression.!AFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0
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>!ATopCaseHIDEventDriver 4050.1
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>AirPort.BrcmNIC 1400.1.1
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[natus.w]

So i had a second crash where the MBA shutdown in standby please find below the error report can anyone guide on to the reason for the error

Is your firmware up to date? (BootROM should be at least 4xx.0.0.0; builds of this index should have the sleep/hibernate crash issue that pervades your particular model).

All hardware in order? (check for fit and proper contact, if it still persists after this possibly look at adapter or drive?)

Checked SSD firmware? (using an adapter, plug drive into PC, use WD’s drive tool to check)

What happens if you disable sleep/hibernate completely? (whilst this is harder on the battery it should mitigate any problems related to deeper sleep modes)

EDIT: It looks like your EFI should be up to date (log data says you are on the latest 11.7 build),
which should rule any Mac firmware issues out..)

 

[samiraa78]

Is your firmware up to date? (BootROM should be at least 4xx.0.0.0; builds of this index should have the sleep/hibernate crash issue that pervades your particular model).

All hardware in order? (check for fit and proper contact, if it still persists after this possibly look at adapter or drive?)

Checked SSD firmware? (using an adapter, plug drive into PC, use WD’s drive tool to check)

What happens if you disable sleep/hibernate completely? (whilst this is harder on the battery it should mitigate any problems related to deeper sleep modes)

EDIT: It looks like your EFI should be up to date (log data says you are on the latest 11.7 build),
which should rule any Mac firmware issues out..)

Had the same issue twice today what i noticed was it mainly happens when either Chrome or Excel is processing something and MBA is going into sleep mode which for some reason i think caused the errors today

 

[natus.w]

Had the same issue twice today what i noticed was it mainly happens when either Chrome or Excel is processing something and MBA is going into sleep mode which for some reason i think caused the errors today

You may have partially solved your own issue (KP related to sleep/hibernate with 3rd party drives on 2014 MY units are not unheard of..)

Unsure about the Google/Microsoft applications, are you able to to test those without sleep/hibernate enabled?