So this should read:您好:我正在使用2015AIR。安装三星960pro后,重启三次后,我将无法检测到硬盘,然后我可以在硬重启后进入系统。你知道具体原因吗?
Do you know if using Mojave will update the bootrom?Use the latest version of Mojave
I think the current consensus is to get the Adata sx8200 or Intel 760p. The Samsung drives tend to run warm and battery drain is noticeably higher.I've found a cheap nvme drive: £135 for a 1TB PM961 for my 2013 13" MBA running Mojave. Before I buy it, I'm trying to work out if this drive will work for sure in my MBA.
Is the PM961 still recommended now? Usually I can pay a bit more for quality and stability, but all other alternatives are double the price.
I've looked through this 90-page thread but it has been hard to find answers.
Many thanks RedTomato
I think the current consensus is to get the Adata sx8200 or Intel 760p. The Samsung drives tend to run warm and battery drain is noticeably higher.
With the mid-2013 Air, I believe that hibernation needs to be disabled.
I need to get the adaptor. The long black Sindata one seems to be favoured in this thread, but I can't get one for less than 3 weeks delivery. The other two can arrive on Monday which is perfect.
Which is best?
Upgraded my 2015 13" MBP to the adata 480gb NVME ssd with the Santech C adapter. Other than a tight install where it bends it a little, everything works great. Here is a picture of the performance from it. Very pleased. I was hoping for more speed than that, but this is more than it had.
I tried the 3mm version from sintech ( http://eshop.sintech.cn/cooling-heatsink-for-m2-ngff-2280-sm951-sm961-960pro-nvme-ssd-p-1195.html) and there was not enough room. You need som room for the adhesive also. I could not get the bottom plate to fit with the extra height. I don't know if 1mm will help. Let me know if you test it.Hi everyone.
Have someone tried to place a heatsink on Samsung Evo on a Macbook Pro? I bought one 2mm version, but still wonder if it will be ok or not...
It will take may be two weeks to get it.
I cannot comment on any of the three adapters because I have this one: http://eshop.sintech.cn/ngff-m2-pcie-ssd-card-as-2013-2014-2015-macbook-ssd-p-1143.htmlMany thanks. I've now found a good price on an Adata SX8200 1TB, and it's much newer so I will get that one instead.
I need to get the adaptor. The long black Sindata one seems to be favoured in this thread, but I can't get one for less than 3 weeks delivery. The other two can arrive on Monday which is perfect.
Long black Sintech - 3 week delivery
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sintech-Replace-MZ-JPU128T-SD6PQ4M-128G-MacBook/dp/B01CWWAENG
Short black adaptor, marked 161305 - delivered Monday
https://www.amazon.co.uk/M-2-NGFF-SSD-adapter-original/dp/B01GJVFKP8
Short black adaptor, marked 154303 - delivered Monday
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B073F9LDD5
Which is best?
Hi guys,
Been following this thread for some time and decided to get myself an adapter since i've got given a macbook air 2013 and i have an intel nvme drive laying around.
I've formatted the NVME to APFS, and while selecting the installation destination, it won't allow me to select the NVME drive, saying it needs a firmware update in order to use APFS and ask me to format it as HFS+.
I've been trying to install Mojave/High sierra but it restarts itself 4 minutes after it began to install...
After a bit of digging the mac was running Mavericks.
So my question is, how can I update the SMC firmware and bootrom while not having a working operating system/official mac ssd?
Is it possible to perform a fresh install, through the macbook air, with an external hdd, hence update the firmware and bootrom?
Cheers
Update.
Yeh Nah.... even with an external HDD, the installation could not complete. It'll just restart back to the installation page.
I think only Mojave will support APFS on a HDD, and even then it doesn't like it very much. So if you are installing MacOS on a HDD, the APFS support infrastructure might not get installed. For NVME on a MBA 2013, you really need to install Mojave either on the original Apple SSD or on an external SSD, and then run all the Apple updates.
Will wait a couple of days more and see if the issue goes away.
Nothing really happened in the meantime, but the battery drain was 7% in just 4 hours![]()
What do you do with the old Apple nvme SSD? I'm looking for a USB nvme m.2 enclosure to:
- test the new nvme m.2 if I run into installation problems
- to put the old Apple ngff nvme SSD in afterwards
All the cheapish ones I can find say they don't do nvme m.2 ssds.
This seems to be an Apple ngff nvme SSD to M.2 socket adaptor. It might allow moving the Apple SSD into a USB m.2 enclosure, but may not be able to close up the enclosure afterwards.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/2013-MacBook-NGFF-adapter-card/dp/B018KHJHRG
EDIT: I found a usb nvme m.2 enclosure (no idea if it can take an Apple nvme SSD even with the above adaptor):https://www.amazon.com/USB3-1-Type-C-Mobile-10Gbps-Enclosure/dp/B07H6CZRGY
Hi,I tried the 3mm version from sintech ( http://eshop.sintech.cn/cooling-heatsink-for-m2-ngff-2280-sm951-sm961-960pro-nvme-ssd-p-1195.html) and there was not enough room. You need som room for the adhesive also. I could not get the bottom plate to fit with the extra height. I don't know if 1mm will help. Let me know if you test it.
What do you do with the old Apple nvme SSD? I'm looking for a USB nvme m.2 enclosure to:
- test the new nvme m.2 if I run into installation problems
- to put the old Apple ngff nvme SSD in afterwards
All the cheapish ones I can find say they don't do nvme m.2 ssds.
This seems to be an Apple ngff nvme SSD to M.2 socket adaptor. It might allow moving the Apple SSD into a USB m.2 enclosure, but may not be able to close up the enclosure afterwards.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/2013-MacBook-NGFF-adapter-card/dp/B018KHJHRG
EDIT: I found a usb nvme m.2 enclosure (no idea if it can take an Apple nvme SSD even with the above adaptor):https://www.amazon.com/USB3-1-Type-C-Mobile-10Gbps-Enclosure/dp/B07H6CZRGY
Owc makes an enclosure they sell with there upgrade kits to put the stock drive in to use as an external drive. Looks like you can buy these separately at macsales but they are spendy for what there are. Looks like 53.00 to 99.00.
I cannot comment on any of the three adapters because I have this one: http://eshop.sintech.cn/ngff-m2-pcie-ssd-card-as-2013-2014-2015-macbook-ssd-p-1143.html
The adapter works perfectly in my early 2015 13 Air with an Intel 600p.
If you get the long black Sintech, some people reported that the SSD will bend if the screw is tightened too much.
That does look much better quality. Look forward to your review. My adaptor has arrived, am waiting for the nvme drive to arrive.Hi
I recently ordered the adapter from sintech and i got this one delivered. I think they have again improved the quality with pins already taped or insulated. I will post the review after installing it with samsung 970evo 500gb on macbook air early 2015