#Ssd for macbook pro late 2011 install
#Ssd for macbook pro late 2011 update
#Ssd for macbook pro late 2011 Pc
#Ssd for macbook pro late 2011 iso

Anybody here had similar or the same problems? By the way, I contacted Crucial and did everything we could (up/downgrade firmware, run garbage collection for at least 24 hours, used some special low level formatting software). Since I don't have to write to my sample library disk, and OSX can't write to NTFS, It's OK I can only read from it.

#Ssd for macbook pro late 2011 Pc

I'm talking just a few megabytes per second.Д«ut when I reformatted the drive in my old PC again as NTFS, copied my sample libraries back on it, and reinstalled it in the mac, it was super-duper fast. When I formatted the SSD as OSX extended (Journaled) the drive is extremely slow. The SSD was originally in my old PC Windows 7 system. OSX and Cubase run on the SSD originally installed in the mac, and the Crucial holds all my VSL and other Kontakt libraries. And yes, you can change the boot drive later in System Preferences in the Startup Disk prefpane.Anybody here with a similar setup experiencing these problems? I installed a Crucial M4 in the optical drive using a HD Caddy.

#Ssd for macbook pro late 2011 install

You can also hook up the drive externally via USB-SATA and clone or install that way from a currently running OS X system. If you see a box popping up allowing you to choose a wireless network, it's possible. It can take 5 to 10 seconds on machines with mechanical drives.

Just turn the machine on and hold the alt key until the bootpicker shows up.

#Ssd for macbook pro late 2011 update

As long as you have done the firmware update at any given point in the past via an OS X system (not 100%В sure with the 2010-2011 machines, anything 2012 and newer can do it out of the box), doing an internet 'recovery' OS XВ installation should be no issue. Having to install Windows via the CD/DVD player is because of some odd restrictions Bootcamp had built in for machines with an optical drive.

#Ssd for macbook pro late 2011 iso

How do I burn the ISO on a DVD? Or should I just get a sata to USB cable and just install the OS X to skip all this trouble? Can I boot from the DVD at startup and choose the SSD as a bootdrive later?Дў. It slipped my mind because I previously dual booted this Mac and found out that I had to install windows using the CD/DVD. My MacBook Pro 13 inch (Late 2011) can only boot from the superdrive. Thank you for the detailed reply! I recently found out something. Again, be careful with the flat cable, it is fragile.В You will need a Phillips PH2 screwdriver and a Torx T6. The drive will come with a plastic lip attached, making it easy to lift the drive out. You do not need to remove the two screws closest to the edge, located next to the drive, they only hold a bracket in place, not the drive. Don't bother disconnecting stuff on the motherboard or removing any other screws! It is not necessary.В It's just 10 screws on the bottom case, two screws to loosen the bracket closest to the DVD drive and 4 screws that are in the drive itself. DISCONNECT THE BATTERY BEFORE REMOVING ANY PARTS for security's sake.

Ideally a ESD wrist strap, otherwise touch a big metal object such as a radiator to make sure you're not statically charged. That way you can do a clean install after formatting the drive using the Disk Utility that comes with the recovery.ДЈ. Then plug in ethernet, or connect to wifi and choose the internet recovery which pops up after a moment. When you're done, power it up, hold the alt (option) key until you see a cursor on a white screen. Be careful with the flatВ cable with the SATA conncetor, it's fragile. Yes you can just transfer the screws from the old mechanical drive and slot it right in. Out of the two, if similarly priced, I'd go with the Plus.Дў. I don't personally like either, I'd try to get a Samsung 850 EVO. This will be my first time opening up a laptop. Can I install the SSD straight into the MacBook and do a clean install from a bootable USB instead of cloning the ssd first? I'm not interested in the contents of my hard drive.ДЈ. Should I get a Sandisk Plus (RM300) or Sandisk Ultra 2 (RM350)?Дў. I'm planning to switch the mechanical HDD to an SSD.