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Max - uk Author

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MacBook Pro - not liking new ssd

Hello,

I am having a slight problem with my Macbook Pro 13" Early 2011

My old ssd corrupted, used as a primary disk with 500gb storage (Samsung 840 500gb)

So I decided it was time for an upgrade anyway and ordered a Samsung 500gb 840EVO as after using Samsung's SSDs throughtout my household and only this time have I had an issue (this is much better than OCZ and other companies)

I managed to recover the files on my 840, and put them on my spare backup drive, and I can run from there like a dream.

However with my new ssd, whenever it is in the main HDD slot I cannot boot from it, and when I run it through where the disk drive used to be, I get the same issue (I cannot take my mac back to apple due to having the disk drive removed), however if I connect my new ssd via usb I can boot it up perfectly (I am writting this via it) but this is not very practical for day to day use, does anyone know how I could fix this so I can connect my ssd inside my mac (either in the main drive or via where the disk drive is (I dont mind!))

Thanks in advance,

Kind Regards,

˜Max

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5), 16gb ram Intel i5 2.4ghz

Posted on Oct 5, 2013 8:25 AM

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clintonfrombirmingham

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Posted on Oct 5, 2013 9:13 AM

If I were you, I would get in touch with Samsung support... there have been a number of reports of people having problems with the EVO series in MacBook Pros - some saying the drives are slow, some unable to boot (such as you're experiencing), etc.

You're doing everything right, reading what you've written, and the problem must lie with the drive itself. That's why I encourage you to contact Samsung - and let us know what they have to say (I'm sitting on the fence as to whether to get a 1TB EVO or a Crucial 960GB M500... but the more I read about folks having trouble with the EVO and Macs, I'm just not getting the warm fuzzies about the EVO series, despite the speed tests that I've seen from Windows machines).

Of course, some may suggest that the problem is with your SATA cable - which it very well could be since your old Samsung was somehow 'corrupted' and your new drive will boot from an enclosure but not from the HD bay.

Good luck,

Clinton

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anjillan

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Jan 8, 2014 1:09 PM in response to clintonfrombirmingham

Yes, i got hard drive cable replaced with a new one as you suggested and voila' the ssd is working like a charm now..!!!

thanks a ton clinton.

MacBook Pro - not liking new ssd