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whitearmor Author

Level 1

5 points

MBP 2011, switched to SSD + HDD, SSD Problem

Hi,

So I have just installed my new SSD, a Samsung 840 Pro 256GB and I have an issue.

Installing it went in order, replacing the HDD with the new SSD and switching out the optical drive with a caddy containing the old HDD.

Here is the issue: I booted up my MacBook Pro from the HDD (since the SSD was fresh, wanted a fresh OS install) and a window popped up saying that the Mac didn't recognise the disk and when I went to Disk Utility it said "File system formatter failed".

I assume other people have had problems like this before, any suggestions on what the problem might be?

Thank you.

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Dec 7, 2014 12:47 PM

22 replies

Kappy

Level 10

361,879 points

Dec 7, 2014 3:34 PM in response to whitearmor

Well, you made progress. There was an input/output error during the process. That suggests the SSD may be defective or there is an issue with its installation (ribbon cable not properly connected or needs to be replaced.)

You can see if the volume you have selected can be Mounted from Disk Utility's toolbar. You can see if it is possible to erase the volume entry by clicking on the Erase tab on the right, setting the Format type to Mac OS Extended, Journaled, then clicking on the Erase button.

whitearmor Author

Level 1

5 points

Dec 7, 2014 3:40 PM in response to Kappy

Yet again it says: "File system formatter failed."

That means it must be the ribbon cable, doubt it is the SSD, I've seen other people with the same issue buying new ribbon cables and it working out for them.

Kappy

Level 10

361,879 points

Dec 7, 2014 3:45 PM in response to whitearmor

That's a good place to start, then. Wish I could do more, but I'm out of ideas other than looking closely at the installation of the hardware/ribbon cable.