Silicon Power S60 240GB SSD Doesn't Work

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Silicon Power S60 240GB SSD Doesn't Work

The other day the original hard disk in my mid 2009 MBP failed, so i went out and bought a Silicon Power s60 240gb SSD.

i was going to restore from a time machine backup but it didnt work. it only achieved 0.01 percent and the estimated time kept climbing into the hundreds of hours.

it gave me a error in the log window: i think it was 0x00049223 if i remember correctly

Then i just decided to do a clean install of OSX 10.6, I popped in the cd into the cd drive and held alt until i saw a mouse, the the cd popped up so i clicked on it

i followed the instructions and the install began, the install was really slow and it said 30 minutes but i went and played 3 hours of gta 4 and came back and it still said 30 minutes. so i took out the ssd and popped in a 250 gb western digital scorpio blue drive i had laying around. started the install again and it worked flawlessly.

PLEASE HELP.

I formmated the ssd to mac osx extended (journaled)

verifyed and repaired multiple times

searched the internet for three days straight and found nothing

reset the SMC

System Specs

MBP Mid 2009

8GB of ddr3 1066mhz memory

Intel core 2 duo 2.26ghz dual core processor

SSD that doesnt work correctly

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6)

Posted on Aug 3, 2015 11:21 AM

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Answer 1

Apr 23, 2016 11:34 PM in response to Ghost90able

Same problem here. Does Apple actually read these? Maybe they are just a little back logged?

Might be better to just go buy the latest MacBook they already have an ssd in them.

Mid 2009 White Macbook A1181

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OGELTHORPE

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Apr 24, 2016 3:46 AM in response to ProductSupport

ProductSupport wrote:

Does Apple actually read these?

No, Apple does no read these. Apple users do.

Ciao.

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Answer 3

krasnit

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Jul 31, 2016 12:50 PM in response to Ghost90able

I had this same problem too, not just with the A1181, but with the later a1342. Swapped an older Samsung 840 EVO SSD and it worked flawlessly. Silicon Power S60 does not seem to be compatible with older MacBooks, but compatible with everything else including Linux.

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Answer 4

Jul 31, 2016 1:31 PM in response to ProductSupport

Does Apple actually read these?

Sorry to burst your ballon, but NO. This is a User-to-User forum.

If you want personalized help from Apple, Inc, you should make an appointment at an Apple store for an evaluation (free) or contact Applecare by telephone (charges may apply, depending on your warranty status) or start an online chat with Apple support.

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Answer 5

Jul 31, 2016 1:40 PM in response to Ghost90able

There is one more anecdotal problem that certain MacBooks face from time-to-time. The SATA cable that services the drives in some models may chafe on the machined interior surface of the bottom plate, and disturb the insulation of the cable, causing the cable (and the drive it serves) to malfunction.

A solution to this perceived problem was suggested in a You Tube Video by Brue Computing. That is, to apply electrical tape to the bottom plate and to the underside of the cable, as shown in this screen grab:

the drive itself was removed for photographic clarity.

... and because OGELTHORPE makes me say it every time, "you will get better results by using RED tape, because it works better at the higher speeds associated with more modern drives"😝

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