SSD slow in SATA harddisk bay

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SSD slow in SATA harddisk bay

Hey, I am using the Kingston SSD 240gb, everything was fine for six months and then the nightmare occurs.

The problem started when I forget to shut down and sleep it for three days. When I reopen everything is extremely slow, everything mouse click action takes about 5 minutes to respond and the rainbow circle keeps spinning for nothing.

I tried to restart but seems not helping at all. Reboot takes much more longer (2-5 minutes) and not the same as usual (5 to 10 seconds).

I tried to swap back my old harddisk into the bay and everything seems working fine. Booting SSD from harddisk enclosure with USB also working fine.

I already reset PRAM, SMC, check SMART and TRIM, 8GB RAM, motherboard and SATA cable. Please don't reply me on these <<<

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9), 13 inch Mid 2012, 8GB RAM

Posted on Sep 24, 2015 1:06 AM

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OGELTHORPE

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Oct 22, 2015 1:58 AM in response to Wolnivek

Replacing the internal SATA cable MIGHT be the solution. That often is the case with HDDs replaced by SSDs.

Ciao.

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Wolnivek Author

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Oct 22, 2015 2:00 AM in response to OGELTHORPE

Thanks OGELTHORPE, I ordered a new SATA cable and replaced it. It's working!

Now, everything's back to normal again, I can enjoy my blazing fast SSD again.

Thanks again.

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Oct 22, 2015 2:15 AM in response to Wolnivek

I had exactly the same problem with mine. Got a new hard drive cable - everything is sweet again. The (Apple Repair) technician said the faulty HD cable was a common problem with the mid 2012 Macbook Pros, and that they had repaired quite a few of them this way FWIW

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