Q: Problem with Macbook late 2008 SSD upgrade
Hey guys, i would be really glad if someone could help me. My english is not the best but i think u understand what my problem is.
So i wanted to upgrade my macbook late 2008 with an SSD. I already got 4 gb of ram in it. I bought the PATRIOT Blast with 240 gb which should work with macbooks. Because the macbook is that old i wanted to set it up new. I made a bootable usb stick which all worked well. I put the ssd in an USB case and connected it to the macbook. Then i installed os x from the usb stick to the ssd (all by usb).
Everything worked fine but only if the ssd is connected by usb!!! By usb the macbook boots very fast and easy but when i connect the ssd with the sata cable, it starts but nothing happens, only the apple logo and a full loading bar...
When i press "alt" after starting tone, i can boot via ssd and the recovery partition... So everything looks good but why isn't it working?
I also resetted pram or how it is called: pressing option + cmd + p + r.
Any ideas what could cause the problem? Is the sata cable not working with the newest ssd's? But it should be downgradable and i mean, the macbook is recognizing the ssd but only boots when it's connected via usb.
MacBook, OS X El Capitan (10.11)
Posted on Nov 16, 2015 5:05 PM