Mojave cannot install on OWC SDD (Aura)

Hi,


I'm trying to install Mojave on my 2015 Macbook Pro Retina which is upgraded with OWC SSD Aura 480GB. When trying to install I get the message that "this 3rd party HW is not supported for the install"? Does anybody have the same issue? And is there a resolution?


I contacted OWC support but no reply so far from them.


Regards,

Paul *****

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MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch,Early 2015), macOS High Sierra (10.13.6)

Posted on Sep 26, 2018 12:47 AM

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Nov 3, 2018 9:55 PM in response to peterh51

yes this same thing happened to me. i don't get all those options on the left either, i only get like 3 things on the left side panel, and i have NO "operation" tab. I'm wondering if my Aura is just too old to be updated. Im on a MacBook pro mid 2012 retina, auraSSD. on another note, when i installed sierra, I cloned it to an external hard drive platter which forced it into NTFS, which i then cloned back to my auraSSD. but i just did the same thing with mojave and it actually created APFS on the platter drive! which is crazy, but now knowing it is forcing APFS I'm so worried it will brick the auraSSD, as thats what happened with high sierra to a lot of people. they actually lost the whole drive.. so I'm not sure whats going on

Mar 4, 2019 12:03 PM in response to Boska

Here's what i did to solve this: My 2013 Mac Pro (6,1) has a 2TB Aura SSD. For this older SSD OWC does not provide new firmware. Upgrading or installing Mojave gives an error since it is a third party SSD. Luckily i still had the original Apple SSD. I created a standalone USB Mojave-installer and did a fresh install on the original SSD, which i temporarily installed in my nMP. After completion i carbon copy cloned this SSD to an external SSD. This external cloned SSD booted as well. I re-installed the Aura SSD back in the nMP and cloned the fresh Mojave install back onto the Aura. Success! Maybe a PRAM reset is recommended. Runs like a charm.

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