Finally got my ssd and ram, any pre/post installition advice?

After having looked at various places on the internet, I finally got 8GBs of 1066mhz ram and 128 gb SSD of Transcend and OCZ make, respectively. I'm going to install it on my MBP 13inch tonight. its 12.40 AM here and I shall be waiting for the final pre and post installition adivce from you fine geeks out there!
What I'm planning to do...
I've made a recovery disk of Lion on a pen drive. After a TM backup i'm gonna install the SSD inside the MBP, clean install Lion using the recovery disk, start a fresh copy of Lion. Then I'm gonna selectively load stuff from my old hdd to the new one that i would want on the SSD, using a USB to Sata 2 cable.
I have still not opened the packing. Just to confirm... Sata has to be sata 2 for the ssd and ram should be 4gb x 2 of 1066 mhz for my machine right?
dont forget to also give ur pre/post installition advice. Like the TRIM enabling etc....
Neerav

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dont forget to also give ur pre/post installition advice. Like the TRIM enabling etc....
Neerav
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Lenovo Yoga 11s SSD and RAM Upgrade - Great Results

Picked up a Lenovo Yoga 11s from Best Buy. I chose Best Buy for price, color, and processor. They had a slightly better deal than Lenovo.com. The clementine color looks great. Quality is great. I'm very happy with the purchase. It has the i5 processor, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD.
I upgraded the SSD and RAM and found the upgrade relatively easy. Here is a basic step by step and results. (note the parts I chose increased the cost by close to $400. I chose these parts based on quality, performance, and power usage. There are cheaper alternatives, but I wanted an upgrade and money was not my concern.)
Upgraded Parts
RAM - Patriot Memory 8GB PC3-12800 1600MHZ CL11 1.35V - Purchased at Newegg, but could have saved a couple dollars on Amazon.
I chose this part based on previous experience with Patriot and the low voltage RAM. A lot of the RAM is higher voltage and I wanted to make sure I reduced heat and power usage. When you look for 1.35V RAM, there are not a lot of options...
MSata SSD Drive - Intel SSD 525 Series 240GB Drive
Intel SSD Page
I purchased through Newegg
I chose the Intel drive based on previous experience with Intel. They cost more, but I've found their performance to be good and reliability good. There is also a good review on this drive on Tomshardware Tomshardware Intel 525 Review. Toms review shows top performing drive and low power. I also looked at many other manufacturers and Intel had the lower power consumption. This means less heat and longer battery life.
Cloning Software
Intel provides a free cloning software from Acronis
My Digital SSD MSata external case
I purchased through Newegg.
Nice quality device. I used this to help in cloning the OEM SSD to the new Intel drive.
T5 Torx Screw Driver
I purchased this from Home Depot T5 Torx Home Depot
I read all the reviews, posts and issues around cloning the Win8 SSD drives. Many people have/had issues. I was prepared for problems. Another reason I chose Intel, as they have migration software that I felt would be top notch.
You need to have the Hardware Manual handy. I read how to remove keyboard and top cover. This is required to upgrade RAM and SSD. It was very easy. Take your time. Note, this is very different than the Yoga 13 youtube video for part removal. I think it's easier. Here is the link to download manual Yoga 11s Hardware Manual.
How to clone your SSD
I expect if you're doing this project you can learn how to use the Intel software for cloning. Read the web, watch their youtube video. Read the manual...
Remove your factory SSD and insert new Intel SSD (note, you must insert Intel drive in notebook for cloning. Do not try and clone on the USB external drive. Intel software will not detect drive properly). Create a bootable version of the Intel software on a USB drive. Install your factory OEM SSD in the external MSata SSD drive. Go to BIOS and set boot to support legacy, no fast boot, boot to USB.
Boot to the Intel Acronis app on the USB drive. Then connect your OEM SSD via second USB port.
Then follow the wizard on Intel's software. Cloning process took less than 5 minutes.
Unplug your USB devices, go to BIOS and set all all your boot settings back to factory UEFI, fast boot etc.
The PC booted to windows second try. The first time it said it has issues and went through a process to repair. It then said it failed. I rebooted again and it went straight to windows. Did all my windows updates and everything is fine.
Performance
Windows Performance Improvement
Memory - Factory score was 5.9 - Patriot Memory is 8.2 *** Nice Improvement
Hard Drive - Factory score was 6.2 - Intel 525 Drive is 8.2 *** Nice Improvement
This pc is crazy fast booting and shutting down. It boots in 7 seconds. Not sure it's really faster than OEM, but I've never seen a pc boot this fast.
Over all performance is fast. I installed Office 2010 pro from a USB drive in under 5 minutes. Web browsing is crazy fast. I'm super impressed with the speed of this pc. Much faster than I expected.
Size, Shape, Weight, color is great. Performance is great. Happy with upgrades and quality of parts. May be my best notebook purchase to date. I don't have any battery life numbers to report yet. Everything is new and I haven't really spent much time off the charger.
Issues I've experienced during this upgrade of parts
I first tried to clone the SSD drive by putting the Intel drive in the USB enclosure first. The intel software would not work as the PC detects the external SSD drive as a SCSI drive and Intel cloning software could not identify the drive as an Intel Sata drive. I called Intel and they had no advice or help. I also tried a few other cloning softwares that ultimately did not work. As a last resort I switched the drives and everything worked great. Lesson learned, swap the drives first and use Intel software to clone.
Factory restore - doesn't work. Not sure why the factory restore is not working on my new Intel drive. Windows works great! All the partitions are there. I suspect I messed up the OEM restore portion of the drive. At one point I thought I had booted to the Intel drive, and tried the restore (I had about 7 failed cloning tries before the final one worked as I outlined above). It went through the restore process and then failed. However, what I later found was that I had actually booted to the OEM drive in the external USB case and I may have corrupted the restore functionality.
I contacted Lenovo Support and explained I could not restore using the 1 key restore. They walked me through some basic troubleshooting and then opted to mail me factory restore disk. I have the disk and will keep them available for when/if I ever need to restore.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

I upgraded from the Yoga 13 to the 11S and am happy to report that the machines are so identical that apparently you can just yank the SSD from one and drop it in the other. I had upgraded my 13" to 240gB SSD + 8gB RAM and simply plopped the two components into the 11S and after about 30 seconds of Windows alerting me that it was 'setting up devices' the machine booted normally and has been working perfectly since!

The other day I was writing an essay while listening to my iTunes. Then all of a sudden, the power of my house went out. When we finally got power back, and I was able to open up itunes, over 700 songs of mine were deleted. How do I get them back?

The other day I was writing an essay while listening to my iTunes. Then all of a sudden, the power of my house went out. When we finally got power back, and I was able to open up itunes, over 700 songs of mine were deleted. When I looked in the trash, I saw two things labled "iTunes library extras", and "iTunes library genius". When I tried opening them, it said that I needed to open them with an application, and that I needed to chose one. I chose iTunes. When I tried double clicking on "iTunes library extras" after this, all it did was open up iTunes. Nothing else. Someone please help me because I had a lot of songs that I liked, and recently downloaded. And it will be a pain to get them all back if no one can help me.

Are the files still physically on your HD?
[User]/Music/iTunes/Media/Music is the default location. Unless you suddenly have a bunch of new "free space" on your hard drive, they're still where they were, you just need to create a new library file.

Macbookpro 5.1 SSD and RAM

I have a MacBookPro 5.1 and would like to change the disk to ssd and increase the ram. What is the maximum ram can i put and which disk ssd and ram ideal?
2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB 1067 MHz DDR3
The ram has to be 1067MHz or can be 1066 or 1333?
Thank you.

You can install up to 8GB of RAM - make certain that it is the correct RAM - 204-pin PC3-8500 (1066 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMMs. I would suggest either OWC or Crucial for good Mac RAM.
As for an SSD, most available now are 6.0 Gbps (SATA III) and your machine only has a 3.0 Gbps (SATA II) bus. Nonetheless, SATA III is backwards compatible with SATA II.
See my one and only user tip about upgrading to an SSD -> https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4741.
Good luck,
Clinton

T450s SSD and RAM Upgrade Wont Work

Hey guys, I have a T450s and tried to upgrade the memory from the stock onboard 4gb to a total of 12gb, I disabled the internal battery and seated the RAM. When I went to turn the machine on though, the keyboard lit up as if it were going to start, but then it just gave me a black screen, no chance to enter the bios or anything. When I take the RAM stick out though the machine boots fine.
Now this is my second problem and probably the bigger one. I also tried to install an SSD because my system just has the 500gb hard drive. I had a Samsung 840 Evo, and when I put that in the system didnt recognize it it at all, the bios only showed the 16gb sandisk that was already in the system. I took the SSD out and reinstalled the HDD, but now that isn't showing up in the bios either, so the only working storage I have is the 16gb ssd in the system. Can anyone help me out with this mess?
Here's the RAM I bought:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006YG8X9Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Edit: I also tried my SSD and the HDD in my desktop and both work fine.

Hi nickoarg,
I'm not disputing your experience at all. However, SSDs get installed in ThinkPads all the time, and legacy mode just isn't necessary to get them to show up.
More likely it's some kind of incompatibility that's masked by legacy mode. Or just random coincidence...
I've noticed with several of my SSD installs (Crucial, mostly) that the drives are invisible until they finish some kind of internal housekeeping. In fact that just happened with the T450s and a CrucialM500. First it didn't show up in the boot menu, then threw a 2100 error, then showed up and is behaving fine just now.
Again, I believe what you're saying about your situation but it should not be necessary to use legacy mode for an SSD.
Z.
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What kinda SSD and RAM do I need to upgrade on my MBP 15" i7, Mid 2010

Hi I need help to upgrade to SSD and stronger RAM on my MBP 15" i7, mid 2010.
I like to know where to buy about 500GB SSD and I wanna 8 GB RAM(I think that is the max) on my MBP.
What is the best of Samsung or Crucial?
Hope somebody can help me out.
Thanks a lot
Best regards
Hay Duong

Look at the owc or crucial website for all you need.
http://www.macsales.com/
http://www.crucial.com/

New SSD and RAM, fan running fast/hot.

I updated my wives MBP w/ 8GB of ram and an EVO 840 SSD. All is working fine but the fan is non stop and running hot. Does anyone see any issues?
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The RAM is definitely wrong, remove the newer DIMM's that you installed and replace with old ones, how the iMac recognises that there is 64GB blows me as it only supports half of that!
I don't know whether you got them from Crucial.com or a 3rd party retailer, but this time make sure you get the correct RAM, the Crucial site has a scanner to help you purchase the right RAM.
Here is the page to get your RAM from - http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Apple/imac-%2821*5-and-27-i nch%2C-mid-2010%29#memoryResults
Good Luck

Macbook upgrade ssd and ram

hello i have macbook early 2011 15 inch can i upgrade the ram from 4 gb to 16 or i can't and which kind of ram can i use like 1333 mhz or 1600 mhz and which ssd work with my macbook i forget say my presser is 2.0

Memory can be:
Maximum Memory
16 GB (Actual) 8 GB (Apple)
Memory Slots
2 - 204-pin PC-10600 (1333 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM
You can install any SATA SSD you want and can afford. Visit OWC and DataMem for memory and drives as well as Crucial.com for memory.

Upgrade of my T400 with SSD and RAM

Hi guys,I have Lenovo T400, Model type: 6473-58G (NM758MC) and I am thinking about upgade of the laptop (if possible): 1) SSD disk - is it possible? If yes, should it be SATA, SATA II or SATA III SSD? If possible, can I use both, i.e. the old HDD as a data disk and a new one SSD with OS installed on it? Can you recommend some type? 2) RAM - I have currently 2GB - is it possible to upgrade? If yes, what is the maximum RAM? Can you recommend some type? Thanks a milion!

Perfect! 1) Maybe it is not the newest piece, but please remember that my T400 works only with SATA I maybe SATA II, so I guess I don`t need any new arrival. What do you think? I can get this Kingston for 65 USD (120 GB). 2) Is this caddy fine for me? http://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Lenovo-ThinkPad-T400-T500Ultrabay-Slim-SATA-2nd-Hdd-Hard-Drive-Caddy-Module-/281671637457?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4194f019d1.
= my question, can I put the current HDD into the caddy and run it as a second disk? 3) I have troubles with finding DDR3 1066 MhZ non-ECC. Can you find some for example on amazon? Or what do you think about this one? http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Samsung-4GB-DDR3-1066MHz-204Pin-PC3-8500-Laptop-Memory-SO-DIMM-RAM-NON-ECC-/161643111699?hash=item25a2ae2513 Is is safe to buy such stuff on ebay? Thanks a milion!

Problems after SSD and RAM install

Model Name: Mac mini
Model Identifier: Macmini6,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.3 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 16 GB
Boot ROM Version: MM61.0106.B03
SMC Version (system): 2.8f0
     I just recently installed 16GB of Kingston RAM rated for Mac use. (MACMEM 2x8G|KST KTA-MB1600LK2/16G R) and SSD (Crucial MX100 CT512MX100SSD1 2.5" 512GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive) I used Carbon Copy to back it up at first, then I tried Time Machine.
     What it seems to be doing is hanging at the startup loading screen (until I zap the PRAM or restart it several times with the button) it also won't wake from sleep every few times. It has been a super intermittent problem. I put all the hardware into my Macbook Pro late 2011 and it ran just fine with no hickups. Also tried putting the hardware back to stock in the Mini and it was still doing this. This morning it restarted itself from an error which I will post down below.
     I would greatly appreciate any input to what could be going on here. Thank you.
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Model: Macmini6,2, BootROM MM61.0106.B03, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.3 GHz, 16 GB, SMC 2.8f0
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000, Intel HD Graphics 4000, Built-In
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x0198, 0x393930353432382D3038372E4130304C4620
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x0198, 0x393930353432382D3038372E4130304C4620
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x10E), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.15.124.12.8)
Bluetooth: Version 4.3.0f10 14890, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: Crucial_CT512MX100SSD1, 512.11 GB
Serial ATA Device: APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662, 1 TB
USB Device: USB3.0 Hub
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: IR Receiver
USB Device: USB2.0 Hub
Thunderbolt Bus: Mac mini, Apple Inc., 23.4

No. almost all 2012 Mini come with the rotting HD installed in the lower bay, the one nearest the top when you flip the Mini over to do the replacement. Some users have reported problems with installing an SSD in the normally empty upper bay for which you have to use a third-party cable. No one is sure why some do not work.
I have a 2012 Mini and moved the original HD to the upper bay and installed the SSD in the lower bay and only has a problem with loose cable connection to logic board after I moved the Mini some time after the installation.
LexSchellings wrote:
I am not 100% sure but I seem to remember that you better install it in the upper bay.

Trim, SSD, and Encryption--Any point to urandom first?

If I am setting up an encrypted system, on a SSD, with Trim enabled, is there any point to writing random data to the drive first (with urandom) as one would normally do?
My understanding is that Trim will write zeroes to unused portions of the drive anyway, to keep track of what space is available for optimizing writes to the drive (for wear leveling, etc.). So if in the long run, what the drive will look like is random information, where data is present, and zeros where there is no data. Then why not just zero out the drive to begin with, rather than using urandom?
In fact, would zeroing the drive to start help Trim from the beginning do what it's supposed to do?
Thanks for any thoughts.

Yes, the point of overwriting the entire disk with random data, before setting up an encrypted system, is so that it is not possible to see where there is data and where there is just empty space on an encrypted drive. This is recommended by every encryption setup guide I have ever seen, including the Arch Wiki.
I'm not sure where I created the impression that I was asking a question about identifying bad blocks. I didn't mention them in my post and I don't know what it has to do with setting up an encrypted system (on an SSD with the Trim feature), which is the topic of my question.
The issue is, although it is normal to first overwrite the entire disk with random data, for an encrypted system, if you enable the Trim feature on an SSD it will write zeros to free space (as files are deleted, I believe). This helps the SSD do wear leveling and (I think) operate faster, issues exclusive to SSDs as opposed to regular magnetic hard drives. So once you enable the Trim feature, you will, at least (I think) in the long run, defeat the benefit of having written random data to the entire drive when the system was set up.
A lengthy explanation can be found here, for anyone interested: www.asalor.blogspot.com/2011/08/trim-dm-crypt-problems.html
My question is, will writing random data not only defeat the security/encryption benefits, but also make it hard for the SSD to operate the Trim function effectively? Will the SSD see all the random data as used space and not perform effective wear leveling? In which case, is it better to just zero out the drive first and then create the encrypted system, so that the SSD can use Trim properly?
Thanks to anyone who knows about how Trim with SSDs works and how random data could effect it.
Last edited by cb474 (2012-04-12 00:44:29)

Early 2008 MacBook SSD and RAM Upgrade Compatability

I have an early 2008 macbook running OS X 10.5.8. It has a 2.1 GHz Core 2 Duo, 1 GB 667 MHz DDR2, and a 120GB 5400 RPM drive. It’s model MacBook 4,1. Obviously, it could use some upgrades. It still works fine, but is just slow. I can’t afford a new one, and think I can still get some life out of this one. I am thinking about the following upgrades:
Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147247
OWC 4GB (2x2) Memory Upgrade - http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/5300DDR2S4GP/
Transcend USB 2.0 Enclosure for the old hard drive currently in it - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817349001
I also plan on putting OS X 10.7 (lion) on the new SSD, unless anybody thinks keeping it at Leopard or Snow Leopard would be a better choice, performance wise.
Does anybody see any compatibility issue with any of these upgrades, or have any suggestions as to better upgrades? I realize the MacBook can only support SATA I, so it won’t get the full SATA III benefit of the SSD, but it should still be a huge performance upgrade. Thank you for any help!

have you completed the upgrade yet? I also wanted to know. Someone is trying to trade me their 2008 MB Pro as well (for my Canon L lens), I think it's the 4GB already one and I also have a crucial SSD from my Dell that I can put in. I need to have the MB to run smoothly on PS CS6 & LR5 Please let us know what the results are. What do you guys thinkg? is it enough to run those smoothly?
Thank you

I am still having issues with the TOC. I finally got several chapters and sections to show different pictures in the TOC, but have spent hours trying to figure out how to repeat it. This should be so simple. Is there an update? Please help us Apple.

I am still having issues with the TOC pictures. I got several chapter/section photos to show up, but can't seem to repeat this success. It is some mystery that happened during a time that I had practically given up. This should be such a simple thing. Drag and place a picture into the placeholder and it shows up in the TOC....right? Help, help help! want to get this thing done and it's taken two days of work just get some of the photos to show up. I am going to have to publish this ibook with no photos in several sections.....why can't this be simple? I have even had someone else spend hours trying to figure this out. This software is such a GREAT idea....come on...help with this little part of it.

I had the same problem myself. I got to the point where I couldn't replace the photo, of a new chapter, in the TOC. What I did was to duplicate an existing chapter that was working and was able to replace it's TOC's photo. I also found that if you try different areas of the photo you can sometimes get it to replace correctly. For example, instead of dragging the new photo to the middle of an existing photo, try dragging it to the right top corner.

Had difficulties signing into my account. finally got to email and nothing was there. then, suddenly, i have 27,000 emails. and it is loading all of them. yikes

concerned about virus, etc? it has continued to keep spinning and the last date email that has been downloaded is february 4, 2013. do i have a virus, etc?
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However many emails are in your iCloud account is the amount of emails that will download.
Go to www.icloud.com, login, check mail and see how many there are.
You do not have a virus.

MacBook Pro 17" Hard Drive and RAM suggestions

Hi, I want to but the new 17" MacBook Pro with 3.06GHz processor.
I am still unsure whether to choose 4GB or 8GB RAM as well as whether to choose SSD or HDD.
This MacBook will be used to develop iPhone apps, so I would want to have it speedy. On the other hand, I do not want to pay very much extra to get a slight noticeable improvement in speed. What I mean by this is that if 4GB of RAM is more than enough to develop apps then I will most likely not see a huge difference between having 8GB or 4GB of RAM.
I would appreciate to hear some opinions about both SSD and RAM size and whether it is wise to upgrade considering current prices.
Thanks in advance,
P.S. I want to order Antiglare film. Does anyone know about any of its disadvantages, or is it a pure benefit?

For what you described you want to do, 4GB RAM is plenty, and a fast 7200 RPM drive is fine. As for the anti-glare, if you don't want the distraction of sometimes having to see light sources behind you or reflections, get the anti-glare. The glass/glossy screen has more vibrant colors and deeper blacks, but you will get some reflection some time. Your eyes learn to ignore that quite quickly, but some people don't like it.
Unless you're doing heavily intensive app development, and maybe doing video/audio, 8GB is not worth it, and the SSD is even more not worth it. iPhone apps are not that demanding in terms of pure power.
Bryan

Finally got my ssd and ram, any pre/post installition advice?

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