Macbook Pro 2011 do not support SATA III?

Yes, they do, sort of! It's funny because I was about to complain about my THIRD 2011 MacBook Pro and while SATA III works fine in the main hard drive bay, it will not let me put a second SSD into the optical drive bay for a RAID 0 solution. This affects all 15" and 17" MBP's, but strangely enough, it works just fine on the 2011 13" MBP's. GRRR! This is so infuriating.

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I have a MacBook Pro 13'' early 2011 runing Lion 1.7.2.
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Does anybody has a solution to this problem?
Thanks.

I have a problem connecting external display (Dell U2311H) to my 13" MacBook Pro (Early 2011).
I use Tecklink Mini DasplayPort to HDMI adapter (http://www.techlink.uk.com/products/wires_cables/wiresmedia/wiresmedia_media/wir esmedia_mini_displayport_plug_to_hdmi_plug), but since U2311H doesn't have HDMI input, I also use Manhattan DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter (http://www.manhattan-products.com/en-US/products/8101-displayport-adapter).
And nothing.
The display is not detected, no picture or even external monitor presence at all.
I even reset PRAM, and installed 10.8.2 Supplementary update.
I also plugged and unplugged all I could, with no luck.
As I can see on Apple discussion, it is a common problem with 2011 MacBook Pro's.
It seems like the problem is in Thundebolt port, it somehow does not work properly.

BENQ FP241W on Retina Macbook Pro - native resolution not supported?

Hi there,
I have tried connecting my BENQ FP241W monitor to my new Macbook Pro with retina display via HDMI.
The monitor appears to be displaying at only 1600x900 and looks very blurry since the native resolution of the monitor is 1920x1200. I have actually tried this with an older 2009 model macbook pro and the same thing happend, although I was using a dispaly port to HDMI adaptor and never investigated further to the reason the native resolution was not supported.
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I can sort this out by just using a HDMI > DVI cable which works fine. I think there must just be an issue with the BenQ HDMI input supporting 1920x1200. Its annoying because the screen is also connected to a PC workstation by DVI so it would be good to have the HDMI for the Macbook so I can quickly switch the display by pressing a button instead of having to unplug cables...

Does the new MacBook Pro with Retina not support Bootcamp?

I've read a couple different reports claiming that Bootcamp is not even installed on the new Retina MacBook Pro. Is this true?

I got Win7 loaded via bootcamp on the new MBPwR. I think when it first came out, there was issues connecting to download the bootcamp drivers but this has been resolved. Bootcamp wizard will ask for an os iso image, usb drive. It will wipe the usb drive. With Win7 Home and the bootcamp drivers, it took approx. 4.33GB on my usb drive. You can then choose how large of a partition you want created for windows. Once windows 7 installer loads, you'll see the bootcamp drive but won't be able to install until you have windows format it. After windows load, it'll default to vga resolution (think 800 x 600) until you go in and install the boot camp drivers from the WindowsSupport folder of your usb. It'll load all of the right drivers including nvidia display, touchpad, etc. Everything seems to work well and you can even run it in full resolution (2880 x 1800) but text will be small. It'll also still push 2 external displays (I have 2 acer 23" connected via hdmi and a thunderbolt to dvi) along with the retina display. Only concern is that it runs hot in Windows. Got my cpu core temps to 203 degrees F with when streaming an hd youtube clip, installing cs6, and typing a word doc. You can see the mac os partition from windows 7 and even open files but it didn't allow me to save the changes since it said I didn't have permissions to do so. Back in OS X, if you want to read and write to your windows partition, you'll have to load up NTFS-3G, macfuse and a ntfs-3g patch for lion.

Macbook Pro 2011 battery not charging error code

My Macbook Pro just turned 1 year old and the battery might be defective or dead ( Warranty just passed by ) it originally cam with Snow Leopard but I WEB upgraded to Lion (which was far from being easy ... had alot of crashes and hanging happening)
I have the now infamous battery not charging problem. The OSX status bar shows the battery icon with a 'X' meaning no battery. I think the MacBook is not charging the battery because OSX doesn't see a battery.
Today I just noticed that (IMPORTANT) with the power adapter connected, pressing the battery power level button displays a 5 blinks code. Otherwise with power adaptor not connected, the battery seems even too weak to light up even a single LED".
Even though I do a proper shutdown, it is to note that the MacBook Pro starts right away when I plug the power adaptor. I starts right away without me even pressing the power button.
Yerterday I really though the MacBook Pro was not going to work anymore, it kept abruptly shuting down again and again. I couldn't do any of the work I was supposed to.
I did PRAM and SMC resets and eventually I was able to startup the MacBook Pro and do some work but the battery still remains unavailable.
I have 2 of the same 85 Watt charger ( the first one being from a previous MacBook Pro 2008 --- which is waiting to get a repair ) and both performs the same: not charging.
Maybe the battery discharged beyond the point it can be seen my the MacBook Pro and OSX. Just like car battery, if it get discharges way too much, you won't even see the nominal voltage on the terminals even without any load.
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Macbook Pro 2011 will not book Mavericks from SSD (I have tried E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G.)

I have a late 2011 15" i7 MBP with 10GB of RAM (8GB + 2GB) running Mavericks 10.9.1 that I want to install an internal SSD on and run just the OS and all of my apps off of, while keeping my Home folder with all of my media on the orignal HDD. I researched online for OS X compatible and recommended SSDs and baught a Kingston 120GB SSD (http://www.kingston.com/us/ssd/v#sv300s3). I also researched and found the most recomended way to do so was with an MCE Optibay (http://store.mcetech.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=OBSxGB- UNB&Category_Code=STORHDOPTIBAY&Product_Count=3). I baught and installed them with no problem. I took out the super drive and replaced it with the Optibay which I placed the original 500GB HDD in, then I installed the SSD into the main hard drive slot. I manually booted the Macbook (holding "option") from the HDD. Using Disk Utility I then erased the entire (brand new, already empty) SSD in the -Mac OS Extended (Journaled)- format and Partitioned it as a single drive with the -GUID Partition Table- scheme and the -Mac OS Extended (Journaled)- format. I then used the recomended program "Carbon Copy Cloner" and cloned my HDD to my SSD. When it finished with no problems I changed the Startup Disk in System Preferences to the SSD and restarted. When the Macbook booted it made the loud Apple "dunnnnn" as it always does, then instead of the Apple logo appearing a gay circle with a diagonal line through it appeared (like on a "no smoking" sign), I later found this error to backed the "Apple prohibation sign". After showing this error for about 20 seconds, the Apple logo appeared as normal, and after about 30 seconds my log-in screen showed up and I was able to log in. The only thing I can imagine happened is that it couln't read the OS from the SSD so it defaulted over to the HDD and booted from there. After this happened I researched online for suggestions and fixes to this problem and tried EVERY single one that I found.
Below is a list of every trouble shooting option I did (that I can rememember right now) and none of them worked (making sure to wipe the SSD properly between new attempts):
--Use CCC to clone everything on HDD except Home Folder to SSD
--Use CCC to clone entire HDD to SSD
--Use Disk Utility to clone everything on HDD except Home Folder to SSD
--Use Disk Utility to clone entire HDD to SSD
--Clone HDD to SSD with CCC, then remove HDD from Macbook, forcing it to boot only from SSD
--Download a clean copy of Mavericks from the App Store and directly install it to the SSD then manually boot from the SSD
--Download a clean copy of Mavericks from the App Store and install to a USB thumb drive via DiskMaker X app (http://liondiskmaker.com/), boot manually to the USB OS X installer, then install the OS to SSD via startup
--Download a clean copy of Mountain Lion from the App Store and install it to a USB thumb drivevia DiskMaker X app (http://liondiskmaker.com/), boot manually to the USB OS X installer, then install the OS to SSD via startup
--Put the HDD in its original place and put the SSD in the Optibay (this lead to more problems)
///--As I was cloning the HDD to the SSD with CCC it got to my one of my apps, "Audacity", and said that one of the files had a problem and couldn't clone it, so I just deleted the app entirely.
///--I went to reformat and partition the SDD again because CCC cloned about 5GB from the HDD to the SSD, and as I was erasing the SSD it said "failed to umnount disk". Then I tried to just partition it and got the same error. So I placed the SSD back into the main drive slot and put the HDD back into the Optibay. I booted from the HDD, went back into Disk Utility and was able to format and partition the SDD.
Every single time I tried to boot from the SSD after trying every fix and trouble shoot I would get the "Apple Prohibation" sign. Between yesterday and today I have spent upwards of 20 hours reading about solutions to this via blogs, forums, and websites, doing these trouble shooting techniques, and talking on the phone with Apple tech support, Apple store technitians, and Apple registered local computer store employees.
I also read that the SATA cable or SSD is sometimes faulty and turns out to be the cause in this issue, but there is no way of actually checking for that, and I am able to read and write to the SSD and HDD which are both connected via the SATA cable, so I don't think it's the SATA cable or the SSD.
Please if anyone has any other suggestions that I have not mentioned or was able to do an internal SSD install and clone their HDD to it with no problems at all afterwords, tell me how!!!

You did everything 'right' and yet in most cases such as you present, it turns out to be a bad SATA cable 99% of the time.
I, too, have a Late 2011 15" model and never had a problem with my SATA cable and my SSD. Most people don't. But then there are those few who do.
You can likely find a 'warrantied' cable on www.ifixit.com - however, I've never heard of anyone having problems with the much less expensive options on eBay!
Clinton

What is a good hard drive for Macbook Pro 2011?

My hard drive is pretty much done with
im looking for a hard drive to instal and the thing is idk which to purchase..
what type of hard drive should i be looking for for my Macbook Pro LAte 2011 Model with a 500MB
please inform me what brands and data size are appropriate for my laptop

juneguz,
you’ll need a SATA disk (either HDD or SSD) with a 2.5-inch form factor, up to 9.5 mm tall. Your Late 2011 model will support SATA III speeds, so for best performance, choose a SATA III drive. Different people have different preferences here; my own HDD preference would be for Hitachi drives with five-year warranties.

ProBook 6465b - does it support SATA III?

Hi,
I have ProBook with A6-3410MX on AMD A60M FCH, which should has only 6Gbps SATA. But my friend has the same ProBook with A4 on the same chipset, and he's bought Crucial m4 SSD and benchmarks results show that it is only SATA II (3Gbps). Can anybody confirm that 6465b support or not 6Gbps SATA?

zaanton wrote:
Hi pepe,
that's the point - it should support but results from AS SSD on my friend's 6465b shows that it not support SATA III. And I try to discover why. Is it hardware (HP do not include SATA III) or some software problems. Unfortunatelly, i don't have any SATA III SSD or HDD to check my notebook.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4253/the-crucial-m4-micron-c400-ssd-review
Have a look at the write speed. My SATA II Corsair has the same write speed like the SATA III M4 256GB and 512GB. Reading is just 415MB/s (my has approx 275MB/s) for all of them. I would expect a better read/write performance from a SATA III SSD..
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How to install operating system on new hard drive without installation disc on macbook pro 2011

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My macbook pro 2011

macbook pro 2011 will not give chime sound on start up. speaker very low no bass effect.. can anyone help!!!!!!

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I would like to know if the new Macbook Pro 2011 supports SATA III SSD's. I know the thunderbolt needs the Sandy Bridge to work, however I am not sure if that means that the chip will definitely support a SATA III SSD. Does anyone know ????

Eww,
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Does Macbook Pro 13" early 2011 support SATA III 6,0Gbit/s ssd disks?

Can someone please tell if Macbook Pro 13" early 2011 support SATA III 6,0Gbit/s ssd disks?
If it do, I will order it today =)

See posts from MacRS4 in this thread:
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Help: Slow Crucial C300 256GB SSD in 17" MacBook Pro (2011) via SATA III 6Gb/s

Computer: 2011 17" MacBook Pro
Drive: Crucial C300 256GB
Drive Firmware: Revision 7
Bay: Main Drive Bay (6Gb/s)
OS: Lion 10.7.1
I did a fresh install of 10.7.1 and I'm getting these speeds on the above configuration:
Here is the same test run on my previous computer, a 2008 Mac Pro, with SATA II (same exact drive):
What is going on here? The Mac Pro with SATA II was running the C300 faster than the brand new 17" MacBook Pro 2011 running SATA III. This drive should be getting up up to 355MB/s read on SATA III.
Can someone please help me figure out why this drive is not running faster in my computer?
Thank you in advance.
FYI - I did install the new EFI 2.2 Update that was released in September. The above tests were after I installed the update! So you can rule out that I didn't install this update that supposedly fixed SATA speed issues on these Mac's.

I solved it. Xbench didn't give the best results. I tried other benchmarking tools and concluded that I am getting the SATA III speeds on this drive on this MacBook Pro.

Hello, I have a Macbook Pro 2011, and put an SSD on it. Yesterday i upgrade to Yosemite and sadly mi trim is not supported .... I really need (and demand) a solution to this, because like i see in the manual of the mac, Iam allowed to install a disk.

Hello, I have a Macbook Pro 2011, and put an SSD on it. Yesterday i upgrade to Yosemite and sadly mi trim is not supported .... I really need (and demand) a solution to this, because like i see in the manual of the mac, Iam allowed to install a disk.

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SafeBoot http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564
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