Putting 2 drives in my MBP 2010
Hey all,
I am looking to put 2 internal hard drives into my mid/late 2010 MacBook Pro.
I want 1 SSD drive for running all my programs and 1 HD for storage.
I've never done anything like this, so I was looking for recommendations on drives as well as the proper steps to get this all set up and running smoothly.
For the 1st SSD drive, I am thinking about purchasing this one:
1. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B99JUBQ/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_2JaCtb1BA2V7J
For the second drive I am thinking about purchasing this one:
2. http://www.amazon.com/HGST-Travelstar-2-5-Inch-Internal-0J22423/dp/B00B4QESVQ/re f=psdc11_t2_B0097LG9U8_B00B4QESVQ
From watching some videos, it appears that I will also need some sort of drive enclosure for the SSD. Will this suffice?:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/DDAMBS0GB/
Lastly,
When transferring all my programs, music, and storage from my old hard drive, what steps do I need to take to put all the programs on one drive and the rest of the stuff on the second drive? Or do I just throw it all onto one drive and then move it over later to the second drive once everything is all set up?
Also, do I need to put an operating system on the second storage drive or just the SSD?
For this data transfer, will Carbon Copy Cloner work alright?
Thanks for the help!
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mlfromknoxville wrote:
I am sooo frustrated I really want to put my laptop on the pavement and run it over a couple of times. Lately I have been hearing the tell-tale signs of a bad hard drive. The little scratching noise from the lower left side of the computer - next to the track pad.
Off to Apple I went and unsuprisingly I was told AGAIN how it is a piece of electronics and they are always subject to going bad.. blah.. blah.. blah.
Problem is, I heard this same song and dance in Nov. 2010 when they replaced it the first time. Of course, my 90 day (go apple) warranty is long gone. How likely is it that I would end up with the 'same' problem twice (sales guy told me 2% of people have a hard drive go bad)?
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MBP 2010 had Mobo replaced - Now keyboard lights not working?!?!
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I have just picked my MBP 2010 back up from the apple store, after it having its main logic board replaced. After having it back home for a few hours, I have only just noticed that the keyboard back lights are no longer functioning. By turning the brightness up with the f6 key, it brings up the HUD which shows the brightness bar going up, but the lights are still off.
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Some Xbench results: MBP 2010 Nvidia / Intel + MBP C2D 2009 (SSD)
RESULTS 295.59
System Info MBB (2010) 17 i5 2.53 - Intel only - 8 GB RAM
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.6.4 (10F569)
Physical RAM 8192 MB
Model MacBookPro6,1
Drive Type Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02
CPU Test 203.05
GCD Loop 312.56 16.48 Mops/sec
Floating Point Basic 181.41 4.31 Gflop/sec
vecLib FFT 116.8 3.85 Gflop/sec
Floating Point Library 412.16 71.77 Mops/sec
Thread Test 488.45
Computation 500.71 10.14 Mops/sec, 4 threads
Lock Contention 476.78 20.51 Mlocks/sec, 4 threads
Memory Test 314.77
System 349.13
Allocate 538.11 1.98 Malloc/sec
Fill 221.37 10763.72 MB/sec
Copy 451.03 9315.94 MB/sec
Stream 286.56
Copy 283.75 5860.78 MB/sec
Scale 282.18 5829.72 MB/sec
Add 293.55 6253.16 MB/sec
Triad 287.04 6140.44 MB/sec
Quartz Graphics Test 212.71
Line 197.88 13.17 Klines/sec [50% alpha]
Rectangle 232.6 69.44 Krects/sec [50% alpha]
Circle 190.9 15.56 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha]
Bezier 219.46 5.54 Kbeziers/sec [50% alpha]
Text 229.43 14.35 Kchars/sec
OpenGL Graphics Test 65.59
Spinning Squares 65.59 83.20 frames/sec
User Interface Test 305.35
Elements 305.35 1.40 Krefresh/sec
Disk Test 51.42
Sequential 113.72
Uncached Write 125.01 76.76 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 121.04 68.48 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 84.68 24.78 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 140.8 70.77 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 33.22
Uncached Write 12.04 1.27 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 76.08 24.36 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 64.88 0.46 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 114.04 21.16 MB/sec [256K blocks]
168.11
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Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.6.4 (10F569)
Physical RAM 8192 MB
Model MacBookPro6,1
Drive Type Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02
197.12
GCD Loop 312.82 16.49 Mops/sec
Floating Point Basic 181.72 4.32 Gflop/sec
vecLib FFT 109.65 3.62 Gflop/sec
Floating Point Library 404.49 70.43 Mops/sec
506.75
Computation 491.17 9.95 Mops/sec, 4 threads
Lock Contention 523.34 22.51 Mlocks/sec, 4 threads
314.46
System 345.95
Allocate 535.1 1.97 Malloc/sec
Fill 223.5 10867.32 MB/sec
Copy 429.39 8868.83 MB/sec
Stream 288.22
Copy 285.85 5904.09 MB/sec
Scale 285.51 5898.64 MB/sec
Add 293.28 6247.53 MB/sec
Triad 288.37 6168.85 MB/sec
233.68
Line 205.41 13.68 Klines/sec [50% alpha]
Rectangle 282.1 84.22 Krects/sec [50% alpha]
Circle 234.2 19.09 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha]
Bezier 228.47 5.76 Kbeziers/sec [50% alpha]
Text 230.58 14.42 Kchars/sec
225.61
Spinning Squares 225.61 286.20 frames/sec
327.15
Elements 327.15 1.50 Krefresh/sec
50.91
Sequential 113.3
Uncached Write 121.33 74.49 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 121.87 68.95 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 84.83 24.83 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 141.47 71.10 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 32.83
Uncached Write 11.93 1.26 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 72.94 23.35 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 65.05 0.46 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 111.93 20.77 MB/sec [256K blocks]
220.69
MBB (2009) 13 C2D 2.53 - Toshiba (Apple) 256 GB SSD - 4 GB RAM
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.6.4 (10F569)
Physical RAM 4096 MB
Model MacBookPro5,5
Drive Type APPLE SSD TS256A
179.42
GCD Loop 295.82 15.59 Mops/sec
Floating Point Basic 143.57 3.41 Gflop/sec
vecLib FFT 118.71 3.92 Gflop/sec
Floating Point Library 283.73 49.41 Mops/sec
355.13
Computation 508.46 10.30 Mops/sec, 4 threads
Lock Contention 272.85 11.74 Mlocks/sec, 4 threads
192.15
System 239.01
Allocate 415.97 1.53 Malloc/sec
Fill 185.27 9008.07 MB/sec
Copy 210.52 4348.28 MB/sec
Stream 160.65
Copy 154.14 3183.76 MB/sec
Scale 150.35 3106.24 MB/sec
Add 170.47 3631.37 MB/sec
Triad 169.65 3629.21 MB/sec
195.23
Line 172.37 11.48 Klines/sec [50% alpha]
Rectangle 220.88 65.95 Krects/sec [50% alpha]
Circle 188.06 15.33 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha]
Bezier 199.93 5.04 Kbeziers/sec [50% alpha]
Text 201.49 12.60 Kchars/sec
159.72
Spinning Squares 159.72 202.61 frames/sec
290.91
Elements 290.91 1.34 Krefresh/sec
152.84
Sequential 101.87
Uncached Write 122.69 75.33 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 86.64 49.02 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 65.73 19.24 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 229.27 115.23 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 305.92
Uncached Write 237.29 25.12 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 161.64 51.75 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 1199.2 8.50 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 543.33 100.82 MB/sec [256K blocks](corrected)
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System Info MBP (2010) 17 i5 2.53 - Intel only - 8 GB RAM
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.6.4 (10F569)
Physical RAM 8192 MB
Model MacBookPro6,1
Drive Type Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02
CPU Test 203.05
GCD Loop 312.56 16.48 Mops/sec
Floating Point Basic 181.41 4.31 Gflop/sec
vecLib FFT 116.8 3.85 Gflop/sec
Floating Point Library 412.16 71.77 Mops/sec
Thread Test 488.45
Computation 500.71 10.14 Mops/sec, 4 threads
Lock Contention 476.78 20.51 Mlocks/sec, 4 threads
Memory Test 314.77
System 349.13
Allocate 538.11 1.98 Malloc/sec
Fill 221.37 10763.72 MB/sec
Copy 451.03 9315.94 MB/sec
Stream 286.56
Copy 283.75 5860.78 MB/sec
Scale 282.18 5829.72 MB/sec
Add 293.55 6253.16 MB/sec
Triad 287.04 6140.44 MB/sec
Quartz Graphics Test 212.71
Line 197.88 13.17 Klines/sec 50% alpha
Rectangle 232.6 69.44 Krects/sec 50% alpha
Circle 190.9 15.56 Kcircles/sec 50% alpha
Bezier 219.46 5.54 Kbeziers/sec 50% alpha
Text 229.43 14.35 Kchars/sec
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Spinning Squares 65.59 83.20 frames/sec
User Interface Test 305.35
Elements 305.35 1.40 Krefresh/sec
Disk Test 51.42
Sequential 113.72
Uncached Write 125.01 76.76 MB/sec 4K blocks
Uncached Write 121.04 68.48 MB/sec 256K blocks
Uncached Read 84.68 24.78 MB/sec 4K blocks
Uncached Read 140.8 70.77 MB/sec 256K blocks
Random 33.22
Uncached Write 12.04 1.27 MB/sec 4K blocks
Uncached Write 76.08 24.36 MB/sec 256K blocks
Uncached Read 64.88 0.46 MB/sec 4K blocks
Uncached Read 114.04 21.16 MB/sec 256K blocks
RESULTS: 168.11
MBP (2010) 17 i5 2.53 - Nvidia only - 8 GB RAM
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.6.4 (10F569)
Physical RAM 8192 MB
Model MacBookPro6,1
Drive Type Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02
197.12
GCD Loop 312.82 16.49 Mops/sec
Floating Point Basic 181.72 4.32 Gflop/sec
vecLib FFT 109.65 3.62 Gflop/sec
Floating Point Library 404.49 70.43 Mops/sec
506.75
Computation 491.17 9.95 Mops/sec, 4 threads
Lock Contention 523.34 22.51 Mlocks/sec, 4 threads
314.46
System 345.95
Allocate 535.1 1.97 Malloc/sec
Fill 223.5 10867.32 MB/sec
Copy 429.39 8868.83 MB/sec
Stream 288.22
Copy 285.85 5904.09 MB/sec
Scale 285.51 5898.64 MB/sec
Add 293.28 6247.53 MB/sec
Triad 288.37 6168.85 MB/sec
233.68
Line 205.41 13.68 Klines/sec 50% alpha
Rectangle 282.1 84.22 Krects/sec 50% alpha
Circle 234.2 19.09 Kcircles/sec 50% alpha
Bezier 228.47 5.76 Kbeziers/sec 50% alpha
Text 230.58 14.42 Kchars/sec
225.61
Spinning Squares 225.61 286.20 frames/sec
327.15
Elements 327.15 1.50 Krefresh/sec
50.91
Sequential 113.3
Uncached Write 121.33 74.49 MB/sec 4K blocks
Uncached Write 121.87 68.95 MB/sec 256K blocks
Uncached Read 84.83 24.83 MB/sec 4K blocks
Uncached Read 141.47 71.10 MB/sec 256K blocks
Random 32.83
Uncached Write 11.93 1.26 MB/sec 4K blocks
Uncached Write 72.94 23.35 MB/sec 256K blocks
Uncached Read 65.05 0.46 MB/sec 4K blocks
Uncached Read 111.93 20.77 MB/sec 256K blocks
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MBP (2009) 13 C2D 2.53 - Toshiba (Apple) 256 GB SSD - 4 GB RAM
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.6.4 (10F569)
Physical RAM 4096 MB
Model MacBookPro5,5
Drive Type APPLE SSD TS256A
179.42
GCD Loop 295.82 15.59 Mops/sec
Floating Point Basic 143.57 3.41 Gflop/sec
vecLib FFT 118.71 3.92 Gflop/sec
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159.72
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290.91
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152.84
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Uncached Write 86.64 49.02 MB/sec 256K blocks
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Uncached Write 161.64 51.75 MB/sec 256K blocks
Uncached Read 1199.2 8.50 MB/sec 4K blocks
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So, this is an ooooooold problem that already has many threads in this board.
Summary:
Graphic glitches randomly happening on several applications such as browsers, iTunes, XCode,...
It happens on an specific model (MBP 2010 with nVidia graphics).
It supposedly only affects OS X Lion, not on Snow Leopard.
I've known on cases on others computers such as iMacs or MacMini so it may be related to an specific nVidia graphic card.
The thing is that, not only it has not been fixed by any software update, but it's not registered by Apple as I have called support and they don't think it's a generic problem. Solutions vary from, resetting SMC and PRAM and reinstalling Lion from scratch, but none of them work. Some people were able to have their mpb logic boards replaced but they never came back to tell if it fixed the problem or not.
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https://discussions.apple.com/message/17369687#17369687
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3291270?start=0&tstart=0
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3304494?start=30&tstart=2
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3379398?start=0&tstart=0
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It's sad that Apple is unaware of this and they just give you useless solutions. You feel as if you were trying to scam them or something, and the only choice is to send them your laptop (if you are lucky enough to have it under warranty), be without your computer for a while and cross your fingers that they are able to reproduce the problem or they are able to fix it (because they could replace the logic board and still have the problem).
I'd like to see Apple trying to find a fix for this, if it's a software problem then perfect. If it's hardware related then at least you know it's going to get fixed by sending it to technical support...
Sorry for the wall of text and any grammar mistake you may find as I'm not native english.Well, the description "computers may intermittently freeze or stop displaying video on the built-in display" does not match with the exactly same problem (as shown in the screenshots) that users report.
I have plenty of these screenshots myself:
Taking the macbook to the service is the obvious next step but since it's hard to reproduce you take the risk of have your macbook returned with the same problem. It's a problem for me to stay away of my laptop 1-2 weeks and I'd like to know that it's going to be fixed for sure.
It's also not happening in Snow Leopard, which leads to think it's a driver's related problem more... -
My mid-2009 MacBook Pro has just died via a painful (for me) hard drive failure. I backed up a good percentage of files recently but not enough to keep me happy. I need to access the dead drive on the MBP via a 2008 iMac. Best options?
I have ordered a 800 firewire to 800 firewire cable and am hoping to use the target mode option to copy files from the MBP.
Is this possible?
Hope so!
Any advice and or help would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,
NeilThanks Ogelthorpe.
Just bought an enclosure to try that also.
Hoping the MBP isn't really dead but just feigning death
Fingers crossed. -
I have a 160GB Hard Drive in my MBP and use VMWare Fusion and had a 60GB Virtual Machine running Windows XP. Deleted the Virtual Machine and CANNOT find the 60GB space I desperately need! Anybody out there with a similar problem? Help!
Thanks - Of Course the first thing I checked and did.
Disc Utility reads as follows:
Capacity : 159.18 GB (159,182,127,104 Bytes)
Format : Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Available : 11.47 GB (11,472,896,000 Bytes)
Owners Enabled : Yes Used : 147.71 GB (147,709,231,104 Bytes)
Number of Folders : 139,540 Number of Files : 511,832
Activity Monitor(Disc Usage) shows something quite interesting. Mac HD and Ramanan (Main User) - My hard drive is only 160GB! Would the retired engineer gentleman please note as well. Many thanks. Rams -
How do I format and external hard drive for my MBP?
I have an external hard drive that I was using on a windows based system. I backed up the contents to dvd's and now I want to format the drive for my MBP? Can someone please tell me the best way to do this?
Thanks.All you need to do is…
1) Connect the drive
2) Launch Disk Utility
3) Select the drive and go to the partition tab
4) Click on Options… and chenge it from MBR to GUID Partition Table
5) Create a partition using MacOS Journalled
6) Apply the change and you should have a Mac drive -
Hard Drive Replacement for MBP 17"
Saw discussion on 15" MBP Hard Drive Replacement. I have 17" MBP which I purchased as it first came out almost 3 years ago and it has a 100GB hard drive. This has never been of adequate size. What sort of drive can I use in my MBP to get maximum storage? And, what about my Apple Care policy if I install the hard drive myself? I think the Apple Care policy was for 3 years? I purchased the MBP about May 2006.
Where do I purchase the drive for this MBP - and which HD make might be best - or good?If you bought your MBP in May of 2006, your warranty will be ending in a month or two, so you can just wait until it has ended. An AASP can replace the drive for you sooner if you don't want to wait, and your warranty will remain intact except for the drive itself, which will now be covered by the manufacturer's warranty instead, usually 3 or 5 years.
You don't necessarily void your warranty if you do the work yourself, but you do run the risk that some other problem would be blamed on the unauthorized repair and consequently not be covered. There has been a great deal of discussion on this topic.
One thing to check when buying your drive--check to see if it has its own version of the sudden motion sensor. Preferably, get one without, since the MBP has its own sudden motion sensor built in. (This can be disabled if you happen to get a drive that has one.)
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DVD/Lightscribe drive for new (late 2010 Mac Pro?
Does anyone know a source for an internal DVD w/ Lightscribe drive for a late 2010 Mac Pro? I want to install it in the second drive bay. I got one from OWC, but the depth of the DVD drawer was about twice that of the original drive that came with the Mac Pro. It would have been able to fit through the drop cover on the front of the Pro, but would not clear the internal rack components. It fit in the rack nicely with the 4 screws lining up properly, but would then not open more than about an eighth of an inch before hitting the internal rack frame, causing it to close. Thanks.
Bummer! The instructions included with the drive did not mention thi. When I called OWC customer service she said that sometimes you had to remove the bezel from the Mac. I told her the Pro had no bezel. She said that the drive info did not specifically say it would fit a 2010 Pro a d gave me a RMA.'nmh bad for not questioning further. Thanks.
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My MBP 2010 suddenly can't find my wifi anymore
Since last monday my MBP 2010 suddenly couldn't find my wifi-network anymore. My older MB (2007) has no problems at all. Tried rebooting modem, rebooting MBP. problem seemed to be solved, but next day, the trouble started all over again. Any suggestions? Modem is Speedtouch.
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I just dropped off my MBP 2010. They said it was a logic board.
Symptoms : Fan running high. Beach ball , jerky cursor, very slow response time
I zapped the PRAM about a month ago. When some of the symptoms started. It worked for a while ...
Could the new OS download have anything to do with this? I have been using Apples since 1996 and hope Apple will rectify this issue if there is a fault in the manufacturing side or software .
No Appplecare cost 280 flat fee...You got an excellent price - I try to let as many people that I can know of Apple's flat-rate repair policy. They could have been unscrupulous and charge you nearly $800.
I doubt that any software download could have caused logic board failure - I've never heard of it occurring. Faulty logic boards just turn up from time to time. Sometimes the symptoms can go unnoticed for years, sometimes they just fail at any given moment. Thank goodness, it's not pandemic around the Mac community.
Once you get your logic board replaced, I think that you'll be pleased. And you did get a great deal on it.
Good luck,
Clinton
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