T500 SSD Samsung Evo 840

Hi,
I have had a T500 laptop for about 4.5 years now and am looking to replace my HDD. I am concerned that it is nearing the end of its lifespan. I have been looking at replacing it with a SSD - in particular a Samsung 840 EVO (MZ-7TE250BW). I am aware that I will not achieve SATA III speeds (Seems to be SATA I or possibly II - even so it will still be an improvement from my HDD).
According to what I found, the T500 has a 2.5" 9.5mm drive bay. However, the 840 EVO is 2.5" 7.0mm. So my question is this - can the SSD be plopped in to replace the HDD, or is there some adapter kit that is needed? Would the drive need a different casing / rails? Obviously 7.0mm would fit, but I don't know if the screws / connectors would line up and if something would be needed to fill in the extra space to make the drive more secure. There is a 840 EVO package that comes with a "notebook kit" but I don't know if that would work in my T500.
Thanks,
Mark
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I just successfully installed a Samsung 850 EVO 250GB into my old T500 Vista laptop. The 850 is the successor to the 840 and was cheaper.
I'm posting this because the Data Migration package that comes with the SSD did not work for reasons that I don't understand. I was left with a "bootmgr missing" message. I will explain the work around.
Hardware wise it was a piece of cake. Look online and you can find a video of how to replace a hdd in the t500. It is simple to remove the hdd case from its slot and remove the case from the hdd with a tiny phillips screwdriver. 2.5 inch 850 EVO fits perfectly in the hdd case re-using the rubber side rails on the hdd case. Don't miss that the flexible plastic tab is folded back into the slot atop the hdd and will have to be folded out with the screwdriver.
Since the Data Migration did not work, I found reference to the Acronis Backup software working well. I just happened to have the 2012 version installed on the laptop for backup purposes!
In summary, here is what you need. Samsung SSD, external HDD to USB cable, Acronis pack with Rescue Disk.
The cable can be loose or attached to an external HDD/SSD case. The Acronis Rescue Disk you create using the Acronis package. Acronis has detailed cloning instructions on their website.
In summary, after creating the Rescue Disk (CD/DVD), power down, remove the hdd and attach it to the external cable and plug in to USB; install the SSD (blank or with trash on it; it will be scrubbed) in the laptop hdd slot, boot up with the Acronis Bootable Rescue Disk, and use the Clone Disk feature of Acronis to clone the old drive into the SSD already installed in the laptop. After cloning, remove the Rescue Disk and unplug the USB cable. Boot up normally and hold your breathe! Mine booted just fine!
Good luck!

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Bootcamp will not install on my late 2012 mini Samsung EVO 840 1tb SSD

I recently replaced my 256gb OWC SSD in my late 2012 Mac Mini with a Samsung EVO 840 1tb.
I did the following
1) Using 10.9 recovery i initialized and created a single clean partition on the 1Tb SSD
2) I installed a clean copy of 10.9
3) Using migration assistant i transferred apps and documents from my previous SSD via a USB 3.0 adapter to the new SSD
4) Using Bootcamp Assistant 5 I created an ISO version of a clean copy of Windows 7 Home Premium and downloaded the Apple updated Boot Camp drivers to the same 16gb Sandisk Extreme USB 3.0 thumb drive
5) Using Bootcamp Assistant created a 199gb Bootcamp partition on the new Samsung SSD which appeared to go to completion
6) Mini restarted from the Bootcamp USB drive and Windows started successfully
7) I chose Windows 7 Home Premium install
8) I got the "which partition do you want to use to install Windows" screen, chose the Bootcamp partition, using the advanced option I chose format which appeared to complete, hit NEXT and then got an error that windows could not install because it could not find the NTFS partition, and then i was stuck.
When I rebooted I first got the Unable to find a bootable disk, hit any key error. I then physically shut down the computer, held down the alt key chose the Mac partition and the computer successfully booted. I could see the Bootcamp partition and according to Disk Utilities, the partition was formatted as NTFS.
The only connections to the Mini were a 30" Apple Cinema via a Apple Mini display connector, the keyboard and mouse via USB, and the USB Bootcamp Created 16gb Sandisk Extreme USB 3.0 thumb drive. I also have an internal Apple 1 tb hard drive with no applications installed. In the apps installed on the Samsung does include Parallels 9.
What have i done wrong or missed? IF nothing it appears that the Bootcamp assistant supplied with 10.9 may have an issue with my Hardware setup including the Samsung EVO840 1tb drive.

There are known SATA speed issues with Macs and EVO 1TB. Please check in System Profiler -> SATA for SATA status of the EVO. It seems to work on OSX side, but not Bootcamp/Windows.
Please check for any firmware updates for the EVO on the Samsung website.

Walk me thru replacing my good HD to Samsung EVO-840 500GB SSD

Please walk me thru replacing my good HD to Samsung EVO-840 500GB SSD. I need Help. I did back up to Time Machime. I do have a HD USB enclosure. Some level 6 and 7 reps are suggesting purchasing cloneing software to do the job. Please advise the best route for me. I also want to upgrade my memory at the same time. Much thanks.

Mustang69conv wrote:
...How and when do I transfer/install everything from my good old HD to my new SSD? What program do I use? How do I do it?...
Since you aren't upgrading your OS and you're not starting over with a new computer, your old HD is already fully compatible with what you want on your new SSD. So, with your HD installed in your external USB enclosure, boot from it (hold down the option key after the chime and pick the external drive), then clone the external onto the SSD after you partition the SSD to GUID Partition Table (click the Options..Button), one partition. Carbon Copy Cloner does the job for making a bootable clone; other software, such as Superduper does too. Assuming the SSD is big enough to receive the contents of the HD with room to spare, you're done.
Obviously it's also possible to do a fresh install of the OS you're already running and then use Setup Assistant to migrate your settings and files to the SSD. I've found, however, that some settings, such as Network configurations, can get lost that way, as can authorizations for software you've had to buy and register.

What external drives work well with a late 2011 MacBook Pro? I ask because I just found out the hard way that a Samsung EVO 840 does not. Also should I avail myself of something that works with Thunderbolt or Firewire?

What external drives work well with a late 2011 MacBook Pro (I7, Lion OS) apart from my Kingston flash and USB drive, and the SD drives that I use in my cameras and recording devices? I ask because I just found out the hard way that a Samsung EVO 840 does not. Also, should I avail myself of something that works with the Thunderbolt or Firewire connections? I'm looking to back up music and video files created and/or processed in Logic Pro and the Adobe Production Premium software suite (Premier Pro, After Effects, Audition, etc).

Hmm, not sure what problems you had installing this drive. The review here gives it good marks for Mac:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electronics-EVO-Series-2-5-Inch-MZ-7TE1T0BW/produc t-reviews/B00E3W16OU
There does seem to be a lot of prep to make it work:
"1. Preparation to install your new shiny SSD
1.a You will need a migration tool (I used the Sabrent kit USB 3.0 to Sata that was suggested in these review) see link http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DQJME7Y/ref=oh_details_o03_s01_i01?ie=UTF8&p sc=1
1.b You will need to download a trim enabler (mid 2012 macbooks only support native trim with apple brand ssd's) I recommend going to cindori.org and downloading trim enabler version 3.xx. You can do this step before or after the OS migration
1.c You cannot use the Samsung SSD migration software *don't worry Mac has its own imaging/migration utility*"
Also in those reviews:
" Only down side when using this product in a Mac Mini is you will be required to download and install Trim Enabler so that your drive performs optimally on your Mac device. This is an Apple issue, not Samsung, but it is an extra step you will have to take after you install the hard drive, and any time you perform an OS upgrade." He rant's on.
Personally I only deal with OWC:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/
They are very knowledgable and if there's a problem they will gladly take back the item. (Never happened to me yet - 8 years and counting).
Just upgraded my 13" MBP 2011 to 120 GB for $79. Adobe CS 6 opens in 3 seconds! Awesome!
When I was in Chicago I had a pro photographer for a client. She wound up with 4 internal drives in her Pro, 4 external drives and an dual array locked in a steel vault in the basement. All from OWC. OK she was a bit paranoid. Great client though.
As far as value for price:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MES3FH7500G/
500 GB for $130.
However as far as reliability is concerned:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/01/30/are-ssds-reliable/
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/173887-ssd-stress-testing-finds-intel-might -be-the-only-reliable-drive-manufacturer
So sudden power loss is an issue with SSDs.
Personally I'd go with a moderate sized SSD internally and a conventional external for backup. An array would be the most reliable.

Macbook Pro Mid 2012 Crucial m500 960gb or Samsung Evo 840 1tb?

Hello,
So i've done a lot of research and I can't seem to quite get a definite answer.
I've seen many people say that the Samsung Evo 840 is having issues during bootup in the Mid 2012 one but some are saying it's running perfectly fine.
On the other hand, some are saying Crucial is better and guarantees that it will work.
I saw a link on youtube where the person upgrades his mid 2012 with the samsung evo 1tb.
But he has the top spec one.
Mine are:
Model Name:
MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:
MacBookPro9,1
Processor Name:
Intel Core i7
Processor Speed:
2.3 GHz
Has anyone tried upgrading this particular model with either the Crucial or the Samsung Evo?
Any thoughts?
I'm currently using a Kingston ssdnow v300 120GB with a 500GB HD but always seem to be running out of space on the boot drive which is annoying.
I want to get a large SSD and know that it'll run perfectly for the next 5 years.
Cheers.

clintonfrombirmingham wrote:
I've had the M500 960GB drive for about 4 months now and I love it - it wasn't a major upgrade for me: I had a Crucial m4 series 512GB but, as I have had such good luck with Crucial, decided to go with the M500 960GB.
There was a new firmware upgrade on March 25th, so if you get the M500, be sure and do the (very simple) firmware upgrade!
Good luck,
Clinton
Just ordered the Crucial M550 512Gb SSD ($334) to replace my Crucial M4 256Gb SSD. The drive is still going strong after 21 months of service but wanted a little larger capacity and faster write speeds. I will be putting the M4 in a 2009 MacBook Pro even though it's only negotiated link speed will be 3 Gigabit.....so it won't go to waste.
I nearly bought the Samsung EVO 500Gb ($244) but after reading all the reviews I decided that price and a little extra speed was not as important as reliability, compatibility, and the big one support. I went to Samsung's support page and was not impressed at all.
Im now second guessing my disission to not purchase the lower priced EVO over the M550 or even the M500 because of your previous statement "I would shop strictly for the best price".
Clinon, my question is:
Is the firmware the same for the M500 and M550?

W540 Two issues with Samsung EVO 840

I recently replaced my HDD to Samsung EVO 840
The disk seems to work fine, but I have two issues
1. The Samsung Performance Restoration failed at 22% of step 1
2. The Samsung Magician failed to Authenticate
OS – Windows 7 Pro
Thanks in advance
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Roll back the Intel SATA AHCI driver to ver. 12.8.0.1016 solved both issues

Use SSD samsung evo as storage -- Probook 4540s

hi everyone,
I have a SSD kingmax 120Gb, I put it in Caddy bay and install windows 8.1 x64 on it(BIOS in UEFI and ACHI).
-->My system works properly.
Then I buy a SSD samsung evo 250Gb, I put it in HDD position in my laptop, I wish I can use it as my storage device. But my laptop cannot start when pressing power button. It stops at HP screen.
After that I remove SSD kingmax, install Windows on SSD samsung--> and it works properly. But when I put SSD king max into Caddy bay again set boot order ODD first, but I doesn't work.
Please help me to solve it. My wish is that SSD samsung is my storage and SSD kingmax (on Caddy bay) is boot devíce.
Thank you so much.

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Shutdown issues since Samsung Evo 840

Hey folks. So recently I installed a samsung eve 840 into my iMac 21.5" Mid 2010. Since installing the drive the machine has trouble shutting down or restarting. What happens is that when I prompt the machine to power down either through the Apple menu or through hot keys the machine will start the shut down process and the finder will shut down but then the machine will usually just hang with the background image and mouse cursor but not complete the process. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thank you,
--Christian

Roll back the Intel SATA AHCI driver to ver. 12.8.0.1016 solved both issues

X201 Switch defualt SSD to evo 840 mSATA MZ-MTE1T0BW 0.85" measurement concerns

I am about to buy the Samsung 840 EVO MZ-MTE1T0BW
I would like to replace the default SSD on the X201 which is the Samsung 128GB PN 45N7952
I am looking at the 1TB EVO on Amazon and the SSD does not even look similar to the default SSD currently on the x201 - another concern is whether this EVO 1TB will fit - on the default 128gb SSD the measurements appear to be 1.8" - I do not know how this is measured as I measured 3x2 inches LxW SSD alone and 4 ¼ x 2 ¾ inches with the bay. On amazon the 500GB model shows 0.85" on the display which is favorable, as the default 128gb SSD (already in the x201) is similarly listed as 0.85" as well, however the 1TB is listed without the 0.85" dimension and is rather titled as internal, which is leads me to confusion.
Will the full speed potential of the EVO be realizable on the x201 i5 8gb ram?
Some substance of the conversion I would like to share: I need more storage space; I am going to dual boot Windows 7/Ubuntu; I intend to edit more videos and thus utilize more storage space towards holding these videos.

phillipsk wrote:
I am confused by the 2.5 inch dimensions, I am not entirely sure if the X201 has room for 2.5"
Believe me, it does. I have one... As well as in all my other six X200/s
If you're looking for a big Samsung SSD try one of these:
http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/memory-storage/MZ-7TE1T0BW
http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/memory-storage/MZ-7KE1T0BW
I wouldn't go for a mSata SSD with adapter, but that's just me...
P.S.: See the differences in size here: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/storage/2013/12/09/samsung-ssd-840-evo-msata-1tb-review/1
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A31/i1600/G40/R50p/R61i/S30/SL510/2*T22/4*T4x/11*T6x/6*T4x0x/6*T5x0/3*W5x0/W700/3*X2x/4*X3x/3*X4x/5*X6x/3*X6xT/10*X2xx/2*X200T/4*X30x/Z60m/3*Z61x
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W510 ssd samsung evo

Hi,
I have a thinkpad W510. It came with an original 500 gb hitachi drive. I believe it is a 2.5 inch 9.5 mm drive. Can I put in a samsung ssd evo with 2.5 inch 7mm drive? Do I need new rubber railings? The reason im asking is it appears the original drive is in an adaptor. Can i take the metal adaptor off the old drive and put it on the new and reuse the railings? Or you cant use the old adaptor on a 7mm drive. Also in the hmm it mentions a storage converter part number
42W7888 do i need this?
To clone the drive do i just buy an external hdd enclosure and use acronis or something similiar?
thanks!
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There's no urgent need for the spacers, is good if you have it but no drama if you don't
I have several 7mm drives in 9mm bays using the 9mm caddy and rubber rails and they work all fine. See the example pics from my X201:
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A31/i1600/G40/R50p/R61i/S30/SL510/2*T22/4*T4x/11*T6x/6*T4x0x/6*T5x0/3*W5x0/W700/3*X2x/4*X3x/3*X4x/5*X6x/3*X6xT/10*X2xx/2*X200T/4*X30x/Z60m/3*Z61x
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GarageBand 10.0.2 will not open on MacBook Pro 15-inch, Early 2011 running OSX 10.9.5. w/ 8 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD Samsung 840 EVO.

GarageBand 10.0.2 will not open on MacBook Pro 15-inch, Early 2011 running OSX 10.9.5. w/ 8 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD Samsung 840 EVO.
Have deleted (secure delete) and reinstalled several times. Got it to open once right after download... Usually crashes/hangs upon attempted start-up, then shows as "Application unresponsive". Must be forced to quit.
No other audio interfaces or drivers installed that I am aware of. Playback through onboard audio interfaces, sometimes routed to Apple TV via Cat 5 cable, out to receiver via fiber optic SPDIF, or to Panasonic HDTV via HDMI cable through Thunderbolt port.

When you see a beachball cursor or the slowness is especially bad, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.
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Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
          SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
          View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Scroll back to the time you noted above.
Select the messages entered from then until the end of the episode, or until they start to repeat, whichever comes first.
Copy the messages to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of it useless for solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

SSD Samsung 840 EVO 250GB with problem. Support to change - Brazil

Hello,
I bought in Orlando Best buy one SSD Samsung 840 EVO 250GB and when I tried to install in my laptop the SSD it was not possible Clone the current HD because it´s not working properly.
I´d like some support to understand what is my option to solve such problem?
And also, how can I get the second via of invoice?
Thanks.
Best regards,
Leonardo

Hi leozanne,
Sorry you’re having issues trying to install this Solid State Drive (SSD) into your laptop. If the SSD is defective you would need to bring it back to your local Best Buy store within 15 days to return or exchange the unit.
If it is not defective, but you are merely having issues installing it, I would suggest visiting a Geek Squad precinct in your local Best Buy store. You could also try posting this inquiry to the Computers & Tablets board.
Thanks for posting,
Allan|Senior Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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Ssd samsung 840 evo

Hi (sorry for my english, I'm a french customer)
I have replace my superdrive (dvd) by a ssd samsung 840 evo (MZ-7TE500)
When I run the mac, the ssd doesn't appear in the "finder".
In the Disk utility, the ssd appear but I can't do nothing.
An error message appear when I try to make a partition:
Partition failed with the error:
Wiping volume data to prevent future accidental probing failed.
I do not know what to do!
the problem just might be the sata cable?
it is perhaps not quite electrically powered?
If I switch the HDD and SSD at boot mac, he going to embark on the HDD or SSD?
if it does not work and I presents the HDD in place, it will work there as before?
thank you very much for your help.
François
config:
MacBook Pro
15 pouces, late 2011
Processeur 2,2 GHz Intel Core i7
Mémoire 8 Go 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphisme Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB
Logiciel Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63b

François,
do you have a SATA-to-USB or SATA-to-FireWire adapter, to allow you to access your SSD externally? If so, are you able to format it externally without problems?
Note that earlier versions of the Samsung 840 EVO firmware were known to be problematic on some Macs. You can download its latest firmware (for burning onto a bootable DVD) from the Samsung firmware page.

IMac early 2008 Yosemite SSD Samsung 840 Evo= Kernel panic

Hi ,
I have an iMac (24-inch, Early 2008) with 2,8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 2GB RAM. When Yosemite came out i've traded the iMac Superdrive with an SSD Samsung 840 Evo. I've installed OS X Yosemite on the SSD but my Mac keep crashing on boot and the third-part application doesn't work very well. I've tried reinstalling it, SMC reset, PRAM reset, Disk and Permissions repair and various clean installation but nothing changed. When I turn on my Mac on the apple logo appears the Kernel panic and restarts well. I tried to install the OS in the old HD and it work fine but is really slow. Help me please and sorry for my english

I haven't changed the original RAM.
This is the Kernel Panic but the BSD process change every time.
Wed Mar 18 16:45:53 2015
*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff8010e1a46e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff8010dd2d85, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x000000010150003c, CR3: 0x00000000139bf000, CR4: 0x0000000000002660
RAX: 0xffffff80114de8c0, RBX: 0x0000000000000006, RCX: 0xffffff80114de860, RDX: 0x0000000101500034
RSP: 0xffffff8071d83b20, RBP: 0xffffff8071d83b30, RSI: 0xffffff8015658140, RDI: 0x0000000000000006
R8: 0x00000000000000f9, R9: 0xffffff8015652100, R10: 0x0000000000000000, R11: 0x0000000000000200
R12: 0xffffff80188345a0, R13: 0xffffff8018c72000, R14: 0xffffff8015658fc0, R15: 0x0000000000000000
RFL: 0x0000000000010292, RIP: 0xffffff8010dd2d85, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0x000000010150003c, Error code: 0x0000000000000002, Fault CPU: 0x1
Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff8071d837d0 : 0xffffff8010d2fe41
0xffffff8071d83850 : 0xffffff8010e1a46e
0xffffff8071d83a10 : 0xffffff8010e36683
0xffffff8071d83a30 : 0xffffff8010dd2d85
0xffffff8071d83b30 : 0xffffff8010dc4c8b
0xffffff8071d83e60 : 0xffffff80111fd07d
0xffffff8071d83e90 : 0xffffff7f923c0e77
0xffffff8071d83fb0 : 0xffffff8010e14dd7
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.BootCache(35.0)[D0F8226C-C576-3842-8BBE-447477780234]@0xffffff7f923bb 000->0xffffff7f923c4fff
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
14C109
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 14.1.0: Mon Dec 22 23:10:38 PST 2014; root:xnu-2782.10.72~2/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: DCF5C2D5-16AE-37F5-B2BE-ED127048DFF5
Kernel slide:     0x0000000010a00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8010c00000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff8010b00000
System model name: iMac8,1 (Mac-F227BEC8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 12320794114
last loaded kext at 8230090122: com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.7.3 (addr 0xffffff7f914e2000, size 176128)
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com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 327.5
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1
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com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
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com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 705.4.2
com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43224 700.36.24
com.apple.iokit.AppleYukon2 3.2.3b1
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 705.4.14
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA 2.5.1
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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 656.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDKeyboard 176.2
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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 705.4.9
com.apple.iokit.IOATABlockStorage 3.1.1
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com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
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com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
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com.apple.kec.Libm 1
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Is my "Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB" defective (or just incompatible with MacBookPro5,5 Yosemite 10.10.2 - 13 inch mid-2009)

Is the Samsung 850 EVO not compatible with this MacBook Pro? Has anyone installed it and found it to work fine for a few months?
Has anyone faced boot-partition corruptions, problems when installing Yosemite updates with this SSD - on reboot, SSD partition became unmountable for me after the installing Yosemite update 10.10.2 (14C1510).
I am trying to understand whether
mine happens to be a defective drive - in which case I have the option of getting a refund from seller and ordering a replacement (same make+model), OR
I should return this one and go for a Crucial/OWC/other SSD
Details:
MacBookPro5,5 Yosemite 10.10.2
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB
I purchased this drive and installed it in my MacBookPro about a week ago.
Since then I have repeatedly run system-reported data corruptions on the SSD.
One obvious sign of the corruption is that on powering-on the laptop, it will stall for a long time (5 to 30 minutes! - normally it would boot up in about 30 seconds) after the grey/black Apple-logo and status bar appear on the white-background boot-screen.
Another way I see this is by running Disk Utility's 'verify disk' operation.. Reports serious errors and asks me to reboot in recovery-mode with Cmd-R to repair the partition.
I have erased and re-installed the OS (Yosemite) several times on it already because sometimes the Recovery-Partition's Disk Utility cannot repair the errors - asks me to backup and erase+format. The repair operation does not always succeed *.
This is happening often and without any pattern **.
Several times on the latest install, I have booted up in single-user mode and run fsck -fy: till yesterday, this was still occasionally finding and successfully repairing issues (after which I run fsck a couple more times to confirm).
Seems to be running fine today.
* I am re-installing off of a TimeMachine backup.
But I don't think that is causing the trouble: verify-disk on the original backup reports no errors, and even the computer itself passes "verify"/"fsck -fy" several times over before failing in the same way again after an hour or 2 of actual use.
** On one occasion, after an OS update (latest OS X security patches) succeeded and reboot completed, verify-disk again asked for the Cmd-R recovery-mode repair - which failed to repair the errors.
Also, if I as much as launch the Yosemite installer while booted up, then even after quitting (without proceeding beyond the initial screen), the SSD fails completely again requiring to be erased. Happened twice with installers involved, but corruptions even without installers did happen.

I loaded the Samsung 850 into my 2012 i5 Macbook Pro and it's been working well since I installed a few days ago. The only concern I have is that on boot up I get a white screen for around 30 seconds before it begins the startup with the apple and progress bar. That's odd, because when I installed an SSD on my older 2009 Macbook a few years ago that laptop booted up almost instantaneously when I pushed the power button.
I loaded the system on the SSD by cloning, rather than using Time Machine and it worked without a hitch. Used Carbon Copy Cloner in trial mode after formatting the SSD with Disk Utilities. Not sure if your problem may stem from using Time Machine. The cloning apps will usually adjust the data on the new drive based on available space, so if your SSB is a different size than the original HDD, it would automatically correct. Not sure about TIme Machine.
I'll keep researching about the startup lag when I turn on my Macbook Pro with the 850. Seems it should boot up right away with the SSD, but maybe it's because the 850 uses the new vertical stacking configuration. That's the only thing I can think of that's different from the last SSD I installed in my old Macbook.

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