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

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

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.

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.
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2) I installed a clean copy of 10.9
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6) Mini restarted from the Bootcamp USB drive and Windows started successfully
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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".
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11-11-19 18:12:38.842 *** Error: No match found in destination library for /Users/Marijn/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Sep 21, 2011_2/DSC03849.jpg
11-11-19 18:12:38.842 *** Error: No match found in destination library for /Users/Marijn/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Sep 21, 2011_2/DSC03850.jpg
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