SSD DRIVE FOR MACBOOK PRO EARLY 2013 HOW TO
SSD DRIVE FOR MACBOOK PRO EARLY 2013 INSTALL
SSD DRIVE FOR MACBOOK PRO EARLY 2013 UPDATE
SSD DRIVE FOR MACBOOK PRO EARLY 2013 UPGRADE
SSD DRIVE FOR MACBOOK PRO EARLY 2013 PRO

SSD DRIVE FOR MACBOOK PRO EARLY 2013 PRO

If you intent to give away or sell your old Apple SSD drive, donРІР‚в„ўt forget to wipe the drive first! You can do this buy putting it back to your Macbook, power up while holding Command+R, choose Disk Utility and Erase.On FebruApple introduced a new 15' MacBook Pro with Retina display offering faster processors than those available in the Late 2012 models.

Go to РІР‚ВAbout this MacРІР‚в„ў -> РІР‚ВSystem ReportРІР‚в„ў -> NVMExpress, make sure you see Link Width: x4,Р’В some have reported less values and cause sub-optimal read/write speed, if this is the case, the most likely cause is a bad adapter.

Everything is done, now you can use your Macbook as normal.

Make sure you connect your power, it took me more than 3 hours to complete.

Choose РІР‚ВRestore From Time Machine BackupРІР‚в„ў.

Choose РІР‚ВDisk UtilityРІР‚в„ў, if everythingРІР‚в„ўs right, your new SSD drive should be identified, select your new drive and choose erase and select APFS (journaled), the close the Disk Utility dialog.

After a while, your Macbook will boot into the Recovery and you have the following options:.

You should be presented a screen to choose startup disk, click your Time Machine.

Power on your mac wile holding the option key, this will allow you to choose your startup disk, since your SSD drive is empty, you need your Time Machine drive as a startup disk.

Connect your Time Machine drive into one of the USB slots.

Put the back case back and screw everything back.

Again, gently slide in your new (Samsung) SSD with the adapter in to the slot, put the screw back.

Unscrew the screw holding the SSD drive, gently slides out the drive and put it aside.

SSD DRIVE FOR MACBOOK PRO EARLY 2013 HOW TO

People suggest to first disconnect the battery cable, I forgot this step, but if you want to be sure, here you can find out how to disconnect it.

I bought this very nice set of screwdriver on, it is designed by wiha in partnership with Xiaomi, it only cost me about Р’Р€12 pounds!

Unscrew the back case using the P5 screwdriver, be careful as two of them is slightly shorter than the rest, so IРІР‚в„ўd suggest place the screws so that it can tell which position it came from.

Put your shinny new SSD into the Adapter, set it aside.

It is rather simple, it took less than 20 mins!

A P5Р’В screwdriver for opening the back case, and a T6 screwdriver for the SSD screw.

Make Time Machine backup of your Macbook, you will need a fresh external USB drive/disk to do this.

SSD DRIVE FOR MACBOOK PRO EARLY 2013 UPDATE

Update your MacOS to the latest version.

Important note: Since MacOS High Sierra (10.13+) you can use NVMEР’В technology, in short it achieves faster read/write speed, all said Samsung SSDs above (960,970) are NVMEs.

SSD DRIVE FOR MACBOOK PRO EARLY 2013 INSTALL

So if anyone reading this has managed to install other SSDs, IРІР‚в„ўd also like to know. But when this post is written, all success stories are using Samsung SSDs (EVO or PRO). Personally I believe any M.2 PCI-E NVME SSD should work (but it has to be of 22mm*80mm (2280) to fit the slot), not just Samsung. Now I can tell you that they indeed work. However when I was browsing Amazon I find the 970 EVO is actually cheaper than 960 EVO, and I thought there is no reason why it wonРІР‚в„ўt work just as well, as they are the same interface. Originally I was going to buy the 960 EVO instead of 970, as 960 EVO has been tested by many that they work. Samsung 970 EVO 500 GB V-NAND M.2 PCI Express Solid State Drive Some people have complained that some of the adapters are too thick and it makes it a little awkward to put back the back cover, but luckily I didnРІР‚в„ўt suffer any problem.

There is also this version: There are debates online as which one is better, I donРІР‚в„ўt see how they are different except the shape. You can buy it on ebay or amazon, mine looks like this: Things you will need: M2 NGFF TO MACBOOK Converter

SSD DRIVE FOR MACBOOK PRO EARLY 2013 UPGRADE

I managed to follow the steps and successfully upgrade my MacBook to a Samsung 970 EVO SSD, and I will be sharing my experience here.

The idea is simple, use an РІР‚ВadapterРІР‚в„ў so that the MacBook can take the standard M.2 SSD drive such as Samsung EVO/PRO. Until one day I came across a post on reddit: Samsung 960 EVO on Macbook Air 2015 However I couldnРІР‚в„ўt convince myself to buy one as it is more than double the price for the same size, than a standard M.2 SSD. Over the years I am running out of space, but I knew for long that AppleРІР‚в„ўs SSD is proprietary, either I have to buy a 2nd hand spare SSD from other mac devices or go for the OWC drive. My Macbook Pro 13 (early-2015) comes with a 256 PCI-e SSD.

Ssd drive for macbook pro early 2013