#Mid 2012 macbook pro ssd drive upgrade#
#Mid 2012 macbook pro ssd drive series#

If you can't find the SSD I would recommend upgrading your HD to a hybrid drive like this one: Seagate laptop SSHD. Macbook Pro 15inch mid 2010 wont detect internal hard drive. Transferring hard drive from an old to a new MacBook Pro 1. I would recommend you either find an older Fixed SATA II SSD or think about just using the HD port alone here. MacBook Pro Mid-2012 Hard Drive Cable Broken. Sadly, it makes no difference who's optical drive carrier you use the problem is within the main logic board as Apple did not expect people to use SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) devices using this port.Įven though your Kingston SSD is able to run at SATA II (3.0 Gb/s) it still won't work as it's not a Fixed SATA II drive but one that auto senses the SATA ports speed so it can't latch into the correct SATA speed.

#Mid 2012 macbook pro ssd drive series#

I strongly suggest Samsung 850 EVO series SSD’s, myself, I’ve used the 500 GB ones. Ugrading two MacMinis (2012) and a MacBook Pro (2012).

#Mid 2012 macbook pro ssd drive upgrade#

Review this: OWC Data Doubler go to the bottom of the page and review the Red notation and the note just under it. Answer (1 of 4): I’ve done the upgrade myself about a year ago. For the cloning procedure, see my playlist below.Mac Upgrade Playlist. Buy this Genuine 256 GB Solid State Drive SSD for Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch retina A1425 (Late 2012 - Early 2013) from MacWave. When prompted, select the 'Mac OS Extended (Journaled)' format. In this video, I swap the hard drive out in a Mid-2012 Macbook Pro. Use the Disk Utility application to erase the HDD. Release the keys when the Apple logo or a spinning globe appears.

While your system does offer a SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) HD port the optical drive port is not able to support SATA III devices reliably. Startup your Mac and immediately hold down the option + + R key combination.