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• Should I partition my new SSD once I install it?

  End of 2011 MBP 17 inch

  A new SSD Crucial. I have heard some say that you should partition the new drive before you reinstall a new copy of Mac OS x. Is this true?

  Yes. True for all new hard drives or readers drawn from non-Apple computers. Here's what you can do:

  Net Clean Install of El Capitan

  1. Restart the computer. Immediately after the chime, press Command + Option + R until a globe appears.
  2. The Utility Menu appears in 5 to 20 minutes. Be patient.
  3. Select disk utility, then click on the continue button.
  4. When loading disk utility, select the drive (generally, the entry Out-bumpy) in the list aside.
  5. Click on the Erase tab in the main window of disk utility. A panel will fall.
  6. Set the GUID partition scheme.
  7. Define the type of Format Mac OS extended (journaled).
  8. Click on the apply button, then click the fact when it is active.
  9. Quit disk utility and re-enter the Utility Menu.
  10. Select reinstall OS X and click on the continue button.

• Installation instructions El Capitan on a new SSD on a Mid 2010 MBP

  I am replacing the HD in my mid 2010 Mac Book Pro.  I have an iMac of end of 2014 plus a I phone plus 6.  How to do a clean install of El Capitan on my new SSD in my Mac Book pro?

  Boot in recovery of internet use disk utility to format the drive and install the OSX as well recovery

  http://support.Apple.com/kb/HT4718

  Other options besides a clean install How to create a clone of startup

• Failed to install the new SSD on OSX support!

  Hello!

  I'd be happy if anyone of you could help me out here!

  I have questions, try to install a new own OSX on a new SSD on my Macbook Pro mid-2012.

  I have done this before on an Evo 840 500 GB Samsung without problems.
  This time, I use a Samsung Evo 850 1 TB, but when I try to install OSX it won't let me.

  I use (command + R to start) recovery mode and as a first step in disk utility, I couldn't format the new SSD in Mac OS x journaled, it just stopped at 50%.
  Then, I swapped the SSD for a normal (Non - SSD) hard drive, installed OS x on this drive without problem and formatted the SSD drive in disk utility on this new OSX on the HARD drive regularly after putting the SSD drive in an external enclosure.

  After that, I swapped for the formatted SSD HARD drive, but I still cannot install OSX. In disk utility from recovery mode it is said "not mounted" under the mount in the info Point. I tried the strength to mount it in a Terminal too, but it will not be displayed as installable disk mounted when you run OSX installation.

  Help greatly appreciated!

  The SSD will appear in disk utility when it is connected to the MBP via USB?  If so, format it in disk and Carbon Copy Cloner utility to copy the internal HARD drive to external SSD.

  When you are finished, test the SSD by starting the MBP with the option key down key, and then click the SSD.  If she starts the MBP, then swap in the MBP.  If it does NOT then the MBP, internal SATA cable is suspect and should be replaced.

  Ciao.

• retrieve the time backup machine for new ssd internal

  I had to replace my internal HD on a 2012 end iMac, so I went to SSD.

  I had saved my first system and files in Time Machine before that.

  What is the process of a) formatted internal SSD new and b) recovering the original of external backup Time Machine?

  As I have to reseal the iMac just to make it work, I don't want to have to open it again to play with the new SSD!

  Hope that you already have a boot USB OS X in hand disc (I always have a copy must have on hand).

  Plug the USB into the USB port and Time Machine,

  by key pressing 'option' as soon as 'chime' begins.

  You can choose the selection of the boot drive.

  OR

  If your SSD does not start on her file (e.g. blank) - it should start automatically via the USB.

  (a) - Yes, using "disk utility" - in the menu bar superior, to partition the drive (GUID) first

  (b) then choose 'continue' to install the OS X - at the end, you will be asked few options - recover via Time Machine.

  After the restoration, you can run a few updates so that the system will work like the old set up.

  Most of the software should work, but somehow, some software required "activation key" again.

  Those notorious - Rosetta Stone (language). -J' had to communicate with them, uninstall the old drive first.  Microsoft Office can be too fickle.

  Make sure that OS X are the same version (you can't have 10.11 on Time Machine, try using the boot USB 10.10 disk) targeted installed OS X must be the same or more recent than the OS X version of the time Machine.  For example, if your Time machine backup contains 10.10, then you can either use drive start USB 10.10 and 10.11 for the restore process.

  Sam

• How to do a clean install of El Capitan on new ssd?

  I bought a new SSD to replace the SATA drive in my Macbook Pro for mid-2010. I am running Yosemite. What I want to do, is to do a clean install of El Capitan on the SSD. I also bought a pregnant and plan on the use of the old drive as an external backup.

  I need some advice: after installing the ssd in the MBP and the old drive in the box, I intend to plug the old drive for the MBP, format the SSD drive and then use a reader flash which I did the Setup file of El Capitan to a clean of El Capitan for the SSD install and then use the Migration Wizard to migrate applications and files from the old drive.

  Is there a better way? Maybe install the SSD in the enclosure first, connect to the MBP, then shaped and do cleaning installation of El Capitan?

  All advice is appreciated.

  installing the SSD in the pregnant first, connect to the MBP, then shaped and do clean install of El Capitan?

  It's better. Some of these Macs experience problems after surgery. The new installation using the outside doing will give you confidence that it works before surgery, and no problem introduced by surgery can be separated from issues of installation and update. It will install and run in an external, just may be a little slow.

• How to clone my disk to a new SSD

  Hi, communities,

  My hardware: Apple Mac Book Pro (mid-2009), El Capitan running and an airport Time Capsule 3 TB (with Active Time Machine).

  I want to replace my HARD drive. It's easy to find out how to replace it in your Mac Book Pro, but it is much more difficult to find the best way to clone my new SSD HARD drive.

  So my question is: what is the best way and the easiest to clone my disk for my new SSD.

  Hope you can help out me. Most of the information I found was really old.

  Thank you and best regards

  Jacco

  Install the SSD in a closed enclosure and connect it to your MBP via USB.

  Open disk utility > delete and format the SSD to Mac OS extended (journaled).

  You need a third party application cloning.  I recommend Carbon Copy Cloner:

  
  

  https://Bombich.com/

  
  

  Run the application of cloning.  It will ask you if you want to copy the recovery partition.  Do.

  
  

  When you have finished the transfer of data/OSX, start the MBP with the OPTION key down.  Select the SSD drive and if it starts the MBP, make the transition with the HARD drive internal.  (You can install the HARD drive in case you used for cloning)

  Ciao.

• Support MacBook Pro OS 10.7.5 using Time Machine on hard drive external & Clean install on new SSD capital El

  I ordered a new SSD to upgrade my 2011 MacBook Pro that runs on OS 10.7.5. I would like to install own El Capitan on the new SSD. Can I save my current hard drive using Time Machine and an external hard drive and then re - download my old stuff in the new SSD? Is this possible at all?

  Basically, I want the new SSD to be as clean as possible. Obviously, I would only the files and applications on my computer current to be transferred. I would be grateful and recommendations on the best way to do this. Thank you.

  Look at these links for orientation:

  http://pondini.org/TM/19.html

  http://pondini.org/TM/5.html

  I would format the new SSD in Mac OS extended (journaled), personally Run Time Machine to install your data and then install El Capitan.  In the end, it's your decision.

  Ciao,.

• Installation of El Capitan on default of new SSD

  Hello

  I'm trying to upgrade my MacBook Pro (15-inch, mid-2012), install a new SSD and run the operating system on it.

  Here's what I did:

  I bought the 'OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6 G' with a cube of data. I removed my optical drive; installed my old HD (running the operating system) in the data Doubler; and install the new SSD in the main Bay.

  I downloaded El Capitan of the 'App Store' and then used «DiskMaker X 5 "to make a bootable usb key.»

  Restarted my computer laptop and booted from USB and the installation of El Capitan. From there, I formatted the new SSD (Mac OS extended (journaled) with a single partition GUID).

  After running down the clock of the installation (about 5 minutes), I get the message "an error occurred during the preparation of the installation. Try to rerun this application".

  Without having to restart the mac, if I try to install the OS again, I'm not able to find the SSD.

  If I restart the laptop and start in the OS on my old HD, I'll find the SSD here on my desk. (Sometimes it take a couple of reboots for my Mac see the SSD).

  And then I try all this again, with the same results.

  I tried other things:

  Reset the PRAM.

  Manual clock setting in the Terminal since the installation of punt. (Although it was not bad in the first place)

  I also tried to set the clock to AST (Arabia standard time) as I live in Saudi Arabia.

  Other than my SSD is defective, any ideas on what can I do to solve this problem?

  Hi Blackcells:

  I guess that you entered in "System Preferences" > "Startup disk" and set to your original drive data Doubler.

  

  Try to remove your new SSD and put it in an external case OWC external box or using a USB to SATA adapter SATA USB adapter and connect it to your MBP via USB.

  Open disk utility > delete and format the SSD for Mac OS extended (journaled) and a GUID partition.

  Then, use a third party application like Carbon Copy Cloner Carbon Copy Cloner (not free, but worth the price) or Super Duper to copy all data from the HARD drive internal as well as the recovery partition.

  The clone will be an exact copy of your hard drive and it will be bootable.

  Start the MBP with the OPTION key and select the new SSD.

  If it starts the MBP, proceed to the physical interchange of disks.

  Kim

• New SSD - windows 8 or 10 on el Capitan (iMac 2010)

  Dear people of Apple support!

  I may be one little different from others going on here and I hope that you guys can talk me through it. After days of trying, I'm a bit lost to be honest.

  About 5 days ago I received my iMac 27 "(mid-2010) updated with a new SSD (originally there was just the 1 TB HD)." The new SSD (which is 512 gb) has been in the position where the cd/dvd drive used to be (that I now can't use more). I now have the 1 TB and the new SSD upward and running with el Capitan installed on the new SSD. Works great!

  The main reason to go with the SSD is obviously to speed things up, but also because I wanted to have (8 or 10, I guess) installed Windows with Bootcamp on this SSD.

  The things I have tried/made up to now:

  -Have both iso of windows 8 and 10 loan

  -Edited my info.plist file where I remove the "Pre" just before USBBootSupportedModels to activate the option in BCA where you can create a bootable USB key

  -After trying the same mistakes with several usb occurs after BCA to restart first, which is "no boot device - insert boot disk and press any key".

  -J' stopped the iMac and power on it pressing the option key where I found the bootable usb key (which showed boot EFI)

  -A from there, I walked into the perfect installation of windows. ;-)

  -However, that's where I really got stuck. I couldn't select my partition. Error on show details: 'Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is a MBR partition table. On EFI systems, Windows cannot be installed to GPT disks.

  -After formatting, I had the same error as above (error of GPT disks).

  -J' found this error a lot, especially on this forum. So I tried to fix it with gdisk (http://macriot.com/mcrt/?p=2362). Unfortunately no luck, I got the error to the step where you type 'w '. Error: Could not open device ' / dev/disk0 ' for writing! Errno is 1! Abandonment of writing!

  -J' discovered that it has something to do with SIP and that I should turn off safe mode, but when I restart my iMac I can't get into recovery by using CMD + r. Mode I tried to use it immediately after her, short, long, etc, but all I get is a white screen.

  Some things aside that I tried:

  -Creation of a windows partition manually with disk utility (remove the fact first by BCA)

  -Tried the two structures MS - DOT (FAT), and ExFAT

  -J' tried editting the info.plist still more by entering a string below DARequiredROMversion (IM112.0057.B03) and USBBootSupportedModels (iMac11, 3)

  Where I am at this time:

  -Ready with Windows 8 ISO bootable USB

  -Removal of all partitions in windows

  -Reset my hd and SDS info.plist file (I guess there are 2)

  --A STROLLER full reset (with cmd + option + p r to reboot) 3 times

  -Said a MSC (I think it's called) reset where I disconnected my cable for 15 seconds

  Trully I thinks I tried most of the things that I could find online, which led me to this post.

  Any help would be greatly appreciated. If any additional info is requirement please let me know.

  Thank you!

  Best regards.

  Your iMac 2010 will not be installed Windows using without the optical drive boot camp.

  You should try this option, but it requires you to buy Winclone.

  You can also temporarily re - install the optical drive and make sure you install Windows on the main Bay drive (not in the optical drive Bay) and then put your second drive (the one without Windows on it) in the Optibay slot.

• New SSDS do not mount on MBP 2012 Recovery Mode

  I replace the HD on a 2012 model 9.2 MBP with an OWC 6 G SSD. I ran a backup Time Machine on the HD 500 G original and then swapped the drive. I can't get the new SSD to appear in Recovery Mode to format it and install OS X I have tried with the original disc connected in an external box, even with the Time Machine backup drive and I tried with no externally attached at all. (Continued on the upgrade command instructions on the site of OWC http://eshop.macsales.com/articles/how-to-transfer-your-data-from-your-old-drive - to-a-new-reader) Then, I removed the SSD of MBP and attached to my Mac Mini in an external enclosure. It mounted fine and I was able to format. So I ruled out a faulty SSD. Then I restarted the MBP with original HD installed and the SSD connected via external enclosure. Run utility disc and formatted the SSD drive. Close all again and replace the SSD in the MBP. Started in Recovery Mode to install OS X and the drive does not appear.

  Currently of ideas. I rechecked all the components and all should be fully compatible.

  Ideas?

  -Scott

  Started in Recovery Mode to install OS X and the drive does not appear.

  You mean the restoration of the Internet (Command + Option + R)? Recovery mode is command + R, and since you do not have an operating system on your new SSD HD Recovery wouldn't be here.

• Impossible to get a new SSD to start

  My iMac 2009 HD is dead, but I had a Time Machine backup. I replaced with a new 1 TB SSD HD death and thought I just plug the TM backup and start over. Well... I guess it doesn't work like that. I tried searching the net and found instructions to supposedly solve my problem, but they have not worked. I tried to start up taking Cmnd R, but that has not worked. I'm sure I have no CD from when I bought the iMac to my boss, while the option is out. I have an old iMac (predecessor of it) that I used as a system until I could get it fixed. I "think" I inferred that I can copy somehow the OSX from the old machine, I used it on my external hard drive which has my TM backup on it. So I think I somehow transfer that to the new SSD. Is that guess correct? If so, how can I get the operating system on the external hard drive (shouldn't it already be there as part of the TM backup?). So, how do this OS on the new SSD?

  Thank you

  You formatait the new SSD?

• Restoring my data to a new SSD with Time Machine

  I'm going to buy a new SSD hard drive, and I backed up all my data in Time Machine on an external hard drive. Is it possible to restore all my data only through Time Machine? I have a bootable USB key with El Capitan on that, I'm not worried about the operating system. Wouldn't time machine recognize my computer as a completely different machine? This treatment?

  If it is possible how I would go about it?

  hugosixtynine wrote:

  I'm going to buy a new SSD hard drive, and I backed up all my data in Time Machine on an external hard drive. Is it possible to restore all my data only through Time Machine?

  Your new SSD must be in the format GUID extended journeled using disk utility. Boot into Recovery (R command).

  Install OS X and use the Time machine to restore all your data.

  

• HP Pavilion e8A85UA: HP Pavilion does not look at a new SSD as bootable

  Hello Forum,

  I have a laptop HP Pavilion model e8A85UA. It has a processor i7 with 8 GB of ram and 1 TB hard drive 5400 RPM.

  I tried to install a new Samsung 850 EVO SSD 500 GB instead of the old hard drive. I'm having serious problems, install any operating system on the new SSD and I think the new UEFI settings are to blame.

  Here's how far I got. I can boot from a windows cd and start a new installation for the ssd that is recognized in the windows installation. However, when the pc restarts to complete the installation process of the SSD is not recognized as a boot device and I get an error 3f0. I tried everything in the bio to make it work. It does not recognize the new drive in the bios and only gives me the option "boot of the operating system manager".

  I tried booting and installation in legacy mode, with the same results. Somehow this pc just does not recognize this device as bootable.

  I tried cloning the old hard drive and all the partitions and boot with the same result. I tried cloning just the partition operating system with the same result. I tried to repair the pc from the windows disk after I tried both a new installation and installation of clone, same thing.

  I put back the original hdd and everything starts as it should.

  The SSD is also recognized when you set up windows, but it fails on rebooot. It is also recognized by USB when connected through an external sata.

  It is on even with a new formatted SSD that the bios on the HP will let me install windows on it, or recognize the new ssd as bootable.

  Any ideas?

  See you soon,.

  Zach

  So after that 2 weeks to play with it, I finally understood what it was. I returned the original ssd, I bought and received a 2nd same thing Samsung 850 EVO. Formatted the drive, tried to install a version of windows, same question, wouldn't boot.

  I took the pc at MicroCenter, where I bought it and they have free technical support. I showed them what was going on and that they had no ideas, but they said they would try to install windows for a fee, but if she doesn't they don't charge me, so I had nothing to lose at this point.

  Tech called me two days later and said the disc was bad, he ran into the same issue. He took another SSD they had there and installed windows on it very well, he said.

  So I returned the Samsung 850 EVO SSD with other supplier and bought a MX100 Crucial ssd 512 GB at home.

  Installed the SSD and booted from my Windows Installer USB, installed just fine windows and worked like a champ. The only thing I can think is that Samsung has certain type of firmware on their SSD, at least that model, which is not compatible with my PC BIOS.

  Anyway, if someone is facing the question that I just got, maybe try another brand SSD or a different model.

  Hope this helps save someone pulling the hair of 2 weeks.

  See you soon,.

  Zach

• Clean install on new SSD?

  Hey people,

  New on the Apple Forum, hope it's ok to post this question here and in the forum of the iMac. My question:

  I recently acquired an older iMac Early 2008 (8.1). Currently it has 1 GB of RAM and a HARD drive that is extremely crowded. I just bought a 2x2gb memory kit for it, and decided that I had, I will do a clean full of Snow Leopard and then level installation to El Cap. So I bought a Samsung EVO SSD faithful and a SSD IcyDock Mount for it. I also bought a DVD of Snow Leopard from Apple, since I couldn't find the original. All that from the road, here's my question:

  I want to do an installation clean full of Mac OS X on the SSD, no cloning, no record of the files, nothing. The old HARD drive, as mentioned, is packed with the previous unwanted users. I read through loads of tutorials and whatnot on the web and can not find a concise answer to how to proceed. Some say it just install the SSD drive, format it with disk utility, and then start the DVD (not literally). Some say, create a USB bootable upgrade downloaded OS X .dmg file. And so on.

  Can someone tell me, as a former PC user, new iMac user, what to do in this situation?

  Question side: is it possible to go directly to El Cap instead of go through Snow Leopard to get there?

  What I have:

  -New Snow Leopard DVD

  -new SSD

  -old HDD (installed)

  -many readers of an inch, if necessary

  Thanks in advance!

  Make a USB of El Capitan key would be the easiest way to address the issue.

  First, install this RAM upgrade on the iMac, as you will need speed. Once you have done this, start the computer normally, open the app store and download OS X El Capitan from the Appstore, so you can do a flash USB drive out of it.

  Once El Capitan finished download, download DiskMakerX here

  http://diskmakerx.com

  This program will automatically create an El Capitan bootable flash drive that you use to install El Capitan on the computer.

  After the program ends and creates your USB key, turn off the computer, remove the old HDD and throw in the SSD you bought.

  Now that you've done all this, plug the flash drive into the Mac and hold down the ALT key and select the flash drive to boot from the flash drive and install OS X El Capitan on your mac.

  Once he finishes the installation, you're done! You will then be presented the OS X install screen and you're ready to start using your computer!

  I hope this helps! Answer please if you have any other questions.