Full Guide to Original Apple SSD drives. Installing SSD PCI-E NVME with M.2 connector in Apple technique What is PCIE

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Today we will tell you how to save on the SSD upgrade of all Mac computers after 2013. As you know, the company OWC has released new discs, up to 1 TB with a PCIE interface and Apple proprietary connector. Disk speeds for such a protocol are not large: up to 763 MB / sec reading and 446 MB / s Recording, however PCIE 2.0 allows you to achieve much higher speeds. Yes, and the price for 480GB is almost 30,000 rubles with delivery from the USA, and in Moscow from 44,000 rubles.

More recently, Kingston has released PCIE 2.0 SSD discs with a M.2 connector. Power, too, as Mac computers, but the other connector. The task is delivered, the drawings are drawn, months of expectations and the necessary adapter is already in our office. It remains to install the disk through the adapter and test.

Brief instructions for installing SSD Kingston M.2 in MacBook Retina 13 "2015.

Step 1
- unscrew 10 PENTALOBE * 1.2 screws with screwdriver
- Note, the screws differ in the form and long, in the assembly process, return everything to your place

Step 2.
- Remove the plastic lining from the battery connector

Step 3.
- Turn off the accumulator loop from the motherboard with a shovel

Step 4.
- Now that the motherboard is de-energized, unscrew the screw T5, which is fastened by a regular SSD disk

Step 5.
- Gently remove under a small angle SSD

Step 6.
- We prepare a new SSD of a larger volume with an adapter and put in the connector, it is perfect in size

Step 7.
- Install our disc with the adapter and collect a laptop in the reverse order

Step 8.
- Install the clean OS X from the flash drive and test the new disk

After installing the operating system, you pass the Blackmagic Disk Speed \u200b\u200bTest test. The results of Windows on the screenshot. The recording speed in some moments reached 561MB / s, and the read speed of over 1GB / s. What gave us all this? The new SSD volume of 256GB disk for Mac of the latest generations PCIE devices costs from 25,000 rubles, and this will be a disk without any warranty, since Apple does not sell such discs, this disc will be with a parsing or used. We, with the help of a magic adapter, installed the Kingston SHPM2280P2 / 240G 240GB drive (the price of Yandex Market on the date of publication from 11730 rubles). Total savings of over 10,000 rubles, taking into account the value of the adapter, as well as 3 years of the manufacturer's branded guarantee on the SSD disk.

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Gave the apple lovers to Apple's advantage of the entire line of professional computers.

Let your favorite slots for SD cards and USB-A connectors will never be returned to MacBook, but we still waited instead of a sticking "butterfly".

After six months or a year it will be possible to replace the old Retina models on the updated laptops. To give the second life "old men" and work on them for some time, we suggest to produce a simple upgrade.

We will only consider models that support the installation macos Catalina.:

▸ MacBook Pro middle 2012 or newer
▸ MacBook Air Middle 2012 or newer
▸ MacBook Retina Beginning 2015 or newer

Upgrade impossible On a 12-inch MacBook, which was produced from 2015 to 2017, but the new MacBook Air 2018-2019 and on the MacBook Pro starting from the 2016 models (TouchBar / Type-C).

The instruction is not suitable for new Mac with a T2 chip. Such manipulations require

On older devices (MacBook Pro Retina and MacBook Air), you can replace the SSD drive. Upgrade RAM could be carried out on the previous generation of laptops in Unibody Corps (laptops from 2008 to 2012 years of release without Retina Display).

MacBook Pro Retina.

The models that were produced in the period from mid-2012 to mid-2015 is considered to be the third generation MacBook Pro. The whole line is also called Retina.

It includes 7 modifications with diagonals of screens 13 "and 15":

MID 2012: MC975LL / A, MC976LL / A, MD831LL / A
LATE 2012: MD212LL / A, MD213LL / A, Z0N43LL / A
Early 2013: ME662LL / A, ME664LL / A, ME665LL / A
LATE 2013: ME864LL / A, ME865LL / A, ME866LL / A, ME293LL / A, ME294LL / A, ME874LL / A
MID 2014: MGX72LL / A, MGX82LL / A, MGX92LL / A, MGXA2LL / A, MGXC2LL / A
Early 2015: MF839LL / A, MF840LL / A, MF841LL / A
MID 2015: MJLQ2LL / A, MJLT2LL / A

MacBook Air.

From the "air" laptops, we will suit the devices that were released from mid-2012 to mid-2017.

Upgrade is possible on any of five modifications 11 "and 13":

MID 2012: MD223LL / A, MD224LL / A, MD231LL / A, MD232LL / A
MID 2013: MD711LL / A, MD712LL / A, MD760LL / A, MD761LL / A
Early 2014: MD711LL / B, MD712LL / B, MD760LL / B, MD761LL / B
Early 2015: MJVM2LL / A, MJVP2LL / A, MJVE2LL / A, MJVG2LL / A, MMGF2LL / A, MMGG2LL / A
MID 2017: MQD32LL / A, MQD42LL / A

What drive to choose

Cuppertinov did everything so that the upgrade of the drive in the laptop was problematic. The replacement procedure itself is not a roller and difficult, it is harder to choose a suitable SSD.

MacBook Pro and MacBook Air of these generations were installed solid-state drives with a specific connector, which differ from most SSDs with M2 connector.

Upgrade can be made as follows:

▸ Find the original SSD from Apple the desired volume, which was removed from another MacBook. There are such discs very rarely on sale.

▸ Find SSD third-party manufacturers with a similar connector. Here the choice is more, but prices are still biting. There are several models of the OWC brand: Aura Pro X2 and Aura Pro 6G, such discs have TRANSCEND: JETDRIVE 725 or JETDRIVE 850

▸ Connect the usual SSD disk M2 format through a special adapter: such or that.

In the first case, it is best to order the necessary components in the USA eBay.. In the second case, a good option will be a model from Transcend, together with the drive, get an adapter to connect the USB disk, so you can quickly deploy a backup copy of the SSD system before installing it in MacBook. After the upgrade in the adapter, you can put an old SSD and make it an external USB disk.

When choosing a model of another manufacturer, a similar dock can be purchased on AliExpress.

In the case of the adapter, the model of the adapter itself and the model suitably suitable for it will be carefully selected. The choice is very large, but you can make a mistake.

Attention! For different models of the presented laptops are suitable SSD of different types and size. With the first, everything is simple: Macbook models before the beginning of 2013 release works inclusive with drives mSATA., and newer devices (from mid-2013) need discs m2. format. SSD physical dimensions depend on the specific model. Too big or wide barno is not placed in the space allotted to it inside the case.

To avoid mistakes, check the drives of the drive for your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air on the site iFIXIT..

Only then pick a new SSD and adapter for it.

For those who look after TRANSCEND drives, the company's website has placed a comfortable table. It can find the desired disk model for your laptop.

How to replace SSD.

1. Create a backup system through Time Machine Or with help.

If a replacement has purchased a drive with an external dock, you can immediately connect it via USB, format in the disk utility and deploy backup on it.

2. Create a flash drive for a clean MacOS installation.

3. Turn off the laptop to start replacing SSD.

4. Remove the back cover of the laptop. This will require a screwdriver with a bat. P5.

5. Gently with plastic items disconnect the battery connection loop.

6. With a screwdriver T5. Unscrew the standard SSD mount and remove it gently.

7. Place the new drives and assemble the laptop in the reverse order.

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Solid-state drive service software for MacBook Pro 13 inches without a touch bar panel

Apple revealed that with a limited amount of solid-state drives (SSD) with a capacity of 128 GB and 256 GB, used in MacBook Pro 13 inches without a Touch Bar panel, a problem with the loss of data and the failure in the drive can occur. Computers MacBook Pro 13 inches with such drives were sold from June 2017 to June 2018.

Apple will also report this program by email to clients who registered their devices in Apple.

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To start, check what your MacBook Pro model has 13 inches. In the Apple menu () in the upper left corner of the screen, select "On this Mac". Ensure that you have a MacBook Pro 13 inch model of 2017 with two ThunderBolt ports 3. Then enter the computer's serial number below to find out whether the specified program is distributed.

This program does not cover MacBook Pro 13 inches with the Touch Bar panel or earlier MacBook Pro models 13 inches.

Service procedure

Find for the storage service. Before serving, the MacBook Pro computer 13 inches inspects for general health and compliance with the terms of this program.

It is important to create a backup copy of all data stored on the drive, because in the process they will be deleted.

The technician will run the utility to update the storage firmware, which will take no more than an hour.
You will be returned with MacBook Pro 13 inches with reheattered MacOS.
After serving you need

Fair, not overpriced and not understated. The service site should have prices. Be sure! Without "stars", it is clear and in detail, where it is technically possible - the most accurate, final.

If there are parts up to 85% of the complex repairs can be completed in 1-2 days. On modular repair you need much less time. The site contains an approximate duration of any repairs.

Warranty and responsibility

The guarantee should give any repairs. On the site and in the documents everything is described. The guarantee is confidence in their forces and respect for you. Warranty at 3-6 months is good and enough. It is needed to verify the quality and hidden defects that cannot be detected immediately. You see honest and real terms (not 3 years), you can be sure that you will help you.

Half success in Apple repair is the quality and reliability of spare parts, so good service works with suppliers to direct, there are always several reliable channels and your own warehouse with proven parts of current models so that you do not have to spend your extra time.

Free diagnosis

It is very important and has already become a good tone rule for the service center. Diagnostics is the most complex and important part of the repair, but you do not have to pay a penny for it, even if you do not repair the device for its results.

Repair in service and delivery

Good service appreciates your time, so offers free shipping. And for the same reason, the repair is performed only in the workshop of the service center: the right and technology can be done only at the prepared place.

Comfortable graph

If the service works for you, not for yourself, then it is always open! absolutely. The schedule must be convenient to have time before and after work. Good service is also on weekends, and on holidays. We are waiting for you and working on your devices every day: 9:00 - 21:00

The reputation of professionals is made up of several points.

Age and experience of the company

Reliable and experienced service knows for a long time.
If the company has been in the market for many years, and she managed to establish themselves as an expert, they appeal to her, they write about it, they are recommended. We know what we are talking about, as 98% of the incoming devices in the SC are being restored.
Other service centers are trusted and transferred to us.

How many masters in directions

If you are always waiting for several engineers for each type of technology, you can be sure of:
1. The queues will not (or it will be minimal) - your device will take place immediately.
2. You give to the repair of the MacBook expert in the field of Mac repairs. He knows all the secrets of these devices.

Technical literacy

If you ask a question, the specialist should answer it as accurately as possible.
To make you imagine what you need.
The problem will try to solve. In most cases, the description can be understood what happened and how to eliminate the fault.