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| From | Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: SSD in Older MB Pro? |
| Date | 2014-05-23 02:52 +0000 |
| Organization | Miskatonic U |
| Message-ID | <slrnlntdvg.2hoq.g.kreme@amelia.local> (permalink) |
| References | <220520141922071255%star@sky.net> <1lm3ng6.1hgq6we12ms8rdN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz> |
In message <1lm3ng6.1hgq6we12ms8rdN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz> David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote: > Davoud <star@sky.net> wrote: >> The internal HD on my "17-Inch Early 2008" MacBook Pro has failed. >> (Yes, of course I have a recent SuperDuper bootable backup, and I have >> just cloned that to another drive, as well.) >> >> This MBP is important to me and I'm thinking that an SSD would be a >> good way to spiff up the speed a bit. >> >> Can it use an SSD? > Yes. The only catch is likely to be that OS X doesn't enable Trim > support by default with third party SSDs, and that feature might not > exist unless you are running a new enough version of OS X. > You need to use "Trim Enabler" (free unless you want the advanced > features) to turn it on, and will need to run it again after any OS > update because OS X restores its default settings. Most SSDs do not need TRIM enabled, AIUI. -- The only reason for walking into the jaws of Death is so's you can steal His gold teeth. --Colour of Magic
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SSD in Older MB Pro? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-05-22 19:22 -0400
Re: SSD in Older MB Pro? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-05-23 13:03 +1200
Re: SSD in Older MB Pro? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-05-22 21:24 -0400
Re: SSD in Older MB Pro? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-05-23 19:38 +1200
Re: SSD in Older MB Pro? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-23 02:52 +0000
Re: SSD in Older MB Pro? billy@MIX.COM - 2014-05-23 04:50 +0000
Re: SSD in Older MB Pro? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-23 07:05 +0000
Re: SSD in Older MB Pro? billy@MIX.COM - 2014-05-23 12:07 +0000
Re: SSD in Older MB Pro? billy@MIX.COM - 2014-05-23 04:20 +0000
Re: SSD in Older MB Pro? billy@MIX.COM - 2014-05-24 00:38 +0000
Re: SSD in Older MB Pro? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-23 02:51 +0000
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