Sintech NGFF M.2 nVME SSD Adapter Card for Upgrade 2013-2015 Year Macs(Not Fit Early 2013 MacBook Pro)

Currently, I use it with a Samsung EVO 970 500 GB NVME SSD in an early 2015 MacBook. In order to get the disk to be found and to work, you must follow the following instructions. I. A. 1. If you are still on your old drive, you will need to install high Sierra while it is still down so that a firmware that can handle NVME will be installed. * B 2. Make sure you have created a full backup of your TimeMachine.

3. Boot High Sierra from a bootable USB stick by creating the High Sierra installer. 2.
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4. When you replace the SSD, make sure the adapter and the new drive sit snug inside the macbook after opening the computer and disconnected the battery. Before you close the shell, don't forget to reconnect the battery. The fifth point As soon as the machine starts, insert the Installer USB stick from step 2 and press the option key. After you have it up, you can now use the disk utility to format the new drive. Once you have formatted it, you can use Time Machine to restore the drive.

Sophia Vega

| May 09, 2021

I'm using In the past, I have tried both larger and smaller Sintech adapters, but was never able to get past the Sleep / Wake / Crash issues. I purchased it as a last ditch effort after spending too much time on forums. As you can see, I've done the following. This is *br1. 1. I. 2. 1) I have created a Mojave 10 configuration. Using an install drive that can be booted from a USB.
3. 1) I swapped adapters and did a SMC reset without the battery cable connected. I was there (while it was happening)
4. and deleted existing APFS partition / configured new 1 TB APFS partition / GUID with 5 bytes of space. Added Mojave 6 to our operating system. It has been tested. The current version of this article is (working so far)*7. Having loaded only the Apple app and updated it, tested it (still works)*9. 1) Loaded the rest of my apps and peripherals (i. e. Devices that use Bluetooth technology). (Working 2 days later)I have no wake-related problems or battery drain issues. This is working equally as well as my OEM drive ( a bit bigger ) *I am not a techie, but I do self-taught stuff. Read a lot of online articles and watch a lot of YouTube videos BEFORE making any attempts to achieve this goal. You should not throw away your old OEM drive if it is still working, since you could need it in the future. Prepare yourself for the fact that this may not be an instant plug-and-play experience. In terms of success, there have been various degrees of success depending on the MacBook model, the NVME drive, and the In a way, it is a kind of black art. You may also experience issues with the adapter being faulty, in which case a new (same model) adapter fixed the problem. If you have time, are willing to troubleshoot, and are comfortable opening up the laptop, you should be able to fix it. You can try it, it's pretty easy and it's much cheaper than buying a 2018 Macbook Pro with 1TB of flash storage.

Phoenix Valencia

| Oct 11, 2020

In 2017, the following works were completed. An iMac 5" (with an external SSD connector on the logic It sounds interesting, so I am going to try it out this year. Since I was going to upgrade my RAM anyway, I decided to take apart my 5" iMac. While removing the iMac was tedious, I followed instructions on the Internet and took my time. The adapter and drive fit perfectly on my logic board, and I was able to install MacOS Mojave on my computer through a USB boot drive. 2TB Samsung Evo M. This is what I used to store my data. A total of two SSDs. A continuous read and write speed of more than 2500 MB/s is now achievable. This being said, let me say this The base 21 will not work with this. Due to the fact that that model did not ship with an SSD connector soldered to the logic board, if you already have a Fusion Drive or your iMac is configured for SSDs, you should be able to use the adapter. Please take your time taking pieces of the iMac apart because there are several cables that need special care.

Rio FINCH

| Jul 25, 2020

It's a perfect fit for this Sintech adapter. A straight line lines up with the screw hole, allowing the SSD to slot in snugly. In addition to the padding near the screw holes, they also positioned some padding between the boards to prevent them from touching. As well as providing an extended screw, they also provided a nut. The mid-range of my inkjet has 1350 write/1500 read The 2014 revision of the MBP is In contrast, the stock SSD was only getting a third of this performance. It is notable that the speed difference exists. If you are doing this upgrade, make sure you install High Sierra first. If you don't do that, it won't work.

Catalina Koch

| Jan 24, 2021

I will caveat a few points. In my case, I am using this adapter with a 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro early 2015. It is four hours after installation that the review is being written. It wasn't clear to me that particular SSD is not supported when I first had an Evo Plus 970. My computer even stopped working when I was trying to partition the disk. So, I returned the Evo970+ and bought a Patriot Scorch 512GB instead, which was half the price.

So far, the adapter has been fairly stable. As wood is knocked on, a noise is heard The Mojave 10 operating system was released in September. As of BlackMagic 3 on an APFS encrypted volume, read and write speeds for me both seem to be around 650MB/s A speed of 700 MB/s is frequently reported. I'm not expecting that to be fast compared to some better rated SSDs, but this is a Patriot so I'm not expecting lightning-fast performance. I am not having any problems sleeping on this Macbook. My experience with kernel panics or other nefarious instability has been a positive one. There is only one thing I'm concerned about, and that is how thick the adapter adds when it is connected to The MBP is fitted with a 2nd hard drive. It appears that the bottom case sits about 1 inch below the top This case is 2mm higher than it ought to be and you can clearly see there is a slight bulge under the case where the SSD is located. I find this to be somewhat troubling. If this adapter was just a short piece that fits in between the M, it would be much more convenient. This may result in damage to the SSD or a shortening of the SSD's lifespan due to the additional thickness. In the end, I hope the added thickness does not shorten or damage.

Hakeem Goldstein

| Mar 10, 2021