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#Install ssd drive macbook pro 2012 in cd rom driver

You can also boot into recovery mode by holding down Command-R at startup, then you go through the steps to set up the new drive. It will still boot from the old hard drive, but when Finder launches, it should offer to initialize your brand new hard drive if you haven’t formatted it or cloned your data to it already. Reinstall the camera and right speaker/subwoofer cables, put the AirPort/Bluetooth bracket back together and reinsert the screws you removed before reconnecting the battery and putting the MacBook Pro’s back plate back on and replacing the screws to complete the upgrade.įinally, boot your MacBook Pro. Go through the previous steps, reinserting the hard drive, optical drive and AirPort/Bluetooth cables back into their slots on the logic board. Once the enclosure is in place, swap the hard drive screws over to your new storage device, attach the hard drive cable, insert the new drive into place and replace the hard drive bracket.

Remove the screws holding the AirPort/Bluetooth bracket into place, then remove the AirPort/Bluetooth bracket itself, then disconnect the right speaker/subwoofer cable from the logic board before disconnecting the hard drive and optical drive cables from the logic board. Step 3: Disconnect other items Photo: Chris Barylickĭisconnect the optical drive cable, camera cable and the cables hooked into the AirPort/Bluetooth bracket around the top left hand side of the computer. Remove the bottom plate, put it to the side and disconnect the battery before you proceed. Step 2: Disconnect the battery Photo: Chris Barylick Turn the MacBook Pro upside down and discharge any static from your body by touching a piece of metal and begin removing the screws, keeping them organized as you go. Place your Unibody MacBook Pro on a soft, static-free surface. Step 1: Open the laptop Photo: Chris Barylick Not only is it always good to back up your data before doing a hardware upgrade, you can use the backup to set up your new primary storage device.

#Install ssd drive macbook pro 2012 in cd rom driver

A driver set with a small Phillips head screwdriver as well as a Torx 6 driver.īefore you proceed, back up your data.

Other places where you can buy an enclosure include BrainyTrade, iFixit, MaxUpgrades, NewMode, and OWC. This enclosure holds the drive that fits into the MacBook Pro’s optical drive slot. If you add a SSD, you’ll breath new life into your laptop, because the speed and responsiveness of the SSD as the primary drive will help your MacBook Pro’s overall speed.Ī hard drive enclosure kit specially made to fit the Unibody MacBook Pro.

You can add a second hard drive so you can have more storage space. The response to that may shed some further light on the topic.A second 2.5-inch SATA notebook storage device. I've just posted a query about my machine as I think the SSD is causing some issues. However, my new HDD and superdrive weight similar, the HDD 'feeling' heavier.

Weight: the SSD is lighter than the original HDD.

Also, given that you would be using your HDD a lot, unlike your superdrive which you use more occasionally than constantly (I'm assuming), you can expect some decrease. In place of my optical bay is a 7200RPM hard drive, which takes more power than a standard 5400RPM.

Battery life: has definitely decreased.

I've only just enabled mine through back door command line methods, which as with anything command line, may not be 'ideal' for the light-hearted user. Please not that most 3rd party SSDs under Snow Leopard and above have no TRIM support. I still get lightning boot ups but apps are not as quick as they were.

Performance: has massively improved, but without a shadow of doubt, as the months have gone by, it has deteriorated.

Most heat is coming not from where the SATA bays are located, but rather where the USB ports etc.

Overheating: My machine has recently started over heating but it's hard to attribute this to the SSD/HDD combo.

In answering each query, this is what I've noticed. I've done this to my own MacBook Unibody Late '08 earlier this year.