2) My problem is solved and the Macbook2,1 can now detect the SSD (Both Windows and OSX installers find the internal SSD. Both Crucial MX100 and OCZ ARC100 SSDs work).
3) I feel very happy and stupid at the same time
4) I really feel stupid right now...
This is what I did (the beginning is probably useless but I still mention it anyways):
- Noticed there was some kind of metallic sensor (pressure? temperature? Nothing but just guides to maintain the HDD in the right position?)
- Looked at the content of the Crucial SSD boxes.
-> "Hey, these are plastic frames I didn't use before, they might be useful. Let's give it a try..."
2.5'' HDD are typically 9mm thick. SSDs are typically 7mm thick. Therefore they often come with a 2mm-thick plastic frame to compensate for the slimmer design, when necessary (The OCZ SSD didn't come with any adapter, though). For convenience, and out of laziness, I didn't use the frame previously. I either used nothing or a folded piece of paper to maintain the drive stable in the MB2,1.
Anyway, once I added the plastic frame into the MB2,1 the SSD suddenly was detected without any issue... Problem solved...
Now I need to find a frame for the OCZ drive, or maybe make one of some kind (better than a piece of folded paper).
So in the end I guess the SSDs was not properly detected because the position was not optimal. Maybe this is the origin of the sATA cable "sensitivity" and why changing the cable helped some people. I don't know...
Thanks a lot for the precious help you provided. I wouldn't have found a solution without your guidance.
Best,
-a-
PS: Oh, and did I mention I feel both happy and very stupid at the same time? Cheers!
Sorry for hijacking the tread but I bet no one would now add anything about the OP...
I still have one of those prehistoric macbook2,1 and I already upgraded from the original 80GB HDD to a 500GB hybrid drive.
Now I'd like to upgrade to a 120GB SSD that I have around (OCZ ARC100) but apparently the drive is not recognized as an internal drive. The drives works fine on other machines (PC and Macs)...
I have no idea why this macbook cannot see this SSD? Even when booting holding down the tab key... The SSD won't show up. Any suggestion?
Best,
-a-
Recent Macs rarely use this kind of storage.
Almost every Intel Mac made since 2006 until recently had a Serial SATA drive – so any SATA SSD will work here. Is it a SATA SSD?
The only Mac currently on sale that will take a 2.5in SATA SSD is the Mac mini.
Well, The current HDD (Win7pro) has a MBR partition map. I had no problem installing Win7 on this macbook (on an HDD) since I have a "special" install DVD that is designed for macs (provided by my institution). I don't know the details about the difference with a "traditional" Win7pro install DVD but this doesn't really matter for my current issue.
Note: To clone my HDD onto the SSD I used this program that has an option to clone drives on Windows. Either block-level or not. I didn't chose block level.
Just happened to see that you mentioned easeus backup here, which I'm using on my PC, Win 7.
But never tried the "clone" option. So it really can clone HDD to SSD? How long would it take?
As backup software, easeus works well to me. Never failed. If the "clone" is reliable, I'm thinking of upgrading to a SSD.
Can you provide more info of how to "clone"? Or is there any guide on their site?
Well I am not super familiar with EaseUS products. I just downloaded Todo Backup Free 8.2 because it is a free tool that allows cloning hard drives on Windows. The GUI was pretty straightforward and it ended up to clicking a few times to select the desired options. There is a tutorial here: http://www.todo-backup.com/support/tutorial/clone-hard-drive.htm
The cloning procedure (80GB HDD -> 120GB SSD) took approximately 30-60 minutes if I remember correctly. If you read my previous posts you will realize that I didn't have a chance to make sure the cloning was successful since the disk was not recognized by my MB2,1 for some (stupid) reason. I erased the SSD in the meantime.
However, I plan on doing the same thing again and will post any further issue I may meet.
Note that I will have to expand the partition on the cloned SSD from 80GB (full size of the source HDD) to 120GB (full size of the SSD) after the cloning is done. This shouldn't be an issue and could be done using either Windows Disk Managment, GPartED or even EaseUS Partition Master Free: http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm
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Ok, just a few things first:
1) I feel so stupid right now
2) My problem is solved and the Macbook2,1 can now detect the SSD (Both Windows and OSX installers find the internal SSD. Both Crucial MX100 and OCZ ARC100 SSDs work).
3) I feel very happy and stupid at the same time
4) I really feel stupid right now...
This is what I did (the beginning is probably useless but I still mention it anyways):
- Reset NVRAM
- Reset SMC
- Reset NVRAM again
- Thought about this crazy sATA cable thing again
- Looked at image of step 18 on this guide: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Core+2+Duo+Hard+Drive+Connector+Replacement/523
- Noticed there was some kind of metallic sensor (pressure? temperature? Nothing but just guides to maintain the HDD in the right position?)
- Looked at the content of the Crucial SSD boxes.
-> "Hey, these are plastic frames I didn't use before, they might be useful. Let's give it a try..."
2.5'' HDD are typically 9mm thick. SSDs are typically 7mm thick. Therefore they often come with a 2mm-thick plastic frame to compensate for the slimmer design, when necessary (The OCZ SSD didn't come with any adapter, though). For convenience, and out of laziness, I didn't use the frame previously. I either used nothing or a folded piece of paper to maintain the drive stable in the MB2,1.
Anyway, once I added the plastic frame into the MB2,1 the SSD suddenly was detected without any issue... Problem solved...
Now I need to find a frame for the OCZ drive, or maybe make one of some kind (better than a piece of folded paper).
So in the end I guess the SSDs was not properly detected because the position was not optimal. Maybe this is the origin of the sATA cable "sensitivity" and why changing the cable helped some people. I don't know...
Thanks a lot for the precious help you provided. I wouldn't have found a solution without your guidance.
Best,
-a-
PS: Oh, and did I mention I feel both happy and very stupid at the same time? Cheers!
Hello everyone,
Sorry for hijacking the tread but I bet no one would now add anything about the OP...
I still have one of those prehistoric macbook2,1 and I already upgraded from the original 80GB HDD to a 500GB hybrid drive.
Now I'd like to upgrade to a 120GB SSD that I have around (OCZ ARC100) but apparently the drive is not recognized as an internal drive. The drives works fine on other machines (PC and Macs)...
I have no idea why this macbook cannot see this SSD? Even when booting holding down the tab key... The SSD won't show up. Any suggestion?
Best,
-a-
Recent Macs rarely use this kind of storage.
Almost every Intel Mac made since 2006 until recently had a Serial SATA drive – so any SATA SSD will work here. Is it a SATA SSD?
The only Mac currently on sale that will take a 2.5in SATA SSD is the Mac mini.
Well, The current HDD (Win7pro) has a MBR partition map. I had no problem installing Win7 on this macbook (on an HDD) since I have a "special" install DVD that is designed for macs (provided by my institution). I don't know the details about the difference with a "traditional" Win7pro install DVD but this doesn't really matter for my current issue.
Note: To clone my HDD onto the SSD I used this program that has an option to clone drives on Windows. Either block-level or not. I didn't chose block level.
http://www.easeus.com/backup-software/tb-free.html?ref=dc_channel
Current situation: The SSD is not detected in the MB2,1:
- not when containing a clone of the current working HDD
- not when booting from a Win7pro install DVD
- not When booting from a Leopard USB installer
There is no issue when using an HDD
-??
Just happened to see that you mentioned easeus backup here, which I'm using on my PC, Win 7.
But never tried the "clone" option. So it really can clone HDD to SSD? How long would it take?
As backup software, easeus works well to me. Never failed. If the "clone" is reliable, I'm thinking of upgrading to a SSD.
Can you provide more info of how to "clone"? Or is there any guide on their site?
Just happened to see that you mentioned easeus backup here, which I'm using on my PC, Win 7.
But never tried the "clone" option. So it really can clone HDD to SSD? How long would it take?
As backup software, easeus works well to me. Never failed. If the "clone" is reliable, I'm thinking of upgrading to a SSD.
Can you provide more info of how to "clone"? Or is there any guide on their site?
Well I am not super familiar with EaseUS products. I just downloaded Todo Backup Free 8.2 because it is a free tool that allows cloning hard drives on Windows. The GUI was pretty straightforward and it ended up to clicking a few times to select the desired options. There is a tutorial here: http://www.todo-backup.com/support/tutorial/clone-hard-drive.htm
The cloning procedure (80GB HDD -> 120GB SSD) took approximately 30-60 minutes if I remember correctly. If you read my previous posts you will realize that I didn't have a chance to make sure the cloning was successful since the disk was not recognized by my MB2,1 for some (stupid) reason. I erased the SSD in the meantime.
However, I plan on doing the same thing again and will post any further issue I may meet.
Note that I will have to expand the partition on the cloned SSD from 80GB (full size of the source HDD) to 120GB (full size of the SSD) after the cloning is done. This shouldn't be an issue and could be done using either Windows Disk Managment, GPartED or even EaseUS Partition Master Free: http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm
Best,
-a-
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