If you encounter any issues I would recommend replacing the cable as the first thing. Replacing your mechanical hard drive with an SSD, and you will experience an incredible increase in speed. Applications will open quicker, starting up is snappy, and the overall result is extending the life of your Mac. This systems SATA drive cable is fragile so do be gentle. Upgrade to an SSD and you can make your Mac run like new. Once the system restarts you're ready to swap your drives.
Select as you need the user data and migrate your stuff over. At the end the installer will ask you if you want to migrate your user, apps & data to your new drive. Download the OS installer to your system and run it if you don't already have it. For that I needed : A mac book pro with an intel processor.
#Replacing hdd with ssd mac pro mid 2012 mac os#
To prep your new SSD drive connect it via the adapter using Disk Utility from your system format the drive with a GUID partition map and Mac OS Extended (Journaled) petition. 04 The Disk utility from mac OS The rEFInd boot manager A RJ45 adapter, because Wifi does.
You'll want to get a SATA to USB adapter like this one: Startech 2.5" SATA to USB adapter. Here is the IFIXIT guide you'll need to follow: MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2012 Hard Drive Replacementīut before you physically replace the drive you'll want to prep your new SSD drive. You'll want to leave no less than 1/3 of the drive free if you have anything smaller than 512 GB SSD anything larger you'll need 1/4 free. Yes, your system can support a 2.5" SSD replacing your current HD.
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