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Hi, I tried replacing my internal HDD by an SSD (crucial m550 - 256Gb) on my Mac with the latest OS running. I made a clone with carbon copy cloner from the original HDD to the new SSD (ca. 130Gb). The SSD boots perfectly when connected over USB, but is not found when connected internally. However, when I updated de SSD’s firmware, I booted from a CD with the SSD connected internally and it was found without a problem. When I boot with the SSD internally connected I just end up with a grey screen and a fold+questionmark icon. i updated firmware on ssdi checked if firmware on mac was latest versionI cloned the disk again and checked there was a safety partition createda clean install from scratch is not an option: i’ve got software from my work that I can’t get a new regkey for. …I really have no clue what to do, but I can’t get my SSD working. Any ideas? Thank in advance!
the support of Bombich software (makers of Carbon Copy Cloner) provided me with this solution We have received numerous reports of hardware compatibility issues when installing a cloned hard drive from an external enclosure into various Macs. This workaround seems to work for most users: Shut down your MacInstall the new disk inside your Mac and put the original disk in your external enclosureBoot your Mac from the original startup disk in the external enclosure – hold down the Option key while booting your Mac to get to the startup disk selector screenRe-initialize the new disk (in the partition tab – reapply the “1 partition” scheme to the disk)Clone your original source volume to the new diskSet the startup disk to the new disk in the Startup Disk preference pane and restart your Mac Note: Step 4 is very important – be sure to apply a new partition scheme to the disk, don’t just erase the volume. This video indicates how to repartition the disk: http://www.screenr.com/SQM
use your phone camera to try and take a picture of the inside of the SSD connector for me please.
Please Help! I got a new evo 860 and I installed it. I had a time machine backup in an external HD. I have now a copy of the back up in the SSD but it won’t start up. The only time it worked was when I left the external drive connected and turned it on, it used the external to start up. I tried switching the startup but it didn’t recognize the SSD. I tried following the steps you mention before but the repartition video didn’t load. I would really appreciate the extra advice on this!!
