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I want to install a new drive in my MacBook Pro. I chose the Samsung EVO 250 GB. To install I followed these steps: Connecting the SSD with a SATA cable to my Mac. Using disk utility, erase the SSD. Clicked on GUID partition and MacOS extended (journaled).With carbon copy cloner I cloned my old hard drive to the SSD, including the reboot option. I then installed the new SSD in my system, But when I turn it on it only shows the white screen of death. When I start up with cmd+r and go to disk utility, the SSD does not show up. What did i do wrong? I hope someone can help me out! Thanks in advance.
reformat the drive & install the system. The do not clone (destroys the repair partition). Use migration Assistant to move your user and apps.
@piera , I can almost guarantee that you either have a damaged SATA cable, or a defective Samsung SSD Drive. I am running this config with High Sierra fine.
Also, there is no reason to use CCC to clone. The built in migration wizard on a clean install will take care of anything. The only thing you may need to do is re-enter installation keys for applications like MS Office.
I am also running the 500gb Samsung Evo SSD - after installing I had an identical issue. It was indeed the SATA cable. – Went ahead and installed the new SATA cable, and the system works very well - and significantly better than it did with the old crappy HDD. Also, I am running High Sierra and everything is fully operational. Best of luck in fixing your issue brother!
