Hello,
I tried to search the forum for my questions, but couldn't find the answers.
I have a macbook pro late 2008. I want to upgrade to a SSD from an HDD, and I have some questions.
I am switching to the SSD Samsung 840 Evo 500GB
Questions:
1- When I clone my HDD to the SSD, will it also Clone the OSX, or will I need a bootable OSX from the flash?
2- Will the cloner (Super duper, CC, etc) clone the recovery partition?
3- I already have a SATA to USB2.0, will that still work on a SATAIII SSD when I connect for cloning? I don't mind if it's slower when cloning, I just do not want to buy another cable.
4- Everyone say's that you need to do a firmware updated to the SSD? Is this something I need to worry about?
5- Has anyone upgraded to the samsung 840 evo SSD on this forum? What are your experiences so far? Any tips? Anything to watch out for?
Thanks for all your help!
I tried to search the forum for my questions, but couldn't find the answers.
I have a macbook pro late 2008. I want to upgrade to a SSD from an HDD, and I have some questions.
I am switching to the SSD Samsung 840 Evo 500GB
Questions:
1- When I clone my HDD to the SSD, will it also Clone the OSX, or will I need a bootable OSX from the flash?
2- Will the cloner (Super duper, CC, etc) clone the recovery partition?
3- I already have a SATA to USB2.0, will that still work on a SATAIII SSD when I connect for cloning? I don't mind if it's slower when cloning, I just do not want to buy another cable.
4- Everyone say's that you need to do a firmware updated to the SSD? Is this something I need to worry about?
5- Has anyone upgraded to the samsung 840 evo SSD on this forum? What are your experiences so far? Any tips? Anything to watch out for?
Thanks for all your help!
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