I have a late 2008 Macbook Pro 5,1 , which I've come to learn has suffered ongoing issues with the SATA controller. I converted my mac with an OWC Data Doubler and 500GB Seagate Momentus XT in the optibay, 115GB Mercury Extreme III next to the battery in the HDD bay. The setup was incredibly fast, however it was also prone no hard freezes, sometimes 10+ per day. When I finally couldn't take it, I decided to start by replacing the SSD drive. I opted for the Intel 520 120GB because I had heard they cooked their own firmware which was supposed to resolve some of the SanForce issues of the past.
So, I installed last night which went really smoothly. After install, I reset the PRAM and SMC to make sure the new drive would integrate into the system. I tucked my OWC drive into an external enclosure and named it roach - since it's small, black, fast, and a pain in the a**. Last night after a couple hours of use, I started getting random beach balls and eventually a few hard freezes. Is there anything else I can do, or drives that would be more stable? I'm starting to think the 5,1 just isn't going to be fully compatible with modern 3G/6G SSD drives.
So, I installed last night which went really smoothly. After install, I reset the PRAM and SMC to make sure the new drive would integrate into the system. I tucked my OWC drive into an external enclosure and named it roach - since it's small, black, fast, and a pain in the a**. Last night after a couple hours of use, I started getting random beach balls and eventually a few hard freezes. Is there anything else I can do, or drives that would be more stable? I'm starting to think the 5,1 just isn't going to be fully compatible with modern 3G/6G SSD drives.