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<blockquote data-quote="ferrarr" data-source="post: 1788940" data-attributes="member: 376394">In 2012, when I purchased my 15&quot; Late 2011 MBP, I ordered 2-240GB SSD separately. The first was Kingston ($129), and the second was Samsung ($139). The Kingston worked and the Samsung didn't. After an OS update a couple of years later, the Kingston drive died, and then I put in a 500GB Crucial SSD. 2 - As far as, replacing the SATA cable, no, it's not necessary. But if there is an issue at time of replacement, or later on, don't forget to try this fix. 3 - As far as, updating the Boot ROM and SMC, no, it's not necessary, but why would you want to be behind in these settings? Have you checked both of these on your MBP? 4 - As far as, resetting NVRAM and SMC, no, it's not necessary. 5 - As far as, activating Trim, I believe that was Mac OS X/OS X/macOS dependent, may also depend on the brand of SSD purchased. I know the first 3 or 4 years of using an SSD in my MBP, I enabled Trim, then with one OS X upgrade, it was already activated.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ferrarr, post: 1788940, member: 376394"] In 2012, when I purchased my 15" Late 2011 MBP, I ordered 2-240GB SSD separately. The first was Kingston ($129), and the second was Samsung ($139). The Kingston worked and the Samsung didn't. After an OS update a couple of years later, the Kingston drive died, and then I put in a 500GB Crucial SSD. 2 - As far as, replacing the SATA cable, no, it's not necessary. But if there is an issue at time of replacement, or later on, don't forget to try this fix. 3 - As far as, updating the Boot ROM and SMC, no, it's not necessary, but why would you want to be behind in these settings? Have you checked both of these on your MBP? 4 - As far as, resetting NVRAM and SMC, no, it's not necessary. 5 - As far as, activating Trim, I believe that was Mac OS X/OS X/macOS dependent, may also depend on the brand of SSD purchased. I know the first 3 or 4 years of using an SSD in my MBP, I enabled Trim, then with one OS X upgrade, it was already activated. [/QUOTE]

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