#SAMSUNG SOLID STATE DRIVE FOR MACBOOK PRO 2012 RETINA HOW TO#
You should create an OS installer USB thumb drive following this: How to create a bootable macOS Sierra installer drive I do recommend you stick with Sierra for now as Apple still has some issues with High Sierra on SATA based SSD systems. Here's the SATA to USB adapter you'll need to connect your old drive: Startech 2.5" SATA to USB adapter Also don't over bend the cable where the cable needs to wrap around. To help protect things I place a piece of electricians tape on the uppercase just under the cable section that goes to the drive. From Crucial, look for the MX100, M500, and M550. The biggest issue I've seen in this series is the rough aluminum uppercase where the cable rests abrades the cable causing it to fail. The bottom line is that any of the Samsung 840 series drives are very nice, as are the Crucial drives. Here's the IFIXIT guide you'll need to follow: MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2012 Hard Drive Cable Replacement and here's the needed part: MacBook Pro 13" Unibody (Mid 2012) Hard Drive Cable. Solid State Drive 768GB SSD MacBook Pro Retina 2012 - 2013 Samsung. once I went through installation the my Mac won’t recognise my SSD. I chose to replace the data cable and get the 850 Samsung evo 250GB SSD. when i started it in recovery mode my HDD wouldn’t be recognised. last week I started getting the flashing folder at start up. As it also often related to a worn SATA cable so I would recommend you take the time to also replace that. I have a 2012 MacBook Pro with the 500GB HDD. There are a few other issues that could explain a slow drive issue. As Brian stated you're doing a swap out of the HD for the SSD as both are 2.5"