YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

Hey, I upgraded to Lion OSX though app store.

I don't have an installation disk for Lion.

I just got a new SSD for my Mid 2010 macbook pro.

How can i do a fresh install or any install on that new SSD?

Does anyone know if it is necessary to disable Virtual Memory in OSX Lion with a SSD still, or has the SSD lifespan gotten to the point where one can just rely on it?

kennethadammiller 5 days ago

You said in the video that you had not enabled Trim. I'm hoping to install my Crucial M4 on an older MBP today, and was wondering if you know the best way to go about this?

PogueSquadron 2 weeks ago

@PogueSquadron I will just leave it. The GC in the controller is pretty good. Just make sure you update to the latest firmware.

SuperGadgetGuy 1 week ago

Thanks for the vid. I'm thinking of trying it myself. Question: The Mac Site said that you have to be running snow leopard before you upgrade to Lion. The SSD doesn't have anything on it right? What is Mac talking about?

dukethepancake 1 month ago

@dukethepancake You need SL to *upgrade* to Lion, meaning you can't upgrade a Leopard install straight to Lion.

You can do a clean install of Lion on any blank disk.

MrRobinjam 1 week ago

Great video, but I have a question. I know I'd be better off installing a fresh copy of Lion on a new SSD, but will I really notice a huge difference if I was to put a new SSD in but restore from an old back up? Apologies if my question has already been asked!

DJTomWillz 2 months ago

Hi Mate, if you have Lion already downloaded from app store whats the best way to reboot after installing the SSD? I bought a 250GB Crucial SSD. I have the original discs that came with the Macbook Pro 15" 2011 i7 2.0 & have a time capsule to back it up. I presume I back up as normal, install the SSD & then once I turn it on, will it recognize that i already have Lion or will i need to re-install it? Thanks a mill

eire845 2 months ago

@eire845 If you want to save time, just do the restore from TM backup. If you want to squeeze every bit of performance, i would do a fresh install.

SuperGadgetGuy 2 months ago

I am planning to buy an SSD but i heard that 2010 macbook pro's support only SATA 2 ssd's... on the crucial site i saw that 6gbps i.e SATA 3 is compatible with my 2010 macbook pro core i7!!! So please tell me what speed is ur SSD?? 6 GBPS or 3 GBPS???

420rockerprerak 3 months ago

@420rockerprerak The Crucial M4 is backward compatible. I have the 2010 Macbook Pro as well it works fine. Just it won't operate at full speed as the 3Gbps bandwidth limitation.

SuperGadgetGuy 3 months ago

How would I copy my data from my old drive over to a new SSD?

jacobh1995 3 months ago

@jacobh1995 on a PC, use Norton Ghost. On a mac, i did a complete time machine backup then restore to the new drive.

SuperGadgetGuy 3 months ago

@SuperGadgetGuy

Why do get better bater life with a ssd? It is light in the overall weight?

elgransr 4 months ago

@elgransr It's just like a flash memory. Doesn't require a constantly spinning motor to access the data.

SuperGadgetGuy 3 months ago

I remember that my leopard boot up in 20 seconds in a normal hdd.

I hate Lion mission control it is just shit. I have been using mac since 97 or so but I do not like lion. I

elgransr 4 months ago

@elgransr I still keep my Application folder on the dock. I don't like Mission Control either. It's a computer not an ipad and it takes one extra step to launch my app. most of the time i just use spotlight search then launch. Much faster. It does make sense if apple is planning on a computer with a touch screen.

SuperGadgetGuy 3 months ago

@SuperGadgetGuy Would you recommend this SSD after using it for a while? Do I have to do Lion clean install or can I restore the system from Time Machine partition?

xaero212 4 months ago

@xaero212 You can do either one. I choose clean install because i don't want anything from the old OS to slow it down. Also my old system with all the apps and docs are about 350GB which is too large for the SSD. The SSD still runs great. Most apps start with one bounce. Photoshop is the only one that needs several bounce to start but performance is amazing over all.

SuperGadgetGuy 4 months ago

Hi, did you install bootcamp on your SSD ?

And did you notice any slow down or beachball since you installed it with the new firmware?

TheKorlone 5 months ago

@TheKorlone no boot camp, don't want to partition the already small drive any smaller. Never used the 002 firmware, upgraded to 009 before i did the OS install. No Beachballing at all and this is with TRIM disabled as well.

SuperGadgetGuy 5 months ago

You should enable trim its easy to do. Do it manually.

na1du 5 months ago

@na1du Ya I downloaded the Trim Enabled but didn't enable it as I read different results online with Mac OS Lion. Some said the Garbage Collector with the 009 firmware is good enough that they got the beach ball with the Trim Enabled. I can always enable it later and so far the performance is AMAZING.

SuperGadgetGuy 5 months ago

Comment removed

na1du 5 months ago

This has been flagged as spam show

@SuperGadgetGuy try goo.gl / IbVhO to enable trim safely.

na1du 5 months ago

Great video to show us the firmware upgrade process :)

majnyn 5 months ago

@majnyn Thanks. It was easier than I thought but can't believe I had to waste a CD to do it.

SuperGadgetGuy 5 months ago

@SuperGadgetGuy Yeah I know what you mean, I had to go to Walmart to purchase one, I'm just waiting for my MBP to arrive tmrw so I can install this SSD right away!

majnyn 5 months ago in playlist Macbook Pro