This $18 toolkit from OWC has everything you'll need. Also, make sure you have the right screwdrivers. There are instructional videos all over YouTube - watch a couple of them to make sure you're prepared. Remove all screws and your hard drive.Make certain that you have an up-to-the-minute Time Machine back-up.

If you're using a different OSX version, just use the disc that came with your system.

Using Lion DiskMaker, create a bootable install USB flash drive or DVD (the flash drive is much, much faster). If you use Lion, download both the 'Install Mac OS X Lion.app' from the App Store and Lion DiskMaker. Your profile doesn't show what OSX version you're running.

Make certain that you have a bootable DVD or flash drive.

You can also do it manually - there are various methods to do it on the Internet, but TRIM Enabler works just fine. You can use a utility such as TRIM Enabler (found here) to enable TRIM on your Crucial drive (I have the same Crucial m4 512GB drive as you're ordering). OK, since you already have a Time Machine back-up via your Time Capsule, I'd use that (see below).]īut to question #2. I am assuming that the current 500 GB Seagate is using less than the capacity of the new Crucial SSD. When you are satisfied that the new hard drive if functioning properly, you can erase the old drive and use it for any needs that you may have. The initial boot may take a bit longer than you are accustomed to, but that is normal.ħ. Start the MBP and you have finished the installation. Select the new HDD and see if it working to your satisfaction. After the data transfer has completed, you may test the new HDD by starting your MBP with the OPTION key pressed down. This will result in both drives having identical information on them.Ħ. Click on the 'Restore' button on the bottom right hand corner.ĭepending upon the amount of data you are transferring, this may take a couple hours or more.

Drag the old drive into the 'Source' field and the new drive into the 'Destination' field. Make sure that the format is 'Mac OS Extended (Journaled)'. From the left hand column drag the new drive into the 'Name' field. Install your new drive in the enclosure and connect it to your MBP.Ĥ. Make certain that you have backed up all of your important data.Ģ.

You may use these instructions which do not require anything but Disk Utility:ġ.

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