deckard1 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 I am swapping out my 5400 rpm HDD for an SSD drive to speed things up on my 15" 2012 MacBook Pro. I haven't completed the swap yet. Plan on doing it tonight. Is it really this easy? http://www.laptopmag.com/articles/how-to-replace-your-macbook-pros-hard-drive-with-an-ssd Is it possible to skip the SSD cloning step using the adapter? That is, put the OS and data on the SSD drive after installation? Can the OS be installed onto the SSD via a previously backed up external HDD...after the SSD installation, in other words? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 I used Time Machine to make a perfect copy of my spinning HD on an external HD. Then I installed the SSD and did a Restore from the latest Time Machine backup after holding down option on startup. Choose the Recovery HD partition and select restore from Time Machine backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cardenas Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Yes. It's that easy. I would recommend cloning software instead of Time Machine because it is much faster. You could use Disk Utility but I really prefer SuperDuper! instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deckard1 Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 Got the internal SSD installed successfully. It was surprisingly easy. The most difficult part was not losing the very very tiny screws that hold the back cover of the MacBook on. All I can say now is, 'Wow!' What an improvement in speed. It's like I have a new computer. No kidding. I'm kicking myself now for having not upgraded to an SSD sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cardenas Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Good on you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deckard1 Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 I feel like I am on a roll, any chance the CPU can be upgraded too? Or, is the CPU soldered into the logic board? That's about all I know. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 I don't think you can mess with the CPU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deckard1 Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 I don't think you can mess with the CPU. But, of course. Then, I am forced to purchase a new computer from Apple when my CPU becomes obsolete...instead of being able to upgrade the CPU and not have to purchase a new computer from Apple. Gotta love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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