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I am unclear about how to perform this clean install of Mountain Lion once the new SSD is installed. Third, regarding your comment about a clean install to the SSD, my intent would be to do a clean install of Mountain Lion and the few third party apps I use on the brand new SSD (as well as reformatting the existing HDD). Second, how do you ensure the firmware is up to date prior to installing the SSD I have a couple of questions/comments for you please.įirst, you weren't kidding about "open heart surgery" to install an additional hard drive! I wouldn't have any problem with that procedure and will do the same when I'm ready to install the SSD.
Timemachine will attempt to back up the 500GB too. You may not like that, and it is fixable in System Proferences Spotlight. Spotlight will now try to index both the SSD and the mounted 500GB drive.
OWC MAC MINI SSD INSTALL VIDEO UPDATE
If you do not reformat that 500GB drive and leave OS X installed, it will confuse Software update about another Apple ID has purchase authority, when there is only one Apple ID. As did my 65GB of VirtualBox guest accounts. Large, little accessed folders went onto the 500GB. Lion Diskmaker will automate the creation of this tool.Īll of my applications reside on the SSD with my home directory. You should perform a clean install on the SSD from a bootable external USB stick. Personally, I would not drag system components back from an external drive. Many firmware updaters are Windows only, or ISO Linux DVD. I made certain that the firmware was current on the SSD before it was installed. You must be very patient and methodical in either video. This kit is critical for having the right tools for the job including the correct drive connector. I purchased the OCW Data Doubler, 2.5 inch hard drive/SSD installation kit for $45 USD. I did the latter, as it provides for securing the SSD with screws to the drive carrier.
The first does not remove the entire contents of the mini, and the second approach walks you through removing everything inside the mini. Here are a couple of installation videos from YouTube. Boot time to desktop is now about 12 - 15s. I upgraded my 2011 Mac mini to primary SSD and secondary 500GB.
OWC MAC MINI SSD INSTALL VIDEO UPGRADE
Second question is if anyone can point me to a step by step tutorial on how to upgrade to an SSD and if I would need to do a clean install of Mountain Lion or is there a way to transfer just the OS and Applications from the HDD to the new SSD? My first question is if it is even worth it to upgrade to an SSD - in what areas would I actually see an improvement in performance? I have the Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD. My intent would be to run Mountain Lion and all my applications from the SSD drive and keep the 500GB HDD for file storage. I'm considering an SSD upgrade for my 2011 i5 Mac Mini.