![]() ![]() I formatted the new drive as an APFS disk with a GUID partition and installed OS X Mojave on it. I booted off the external and the computer found the new SSD immediately. I noticed the SSD has the slightest of bends in it once I srewed the drive and adapter into place using the screw provided by Sintech. Bonus that the drive comes with a 5 year warranty. Felt it was best to go with a drive that was known to be compatible even if I'm not necessariyl a fan of the brand. I chose the Adata drive because the price for it was fair and it is a known good drive for use in the adapter. [ [ Special thanks to reezekeys for his recommendation of which model of Sintech adapter to purchase for the machine. So, I purchased a Sintech adapter and an Adata NVME SSD. Fortunately, my sister-in-law had updated to High Sierra. Apple didn’t provide support for these until a later release of High Sierra. The machine had to have been running at least OS X High Sierra else it wouldn’t recognize an NVME SSD. I faced a possible complication in the process, though. I weighed the options and decided to go the adapter-NVME M.2 SSD route. The third was to purchase an adapter and an off-the-self NVME M.2 SSD. The second was to purchase a replacement from our sponser, one designed with the appropriate native connector. I booted off an external again and still couldn’t find the original drive. No change, though this time I did see a blinking question mark. I hoped it wouldbe something as simple as a bad connection. Just in case, I cracked the case, removed the SSD and reseated it. My first assumption was that its SSD had gone wonky or died entirely. I booted off an external drive successfully and couldn’t even find the original SSD at all. My sister-in-law had a late 2013 Macbook Pro Retina 13” which booted up to a dark screen. Late 2013 Macbook Pro Retina 13”, a Sintech adapter and an Adata NVME SSD. ![]()
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