Upgrading 2013-2015 Macbook Pro SSD to M.2 NVMe

[code600]

Hi @code600, I tried the same thing today, flashing a MBP2014 with 2015 NVME drivers. I followed the steps outlined here: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...e.2034976/page-54?post=26102169#post-26102169

Dosdudes ROMTool confirmed the flash, but rechecking with UEFITool suggests, that nothing got flashed. Even the checksum did not change. (My System is running on a 960GB JetDrive 'TS960GJDM850' on a MacBookPro11,3 with OSX10.13.6)

Any hints on how you did this?

I first took a 2015 macbook, updated it to the latest firmware. Dumped the firmware on my computer using the TL866II programmer. Opened the firmware with UEFITool and looked for the file that starts with 51116915, right click on it and click Extract As Is and save it(I noticed on the newer UEFITool for some reason you can't extract anymore so use older version). Then I dumped the firmware from the 2013 macbook on my computer. Opened it with UEFITool then found the same 51116915 file and right click, replace as is, locate the previous file that I extracted, then save the rom file. Hook up the programmer, open the file and flash it. You don't need a 2015 macbook you can extract the nvme file from the OS installer.

If you are using Dosdudes ROMTool, all it does is just read your original rom file and it can write a rom file to your macbook as well, But you will need to use the UEFITool afterwards to inject the NVME file (the one you extract using UEFITool from a OS installer) then use the Dosdudes ROMTool to flash the saved ROM to your macbook. I would recommend getting a SPI flash programmer and also a SOP8 adapter clip so you don't have to desolder EFI chip, all you would need to do is add additional 3.3V to 1 of the power pins to power on the chip. Doing it using Disdudes ROMTool doesn't require any of the programmers but if something goes wrong then your macbook will not function anymore and then you would need to buy the programmer to fix it

 

[nas7y]

I use my retina late 2013 with nvme adapter+ 256gb a-data gammixs5 . With samsung 970 i had problems and sell it momentally.

 

[hariv]

I have iMac (27-inch, Late 2013), thunderbolt 2 ( Firmware Version: 23.10)

planning to connect to "Samsung MZ-V7E1T0BW 970 EVO 1 TB V-NAND M.2 PCI Express Solid State Drive, Black"
as an external drive connected to thunderbolt 2.

Will that work on my imac model ?

Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac14,2
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 3.5 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB
Hyper-Threading Technology: Enabled
Memory: 8 GB
Boot ROM Version: 140.0.0.0.0
SMC Version (system): 2.15f7


The reason being , my imac has Fusion drive (of which 128 is SSD), so attaching nvme m.2 would be great.

and then install latest mac os catalina on it


Can someone please tell me it will work as is , without any of the flashing?

Thanks.

 

[znbrook]

I'm not sure how, but hibernation is now working for me on my 2014 MBP 13". I'm using a sabrent 512gb nvme drive. I decided to turn it back on just to see if it would work for some reason, and it did! Maybe it's the new Catalina beta update? Not sure. Just wanted to say somthing.

 

[Faloude]

Yep, works fine in 2015 MBP 13 inch

Awesome, thanks!

 

[efra]

Finally today i have got the MP510 from Corsair, 960gb, using short adapter although i have both of them and these are the speeds i am getting. No problems so far.
Macbook pro retina 13 inch Mid 2014

 

[jml12286]

Anyone try a Silicon Power 1TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen3x4 2280 TLC?

 

[Rauliki]

I'm not sure how, but hibernation is now working for me on my 2014 MBP 13". I'm using a sabrent 512gb nvme drive. I decided to turn it back on just to see if it would work for some reason, and it did! Maybe it's the new Catalina beta update? Not sure. Just wanted to say somthing.

Could you check boot rom version?

 

[tk_mac]

Which sintech adapter should I get, the short version or the long version and why? I need to do both a 2015 Mac Book Air and a 2015 Mac Book Pro.

Short Version

Sintech NGFF M.2 nVME SSD Adapter Card for Upgrade MacBook Air(2013-2016 Year) and MacBook PRO(Late 2013-2015 Year)

NOTICE:because too many customers can use it,I suggest you to try it again if your MAC can't detect nVME SSD. Pls notice to insert card fully into SSD slot and you must prepare bootable USB disk(see third point) with High Sierra to format M.2 SSD first, it can't support recover from internet. mai...

www.amazon.com

Long Version

Sintech NGFF M.2 nVME SSD Adapter Card for Upgrade 2013-2015 Year Macs(Not Fit Early 2013 MacBook Pro)

NOTICE:because too many customers can use it,I suggest you to try it again if your MAC can't detect nVME SSD. Pls notice to insert card fully into SSD slot and you must prepare bootable USB disk(see third point) with High Sierra to format M.2 SSD first, it can't support recover from internet. mai...

www.amazon.com

 

[tk_mac]

Please note: There are three different Sabrent Rocket 2TB drives.

In case anyone is interested, it seems like the sabrent 2TB drive is overheating in my 2015 15" MBP. I get higher speeds for a moment, then the fans kick on, and the drive slows way down. Not sure if there's a way to fix this.

I had two 2TB Sabrent Rockets fail in my 13" early 2015 - one started exhibiting kernel panics with increasing frequency, the other worked great for two days then suddenly failed. N=2, so YMMV.

Which 2TB Rocket did you install? There are three different 2TB products, two of them PCIe Gen3 and one of them PCIe Gen4 (which specifically requires a heat sink)
Here are the links to Sabrent.
1) https://www.sabrent.com/product/SB-...ernal-ssd-high-performance-solid-state-drive/
2) https://www.sabrent.com/product/SB-...ernal-ssd-high-performance-solid-state-drive/
3) https://www.sabrent.com/product/SB-...al-ssd-maximum-performance-solid-state-drive/
Were you both on option 3? Would it be correct that only options 1 and 2 are appropriate for our purposes here?

 

[tk_mac]

I am having some confusion about power consumption specs. I looked at numbers in our tables at the top of this thread and numbers off of manufacture spec sheets and I am finding huge order of magnitude differences. Why?

Three Examples
1) Intel 660p. Our chart shows Idle 0.6w, Write 2.5w, Read 2.7w. Intel says Active 0.1w, Idel 0.040w
2) Adata SX8200. Our chart shows Idle 0.6w, Write 3.9w, Read 3.7w. XPG says 0.33w active, 0.14w Slumber
3) Intel 760p. Our chart shows Idle 0.6w, Write 4.2w, Read 3.6w. Intel says Active 70mw (0.070w), Idle 25mw (0.025w)

I am trying to choose a drive that will not create significant extra heat and battery drain and I am not sure how to interpret this. Any advice?

 

[Kraizelburg]

I am having some confusion about power consumption specs. I looked at numbers in our tables at the top of this thread and numbers off of manufacture spec sheets and I am finding huge order of magnitude differences. Why?

Three Examples
1) Intel 660p. Our chart shows Idle 0.6w, Write 2.5w, Read 2.7w. Intel says Active 0.1w, Idel 0.040w
2) Adata SX8200. Our chart shows Idle 0.6w, Write 3.9w, Read 3.7w. XPG says 0.33w active, 0.14w Slumber
3) Intel 760p. Our chart shows Idle 0.6w, Write 4.2w, Read 3.6w. Intel says Active 70mw (0.070w), Idle 25mw (0.025w)

I am trying to choose a drive that will not create significant extra heat and battery drain and I am not sure how to interpret this. Any advice?

Hi, that's because NVME drives can enter into a deep sleep mode in windows and probably Linux but Mac OS only have this deep sleep feature with their own propietary drives so whatever measure you read on manufacturer's website isn't going to be applicable in a Mac OS enviroment.

It is sad but this is the price of close hardware drivers.

I bought a corsair MP510 after following this chart but I ended returning it because battery life went down for over 2 hours and in my situation this was unacceptable. But personal situations vary for each individual. If you have your mac plugged most of the time then I can't see any problem.

Also bear in mind that temps will rise a few degrees depending on the drive.

 

[efra]

Hi, that's because NVME drives can enter into a deep sleep mode in windows and probably Linux but Mac OS only have this deep sleep feature with their own propietary drives so whatever measure you read on manufacturer's website isn't going to be applicable in a Mac OS enviroment.

It is sad but this is the price of close hardware drivers.

I bought a corsair MP510 after following this chart but I ended returning it because battery life went down for over 2 hours and in my situation this was unacceptable. But personal situations vary for each individual. If you have your mac plugged most of the time then I can't see any problem.

Also bear in mind that temps will rise a few degrees depending on the drive.

Which drive did you end getting? I dont use the computer without the brick but i can see how fast the battery is dryung up

 

[tk_mac]

Hi, that's because NVME drives can enter into a deep sleep mode in windows and probably Linux but Mac OS only have this deep sleep feature with their own propietary drives so whatever measure you read on manufacturer's website isn't going to be applicable in a Mac OS enviroment.

I am interested in 2TB drives. How might I find out the relevant power draws for use in the Mac environment? I am particularly interested in Sabrent Rocket, Corsair, Adata, and Intel 660p/760p in 2TB capacities and don't think I should just use the numbers off our chart in the first post as those are from lower capacity drives.

 

[Kraizelburg]

Which drive did you end getting? I dont use the computer without the brick but i can see how fast the battery is dryung up

I have a 2015 13"MPB with 128GB storage, as I said I bought the MP510 which is a great drive and I didnt have any problem with Catalina instalation but battery life got hit pretty hard due to the reasons I post above so I ended buying a 256GB original apple drive on eBay.

Worth mentioning that I also have a NAS with 2x3TB in raid 1, so I decided to go this route instead.
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I am interested in 2TB drives. How might I find out the relevant power draws for use in the Mac environment? I am particularly interested in Sabrent Rocket, Corsair, Adata, and Intel 660p/760p in 2TB capacities and don't think I should just use the numbers off our chart in the first post as those are from lower capacity drives.

If I were you I would just check manufacturer's website but ignore low power state mode data. In my case MP510 was idling at 0.16A whereas with the stock drive is 0.02A in the same scenario.

The main impact is at idle as stock drive can go into deep sleep whereas third party drives cant.

 

[markintosh13]

Please note: There are three different Sabrent Rocket 2TB drives.


Which 2TB Rocket did you install? There are three different 2TB products, two of them PCIe Gen3 and one of them PCIe Gen4 (which specifically requires a heat sink)
Here are the links to Sabrent.
1) https://www.sabrent.com/product/SB-...ernal-ssd-high-performance-solid-state-drive/
2) https://www.sabrent.com/product/SB-...ernal-ssd-high-performance-solid-state-drive/
3) https://www.sabrent.com/product/SB-...al-ssd-maximum-performance-solid-state-drive/
Were you both on option 3? Would it be correct that only options 1 and 2 are appropriate for our purposes here?

both of my failed Sabrent Rocket 2TB drives were option 2 versions - SB-ROCKET-2TB

My successful 2TB install is a XPG 8200Pro

 

[profcutter]

As for the 2TB Sabrents,
Mine is also the version 2. Hmm.

 

[znbrook]

Could you check boot rom version?

I can’t remember the number it was, but I do remember that it was current and up to date when I cross checked it a couple of hours ago. had a 157 i think?

 

[Johnny Wei]

Hi,
I did some research and buy materials what I need(Crucial P1 1TB, sintech adaptor, bootable USB with Mojiva) but the disk utility can't find my new SSD.
The following is my mac information:
Model name: A1502 /MacBookPro11,1
BootRom: 157.0.0.0.0
MacOS: catalina 10.15.2

Still, I could not figure out which parts might be wrong. I saw a lot of DIY it works on their Macbook pro ( A1502) with P1 SSD.

I put the P1 SSD with adaptor and try to boot from USB and Mac can't find my internal disk. ( I've tried another adaptor and it's the same problem). If I use the Hard drive Enclosure, the system can recognize the P1 as external disk.
Anyone knows which might cause the system can't recognize my P1 internal disk? It's related to the latest BootROM?

Thanks

 

[tk_mac]

both of my failed Sabrent Rocket 2TB drives were option 2 versions - SB-ROCKET-2TB

My successful 2TB install is a XPG 8200Pro

As for the 2TB Sabrents,
Mine is also the version 2. Hmm.

Then which Sabrent series is our chart at the top of this thread talking about? I understand people were reporting good results with Sabrent? But which Sabrents?
Also how is that XPG doing on heat and battery drain?
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If I were you I would just check manufacturer's website but ignore low power state mode data. In my case MP510 was idling at 0.16A whereas with the stock drive is 0.02A in the same scenario.

The main impact is at idle as stock drive can go into deep sleep whereas third party drives cant.

Going back to my Three Examples I had quoted all the power data given by manufacturers.

1) Intel 660p. Our chart shows Idle 0.6w, Write 2.5w, Read 2.7w. Intel says Active 0.1w, Idel 0.040w
2) Adata SX8200. Our chart shows Idle 0.6w, Write 3.9w, Read 3.7w. XPG says 0.33w active, 0.14w Slumber
3) Intel 760p. Our chart shows Idle 0.6w, Write 4.2w, Read 3.6w. Intel says Active 70mw (0.070w), Idle 25mw (0.025w)

If I ignore idle and slumber specs, the remaining numbers are all very low, including the drive you said ate up your battery. So I do not know what to think.

 

[Rauliki]

I can’t remember the number it was, but I do remember that it was current and up to date when I cross checked it a couple of hours ago. had a 157 i think?

Ok, thanks.
Did you buy this Sabrent online? Could you post a link?

 

[tk_mac]

In my case MP510 was idling at 0.16A whereas with the stock drive is 0.02A in the same scenario.

How were you able to determine the power consumption of that drive in your own machine?

 

[TheKenny]

Hello, sorry if this was already discussed at some point.

MacBook Pro Retina 2014 - macOS Catalina 10.15.2
MacBookPro11.3 - Intel Core i7 4980HQ 2.8 GHz - 16GB DDR3-1600- GT750M 2GB
SSD: OWC Aura Pro X2 2TB

I've bought the OWC Aura Pro X2 2TB since I thought it works out of the box and it would be the least stress. I've replaced the original 1TB SSD that was in my MacBook with the new 2TB and installed the latest macOS Catalina 10.15.2 on it. Read and write speeds are great, but sleep doesn't work. When I close the lid of my MacBook or it goes to sleep on its own it crashes due to the following error:

Sleep Wake failure in EFI
Failure code:: 0x0131150e 0x0000001f

Is there anything I can do about it or do I have to live with this?
Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[story]

I could not get these two to work on 2013 and 2015 (bootrom 149) with ST-NGFF2013-B

Intel X600 1TB
SK hynix PCIe Gen3 x4 PC300 NVMe 256GB

 

[Rauliki]

Hello, sorry if this was already discussed at some point.

MacBook Pro Retina 2014 - macOS Catalina 10.15.2
MacBookPro11.3 - Intel Core i7 4980HQ 2.8 GHz - 16GB DDR3-1600- GT750M 2GB
SSD: OWC Aura Pro X2 2TB

I've bought the OWC Aura Pro X2 2TB since I thought it works out of the box and it would be the least stress. I've replaced the original 1TB SSD that was in my MacBook with the new 2TB and installed the latest macOS Catalina 10.15.2 on it. Read and write speeds are great, but sleep doesn't work. When I close the lid of my MacBook or it goes to sleep on its own it crashes due to the following error:

Sleep Wake failure in EFI
Failure code:: 0x0131150e 0x0000001f

Is there anything I can do about it or do I have to live with this?
Thanks in advance for any help!

Check what version of bootrom you have now.
If not the latest, try to install Catalina on your original Apple disk - make sure you are connected to power plug, then put your OWC back and try.