Problems with formatting & copying files to new disk
Hey guys I had this travelstar drive installed to replace the optical drive and am having problems with it.
It formatted no problem, but then when I was copying files from an ext drive the transfer the speeds were slow 4 gig - 3 hours.
Afterward the disk unmounted again so i I reformatted in disk utility under partition - Mac OS extended/GUID and copied files it was faster for a few then slowed down and unmounted again. I was concerned that it was the SATA 2 issue but my system info says:
Link Speed: 6 Gigabit
Negotiated Link Speed: 6 Gigabit
I can't mount the disk and when reformatting under partition/guid option it gets stuck at "waiting for disks to reappear" or if it completes it doesn't mount and is greyed out on the left.
@Dan i saw your comment about the hardware profiler app does that mean that even though it says 6 Gigabit that is actually only SATA 2 and 3 gigabits?
Sorry to intrude on your post Gary i posted separately but am looking for advice before returning drive etc.
Is this a good question?
3 Comments
Robert please double check the system listed here if not correct please tell us what your model it as it makes a difference.
by Dan
Hey Dan thanks for the response below, I think mine is the same model as above (MBP 15" Early 2011 although I've never seen the Link speed change ever when checking. Knowing this is my model should i go ahead and get a Sata II drive?
: Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 16 GB
Boot ROM Version: MBP81.0047.B2A
SMC Version (system): 1.69f4
Serial Number (system): C2QGV00RDRWD
Hardware UUID: 86EB5A2E-A8C7-5D30-8106-5419B0D0ED13
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
by Robert
Yes, the model info is correct.
by Dan