5. What if your NVME SSD cannot be detected - best practice of macOS installation

[@machineman07]

Wheres the ”ssd cannot be detected” part of the video? This is waste of time if youre searching what the title says… video doesnt answer that question!

[@Fwuzeem]

Yes, but what if it is not being detected??????

[@machineman07]

Exactly… thats what I was searching for and despite what the title says, the video does NOT aswer the question in the title, what a waste of time!

[@cooa9951]

I followed Part 2 instructions to the end but after I swapped the internal ssd with my new NVME ssd and restart MacBook it’s not recognizing the drive. I took drive out and use it in an enclosure attached to usb and boots and works fine. I have a 2014 MacBook Pro a1398 and using a Crucial NVME with an adapter.

[@djaymigz98]

Yeah same as mine we have the same model, I really don't know why

[@jantestowy123]

Great vid helped a lot. I had a problem with late 2013 imac, cos I've upgraded to nvme in a adapter that was supported only under high sierra or higher. No need to disassemble the whole thing just made USB with mojave and the nvme was there.

[@derekcastillo1276]

I think i might be having the same issue you had, I'm trying to upgrade ssd with monteray installed but its not seeing the nvme inside the mac after I did all the steps. Do I need to downgrade to mojave to get it to work?

[@KcostaS91]

I have a problem with an iMac 2017, I already did everything and I can't find the solution, at first it detected the ssd with the adapter, I have a crucial 1 TB P3, I connect it to the motherboard and when I put the bootable usb with MacOs Ventura does not recognize it internally, if that same ssd I put it externally if the iMac recognizes it, I do the format externally and at the moment of putting it internally it it does not recognize it. I already installed the macOS Ventura by external means and I put it internally and it doesn't recognize it either, I don't know what to do I've been testing for a month and I have to be assembling and disassembling the iMac, I hope someone can help me, The disk utility does not recognize it, I already made the list disk and nothing does not appear the ssd m.2 nvme, I am totally blocked, do I need to do it with high sierra and then update to Ventura?

[@LeoEverydayTech]

Hello there, If I were you, here is what I would do: Step-by-Step Guide Step 1: Find another USB drive and create a bootable macOS Ventura installer. Use the terminal command to create the installer if you haven't done this before. Apple Support has detailed instructions on how to create a bootable installer for macOS. Step 2: Connect the Crucial 1TB SSD to an external drive enclosure. Erase the SSD using Disk Utility, selecting "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" as the format. Ensure that the GUID Partition Map is selected. Step 3: Install the SSD back into the iMac. Boot from the USB installer by holding down the Option key at startup and selecting the USB drive. Step 4: Use Disk Utility from the bootable installer. Erase the Crucial 1TB SSD again, this time selecting "APFS" as the format. Proceed with the macOS Ventura installation. Follow these exact steps and let me know if it works. Cheers!

[@KcostaS91]

@@LeoEverydayTech Thank you very much for the time and the response! I did the bootable usb of the macOS Ventura through windows 10 because I did not have access to the Mac, now that I can access the iMac I will download the macOS Ventura directly on the Mac and not windows, I will send you the comments when I try it! Another detail every time I start the macOS or the bootable usb with macOS Ventura, several codes appear to me as a terminal loading on the screen and then start the macOS, what should this be for!? Thank you again!

[@KcostaS91]

@@LeoEverydayTech Another comment, I tried in many ways, I have formatted the m.2 nvme in Apfs mode, Mac OS extended, and when doing it externally it recognizes it but when I connect it internally the terminal does not recognize it, do you think it is because of the macOS installer? Because the macOS Ventura I made of Windows if it allowed me to install the macOS Ventura externally, I even made the backup by Time Machine and everything very well, but when I connect it with the adapter internally, it does not detect the ssd, I have assembled and disassembled the iMac more than 20 times and it does not detect it, but the native ssd of Mac when I put it back if it detects it :(

[@VeveLeyaVali]

i don't have in enclosure, what can i do in this case...

[@ricardogarcia2915]

It did not recognize a Kingston NVME NV2, I already tried both methods but I get "? Folder" (it's a macbook air 2017 A1466)

[@SAKA-92]

so title is nvme cannot be detected yet in this example it is showing in disk utility... what do you do if it is not showing in disk utility?

[@boibudgetmeal]

I have the same problem. so apparently, the ssd was read using nvme enclosure. So now I have my OS on my NVME enclosure. I am currently in the process of creating a boot drive of catalina

[@LeoEverydayTech]

My understanding is, your MacBook fails to detect NVMe most likely because its firmware needs an upgrade. Installing macOS to an external storage may fix the internal firmware issue.

[@boibudgetmeal]

@@LeoEverydayTech Apparently, the firmware cant detect NVME (i am using a yosemite). So will it work when i create a bootable drive catalina/high sierra and install the OS on my enclosure? will it read it when i put the nvme on the flash storage slot once i have installed the catalina/high sierra on my enclosure?

[@LeoEverydayTech]

Yes. I have done that many times. It is normal that the screen will be black for 2 minutes the first time you boot from the NVME SSD.

[@boibudgetmeal]

@@LeoEverydayTech Thank you. Will provide feedback once done. Subscribed to show my appreciation buddy.

[@djaymigz98]

Does it have to be Catalina ? Cause I am running on Monterey using Opencore Legacy patcher

[@TELALITcellistandsinger]

how did you find catalina installer in app store? it shows me "no results"

[@chickhammond9171]

hi there , thank you for this great video , i would like to ask a question , why catalina ? is that the only os i can use , ? i have monterey on my ols ssd , and want to upgrade to a 2tb ssd , but when i install the ssd , it is not recognised in disk utility , so i have ordered an external casing , to see if i can format the ssd on that , have a 2015 macbook pro. , any suggestions or advice would be grateful , and again thank you soo much for youre videos , kindest regards from the UK

[@abdsamadabdsamad7776]

Hi, I have used the second solution, and at the first upgrade, big sur 11.2, I lost the nvme at boot, it ISN'T more recognize, any advice please ? I already tried nvram reset

[@clemcostes]

Did you find a solution ?

[@bananaorangeguy5277]

my iMac 27 late 2015, running on big sur 11.5.2, In System Report>NVMExpress>"This computer doesn’t contain any NVMExpress devices. If you installed NVMExpress devices, make sure they are connected properly and powered on" does that mean I lost the NVME at boot too?

[@mariodasilva8729]

I followed your instructions fully and bought a USB3.1 enclosure for my Transcend JETDRIVE 850 NMVe x4 480GB SSD "FOR MAC". It's for the A1398 model MBP. I tried everything but it just won't be recognized AT ALL. I paid 299 for this SSD and more for the external enclosure, and i cannot make use of it it at all. WHAT am I doing wrong? Disk utility just does NOT see it. Please tell me.

[@tabletteatelier7266]

Boot linux it will see the disk no problem.

[@thvardhan400]

Nice that's a really great and simple tutorial. Can we run Bootcamp on the upgraded SSD? I've seen on some places they say windows is not supported but I am not convinced.

[@epicdk2070]

Hi Leo, quick question, Im using a 512 Phison and works fine, problem is when I turn on a turned off computer while connected on usb-c. Sometimes its black and displays the ?. If I unplug the cable works fine. Do you know any work around for this? Thank you!

[@d3fenc367]

APFS is not showing as an option in Disk Utility on my A1708 running Mojave. Any ideas why?

[@LeoEverydayTech]

Try to boot with a usb drive

[@d3fenc367]

@@LeoEverydayTech Thanks, but I was using a bootable Mojave USB already to boot up my A1708. I will use Terminal to format my Sabrent as APFS instead.

[@d3fenc367]

I've successfully done the upgrade to my A1708 thanks to your brilliant videos. It wakes from sleep no problem, hopefully because I have reset SMC and NVRAM and am just testing now to see if I get the battery drain issue. Thanks again!

[@seanyu2783]

It works, thanks so much! (2016 MacBook Pro 15, change to Samsung 970 EVo Plus 2T)

[@Bawsack121]

I can’t use my SSD to boot my Mac after cloning it. I have no clue what to do

[@ganeshunnam550]

This is awesome and it worked for me, this is a hassle free process

[@kingmichaelcoy]

Can I do with Mojave or does it have to be catalina

[@d3fenc367]

Works fine with Mojave, but I would format the ssd as APFS using Terminal. There are videos on KZbin that show you how to do this.

[@epicdk2070]

I've done this procedure on a SBX Phison ps5013-e13T and a KIOXIA KBG40ZNS256G. With fresh install, and when on boot both shows me a "?" in a folder icon. I don't know what else to do.

[@LeoEverydayTech]

I need more deal to figure out why. 1) boot from a USB drive 2) launch the macOS installer from USB and select nvme as the destination. 3) when the installation completes, the mac automatically reboots. At this point, it gives you a "?". Is that correct?

[@epicdk2070]

@@LeoEverydayTech `Hi Leo, thanks for your help. Yes, I follow the steps, after installing a clean version on the External Nvme, when I swap the internal SSD using the adapter and have the "?", Is like Apple doesn't like when the internal is using the adapter and the KIOXIA chip. It's not even available in the diskutils list

[@LeoEverydayTech]

@@epicdk2070 What macOS version are you running on your original Apple SSD?

[@epicdk2070]

@@LeoEverydayTech Catalina

[@apxink]

@@LeoEverydayTech having the same problem

[@Owlisen]

Totally useless as it doesn't tell you how to fix it as it says in the title??? Where is the "What if your NVME SSD cannot be detected" part ?!?!?