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SSD: SATA to USB cable

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19 minutes ago, Gozaru said:

 

For clarification about the drive, it would be a WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB PC SSD. Would I need to format it and if so, how? Sorry if what I’m saying is confusing, I just started learning about computers 5 days ago

Plug it in to an external drive enclosure and format in Windows.

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Would using a SATA to USB-A cable work to connect a PC SSD to a 2009 MacBook Pro 13” as a main storage device?

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I don’t know Mac that well, but I don’t think that is possible. It isn’t possible in Windows or it’s slow, and it would be limited to either the USB 2.0 speeds or 3.0 speeds.

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It should work, but I only recommend it for external storage. The speed will be so slow that it isn't worth it.

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For clarification about the drive, it would be a WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB PC SSD. Would I need to format it and if so, how? Sorry if what I’m saying is confusing, I just started learning about computers 5 days ago

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7 hours ago, AskTJ said:

It should work, but I only recommend it for external storage. The speed will be so slow that it isn't worth it.

 

8 hours ago, Billy_Mays said:

I don’t know Mac that well, but I don’t think that is possible. It isn’t possible in Windows or it’s slow, and it would be limited to either the USB 2.0 speeds or 3.0 speeds.

For clarification about the drive, it would be a WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB PC SSD. Would I need to format it and if so, how? Sorry if what I’m saying is confusing, I just started learning about computers 5 days ago

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19 minutes ago, Gozaru said:

 

For clarification about the drive, it would be a WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB PC SSD. Would I need to format it and if so, how? Sorry if what I’m saying is confusing, I just started learning about computers 5 days ago

Plug it in to an external drive enclosure and format in Windows.

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