On 15/6/14, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >However, they would not install a non-Apple certified part like the SSD. >Rather than risk breaking the logic board a second time, I used an >external enclosure to format and clone my configured system and all data >to the SSD, tested by booting it up from the external enclosure, and >then paid a good independent shop that I've done lots of business with >before to do the drive installation (We Fix Macs in Palo Alto, CA). They >did a terrific job, turning it around in a couple of hours yesterday.
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