Right click trim enabler and go to open, that should bypass gatekeeper. Regards
Sam -- MacAmbulance Sam Mullen 07747778022 [email protected] > On 1 Dec 2013, at 21:36, mac98aop <[email protected]> wrote: > > But Trim Enabler won't install with an error that it's an internet download > and not App store?!?! CCC worked just fine to be able to clone etc?! > > AP > >> On Sunday, December 1, 2013 9:34:47 PM UTC, mac98aop wrote: >> Thanks everyone - all input helpful, not least of all Sam who kindly let me >> call to talk me through. >> >> All done and dusted! >> >> 240gb Crucial SSD installed - really much easier than I ever imagined. I >> thought I'd see improvements but the speed improvement is incredible! Booted >> in 9 seconds, all apps running instantly, and iPhoto which was up to 30 >> seconds, is now 3. >> >> So so pleased. >> >> Thanks again Smuggers, so grateful! >> >> Adam >> >>> On Sunday, December 1, 2013 1:43:52 PM UTC, MacService wrote: >>> Apologies if this reply is a bit late but we've been working abroad. >>> >>> I have a late 2012 MacBook Pro. I installed a 240GB OWC Mercury Electra Pro >>> 6G in the primary bay, then moved the original 750gb rotational drive into >>> an OWC Data Doubler installed in the optical drive bay and also added 16gb >>> of Kingston RAM sourced from Mr Memory in Worthing. >>> >>> I have my User Data and Home folder on the rotational drive and everything >>> else on the SSD. >>> >>> From cold, the computer starts up to a usable desktop in just over 9 >>> seconds. Photoshop CS6 Extended takes about 3 seconds; Quark 9.5.4 which >>> always was a dog takes 11 seconds. >>> >>> Do not forget to install TRIM Enabler - helps SSDs out a lot. >>> >>> HOWEVER!!!! it is essential that you have contingency. >>> >>> When an SSD fails, it is catastrophic and you get NO warning. >>> >>> I installed a 480gb Electra Pro 6G in the laptop of a Sussex based, best >>> selling author of Crime Thrillers in February of this year. It turned its >>> toes up last Monday. He was in London and I was in the South of France. >>> That was one long, expensive trip and a sleepless night! >>> >>> Chris Webb >>> MacService >>> >>>> On Monday, 25 November 2013 15:42:32 UTC, Graham Perrin wrote: >>>>> On Saturday, 23 November 2013 08:24:49 UTC, mac98aop wrote: >>>>> >>>>> … do I go for 16GB Ram or 240GB SSD or ideally both? I'm most interested >>>>> in speed performance improvements, and recall Sam has said the SSD will >>>>> give me the most noticeable impact. >>>>> >>>>> I'm not worried about boot time, but about day to day processing (opening >>>>> iPhoto, Safari, Alfred etc...). … >>>> >>>> If you're happy to habitually sleep the Mac (not shut down or restart), >>>> then the *greatest amount of memory* will allow the OS to make great use >>>> of the unified buffer cache (UBC). Second and subsequent launches of apps >>>> will be much faster than first launch. >>>> >>>> The benefits of the UBC go way beyond apps. Broadly speaking, expect *any* >>>> data that's read from permanent storage (hard, hybrid or solid state) to >>>> be cached in memory – unless the app/process reading the data uses >>>> F_NOCACHE for a file. >>>> >>>> Then (without wishing to complicate this topic): the money that you wish >>>> to spend on an SSD could be *much* more productively spent on an sshd. >>>> More storage your money. >>>> >>>> I have no idea about prices, sorry. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
