Macbook SSD Upgrade

[thewisdomp]

Ok, im bout to drop a complicated situation on ya. I have a macbook pro that i want to upgrade with an SSD. I have an 840 pro SSD i want to take out of my PC. Problem is, it has windows 8 installed on it. What is the best way to tackle this situation without buying unnecessary equipment that i will only use once, ie. hard drive dock, etc..
Heres how i would like to do it, but not sure if it is possible. 1. Make a backup copy of my hdd of the mac on to an external hdd. 2. install ssd into macbook. 3. somehow erase/format the ssd without royally screwing something up. 4. take the backup from the external hdd and put it on the ssd installed in the macbook.

I am not all that familiar with the boot up process/bios with macs like i am with windows pc's.

 

[serge44]

I would say that you definitely need at least a HDD/SSD enclosure. They're not expensive (less than $20), so even if you use them once it should be worth it. You need the enclosure for 2 things:

1- You currently have your SSD running in your PC, most likely with a NTFS file system. You need to format your drive to Mac OSX Extended (Journaled) to work with your Mac.

2- You need to clone your OSX and programs from your current drive to your SSD.

The most efficient way to do both these things is to first attach your SSD to your current OSX and do both things. Then just open up the MB and replace the HDD for the SDD, boot up and that's it. Without the enclosure the process would be much more complicated.

Cheers!

 

[GamingMaster]

Do you have a external hard drive?

 

[thewisdomp]

I would say that you definitely need at least a HDD/SSD enclosure. They're not expensive (less than $20), so even if you use them once it should be worth it. You need the enclosure for 2 things:

1- You currently have your SSD running in your PC, most likely with a NTFS file system. You need to format your drive to Mac OSX Extended (Journaled) to work with your Mac.

2- You need to clone your OSX and programs from your current drive to your SSD.

The most efficient way to do both these things is to first attach your SSD to your current OSX and do both things. Then just open up the MB and replace the HDD for the SDD, boot up and that's it. Without the enclosure the process would be much more complicated.

Cheers!

Update: Did exactly as you said, got the external enclosure and used carbon copy cloner to clone the disk. Worked out great, and to boot, I will just use the old HDD inside the enclosure as an external backup device. Thanks!

Alright, ill run by bestbuy to see if they have one of those on the cheap and give that a try. Seems more simple than what i had planned. Thanks bud!