Apple SSD connectors and adapters list
Replacable SSDs
| Gen.1 6I12 Pins | Gen.2 7I17 Pins | Gen.3&4 12I16 Pins | Gen.5 22|34 Pins |
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| SATA III 6 Gb/s | SATA III 6 Gb/s | AHCI, PCI x2&x4 | PCIe x4 |
| MacBook Air 2010L/2011M 11"&13" (A1369,A1370) |
MacBook Air 2012 11" & 13" (A1465, A1466)
MacBook Pro 2012L 13" & 15" (A1425, A1398) iMac 2012L 2013E 21" & 27" (A1418, A1419) |
MacBook Air 2013-2017 11", 13"(A1465, A1466)
MacBook Pro 2013L-2015E 13", 15"(A1502, A1398) iMac 21" & 27" 2014-2017(A1418, A1419) (Fusion) Please note: no connector on HDD version of iMac |
MacBook Pro 2016-2017 2TBT |
| Data Recovery kit (SATA/USB Adapter) | Data Recovery kit (SATA/USB Adapter)
M.2 NGFF Adapter iMac & Macbook Pro mSATA Adapter A1425-Only M.2 NGFF Adapter Air-Only! |
Data Recovery kit (USB Adapter)
Cheaper Desktop PCIE Card WARNING: for iMac please put capton tape on back side of m.2 connector |
Known working adapter: NFHK |
| Any brand M.2 SATA 2232..2280 SSD B-Key | A1425 fits only m.2 2260 SSD or mSATA | m.2 NVME 2280
2013/2014 devices need Bios update for nvme support (simply install High Sierra on original drive) once. Samsung Firmware update might be necessary Fix kernel panic on wake issue: sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0 standby 0 autopoweroff 0 Kernel panic on wake should be fixed with the firmware update of Big Sur |
Known working SSD: Sabrent Rocket 2240 |
Gen.5 OEM Compatibility:
Macbook Pro 2016 (820-00875):
656-0041, 656-0041A, 656-0042, 656-0042A, 656-0043, 656-0043A, 656-0044, 656-0044A,656-0045, 656-0045A, 656-0046A, 656-0046B, 656-0066A, 656-0069A, 656-0070A
All drives from 2016 model are compatible with 2017 model.
Macbook Pro 2017-Only (820-00840):
656-0067A, 656-0074A, 656-0074B, 656-0074C, 656-0074D, 656-0074E
Piernov: Note that the SSD_BOOT_L/SSD_PWR_EN_L circuit is different between 820-00875 (2016) and 820-00840 (2017). Only the schematics for 820-00875 is available, in this one U8640/R8645 are populated while R8641/R8642 are not. On the 820-00840 it's the opposite.
Mainboard Mod (Instagram)
long article with more detailed information
Soldered in SSDs
T2 Macs
T2 use Monolith SSD chips, combined into sort of RAID volume. Known method of replacement - use same board as a donor and keep IC position on board or preprogram NAND with JC P13 toolkit.