The article recommended updating to the latest SSD drive firmware by downloading an iso archive from Samsung and then changing the file name to have a .dmg extension,
burning a disc image of it,
then rebooting the Mac Mini using the the resulting DVD-R, to install the firmware update,
which I tried and it seemed to go through all the steps, albeit in a DOS/Linux window, but when I looked at the firmware version it hadn't updated.
I have also tried every possible combination of Mac recommended drive formatting / partitioning in Disk utility - Mac OS extended, FAT and EXFAT as well but still no joy (is that what you mean by "Wreaking" Rany?)
It sees the drive but mostly throws up an error message when trying to format.
A couple of times, it even seemed to format successfully, but when I tried testing the mounted drive by copying a file any bigger than around 10Mb, it would just go into an endless file copying progress bar.
What and unfriendly and primitive service that Samsung are offering for Mac users!
I'm thinking I might just pull the drive back out and ditch it, then buy another from a more Mac friendly manufacturer.
So do I connect the Mac Mini to the PC via ethernet / wifi?
Should the Magician software already be running before connection.
Forgive me, but I always thought that networking macs and PC's together is a bit of a mind bender...or is that now a thing of the past?
Also I saw an article saying that there are reported firmware issues on the 840 EVO
(Mine is brand new in an un-opened box but I bought it about a year ago and didn't get around to installing it until now):
http://blog.conradchavez.com/2014/10/30/running-the-samsung-840-evo-ssd-performance-restoration-tool-on-a-mac/
The article recommended updating to the latest SSD drive firmware by downloading an iso archive from Samsung and then changing the file name to have a .dmg extension,
burning a disc image of it,
then rebooting the Mac Mini using the the resulting DVD-R, to install the firmware update,
which I tried and it seemed to go through all the steps, albeit in a DOS/Linux window, but when I looked at the firmware version it hadn't updated.
I have also tried every possible combination of Mac recommended drive formatting / partitioning in Disk utility - Mac OS extended, FAT and EXFAT as well but still no joy (is that what you mean by "Wreaking" Rany?)
It sees the drive but mostly throws up an error message when trying to format.
A couple of times, it even seemed to format successfully, but when I tried testing the mounted drive by copying a file any bigger than around 10Mb, it would just go into an endless file copying progress bar.
What and unfriendly and primitive service that Samsung are offering for Mac users!
I'm thinking I might just pull the drive back out and ditch it, then buy another from a more Mac friendly manufacturer.
Any suggestions?