HI,
I bought a 480GB OWC Aura SSD with a known compatibility issue for my Macbook Pro 15' (mid-2015) after my old SSD died. I installed the drive and partitioned it. It shows up when running diskutil list in a High Sierra recovery terminal, but not on any older OS versions (Yosemite or El Capitan). The High Sierra installer lets me choose the new SSD as a target destination, but after the first. OWC 480GB Aura Pro X2 SSD for MacBook Air (Mid 2013-2017), and MacBook Pro (Retina, Late 2013 - Mid 2015) Computers (OWCS3DAPT4MB05) 4.3 out of 5 stars 445. OWC 1.0TB Aura Pro X2 SSD for MacBook Air (Mid 2013-2017), and MacBook Pro (Retina, Late 2013 - Mid 2015) Computers (OWCS3DAPT4MB10) 4.3 out of 5 stars 846 $229.00 $ 229. OWC Aura Pro X2 1TB SSD — $300 vs. $800 for Apple’s 128GB → 1TB upgrade. OWC Aura Pro X2 2TB SSD — $700 vs. $1,200 for Apple’s 256GB → 2TB upgrade. Don’t be talked into spending $1,300-$4,000+ for a new Mac notebook when a simple DIY upgrade for a fraction of the cost of a new model will keep your old computer running at peak. MacBook Air 11' (2013-2015) 13' (2013-2017) MacBook Pro Retina 13' and 15' (2015) SSD Step 1 How install a Mac SSD into an OWC Envoy Pro enclosure To open the enclosure, pull the top half down toward the wedged end and lift it away from the bottom half.
Issue resolved. I got following reply from OWC:
Thank you for your email. Please make sure that your firmware is up to date ( https://eshop.macsales.com/Service/Knowledgebase/Article/10/730/Aura-SSDs-Firmwa re-Update?_ga=2.246456836.160992157.1537814817-541647972.1484600528 ) for your machine. Please be sure to back up your machine before any updates are performed. Please let me know if you have any questions.
After update of FW Mojave did install. When using the update app 1st time login for me was automatically as guest. You then need to logout and login again with your Mac admin account details. (as in explanation on the website)
Regards,
Owc Aura Ssd For Mac Pro 2015 Review
Paul.