MacBook Air Rev A with RunCore 1.8" Pro IV PATA ZIF Drive *ZIF PROBLEMS*

[csousa]

"Runcore Drive for MacBook Air Rev A" works great (except on Macbook Air)

Received the following email that confirms the drive that is actually marketed and labeled as compatible for the MacBook Air does not work (although it works with other notebooks).

[GillesB]

Re: MacBook Air Rev A with RunCore 1.8" Pro IV PATA ZIF Drive *ZIF PROBLEMS*

Well guys I do not have an answer just yet but it is not looking like a quick fix as of today. Someone at our Shanghai office had a friend come in with his MBA Rev A and they had no success. We are now raising it to the next level to find out what the problem may be. We have also emailed all of the parts vendors to ask if they have any compatibility issues with the MacBook Air. Please be patent we will solve the problem. There will always be some issues that arrive from releasing the newest of technologies but nothing our Technicians cannot fix.

I will keep you guys posted when I hear something even if its over the weekend.

Matt

Matt,

Thanks for this, I would have preferred that Runcore actually tested the drive before badging it "For MacBookAir RevA".

I stopped installing / uninstalling the drive as it would most likely cause to a destruction of the Zif cable at least.
Please keep us posted ASAP.

Regards

[Runcore Marketing]

Re: MacBook Air Rev A with RunCore 1.8" Pro IV PATA ZIF Drive *ZIF PROBLEMS*

Guys the Runcore design team is working on this issue and believe it to be solvable in a very short time.

Also I have some side news while reviewing the issue that the MBA has we found a couple other computers do not work with the drive as you can see from the post with the letter from MDD. While tinkering with the MBA issue we played with the drive settings. The drive is set to cable select and if we make it master all of those PC's that were not working should now work unfortunately all except the MBA.

I'm guessing the notebook manufacturers must do something in the BIOS that only allows them to work on a Master setting.

Needless to say we are going to ship the drives set to master from now on.

I will update you guys in the morning.

Also MacWorld wants to do a review on both of our 1.8" MacBook Air products we have to get this thing working and fast.

Matt Dawson
Runcore CMO

[Tony Almeida]

Re: MacBook Air Rev A with RunCore 1.8" Pro IV PATA ZIF Drive *ZIF PROBLEMS*

I have successfully installed MAC OS on the MBA.

[dclaessen]

Re: MacBook Air Rev A with RunCore 1.8" Pro IV PATA ZIF Drive *ZIF PROBLEMS*

I have successfully installed MAC OS on the MBA.

I guess the question is whether you had to do something special to make OS X recognize the drive... And this seems to be the 64gb version. Could be different with the 128 gb version. Anyway, could be providing a clue to solve the problems people have!

For RunCore: keep up the good work, let's hope we have a solution sometime soon!

Dennis

[Tony Almeida]

Re: MacBook Air Rev A with RunCore 1.8" Pro IV PATA ZIF Drive *ZIF PROBLEMS*

It's seem like unsteadiness...

[santala]

Re: MacBook Air Rev A with RunCore 1.8" Pro IV PATA ZIF Drive *ZIF PROBLEMS*

Could you tell us how you got your's working?

[GillesB]

Re: MacBook Air Rev A with RunCore 1.8" Pro IV PATA ZIF Drive *ZIF PROBLEMS*

It's seem like unsteadiness...

What do you mean?

Additional question for Matt, how can we set it on master instead of CS? is it a setting in the firmware?

Regards

Gilles

[Chris.Liu]

Re: MacBook Air Rev A with RunCore 1.8" Pro IV PATA ZIF Drive *ZIF PROBLEMS*

hi

[GillesB]

Re: MacBook Air Rev A with RunCore 1.8" Pro IV PATA ZIF Drive *ZIF PROBLEMS*

@Chris .Liu

? so what

[Chris.Liu]

Re: MacBook Air Rev A with RunCore 1.8" Pro IV PATA ZIF Drive *ZIF PROBLEMS*

hi guys, our design team is testing now, but not all of the zif ssd perform fine in Mac rev A. But they work excellent in other models, maybe Mac rev A has some compatible issues with zif ssd.
Sorry for the inconvenient, but just calm down, we will find the root cause ASAP, and help you guys out.

[GillesB]

Re: MacBook Air Rev A with RunCore 1.8" Pro IV PATA ZIF Drive *ZIF PROBLEMS*

It is nice to hear that you also get the problem, but should I remind you that the SSD we bought was badged "for Macbook air Rev A" so either it wasn't tested or ......

So I cannot accept that the fault is one way or the other pushed on the machine (MBA) side.

GillesB

[dclaessen]

Re: MacBook Air Rev A with RunCore 1.8" Pro IV PATA ZIF Drive *ZIF PROBLEMS*

It is nice to hear that you also get the problem, but should I remind you that the SSD we bought was badged "for Macbook air Rev A" so either it wasn't tested or ......

So I cannot accept that the fault is one way or the other pushed on the machine (MBA) side.

GillesB

I agree with GillesB. The sole reason to buy this SSD drive was the fact that it was tagged as being compatible with the MacBook Air Rev. A.
I hope RunCore will provide good post-sales service, or are willing to take back the drive if they don't fix the problems!

Dennis

[Chris.Liu]

Re: MacBook Air Rev A with RunCore 1.8" Pro IV PATA ZIF Drive *ZIF PROBLEMS*

hi gilles don't doubt about the strict QA in the factory, we tested all the ssd well before shipping. Maybe Mac have some hareware or software changes, and also MacWorld wants to do a review on both of our 1.8" MacBook Air products.
I will update the latest info

[Tony Almeida]

Re: MacBook Air Rev A with RunCore 1.8" Pro IV PATA ZIF Drive *ZIF PROBLEMS*

It's may be need more day to slove the solution.And now we have more deep tset for MBA.