I bought a new OCZ Agility SSD to install in my 2.7 i7 MBP and have had nothing but problems trying to get this piece of crap to accept an OS. I tried what I normally do and that is to install it in a firewire external and use the disc utility software to restore it. Ok Lion says I need to use the resort portion of my hard drive, restart and try that. It says that my new SSD will not accept a restore area and says to restart and try again. I tried yanking the old drive from my MBP and direct installing the SSd into the laptop and clean install. Still same message that the SSD will not accept a recovery partition and to restart and try again.

OK those who are thinking why doesn't he just use CCC? well tried that next and got this

16:05:33 Launched Carbon Copy Cloner [3.1.1]

16:06:06 User chose to proceed with destructive action.
========== Carbon Copy Cloner (v. 3.1.1): 2012-03-30 16:06:06 -0400 ==========

Operating System: Version 10.7.3 (Build 11D50b)

Hardware:
hw.machine: x86_64
hw.model: MacBookPro8,1
hw.logicalcpu: 4
hw.physmem: 2147483648
vm.loadavg: { 1.32 1.37 1.03 }


Task: Disk-to-disk clone
Source: Business (/dev/disk0s2, 075CE1DF-20CC-34E3-AE08-1A84A2725E98)
Mount point: /
Filesystem: hfs
Capacity: 464.96 GB
Used: 90.04 GB
Available: 374.92 GB
Mac OS X version: 10.7.3

Target: Business Pro (/Volumes/Business Pro/ [/dev/disk1s2, 48E1BCCF-3976-3420-B0A8-0C593DF3679B])
Mount point: /Volumes/Business Pro
Filesystem: hfs
Capacity: 166.88 GB
Used: 288.21 MB
Available: 166.60 GB
Mac OS X version: Mac OS not installed

Cloning method: Copy everything
Erase target: No


16:06:07 Enabling ownership on the target volume...
16:06:10 The target volume has ownership enabled.
16:06:10 The target volume has Access Control Lists enabled.
16:06:10 Authenticating...
16:06:10 Cloning...
16:06:11 Failed to enable Access Control Lists on target.
16:06:11 copySourceToTarget: The file-level copy failed., Error code: 140
================================================== ==============================


16:06:25 Warning user that s/he is about to perform a destructive action.
16:06:33 Warning user that s/he is about to perform a destructive action.
16:06:36 User chose to proceed with destructive action.
========== Carbon Copy Cloner (v. 3.1.1): 2012-03-30 16:06:36 -0400 ==========

Operating System: Version 10.7.3 (Build 11D50b)

Hardware:
hw.machine: x86_64
hw.model: MacBookPro8,1
hw.logicalcpu: 4
hw.physmem: 2147483648
vm.loadavg: { 1.10 1.30 1.01 }


Task: Disk-to-disk clone
Source: Business (/dev/disk0s2, 075CE1DF-20CC-34E3-AE08-1A84A2725E98)
Mount point: /
Filesystem: hfs
Capacity: 464.96 GB
Used: 90.04 GB
Available: 374.92 GB
Mac OS X version: 10.7.3

Target: Business Pro (/Volumes/Business Pro/ [/dev/disk1s2, 48E1BCCF-3976-3420-B0A8-0C593DF3679B])
Mount point: /Volumes/Business Pro
Filesystem: hfs
Capacity: 166.88 GB
Used: 288.21 MB
Available: 166.60 GB
Mac OS X version: Mac OS not installed

Cloning method: Copy everything
Erase target: Yes


16:06:37 Proceeding with a file-level backup...
16:06:37 Authenticating...
16:06:37 Erasing target volume...
16:06:41 Cloning...
16:06:42 copySourceToTarget: The file-level copy failed., Error code: 140
================================================== ==============================


13:20:31 Launched Carbon Copy Cloner [3.1.1]

13:21:10 Warning user that s/he is about to perform a destructive action.
13:21:15 User chose to proceed with destructive action.
========== Carbon Copy Cloner (v. 3.1.1): 2012-03-31 13:21:15 -0400 ==========

Operating System: Version 10.7.3 (Build 11D50b)

Hardware:
hw.machine: x86_64
hw.model: MacBookPro8,1
hw.logicalcpu: 4
hw.physmem: 2147483648
vm.loadavg: { 0.24 0.20 0.11 }


Task: Disk-to-disk clone
Source: Business (/dev/disk0s2, 075CE1DF-20CC-34E3-AE08-1A84A2725E98)
Mount point: /
Filesystem: hfs
Capacity: 464.96 GB
Used: 89.67 GB
Available: 375.29 GB
Mac OS X version: 10.7.3

Target: Mac (/Volumes/Mac/ [/dev/disk1s2, F85BBA0A-6C0A-344D-ABF9-C14634849C12])
Mount point: /Volumes/Mac
Filesystem: hfs
Capacity: 166.88 GB
Used: 3.77 GB
Available: 163.11 GB
Mac OS X version: Mac OS not installed

Cloning method: Copy everything
Erase target: Yes


13:21:16 Proceeding with a file-level backup...
13:21:16 Authenticating...
13:21:16 Erasing target volume...
13:21:22 Cloning...
13:21:22 Failed to enable Access Control Lists on target.
13:21:22 copySourceToTarget: The file-level copy failed., Error code: 140
================================================== ==============================

please tell me what I am doing wrong because I am about to go outside and test this new SSD to see how it is as a wheel chock for my truck.

Hi there,

Just to cover bases, but did you set a single partition on the SSD first before trying an install? I faintly remember a slightly different step in setting up my SSDs, but I can't remember exactly (sorry!)...something tells me it was along that line.

I was also wondering if there might be a firmware update needed for that particular drive? I'd doublecheck that.

good luck!
Keebler

+1. check the FW.

unfortunately OCZ SSD's are a bit of a pain to update the FW on.

Ok, I screwed up, I tried using an old outdated version of CCC, and yes there was only one partition on it, which I found out after downloading and using the newest version of CCC, tried the whole clone process again and I am posting this on my SSD still in the firewire case, It just finished cloning and I will soon shut down and transfer the SSD into my MBP. Thanks guys.

WOW! turned the laptop on and 10 secs later I am looking at the laptop booted!

right on! speedy aren't they!

I didn't realize they were that fast, I haven't had a chance to really test it out as I have just been doing office work, maybe throw a game on and check it out.
Final specks for this 13" 2011 MBP is 2.7 i7 processor with 8G of 1333Mhz Mushkin Ram and the 180G OCZ Agility data 3 (6gb/s) SSD.

Happy camper.

As you discovered for Lion 10.7.x use, you need Carbon Copy Cloner 3.4.4 as a minimum for proper cloning use and BTW, he has a 3.4.5-b1 available with some tweaks added.

Probably easily available vic CCC check for updates.

Just saying...

yep, had to download the newest 3.4.4 and it worked like a charm. I have been working with the new drive since yesterday and even just waking up is almost instant to having wifi and mouse control

Have you tried running Mac App Store - Blackmagic Disk Speed Test on the Agility yet? I choose the Crucial M4 instead due to most reviews reporting the OCZ Agility 3 doesn't come close to the "up to 500Mb/s" speed advertised (averaging about 180Mb/s instead). Also read there were overwhelmingly high failure rates with the OCZ that were not fixed, as promised, by the latest firmware.