I have a Macbook Pro9,1 and i would like to move the internal HDD to the optical drive position (after removing the optical drive) and replace it with an SSD. Is this possible?
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)
Yes. Visit OWC and look for their DataDoubler for your model. They also sell top quality SSDs.
I have seen postings about replacing the optical with the SSD but nothing about moving the existing HDD to the optical position and putign the SSD where the original HDD was.
Another option which I have done and am happy with.
Why would you think it matters where you put one or the other? Both ports are the same speed.
I have seen postings about replacing the optical with the SSD but nothing about moving the existing HDD to the optical position and putign the SSD where the original HDD was.
Moving conventional HD to the optical bay and putting the boot drive into the internal HD bay, using a new SSD is what most do.
You either want A: a large HD in main, and additional HD in optical bay
OR , B; ideally, a SSD in main boot internal bay, and moving the HD (or a larger one) into the optical bay.
the boot drive MUST BE in the internal HD bay however.
Thanks, that was the information I was after......
the boot drive MUST BE in the internal HD bay however.
Once you designate the startup volume in Startup Disk it does not make a difference where the drive is located. I have booted both of my drives without a problem in my laptops.
So I too would have thought.
many others have encountered a problem that way.
Neil (somewhere) has a long thread about same with a couple people who ran into errors with same.
I wonder if there is a shell command to keep the MBP from keep looking for the boot volume in in the internal bay.
Ive booted new volumes from everywhere, optical bay, USB, etc. ,....but user indications keep reporting faults / problems from designating the optibay as the primary boot volume.
Can I install an SSD and HDD drive into a Macbook Pro9,1?
