Eject second internal hdd?

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hasole

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• Oct 15, 2010

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Does anyone know how/if you can eject the second hdd installed in a macbook or can't you because it is internal?

 

spinnerlys

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• Oct 15, 2010

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Have you taken a look at Disk Utility?
I don't have an MBP with two internal HDDs, but my experience with Mac Pros and Power Macs and multiple internal HDDs is the inability to eject them.

You can take a look at System Preferences > Energy Saver > Put the hard disk(s) to sleep when possible to save battery time if that is your intention.

 

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hasole

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• Oct 15, 2010

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Yep, disk utilitiy only lets you unmount the volumes on the drive.

 

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quickasfoxes

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• Feb 9, 2011

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refresh. i have the same question. internal HDD i never use (not for a year) and would love to keep it completely powered off until then. have unmounted it, but would like to eject it to best keep it powered down

any advice would be super helpful