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MBP cannot boot from SSD in Optical bay

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thangln

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Mar 2, 2013
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Hi all,

If I put the SSD in harddisk bay it can boot normally, however if I move it to Optical bay with or without HDD in the HDD bay, the MBP 13 2012 cannot boot. If I press and hold option, there'll be only one Stop sign and then blank screen.
Do you guys have a solution?
 
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Z06jerry

macrumors regular
Feb 2, 2008
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Ontario, Canada
That's the way it is. I ran into the same issue when I tried to install an SSD in the optical bay of my 13" MBP. It has to be in the main bay or it won't boot.
 
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johnnnw

johnnnw

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Feb 7, 2013
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Why not just put the SSD in the main? Why does it need to be opposite?
 
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gametime10

macrumors regular
Mar 30, 2006
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thangln said:
Hi all,

If I put the SSD in harddisk bay it can boot normally, however if I move it to Optical bay with or without HDD in the HDD bay, the MBP 13 2012 cannot boot. If I press and hold option, there'll be only one Stop sign and then blank screen.
Do you guys have a solution?
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My experience is that only a few SSD's work reliably in the optical bay. I tried a setup with a Samsung 830 SSD in the optical bay and it wouldn't boot. Since then I've used Crucial M4s (update to latest firmware), and those have worked without a hitch.
 
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