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Can I disable the DVD drive?
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Why do you need to disable it? Just don't put a DVD in it and it won't use any system resources.
I dunno, I assumed it would be using some power or something, it shows up still.
On a more productive tack, I can take it out physically to reduce weight; is it possible to replace it with a 2nd HDD or even an SSD? Maybe even replace my HDD with a SSD by cloning it across? It's not the fastest Mac but I already upgraded to 4Gb RAM and am just installing 10.8 so thought a SSD might give a new lease of life.
On a more productive tack, I can take it out physically to reduce weight; is it possible to replace it with a 2nd HDD or even an SSD? Maybe even replace my HDD with a SSD by cloning it across? It's not the fastest Mac but I already upgraded to 4Gb RAM and am just installing 10.8 so thought a SSD might give a new lease of life.
It's not consuming power unless it's being used.
Yes, just search the forum for "optibay" and you'll find many threads where this process is described, including what you need to buy to make it work.