By stacking them?
Just curious
want to be able to do boot camp w/o partioning (destroying) my current hd.
Just curious
want to be able to do boot camp w/o partioning (destroying) my current hd.
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Can you put (2) 1.8 hds in a MBP?
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they've got one that replaces the optical drive if you're hard up for harddrive space.
I forget what it was called
I forget what it was called
Do not do that to yourself! Get an Optibay (that's what it is called 
) and put in two full-speed drives!
I have been meaning to do this for myself...
) and put in two full-speed drives!I have been meaning to do this for myself...
using bootcamp doesnt loose anything on your hd
it resizes the drive without having to re-format or reinstall anything
it resizes the drive without having to re-format or reinstall anything
Do not do that to yourself! Get an Optibay (that's what it is called
I have been meaning to do this for myself...
this seems very tempting to me now that 10.5.2 will allow remote booting
the 1.8" in the Air uses a different interface (PATA) versus the MBP and macbook's SATA interface. If you can find a 1.8 with a SATA interface then i'm sure you can use it, you just wont be able to mount it anywhere inside using screws. Tape? sure i guess.
i would also think it would be pretty hard to squeeze more than one inside, because of the cables.
i would also think it would be pretty hard to squeeze more than one inside, because of the cables.
I think he wants 2 separate drives because if your backups are on the same drive as the originals and the drive fails...POOF...the originals and the backups are gone.
To the OP
Just looking around on a couple sites (mainly here) for measurements on 1.8" drives, it looks like there is physical room for the drives. I think the hard part will be the cabling and mounting.
If it physically died, then that was just bad luck.
Go grab yourself one of those 320GB 2.5 inch HDs if you want space.
what are you guys talking about, there is absolutly no space inside of the machine to mount a second harddrive
come on now, this isnt rocket science
ONE 1.8" drive is .31" tall x 2.79 long x 2.12 wide
ONE 2.5" drive is .37" tall x 3.94 long x 2.75 wide
how is is he going to fit two in there?
the primary drive barely fits as it is, unless you take the optical drive..or battery... out
not to mention the connector is only going to fit one harddrive
how are you planing on connecting the second?
come on now, this isnt rocket science
ONE 1.8" drive is .31" tall x 2.79 long x 2.12 wide
ONE 2.5" drive is .37" tall x 3.94 long x 2.75 wide
how is is he going to fit two in there?
the primary drive barely fits as it is, unless you take the optical drive..or battery... out
not to mention the connector is only going to fit one harddrive
how are you planing on connecting the second?
this is what i wanted to find out.
but the optibay drive 2nd hd will work for me.
thanks for your research/input
but the optibay drive 2nd hd will work for me.
thanks for your research/input
I thought you only used BootCamp once, to partition the HD for Windows and OS X. After that, aren't you only either booting into one or the other? Or, do you mean you've been partitioning the drive frequently?
Does anyone know if the superdrive is a sata or pata drive? I'm thinking about taking the DIY route instead of buying the omnibay (double sided tape, funky plastic housing or something like that).. also does the superdrive feature a stadard connector (so I simply just have to rip the superdrive out and plug my hdd in)?
Would be awsome to know, the omnibay is simply to expensive with shipping to europe for me..
Would be awsome to know, the omnibay is simply to expensive with shipping to europe for me..
i agree, thats why i dont bother looking at threads with over 4 replies lol
this one i just had to respond to though
