Hard ejection question

[CrackedButter]

I have a laptop with 2 hard drives inside (replaced for the optical drive). Not being used to owning a Mac with more than one hard drive, what would happen if I eject the second internal drive?

Will it come back after a reboot or does the hardware need to detect the actual removal from the machine in order to allow it back on the system?

 

[brad.c]

I have a laptop with 2 hard drives inside (replaced for the optical drive). Not being used to owning a Mac with more than one hard drive, what would happen if I eject the second internal drive?

Will it come back after a reboot or does the hardware need to detect the actual removal from the machine in order to allow it back on the system?

Assuming it works teh same as two drives in a desktop:
1. the 2nd (non-OS) drive will come back on reboot (and likely after logging out/back in)
2. You can use Disk IMage to remount available drives
3. Love the thread title.

 

[CrackedButter]

Ah thanks for that, will try it, the question title was an accident as well.

 

[brad.c]

Speaking of accident:

2. You can use Disk Utility to remount available drives

 

[CrackedButter]

I'm assuming the unmounting kills the power to the drive.

I tried it anyway and everything works fine, just not sure if I save on battery.

 

[brad.c]

I'm assuming the unmounting kills the power to the drive.

I tried it anyway and everything works fine, just not sure if I save on battery.

Can you tell if it spins down? If it does, in conjuction with the put disks to sleep option in Energy Saver, you might save some power, but I don't know how to verify or measure that.

 

[CrackedButter]

Can you tell if it spins down? If it does, in conjuction with the put disks to sleep option in Energy Saver, you might save some power, but I don't know how to verify or measure that.

Without taking apart the laptop I'm only putting my hand/ear on the laptop and can't feel anything with regard to a change in vibration from the second drive.