Hi
I just ran into a problem with my MBP 2011 and using a HDD via Data Doubler in the Optical Bay. I tried to format the drive and it always fails. Removing the drive and connecting it via USB works just fine. So the HDD itself is ok. Also, when I format the drive using USB, then put it back into the optical bay, I can use it, so I don't believe that the SATA cable is broken.
I did a bit of research and the most suggestions are around a broken HDD or cable but that doesn't seem to be the case here.
Any other suggestions or can somebody confirm that this is just a limitation of MacOS and the optical SATA port? (I'm using the latest OSX with all available updates installed)
See error screenshot
Thanks for your help
I just ran into a problem with my MBP 2011 and using a HDD via Data Doubler in the Optical Bay. I tried to format the drive and it always fails. Removing the drive and connecting it via USB works just fine. So the HDD itself is ok. Also, when I format the drive using USB, then put it back into the optical bay, I can use it, so I don't believe that the SATA cable is broken.
I did a bit of research and the most suggestions are around a broken HDD or cable but that doesn't seem to be the case here.
Any other suggestions or can somebody confirm that this is just a limitation of MacOS and the optical SATA port? (I'm using the latest OSX with all available updates installed)
See error screenshot
Thanks for your help