MBP cannot boot from SSD in Optical bay

[thangln]

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?

 

[Z06jerry]

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.

 

[johnnnw]

Why not just put the SSD in the main? Why does it need to be opposite?

 

[thangln]

Why not just put the SSD in the main? Why does it need to be opposite?

I need to put the HDD in the mainbay coz the optical bay doesn't support SMS

 

[wonderspark]

What you *need* is to put SSDs in both bays. Problem solved.

 

[thangln]

What you *need* is to put SSDs in both bays. Problem solved.

Cannot afford it buddy

 

[gametime10]

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?

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.