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my install plan for SSD upgrade...(please review)

juandixon109 said:
thx all, actually the optibay i just purchased comes with an external enclosure kit(usb) for the original superdrive too.

the fresh install makes sense too. I just want iLife to still be there :)
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iLife is on your install disks. Do what makes sense to you , the nice part is you have some options. Still need to format that SSD though
 
lionheartednyhc said:
I have a couple questions.

First, I am trying to decide where to put which drive. If I understand correctly, the pro's for putting the SSD into the stock drive position is that it will allow the system to hybernate. The Con for this setup is that it deprives the HDD of the Sudden motion sensor.

Am I missing anything else? If not, which is more important? SMS or Hibernation?



Secondly, if I do decide to put the SSD into the stock position what is the easiest way to get the system set up? It seems pretty straight forward if you put the SSD into the optibay. The other way, not so much...


Would you have to clone the HDD onto the SSD before you put it in the computer so the system can boot from it? Or is there an easier way?

Thanks so much!
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If anyone had an answer to my question, I would greatly appreciate it!

Thanks :)
 
Do NOT install the SSD into the HDD's old location.

Macs can boot off of any of the SATA connections, it'll remember your last boot point.

The HDD bay has a little rubber thing that helps like 10% with shocks and vibrations. I've killed a HDD because it was in the OptiBay getting little jolts and stuff every day. Just be careful, SSDs are rocks, so treat them as such.
 
Kingcodez said:
Do NOT install the SSD into the HDD's old location.

Macs can boot off of any of the SATA connections, it'll remember your last boot point.

The HDD bay has a little rubber thing that helps like 10% with shocks and vibrations. I've killed a HDD because it was in the OptiBay getting little jolts and stuff every day. Just be careful, SSDs are rocks, so treat them as such.
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My reasoning was to allow hibernation to work. In your oppinion, having the sudden motion sensor/padding is more imporant than the hibernation?
 
Hibernation?
Are you talking about using OSX or windows?

Why would it matter for hibernation, the computer simply copies the contents of RAM onto the HDD. And OSX might do it differently, when you are in standby and you run out of juice I think it does it the same way I'm not totally sure. But the only way to hibernate is to have your battery drain down AFAIK.


ANYWAYS, why wouldn't you just shut OFF the computer, you have a SSD it's a 10 second boot/shutdown. Usually your windows and stuff get saved when you shutdown, I always find like 10 finder windows open when I reboot. (They get lost in the shuffle).

In my experience it's been faster to reboot then get out of hibernation.
Right now my Spinner crapped out because it was in the OptiBay, now I just have my SSD in the bay, and the HDD area is empty. I shut down, switched positions, turned the computer on, and it all worked seamlessly.

Just shove the drives in and turn it on. Format the drives, rename them, and install OSX onto the SSD. Done.
It works.


Great choice on the SSD by the way, I'm going to pick one up next month I think.
 
battery

It should be noted that while the space increase will be awesome, battery life will suffer (not sure how much) as your now running with two HDs.
 
I never noticed any battery life degradation while running both drives. The second HDD has only data, so if you are on the go, you probably aren't accessing the data a lot especially if you are concerned about battery life.

When the drive is idle, it wont sip much power at all, maby 5 minutes worth. Just eject it if it concerns you.
 
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