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Optical disk drive removal
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simonsi
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AFAIK you will need an external USB caddy or an optical bay adapter (unless you want the SSD floating around inside the MBP while you test). Or you will need a bootable USB stick, then you can boot from it with the SSD installed in place of your standard HDD...
Thanks for the answer. I want to test some things for a couple of hours and I want to connect an ssd in the optical bay place..
simonsi
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In that case I think you can just remove the optical and connect the SSD in its place, be careful of the cable though as it may come under strain without the SSD properly secured.
Thanks for the answer but I think the cable doesnt match. I think I must buy something like this http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Slimline-Adapter-Power-SLSATAADAP/dp/B002O1W6ZK
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It's more expensive and I want to test an ssd in raid mode for hours. My optical bay is sata2 and I want to see the speeds in raid
MacInTO
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If I recall, the DVD drive has a connector cable to the motherboard. That connector cable is reused for the caddy.
It's probably easier and cheaper just to buy a caddy. I bought one for about $10 or $15 on eBay. However, they are equally as cheap on Amazon.
Here you go, under $10!
http://www.amazon.com/Drive-Unibody-MacBook-SuperDrive-Replacement/dp/B0058AH2US
It's probably easier and cheaper just to buy a caddy. I bought one for about $10 or $15 on eBay. However, they are equally as cheap on Amazon.
Here you go, under $10!
http://www.amazon.com/Drive-Unibody-MacBook-SuperDrive-Replacement/dp/B0058AH2US
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