SSD in the optibay as the primary disk for OS X

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Mac mini Unibody

Originally released on January 22, 2005, the Mac mini is a small form-factor desktop computer made by Apple Inc. Currently, it is one of the four desktop models in the Macintosh lineup, and serves mainly as an alternative to the all-in-one iMac.

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Jihwi Kim @jihwikim

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SSD in the optibay as the primary disk for OS X

Can I use an SSD in the optibay as the primary disk for OS X? I have a Mac mini mid 2010, and would like to replace the optical drive to an SSD with an optibay. In your 2nd hdd installation guide, you put the SSD into the optibay. It seems like you can use the SSD as a primary disk for OS X becuase most people use the SSD for the OS. Or should I connect the SSD to where the old HDD is placed and the old HDD to the optibay?

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originalmachead @originalmachead Репутация: 116,3к 66 68 359 · Answer 1 · 2013-05-16T16:07:31-07:00

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I din't understand....

Where should I put SSD (with OS X)?

In Optibay? or to where the old HDD is placed?..

And why?...

28 авг 2013 г. из George

I misunderstood your original question. You should 'put the OS on one of the standard drive points... the system wants to sleep the optibay which has been known to cause problems.

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score 0 · Answer 2 · 2013-08-28T13:39:40-07:00

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Both the HD & Optical bay have SATA II connections. So you could put the HD or SSD in either location in this model (other models have a PATA optical drive).

Ideally, the SSD should be mounted in the optical bay as you would need to do less work in swapping things around. The HD temp sensor is better used on the HD Vs SSD.

Just follow the guide its quite simple.

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See this article about drive locations & reasons.

28 авг 2013 г. из originalmachead

Some old stuff here Machead - I have over 40 MacBook Pro's with SSD's in the optical drive carrier (we have mostly SATA II SSD's but a few SATA III on the newer MBP's). I have ML on these systems with the latest EFI firmware. I also disable the hibernation services as well. We don't have freezing or beach ball issues.

28 авг 2013 г. из Dan

I should point out we do the reverse on the older PATA optical drive MBP systems. Putting the HD in the optical drive spot. We did notice the HD's didn't do as well after they where moved. As we were planning on upgrading them any ways at the end of the fiscal year a few years ago we didn't bother fixing them. Most of the staff work on site in trailers or offices so they aren't bouncing the systems when they are running. Which could explain why we didn't have that many failures.

28 авг 2013 г. из Dan

I have heard that some of the HD's had no motion sensors ( a reason not to put them in optibays). Explaining the "disable hibernation" step would probably be beneficial. As well as disabling/unchecking/changing "put the HD to sleep when able" setting. No one mentions shorter battery life...but probably not as bad running an SSD and an HD, or two SSDs compared to two HDs. It's all a mater of trade offs, and, to some extent trying to have a laptop stand in for what a desktop wold normally accomplish.

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