- MACBOOK PRO 2011 HARD DRIVE IN OPTICAL BAY INSTALL
- MACBOOK PRO 2011 HARD DRIVE IN OPTICAL BAY MOD
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MACBOOK PRO 2011 HARD DRIVE IN OPTICAL BAY MAC
To view the data link specifications of your Macbook Pro, click on About This Mac from the drop down menu after clicking the Apple logo on the top left corner of your menubar.Ĭlick More Info in the system summary window, followed by System Report in the About This Mac window and in the left column under Hardware select SATA/SATAExpress.
In models pre-2011 both the main hard drive and optibay SATA data link speeds complied with SATA 2 specifications, being 3Gbps. The critical distinction between 15″ and 17″ (non-Retina) Macbook Pro’s manufactured before and after 2011 lies in the SATA data link speeds of the main hard drive bay and the optical drive bay.
MACBOOK PRO 2011 HARD DRIVE IN OPTICAL BAY INSTALL
If you own a post-2011 Macbook Pro with SATA 3 implemented in both the main hard drive and optibay the most hopeful option for stable performance is to install your SATA 3 SSD/hard drive in the main hard drive bay and a SATA 2 SSD/hard drive in the optibay. However, caution needs to be applied if you own a 15″ or 17″ (non-Retina) Macbook Pro manufactured from 2011 onwards.
This is accomplished by installing a Solid State Drive (SSD) in the main hard drive bay and either a SSD/hard drive in the optibay.
MACBOOK PRO 2011 HARD DRIVE IN OPTICAL BAY MOD
In general, this is a popular mod which boosts most (non-Retina) Macbook Pro’s average overall performance close to that of the later Retina Macbook Pro’s series, without the need to pay the exorbitant price of buying brand new Retina Macbook Pro.
With Yosemite and the SSD in an USB, it works perfectly.This comes as a general caution for modders who are looking to add a hard drive caddy to install an additional hard drive in place of the existing Superdrive (‘optibay’) in non-Retina 15″ and 17″ Macbook Pro’s. So, it ain't a hardware compatibility issue.įinally, after quite a testing, the problem is when the SSD is placed in the main harddrive bay of the MBP and Yosemite is being installed or installed. So, to check, installed windows on the SSD while keeping in the harddrive bay of the MBP. I then figured that the problem could be with the SSD and its compatibility with my mac. I placed it again in the harddrive bay and its totally slows down. It finishes within 15 minutes, boots and works very well. Then, I have tried placing it in a SATA to USB cable and tried installing Yosemite on it. I have tried fresh install on the SSD by placing it in the same main harddrive bay and left it for 10 hours but it won't finish installing. It boots and works very well from the HDD. I then cloned the SSD to a normal HDD and replaced it with it. Mac has become too slow, every click takes 15 seconds to respond, boot takes 5 minutes. The SSD works perfect until day before yesterday. Installed Yosemite as soon as it was out. I have a MacBook Pro Early 2011 and I have upgraded to SSD when on Mountain Lion.
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