Comments on: MacBook Pro SSD and Optibay experiences

By: Ricardo Dias

Ricardo Dias — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:56:14 +0000

Here is my first try in the SSD world:
http://ricardo-dias.com/2012/09/11/my-post-on-ssd-upgrade-in-macbook-pro/

Give your feedback ;)

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:40:37 +0000

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By: Simon Fredsted

Simon Fredsted — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:25:24 +0000

@Marin

I’ve ended up simply buying a thinner HDD and putting that in the OptiBay because of the boot issues. The OCZ firmware helped a little, but didn’t get rid of the problem completely. With a HDD in the optibay, it works fine though.

By: Marin

Marin — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:20:18 +0000

Hi! I have exactly the same problem like you had. WD hard disk won’t fit in optibay slot (1 tb, too large, the back lid sticks out if I place it in optibay). But when I swap them (SSD Vertex 2 120gb in optibay slot, WD HDD in regular slot) my Macbook Pro (13″ 2010) won’t boot (Question mark folder icon). When i unplug WD hdd from first slot ssd boots fine from optibay.I tried updating my SSD firmware to latest version (1.33) but stil no luck. Are you using any jumpers on your WD hard disk?

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By: Simon Fredsted

Simon Fredsted — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:07:35 +0000

Yes, just a typical folder that’s named after media type.
I just set the download path for Chrome to /Volumes/SSD/Storage.
Try google for how to disable hibernate.
Try letting it stay with the lid down for a while after sleepign for the first time. Don’t assume it’s frozen and broken after a minute.

By: Coralz

Coralz — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:47:27 +0000

so, you made a download/music folder on the hdd, i guess its just a typical folder right?

and then do you move the files downloaded from the home folder to that folder which you’ve created to save the space on ssd?

and how to disable hibernate completely?

ive been issue with sleep (turn off the lid and the mac taking alot of time to resume back) :(

please help
thanks!

By: Simon Fredsted

Simon Fredsted — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:38:17 +0000

Nope, no trouble sleeping and waking from sleep. What I have done is disabled hibernate completely. My home directory is on the SSD, but my data is on the HDD. So I’ve made a Download folder, Music folder, etc on the HDD, and let the ones in my home directory on the SSD be.

By: ssstuarttt

ssstuarttt — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:53:54 +0000

so you’ve had no trouble at all so far sleeping/waking with the SSD as your boot drive in the optibay? Do you have your home directory on the HDD or SSD?