macbook pro not recognizing 2nd hdd in optical drive caddy I imaged a new Crucial m4 256GB SSD (using an external enclosure) with my current macbook pro 500GB HD contents, minus the videos/music/photos and then replaced that HD with the SSD. I then moved the original HD to the optical bay using a hd caddy. Problem is that when I boot my system, it boots to my original HD - the one in the optical bay - and my new SSD doesn't show up in finder. I'd like to boot to my SSD and be able to access my old HD as a datastore for my movies/music/photos/etc. It's a 2010 Macbook Pro running Mountain Lion.Any ideas? macbook pro not recognizing 2nd hdd in optical drive caddy I imaged a new Crucial m4 256GB SSD (using an external enclosure) with my current macbook pro 500GB HD contents, minus the... » Read More macbook pro not recognizing 2nd hdd in optical drive caddy I imaged a new Crucial m4 256GB SSD (using an external enclosure) with my current macbook pro 500GB HD contents, minus the videos/music/photos and then replaced that HD with the SSD. I then moved the original HD to the optical bay using a hd caddy. Problem is that when I boot my system, it boots to my original HD - the one in the optical bay - and my new SSD doesn't show up in finder. I'd like to boot to my SSD and be able to access my old HD as a datastore for my movies/music/photos/etc. It's a 2010 Macbook Pro running Mountain Lion.Any ideas? « Show Less
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When it comes to the optical drive bay, the 2011 MacBook Pros are a mixed bag of 6Gbps and 3Gbps SATA interfaces. The About Mac function will indicate which interface is installed on a particular computer. On Mavericks follow the command tree: About This Mac --> More Info... --> System Report... --> SATA/SATA Express. If the computer has a 3Gbps optical interface it will reliably connect to all optical, SSD, and HDD drives. If the computer has the 6Gbps optical interface, it will not reliably connect to a 6Gbps device. It will reliably connect to 3Gbps devices like the Superdrive and older HDDs. When it comes to the optical drive bay, the 2011 MacBook Pros are a mixed bag of 6Gbps and 3Gbps SATA interfaces. The About Mac function will indicate which interface is installed on a particular computer. On Mavericks follow the command tree: About This Mac --> More Info... --> System Report... --> SATA/SATA Express. If the computer has a 3Gbps optical interface it will reliably connect to all optical, SSD, and HDD drives. If the computer has the 6Gbps optical interface, it will not reliably connect to a 6Gbps device. It will reliably connect to 3Gbps devices like the Superdrive... » Read More When it comes to the optical drive bay, the 2011 MacBook Pros are a mixed bag of 6Gbps and 3Gbps SATA interfaces. The About Mac function will indicate which interface is installed on a particular computer. On Mavericks follow the command tree: About This Mac --> More Info... --> System Report... --> SATA/SATA Express. If the computer has a 3Gbps optical interface it will reliably connect to all optical, SSD, and HDD drives. If the computer has the 6Gbps optical interface, it will not reliably connect to a 6Gbps device. It will reliably connect to 3Gbps devices like the Superdrive and older HDDs. « Show Less
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It sounds as if you haven't set your SSD as your 'startup' drive. Not being in front of my MacBook Pro, Google "how to set startup drive in Mac OS X" and you may find this solves your problem. Good luck.
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I had the same problem. I have late 2011 MBP. My SSD was recognized but not HDD. I had problems reading/writing/erasing/partitioning the SSD in the optical bay with Disk utility but when I tried with Ipartition it would erase and make partitions in it. I was running OSX 10.7.4. As I was not able to read/ write so I was not able to boot from SSD/HD from the optical bay. I returned the caddy. I am looking for alternatives.
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I purchased a 1 TB Seagate expansion drive to back up files on my MacBook. I formatted it using disk utilities, and then the computer would not recognize the drive at all. So now I cannot recover my files. Seagate said that they will replace the drive under warranty, but in order to recover the files on it, they wanted at least $300!! My advice - stay away from these Seagate drives.
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It did for me. Just sometimes when u restart your computer it didn't recognize the drive. I had to unplug it then re plug it. But I have a Mac so. Maybe that's why??
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Yes, it was a MacBook Pro 13" earily 2011 always match up part numbers on the cables. You have to make sure you disconnect power cord, the battery and hold down the power switch for 5 seconds before disconnecting the hard drive. It is possible to burn out the cable and or the hard drive. I had one MacBook Pro that would read the original hard drive but not the new hard drive the cause was the hard drive cable. Take your time replacing the cable.
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A.J., Thanks for your post, I have just done the same thing and it works a treat. My Mac picked up the Seagate drive on the desktop with no bother. Seems like the case and heat issues are letting Seagate down here.F
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Hello Jan,I'm Jewel with Kingston Technical Support, here to address your question. If you have the 15 or 17-inch Mid 2010 Macbook Pro those do support 2.5inch 9.5mm SATA drives. As such our V300 SSD will fit within the drive bay. For any further assistance, please call us at 1-800-435-0640 (USA and Canada only) M - F 6am - 6pm PT and I or another available Technician will assist you.Thank you for selecting Kingston as your upgrade partner.
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Please, know that I am no expert in this issue, but, as I watched a lot of videos to learn how to change my HD at mi iMac, I'd like to say yes. But it depends on the model and mainly how old your unit is. Go to YouTube and search a little. Use your macpro number and model and see. If the your macbookpro is new or close to it, it has to work. Best of luck!
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The drive itself uses a SATA connector, and shows up in Windows as a standard cd-rom drive. I didn't have to load any specific drivers, it uses the generic one supplied with Windows 7. It will probably be seen my Mac OS X, but I have no idea whether or not the OS or apps would let it read Blu-Ray content.
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Hey partner,Gene gives some good advise.Also, make sure your optical bay drive is a 12.7mm height.It could be a 9.5mm height and there are HDD caddies for the 9.5mm drive bays.One other thing to consider is the height of your HDD itself.There are several different heights of HDDs - 5mm (very recent); 7mm (mostly for SSDs); 9.5mm; and 12.5mm (usually for larger capacity drive - 750GB+).Depending on your HDD height and the caddy height, it may or may not fit in the HDD caddy.Hope this helps.Kevin
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"Hi, I've installed this drive in my late 2010 MacBook Pro and it worked without problems. I don't know your drive, but according to this page: http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HTS545025B9SA02-NDW-R it seems that it is a SATA drive. Since all SSD drives are SATA you should not have any problem at all by replacing it. Now, since your MacBook is 2009, the drive won't be able to deliver more than 1.5 Gbps or 3.0 Gbps ( it is capable of delivering 6.0 Gbps in a faster system such a Core I5 or Core I7) But don't worry, your laptop will be way faster than it is now. Should you have more questions, please contact me via e-mail: rrllamas@gmail.com"
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I can't imagine why this external hard drive would not work with a new macbook. What difference would the screen make? I presume that the new macbook comes with OS X 10.8. I have two of these drives on my iMac and they work fine. It's a good idea to read the directions (quite simple) when installing the drive. It is formatted for Mac. The only thing I can think of is that someone mistakenly configured the drive for a PC. Then it wouldn't work on a Mac.
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The SSD should be fine in your Macbook, depending on what version of OS X you are running you may need to install a trim enabler, I recommend the from this site: http://www.cindori.org/software/trimenabler/. As for the USB adapter fitting your current HD for backup purposes that is less clear. Macsales.com has a bunch of these type of products and may be a good resource to see if your adapter will work. Good luck.
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It's hard to say. While the drive is a standard 2.5" drive it comes with a 3.5" bracket. If the drive in you Mac is 2.5" and uses a SATA III interface I do not see a problem. Hardware such as a hard drive are pretty standard across system types. My final suggestion, to be sure, is contact Samsung support. I think it is well worth it as these drives are the best SSD's on the market.
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Yes - all the macbook pros earlier and 2012 have 2.5" SATA drives, go to the about this Mac icon in the finder and see it under hardware storage , its the same size as the one you have
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No. This macBook pro uses IDE type of drive. SATA interfacewill not work.Mike
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why don't you get the one for your MA895LL: HIGHROCK SATA 2.5" / 9.5mm 2nd Hard Disk Drive Caddy Adapter Special Designed For Apple macbook pro (13,15,17) SuperDrive MB466LL/A MB207LL/A MB470LL/A MB226LL/A MB724LL/A MB375LL/A
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Note to MacBook Pro users - this drive will only work with MacBook Pros that originally came with no internal SuperDrive - if your MacBook Pro originally came with a SuperDrive and it's died and you're hoping to replace it it with USB version, be forewarned that it will not work...the computer will not recognize the drive. In your case, the reason you can't insert the CD all the way is the drive is not receiving power from the computer...try unplugging the drive from the USB port and you'll see the CD does the same thing when you try to stick it into the drive.