Replacing Optical Drive with Second Hard Drive on MacBook Pro

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Previously I had blogged about replacing my 7200 RPM SATA drive in my MBP with an Intel X25M-G2 80GB SSD. So far it’s been great and I have no doubt it’s extended the lifespan of my laptop (MacBook Pro 2,2). Being a digital pack-rat the hardest thing has been going from a 500GB drive to 80GB, I can no longer keep my virtual machines, Music, Pictures etc on my internal drive. My solution at the time was to use my 500GB drive in an external FW800 enclosure, it works ok but the FW800 cable is pretty large and also needs a USB connection for additional power. Considering I only have 2 USB ports and one is in use by my Logitech receiver this was a pain as well. Basically I was sick of doing this all the time:

OptiBay from MCEtech, it was $99 which at first I thought was a bit high for just a piece of metal to fit another drive in there. However it also comes with a case/cables to turn the SuperDrive into an external DVD drive.

The adapter is the size of the DVD drive and has the same back end connector:

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it also comes with a case/cables to turn the SuperDrive into an external DVD drive.
@chrisgeb

The best part is you can now do internal Time Machine backups!!!
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I thought they gave you guys fully loaded 6280′s for home use?
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Great post, my brother in-law just gave me his old Macbook Pro 2,2 It’s working ok now. I went to an apple store to get the original Magsafe power adaptor replaced out of warranty for free and I’m calibrating a new battery right now. But I’m going to replace the hinges on the screen (got them from www.powerbookmedic.com) and i figured while i’m opening the MBP i’d may as well swap the HDD for a SSD and move the HDD to the optical bay. It should be a fun day project.

All said and done, it’ll be a very nice machine for the couch and working at my desk. Hopefully i’ll be able to get the large dent out of the top when I take it off.