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    12.5mm hdd in opitbay 2010 15" macpro

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by kofighter, May 10, 2010.

  1. kofighter

    kofighter Notebook Enthusiast

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    been looking around both on this forum and another but never really got a definite answer.

    looking to see if a 12.5mm hdd will fit in the 2010 optibay of a mac pro 15"
     
    kofighter, May 10, 2010
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  2. ajreynol

    ajreynol Notebook Virtuoso

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    Requirements

    "Unibody MacBook Pro 13-inch, 15-inch or 17-inch, or Unibody MacBook 13-inch
    OptiBay Bare Enclosure with SATA Hard Drive Interface requires a 2.5" SATA hard drive 9.5mm or less in height."
    -makers of Optibay.


    a 12.5mm HDD *will* however fit in the original HDD slot in a MacBook Pro, according to:

    Will new WD 750GB or 1TB drive fit in unibody Macbook? - Ars Technica OpenForum

    Unibody macbook pro's can support 12.5mm Drives - Mac Forums

    http://www.alexpopovich.com/blog/20...udio-skipping-in-vista-analisys-and-solution/

    Accelerate Your Mac News Archive for Monday Dec. 15, 2008
     
    ajreynol, May 10, 2010
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  3. DanteDrac

    DanteDrac Notebook Consultant

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    Yikes nice linkage, but yes he is right. 12.5 in stock hdd slot and only 9.5mm in optibay.
     
    DanteDrac, May 11, 2010
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  4. kofighter

    kofighter Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks for clearing things up
     
    kofighter, May 11, 2010
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