The optical bay adapter indeed connects via PATA. But it accepts accepts 2.5 inch SATA hard drives up to 9.5 mm in height. See the specs here: [product|IF107-079]
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You might even consider a hi-bred drive:
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The optical bay adapter indeed connects via PATA. But it accepts accepts 2.5 inch SATA hard drives up to 9.5 mm in height. See the specs here: [product|IF107-079|12.7 mm PATA Optical Bay SATA Hard Drive Enclosure]
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You might even consider a hybrid drive: https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Mac/1-TB-SSD-Hybrid-2-5-Inch-Hard-Drive/IF107-122-2
The optical bay adapter indeed connects via PATA. But it accepts accepts 2.5 inch SATA hard drives up to 9.5 mm in height. See the specs here: https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Mac/12-7-mm-PATA-Optical-Bay-SATA-Hard-Drive-Enclosure/IF107-079-1
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The optical bay adapter indeed connects via PATA. But it accepts accepts 2.5 inch SATA hard drives up to 9.5 mm in height. See the specs here: [product|IF107-079]
The optical bay adapter indeed connects via PATA. But it accepts accepts 2.5 inch SATA hard drives up to 9.5 mm in height.
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The optical bay adapter indeed connects via PATA. But it accepts accepts 2.5 inch SATA hard drives up to 9.5 mm in height. See the specs here: https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Mac/12-7-mm-PATA-Optical-Bay-SATA-Hard-Drive-Enclosure/IF107-079-1