EDIT: Sorry, Posted this a while ago but got marked as spam. [br]
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Pretty much what Dan said…[br]
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Not entirely sure, but I remember reading that Apple did not recommend using a 6gbps capable SSD in the optical bay, but to only use 3gbps. [br]
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That may, or may not, have something to do with it. [br]
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That may, or may not, have something to do with it.
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”Testing has demonstrated that Apple factory hardware does not reliably support a 6G (6Gb/s) Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive in the optical bay of 2011 and 2012 MacBook Pros (Model ID 8,1; 8,2; 8,3; 9,1; 9,2). “[br]
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from https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DDAMBS0GB/[br]
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from https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DDAMBS0GB/
Otherwise, make sure trim is enabled and run fsck -fy on the drive in question. [br]
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Apparently that has helped some people resolve speed issues. [br]
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Apparently that has helped some people resolve speed issues.
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and of course, the usual reset PRAM and SMC… :)[br]
Not entirely sure, but I remember reading that Apple did not recommend using a 6gbps capable SSD in the optical bay, but to only use 3gbps. [br]
That may, or may not, have something to do with it. [br]
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eg:[br]
”Testing has demonstrated that Apple factory hardware does not reliably support a 6G (6Gb/s) Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive in the optical bay of 2011 and 2012 MacBook Pros (Model ID 8,1; 8,2; 8,3; 9,1; 9,2). “[br]
from https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DDAMBS0GB/[br]
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Otherwise, make sure trim is enabled and run fsck -fy on the drive in question. [br]
Apparently that has helped some people resolve speed issues. [br]
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and of course, the usual reset PRAM and SMC… :)[br]
Hope this is of some help.
Not entirely sure, but I remember reading that Apple did not recommend using a 6gbps capable SSD in the optical bay, but to only use 3gbps. [br]
That may, or may not, have something to do with it. [br]
[br]
eg:[br]
”Testing has demonstrated that Apple factory hardware does not reliably support a 6G (6Gb/s) Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive in the optical bay of 2011 and 2012 MacBook Pros (Model ID 8,1; 8,2; 8,3; 9,1; 9,2). “[br]
from https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DDAMBS0GB/[br]
[br]
Otherwise, make sure trim is enabled and run fsck -fy on the drive in question. [br]
Apparently that has helped some people resolve speed issues. [br]
[br]
and of course, the usual reset PRAM and SMC… :)[br]
Hope this is of some help.
Not entirely sure, but I remember reading that Apple did not recommend using a 6gbps capable SSD in the optical bay, but to only use 3gbps. [br]
That may, or may not, have something to do with it. [br]
[br]
eg:[br]
”Testing has demonstrated that Apple factory hardware does not reliably support a 6G (6Gb/s) Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive in the optical bay of 2011 and 2012 MacBook Pros (Model ID 8,1; 8,2; 8,3; 9,1; 9,2). “[br]
from https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DDAMBS0GB/[br]
[br]
Otherwise, make sure trim is enabled and run fsck -fy on the drive in question. [br]
Apparently that has helped some people resolve speed issues. [br]
[br]
and of course, the usual reset PRAM and SMC… :)[br]
Hope this is of some help.