Installing 2 Hard Drives in MacBook Pro - Data Doubler - 240GB SSD Installation

Hey everyone. Today I am going to show you how to install 2 Hard Drives or Solid State Drives in a MacBook Pro using an OWC Data Doubler. The Data Doubler replaces the optical drive in the MacBook Pro.

OWC 240GB Mercury Pro SSD-
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OWC Data Doubler-
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[ThierryHenryCasper]

Is it the same if i do that with a Macbook Pro from 2008?

[Domreis7337]

@ThierryHenryCasper You'll need the older model of the data doubler, but you can do it.

[muzvit]

2 questions:

How did you battery time react to this?

and

Wouldn't you just be able to plug the SSD into the Doppler, and make the Mac boot from that?

[Domreis7337]

@muzvit I haven't noticed a difference in battery life. I heard that you had better performance plugging the SSD into the Primary drive bay.

[ehsan83]

Great video but there's something that i don't understand. Why would you need to install the Mac OS X on your SSD? Is that really necessary to have it on both your HDD and SSD?

Thanks

[Domreis7337]

@ehsan83 I installed OS X on the SSD because the speed of the SSD is extremely after than the HDD. You want your OS and Applications on the fastest drive. I then formatted the HDD and use that to store music, photos, video, ect.

[rghe23237]

thanks for the video is awesome, i just have one question, how you erase all your data from the hhd, thanks.

[10p6]

I like the SSD part, but instead of messing with the optical, I prefer my Sonnet USB 3.0 card that allows me to use my USB 3 2TB external hard drive (OS X and Windows 7) and other USB 3 items.

[bowromir]

You sir are the man.. thank you so much for the great video tutorial and contained all the info I needed to install a SSD and keep my current HDD. Thank you!

[MajorWar2010]

The ribbon cable goes underneath the thicker cable.

[MrHarrisOnline]

why didn't you put the SSD where the disk drive used to be and not reinstall your OS?

[AllAboutCameras]

Your serial is shown might want to cover it.

[wrathallll]

@Domreis7337 does the HDD lose speed (mbps) due to the connector??it is not sata?

[bdodds1985]

i just bought the data doubler, 8gb of ram and a 2nd 120gb ssd (intel 320 series sata II) for my 2011 MBP running lion. nice video i will post my reply soon!

[Armaangandevia1]

raid?

[reigotube]

Does ejecting one drive (2 drive system ssd&hdd) increase battery life? In other words does ejecting drive stops it spinning and using energy? So i could control the energy usage directly.