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Apple Computing Products:
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Replace optical drive with SSD
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1630960" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>We have seen numerous threads in our forums proposing to do exactly what you describe: Run OS X on the main drive and Windows on the second drive. Before you begin, you should know that if you remove your optical drive, install a SSD in its place and attempt to install Windows on the SSD, that it will not install. Windows will only install and boot from the main drive.</p><p></p><p>If you only need to run Windows sometimes for work, it's probably best to install virtual software (Parallels, Fusion or the free VirtualBox) and install Windows in a VM. That's a lot easier to do and does not require a reboot. If your current hard drive is not large enough, replace it with a larger one or a large SSD and leave the optical drive in place. (That's my opinion.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1630960, member: 46727"] We have seen numerous threads in our forums proposing to do exactly what you describe: Run OS X on the main drive and Windows on the second drive. Before you begin, you should know that if you remove your optical drive, install a SSD in its place and attempt to install Windows on the SSD, that it will not install. Windows will only install and boot from the main drive. If you only need to run Windows sometimes for work, it's probably best to install virtual software (Parallels, Fusion or the free VirtualBox) and install Windows in a VM. That's a lot easier to do and does not require a reboot. If your current hard drive is not large enough, replace it with a larger one or a large SSD and leave the optical drive in place. (That's my opinion.) [/QUOTE]
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