Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I just dropped a Sandisk 256Gb into my Mac Pro to house 10.7, 10.4, and applications. There is an adapter you can get from MaxUpgrades.com that directly replaces a 3.5" HDD tray and runs the SSD right into the main SATA bus. It is much, much faster, and the computer as a whole runs a bit cooler (4 x 7200 rpm drives gets a little warm). You need to separate your home directory (and documents) from the boot disk, which sadly is impractical on a laptop. It's a fairly easy operation on a desktop that can take more than one drive. If you can't do this, you still get a little boost, but the startup disk is constantly getting seeks, so any contention for that drive is going to diminish an SSD's performance. To change your SSD to an internal installation, use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone your startup drive to your SSD (in an external enclosure). Then simply swap the drives. Dante On May 23, 2013, at 2:49 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > Computer Gurus - > > I read that to really speed up LR, I needed a Solid State Drive so I > ordered this one: > > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009LI7CTY/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 > > I thought it would be an external drive that I could hook up to USB but > it's not! There are evidently ways to install it in a drive bay, which I > do have. What do I need to do that? Is there any way to use it as an > external hard drive or would that defeat the purpose? > > TIA for any advice. I need it! > > Tina > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information