Question about Optibay install

Got the photo from Life Hacker, but when I do the Optibay install, do I have to remove that wire that's above the superdrive from its embedded, glued in spot to do the install? I would prefer not to so I can do an incognito install for warranty purposes. Help? Thanks guys.

 

it's not glued down. just pull off to remove. push down to afix.

nothing complicated at all.

 

I see.

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I've heard there ar sleep issues, will I come across this? How can it be avoided? Thanks.

If I do SSD optibay and HDD regular spot, I'll be fine right?

 

I have heard of the deep sleep issues. apparently, having your "sleepimage" (the file written to the HDD before deep sleep begins) doesn't play well upon wake-up because of the optibay location of it.

This is my opinion on the matter: If you do not frequently find yourself in the postion where you're going below the 5% threshold while on your Mac, the deep sleep issue isn't one you have to worry about, as deep sleep only engages itself when you're below that 5% battery life threshold. you're actually better off turning deep sleep off entirely, as it will greatly accelerate your laptop going into the normal sleep mode (when disabled, it doesn't write to the sleep image file, meaning near instantaneous sleep as opposed to waiting 10-15 seconds to write the file, THEN sleep).

Additional thought: if you put your SSD in the main bay in order to ensure deep sleep, you're giving up the ability of your HDD to take advantage of shock protection. so it's kind of a tradeoff. do you want guaranteed deep sleeping, or shock protection for your HDD? answer is one only you can really answer.

me? I put my SSD in my optibay and am booting off of it. considering how long the battery life is and how unlikely I am to continue working on my laptop after the initial "battery low" warning), I can't see myself ever not simply saving my work and putting the laptop to sleep or turning it off entirely. remember, with SSD, your boot time is only 10-12 seconds anyway. this way, I retain my HDD protection, save 6GB of SSD/HDD space (by disabling the sleep image), and don't worry about a feature I'm never going to use (deep sleep).

$0.02

 

Thanks, not worried about it now! SSD in optibay, and HDD in stock it is!