A1283 early 2009 optical to HD

[adam9c1]

Early 2009 mini A1283

Is there a converter to install in place of optical drive to house a second hard drive?

Is the optical a IDE bus or SATA?
Thank you.

 

[jpietrzak8]

Is there a converter to install in place of optical drive to house a second hard drive?

Yup, adapters are available. My favorite source for such items is Other World Computing; here's a link to their adapter bracket for the 2009 Minis:

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DDMMCL0GB/

Is the optical a IDE bus or SATA?

I believe it's SATA...