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Which SATA in MBP 2012 pre-Retina

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HoreaG

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Dec 18, 2022
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Can anybody tell me what SATA the MBP 2012 (last unibody model, not the one with Retina display) has for the Superdrive?
I could buy a copy that has the connector for the HDD busted. (Seller says it is a logic borad fault.) Still I would be interested in it (to rejuvenate my laptop fleet) if I can swap the superdrive with an SSD. So it would be nice if that connexion is SATA 3.
 
Audit13 said:
Are you sure the hard drive SATA cable is not defective?

I've had to replace the hard drive SATA cable in the 13" and 15" MacBook Pro from 2010 to 2012.
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My hidden hope is that it is just the cable. The seller was honest and told me that the folder with question mark is not only a software problem, he already tried everything to install an OS.
 
Bigwaff said:
Are you looking for something like this?
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As for SATA, I believe the optical bus is 6Gbps SATA
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Yes, although not with the kit from OWC. (I just had a bad experience with plastic adapters, I will get only the aluminium ones from now on.) If the SATA connector where the HDD is now does indeed not work, I intend to use the SATA where the Superdrive sits now.
Only my experience with older MBPs is that the SATA for the Superdrive is only SATA-1 or SATA-2. Therefore I want to know for sure how this is in the case of the MBP 2012 but could not find any specification in the data sheets.
 
HoreaG said:
Therefore I want to know for sure how this is in the case of the MBP 2012 but could not find any specification in the data sheets.
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Is this your MBP ?

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Note the optical drive bus under internal drives section
 
Unibody 2012 MacBook Pro "unibody" laptops commonly have the ribbon cable (between the motherboard and the drive) go bad.

When this happens, communication is either partially or totally lost between the drive and the motheboard, so it looks like the OS is flaky (intermittent comm) or the drive (or OS) is bad (no comm).

The cable is easily replaced.
Apple once had a free repair for this (long over).

If you get this, and if the drive is still a platter-based HDD, you should swap it out with a cheap 2.5" SATA SSD. It will run much better (but again, cable may need replacement first).
 
The guy sold the defective unit and I bought another similar MBP (from another seller) that is working and cost even less than the defective unit. Guess we both reached our goals, go figure. But the third guy got the fun, the joy of fixing.
 
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