Hi, may I ask a question? My Toshiba L45 series is 4 yr. old and am wondering about HDD failure. Got the bright idea to see if adding a 2nd HDD is possible, and [surprise] found the Optical Bay Hard Drive adapter. Ever use one? As one can boot from the selections in the BIOS, if the C: drive pukes, will the second drive then function OK as the new main? And, is cloning the contents of my existing drive much of a PITA or have software advancements made this a simple task? Thanks!
I would think that the BIOS would just skip t the next drive when the first did not boot. I'd check the BIOS settings, though. Whether it will "function OK as the new main" is a different story though. It will depend on the software running and the paths described to the OS from the hardware. Best way to tell is to try it before you need it (unplug the first one and attempt to boot up).