My cloud replace hdd por ssd?

[Bennor]

Give it a try using one of the various second generation single bay My Cloud “unbrick” directions and let the subforum know how it goes.

I tried to replace the hard drive on a first generation (P/N # ends with “-00”) single bay My Cloud (OS3 only) and found that with the SSD drive installed the first generation single bay My Cloud would not boot. See the following post where I detail my experience trying to use an SSD drive and some discussion on it.

[Guide] How to use a 2.5 inch hard drive in a single bay My Cloud

How to use a 2.5 inch hard drive in a single bay My Cloud Boilerplate Warning: Proceed at your own risk!!! Backup any user data, if possible, when erasing or replacing an existing hard drive!!! Note: This was done on a first gen v.4x single bay My Cloud. I assume the same can be done on a second gen single bay My Cloud running the v.2x firmware. Note on SSD Drives: I tried using two different spare SSD drives (a 64GB and 120GB drive) and was not able to get either one to properly boot. Both g…

Edit to add: There may be other past discussions on trying to get an SSD drive to work in a second gen OS5 single bay My Cloud enclosure, see the following search link:
https://community.wd.com/search?q=%23os-5%3Amy-cloud-os5%20SSD