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MP 7,1 Mac Pro 7,1 Will Not Boot From Any External Volume
Just as the title says - I have been at this for about 10-12 hours now, and I am completely stumped. The machine is running the latest version of Sonoma (which I'm learning has some serious issues with external drives) and no matter what, it cannot see any external volumes or devices as... -
OS on external SSD - iMac 2013
Hello guys! Thank you very much for this amazing forum! I have an iMac (27-inch, Late 2013) with USB 3.0 (link for specs below). I thought that I could install MacOS and Linux on an external and fast SSD. I would avoid to open the iMac, and honestly I was getting impatience because I cannot... -
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[Video Editing] Optimal Drive Configuration (More info inside)
Hi there, I'm upgrading an old Mac Pro to be my main edit machine. I've got a PCIe SSD, a standard SSD, and a 7200 HDD. If I'm separating based on: OS Drive Media Drive Cache Which drive should be the fastest? The OS or the media drive? Now if we're not talking about video editing and...- JamieWestphall
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- macpro 2009 pcie ssd video editing
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- Forum: Mac Pro
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Using a Standard M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD in the 2014 Mini
In searching the web a month ago, I wasn't able to find articles on using a standard M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD in the 2014 Mini. I was going to order a Toshiba/OCZ RD400 for some yet-to-be-defined future use NOT in the 2014 Mini (it's a good PCIe SSD that Toshiba will be discontinuing and the 256GB... -
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Is there a combination pcie SSD and USB3 card ?
I am short on pcie slots in my mac pro 4,1 and I would like to add a second predator hyperX m.2 pcie SSD card ... but I *ALSO* would like to add some USB3 ports ... Does there exist a card that can do both ? I saw this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XWXJT4C/ (SIIG Legacy and Beyond... -
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How to instal SSD correctly?
I just received SAMSUNG SM951 AHCI. I never used SSD before and I not strongly understand computers. I am a musician. I very need your advices. TRIM...to be or not to be, cashing in internet browsers etc. Write me please step by step what I need to do after installation in SLOT? I will install...- Alexey Ischenko
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- cashing mac pro 5.1 pci-e pcie pcie card pcie ssd ssd trim
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- Forum: Mac Pro
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Fusion-io ioScale 2 and Mac Pro 5,1 (PCIe SSD)
Hello everybody! Hope someone can give me a hint! I recently came accross a couple of Fusion-io PCIe SSD cards... price was unbeatable so I took them right away hoping that my Mac Pro 5,1 could do the rest... Sadly, that's where the dream ended... I installed the cards and they were not...- AppleTools
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- fusion-io ioscale mac pro 5.1 pcie ssd
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- Forum: Mac Pro
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Power Mac G5 11.2 SSD: PCI-e or SATA?
Hi guys,I'm a happy owner of a Power Mac G5 Dual Core 2,3Ghz and I'm thinking about replacing my old original HDD with an ssd drive. So, I've got some questions on my mind, that google cannot answer: 1. Everymac.com says "This model has "two open full-length four-lane PCI Express slots", "one...- LarsG5
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- dual hdd ssd pcie pcie ssd power mac g5 sata ssd
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- Forum: PowerPC Macs
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Does 1TB fusion drive with 24G SSD iMac meet daily need?
The apple iMac product lines now provide only 24GB SSD for their 1T Fusion Drive(FD) versions. The earlier FD iMacs all use 128G SSDs; thus I am very surprised that the capacity is now reduced so much. About this, Apple says: "The 1TB Fusion Drive pairs a 1TB hard drive with 24GB of fast... -
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Can any M.2 NGFF adaptor make a PCIE SSD bootable in Mac Pro 2010/2012?
I want to buy a Mac Pro 2010/2012, and want to install a PCIE SSD as the startup disk. According to the previous posts, SM951 SSD together with Lycom DT-120 M.2 Adaptor can boot the system. It’s not easy for me to buy the Lycom adaptor in my country. So I wonder if any third-party M.2 NGFF...