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flang

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Aug 11, 2012
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I have updated the firmware in my MP1,1 to 2,1 in prep to upgrade the procs to 2x X5365.
I had already done the 64b firmware and installed an SSD, Mavs and a upgraded video card.
Is it possible to mount more than 4 drives in the MP1,1?
What is the largest single drive this update will recognize?
 
I have updated the firmware in my MP1,1 to 2,1 in prep to upgrade the procs to 2x X5365.
I had already done the 64b firmware and installed an SSD, Mavs and a upgraded video card.
Is it possible to mount more than 4 drives in the MP1,1?
What is the largest single drive this update will recognize?
According to #1 , the MacPro1,1 has 6 SATA ports (4 drive bays plus two ODD ports) and 2 PATA ports.
You could probably use the 2 extra SATA ports. You just need to get some SATA data cables and split SATA power from one of the 4 drive bays.

I think the 2 extra SATA ports are under the fan, so you need a 90 degree left or right angle (not sure which - find a photo) 7 pin SATA data cable.

Here's a video:
The video shows one cable is straight and the other is right angle. Maybe you should get the same or get one left angle and one right angle.

I don't think there's a limit to the hard drive size. There exist 14 TB drives.
https://eshop.macsales.com/upgrades/mac-pro-4-core-mid-2006-3.0-ghz/InternalDrives?&sort.price=desc

You just need a place to put the extra drives. Find some adapters, carriers, adhesives, or other methods that can do the job.
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There exist PATA to SATA adapters (if you want to install SATA devices in the DVD drive bays), but I don't know how well they work.
https://eshop.macsales.com/item/Addonics/ADSAIDE/
 
probably eight, 6 sata drives and 2 ide if you can still buy them (you can) :) oh , actually more if you put some on cards in the pcie slots...
 
cool. Thanks for the linkage too.

I'm thinking moving 2 dinky OEM drives (one from my former G5, one from the 1,1 - coz I doubt I could give them away) to the space for the 2nd opto drive and putting NOS 2T in slots 3 and 4.
Cheap and make the (now) 2,1 do double duty as a ProTools 10 worker and media server for Emby.
I have way too much media. Though I'm pretty sure an additional 4T will do me a while.... I hope.
 
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