I'm surprised you even tried them.
Mac owner's aren't that lucky for cheap mounting parts.
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How to mount 2.5" drives in a Mac Pro?
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Mac owner's aren't that lucky for cheap mounting parts.
Nice, thanks for the images.
Do you experience any heat related issues, like high fan speeds ?
No heat related issues whatsoever, not even an increase in the fan speed. the great thing is it gets the flow of air from the power supply streaming over it so they're always cool 35 degrees celsius.
The fact you didn't cram them in creating an airflow restriction doesn't hurt either.
RAID0 the drives together
You should add one of these
http://barefeats.com/hard108.html
to the front end of the 2.5" drives and RAID0 them for some speed.
Cheers
You should add one of these
http://barefeats.com/hard108.html
to the front end of the 2.5" drives and RAID0 them for some speed.
Cheers
The best price I found today for the WD3000BLFS was $308.99, so yes, they're still crazy.
In the case of the Mac Pro, you have the right idea. Just get the WD3000GLFS and a MaxUpgrades drive mount for it, and pocket the cash.
You won't be disappointed with the performance.
FYI the price must have dropped. Newegg has them for $229 now! Backplane ready. Just ordered two...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136322
Now that is an interesting idea. I'm still not sure which way to go for the boot drive when I upgrade to a Mac Pro. Given that the drive is probably one of the largest bottlenecks on the stock machine I have been trying to decide between a Velociraptor, two fast 3.5" SATA drives in RAID 0 or a perhaps a SSD (Intel X-25 E?). The 2.5" RAID option adds another possibility! It is difficult to pick the best trade of between speed, capacity and price.
Would you care to elaborate why this would be useless in a Mac Pro? I was looking at the setup in post #27 and tried to optimize it for four SSDs.
The only issue per se, is the fact you can't access the drives from the front of the case in a MP. But I'm not aware of a ready-made solution that places 4x 2.5" drives in a single 5.25" bay either for less money.
Worth the compromise IMO.
There's the possibility of DIY'ing something, but not everyone has the inclination, skills, and tools.
I would hope that I will not have to touch those SSDs anytime soon. The price is the same as two ICY Box adapters for the Mac Pro sleds and you only have to fit one Molex Power cable which is convenient.
Worst case, you pull the Optical Mount out, and access them through the front. May not actually be so bad.
Worst case, you pull the Optical Mount out, and access them through the front. May not actually be so bad.
Yep, but as I said I'm not planning to touch them any time soon. I will even be able to update firmware with Vista if the need arises.
The fact you can easily extract HDs is nice, but useless in a Mac Pro, as you'll have to extract the whole array.
More importantly : drawers reduce the air flow, requiring the use of the 2 fans at the back. This probably will make your Mac Pro a little bit noisier.
I'm ok, it's nice for people who want immediate and painless results. But I'm pretty sure the solution on post 27 is very easy to expand to 4 or 6 HDs. A way to do it would be to stack another one (or two) of these CD/DVD bottom plate with proper separators between them. Those plates already have holes for separators installation.
Yes, it can be done. It's cheap, and easy enough to do, but not everyone has the time, inclination, tools, or possibly skills to attempt.
Some users just want a ready made solution. In the case of the 4x2.5" bay enclosure, it comes with a pair of fans, and is a little cleaner cable wise (1 power + 4x SATA vs. 4 of each). Not that big a deal, but to each his/her own.
It's a removable tray, and is needed. You have to install the drive to something.
(Attach to the tray, shove it in, and the latch locks it into place). Simple, and effective. Yes, it can be done. It's cheap, and easy enough to do, but not everyone has the time, inclination, tools, or possibly skills to attempt.
yep. I do agree. And not everyone has 2 or 3 dead CD/DVD reader/burner to destroy
Yeah, I should have mentioned that one as well. Though old CD drives are candidates IMO, even if functional, as most OS's come on DVD's these days.yep. I do agree. And not everyone has 2 or 3 dead CD/DVD reader/burner to destroy
Just want to confirm that if I get the Icy Dock from OWC for $25 I can put in Intel's new X25-M SSD. Then take my Bay #3 sled and treat the Icy Dock like any other naked 3.5" HDD and attach the 4 sled screws, slide it in the Mac.
I am going to use the SSD as my boot and also want to confirm the Mac doesn't care if the boot disk is in Bay #3 instead of #1. I rather not unscrew the HDD that's already attached to sled #1.
Thanks for the info!
I am going to use the SSD as my boot and also want to confirm the Mac doesn't care if the boot disk is in Bay #3 instead of #1. I rather not unscrew the HDD that's already attached to sled #1.
Thanks for the info!