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How to mount 2.5" drives in a Mac Pro?
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There is enough space on side of optical carrier
Mac'ers,
my solution for Mac Pro with RAID card was to:
1. Connect multi-lane SAS/SATA cable (SFF-8087) to where internal bay SATA/SAS cable was, prior to moving to RAID card
2. Run one of the break out cables up to the optical drive space bay area
3. Using Molex power splitter and Molex to SATA power adaptor connect 2.5 inch drive and then slide it into the vacant side space in the optical carrier using a bit of antistatic bag to avoid drive circuit board touching the metal carrier case. (also reconnect other line of Molex power splitter to optical drive power connector)
This works fine and and I am now working on making this drive a bootable OS X disk to allow me use it as a BootCamp partitioned disk to boot into native Windows XP (and maybe DOS). This will allow me to play with Nvidia card flashing/tuning without need for separate PC.
The reason I put 2.5 inch in slide slot is because optical carrier already has SuperDrive in first slot (IDE/ATA) and Blu-ray (SATA via ODD connector) in 2nd slot.
I now also have 4 spare SATA lines, which I could pass out the back via a eSATA bracket if I decided this was needed.... but see no point at the moment.
I hope this helps. For those who do not have RAID card you can also use ODD SATA line to create BootCamp compatible setup using a combination of Intel AHCI and GNU GRUB boot manager I believe... there is a thread discussing this.
Total cost for extra parts on my setup was around $130 ... with disk and multiline cable being the two most expensive items.
Cheers,
Zebity
(MacBook Pro, Mac Pro (Early 2008), Mini Mac)
Mac'ers,
my solution for Mac Pro with RAID card was to:
1. Connect multi-lane SAS/SATA cable (SFF-8087) to where internal bay SATA/SAS cable was, prior to moving to RAID card
2. Run one of the break out cables up to the optical drive space bay area
3. Using Molex power splitter and Molex to SATA power adaptor connect 2.5 inch drive and then slide it into the vacant side space in the optical carrier using a bit of antistatic bag to avoid drive circuit board touching the metal carrier case. (also reconnect other line of Molex power splitter to optical drive power connector)
This works fine and and I am now working on making this drive a bootable OS X disk to allow me use it as a BootCamp partitioned disk to boot into native Windows XP (and maybe DOS). This will allow me to play with Nvidia card flashing/tuning without need for separate PC.
The reason I put 2.5 inch in slide slot is because optical carrier already has SuperDrive in first slot (IDE/ATA) and Blu-ray (SATA via ODD connector) in 2nd slot.
I now also have 4 spare SATA lines, which I could pass out the back via a eSATA bracket if I decided this was needed.... but see no point at the moment.
I hope this helps. For those who do not have RAID card you can also use ODD SATA line to create BootCamp compatible setup using a combination of Intel AHCI and GNU GRUB boot manager I believe... there is a thread discussing this.
Total cost for extra parts on my setup was around $130 ... with disk and multiline cable being the two most expensive items.
Cheers,
Zebity
(MacBook Pro, Mac Pro (Early 2008), Mini Mac)
This is exactly what I went with for my X25-M SSD and it works beautifully. Very nice fit and finish too. I have a 2nd one sitting on my desk waiting for a 2nd X25 but haven't decided if I'm going to do that yet. One SSD is so fast it's crazy so may sell that one. They are not cheap but there is a reason. The maxupgrade sled is better than even the stock 3 1/2" sled the mac pros come with!
Yes, the maxupgrade sleds!
Use those, they work perfectly. In fact I have 4 of them for a new 2009 Mac Pro sitting on my desk. Paid around $45 a piece for them plus shipping to use 4 x WD velociraptors (if interested, PM me). DO NOT use those cheesey 2.5 to 3.5 addonics adapters, they only work for sata and only the 9.5mm drives, not raptors, not SAS drives.
Peace,
Noushy
Use those, they work perfectly. In fact I have 4 of them for a new 2009 Mac Pro sitting on my desk. Paid around $45 a piece for them plus shipping to use 4 x WD velociraptors (if interested, PM me). DO NOT use those cheesey 2.5 to 3.5 addonics adapters, they only work for sata and only the 9.5mm drives, not raptors, not SAS drives.
Peace,
Noushy
2.5" to 3.5" SATA for MacPRO standard Bay
The cleanest , simplest and most economical is to use OWC Icy Dock which was designed for this purpose and works with each generation of the MacPRO.
Cost is $19.99 see: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/IcyDock/MB882SP1S2B/
Was recommended by our consultant www.sparemac.com
The cleanest , simplest and most economical is to use OWC Icy Dock which was designed for this purpose and works with each generation of the MacPRO.
Cost is $19.99 see: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/IcyDock/MB882SP1S2B/
Was recommended by our consultant www.sparemac.com
The AdaptaDrive from Newer Technology seems to be a very attractive mounting solution for the Mac Pro (tested with 1,1): http://www.newertech.com/products/adaptadrive.php.
It looks like there are no electronic parts on the board, so SSDs should work exactly as they would if they were plugged in directly. The adapter is made of die cast aluminum (painted).
It looks like there are no electronic parts on the board, so SSDs should work exactly as they would if they were plugged in directly. The adapter is made of die cast aluminum (painted).
OWC Mount Pro
I know this is old.. but this looks like an awesome solution:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MMP35T25/
I know this is old.. but this looks like an awesome solution:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MMP35T25/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dock-MB882SP-1S-2B-inch-SATA-Converter/dp/B003CUVQ3U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1360920455&sr=8-1
has always worked for me in my Mac Pro, however it wont fit in a drobo
has always worked for me in my Mac Pro, however it wont fit in a drobo
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