Found a nice old Mac Pro (the mid 2010 12 core) and they're selling it with a 2TB hard drive. I don't want the HD however, because I do not need it, so I would like to buy it without the HD and install a small SSD myself.
But just wondering, how do I go on about installing OSX then? Is it only possible with installation discs?
I know that on iMacs and such there's a partition of the hard drive that can't be erased which is the OSX recovery partition or something like this. But on a new, empty SSD (or even HD), I'm confused how you have to do this.
Thanks a lot!
But just wondering, how do I go on about installing OSX then? Is it only possible with installation discs?
I know that on iMacs and such there's a partition of the hard drive that can't be erased which is the OSX recovery partition or something like this. But on a new, empty SSD (or even HD), I'm confused how you have to do this.
Thanks a lot!
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If you're not using the optical drive, you can also place additional SSD or HD in the optical bay area for more storage options. OWC sells a bracket so the SSD or HD can fit well. And later you can install either a SSD PCie for faster transfer speed of SATA 3 and a USB 3 card.