MP 1,1-5,1 MacPro 5.1 & high capacity hard drives

[Aryan-x86]

You can get up to 10TB drives for around $720 right now:

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Enterprise-Capacity-200RPM-ST10000NM0016/dp/B01DAI6JUS?ie=UTF8&keywords=10tb hard drive&qid=1462821202&ref_=sr_1_5&sr=8-5

Or 8TB drives go for just over $200:

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Archi...qid=1462821259&sr=8-1&keywords=8TB+hard+drive

I'm using the 8TB of the above in my 5,1 with no problems.

I tried using the HGST 10TB drive (https://www.pcnation.com/web/detail...00-10-Tb-3-5-Inch-Internal-Hard-Drive-0F27452), and for some reason it won't spin up inside the 5,1 but will work on an external USB drive bay. Not sure if it's a matter of juice or what.

the HGST 10TB drives only work if you cover the leftmost 3 pins of the power connector with some non-conductive tape, or block them off with some other method.

 

[DeeEss]

Here is a very useful list of compatible large drives with the Mac Pro 5,1

you can select to filter by original mounting holes or include the new pattern too

Internal Drive Options for Mac Pro (3.33 GHz, Mid 2012)

Easily find compatible Internal Drive Options for Mac Pro (3.33 GHz, Mid 2012).

eshop.macsales.com