MP 7,1 Please help ... I need to replace my Mac Pro 2019 SSD

[ken-macpro2019]

Hi,
I really need help with this one please...
I have a Mac Pro 2019 and with 1TB SSD.
I need to replace my SSD but apparently it is not just a buy and replace kind of procedure..
I know that apple does not do it any more as my apple care has been expired..

Is it possible to just buy 2 ssds and format them with apple configurator and bring my Mac Pro 2019 back to life? Or is it possible for me to do it like DIY kind of procedure?

I am lost and I would really appreciate it if anyone could please direct me or help me to find the answer...

I have been searching the internet with no success so far...

So, if possible I would really appreciate it..

Thank YOU
Ken

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

Install or replace SSD modules in your Mac Pro (2019) - Apple Support (CA)

Learn how to install SSD modules in your Mac Pro and how to use Apple Configurator to set them up for your Mac.

support.apple.com

INCORRECT LINK REMOVED

 

[ken-macpro2019]

Install or replace SSD modules in your Mac Pro (2019) - Apple Support (CA)

Learn how to install SSD modules in your Mac Pro and how to use Apple Configurator to set them up for your Mac.

support.apple.com

https://www.apple.com/ca/shop/product/MR393AM/A/apple-2tb-ssd-upgrade-kit-for-mac-pro

Thank you...I have read this article... the problem is that it does not say if I buy a set of SSDs and use them or I have to buy the kit from apple... and the KIT from apple is not provided anymore... and the ones on ebay are crazy expensive with no guarantee.
So the question is, can I just buy a set of SSDs and reconfigure them for my Mac Pro 2019?

Thank you

 

[flaubert]

Thank you...I have read this article... the problem is that it does not say if I buy a set of SSDs and use them or I have to buy the kit from apple... and the KIT from apple is not provided anymore... and the ones on ebay are crazy expensive with no guarantee.
So the question is, can I just buy a set of SSDs and reconfigure them for my Mac Pro 2019?

Thank you

They're not standard NVME, so you have to buy from Apple.

 

[Jethro!]

https://www.apple.com/ca/shop/product/MR393AM/A/apple-2tb-ssd-upgrade-kit-for-mac-pro

$1250 for 2 TB?

 

[Borowski]

Or ask @dosdude1 for repair, if the NANDs are blown out.

 

[priorytools]

Or.
Get an nvme pcie card.
I got Sonnetts when I bought our 2 x 2019 rack mac pro’s.
The systems have run on them beautifully.

 

[Regulus67]

https://www.apple.com/ca/shop/product/MR393AM/A/apple-2tb-ssd-upgrade-kit-for-mac-pro

The SSD kit you linked is for the new AS Mac Pro. It can not be used in the Intel 2019 model !

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

The SSD kit you linked is for the new AS Mac Pro. It can not be used in the Intel 2019 model !

OMG thanks!

 

[impulse462]

Or.
Get an nvme pcie card.
I got Sonnetts when I bought our 2 x 2019 rack mac pro’s.
The systems have run on them beautifully.

I second this, I have 4 8TB nvme drives on a nvme pcie card and its super smooth. you can just set one to be your boot drive

 

[danano]

I second this, I have 4 8TB nvme drives on a nvme pcie card and its super smooth. you can just set one to be your boot drive

But PCIe-mounted SSDs are seen as external. If your user space is in an "external" location, lots of standard mcOS stuff will not work. In particular, nothing which requires iCloud. Right?

 

[H2SO4]

But PCIe-mounted SSDs are seen as external. If your user space is in an "external" location, lots of standard mcOS stuff will not work. In particular, nothing which requires iCloud. Right?

Before you even get that far my understanding is this;
You cannot just use any NVME drive for MacOS, there are compatibility issues.
Some people may have them running but there are known problems, (Mac Pro 2019 NVME Raid drives failing to mount and Mac Pro 2019 NVME Raid drives failing to mount).
Even then I believe that you must have an Apple SSD installed even if it's not the boot drive, (I bought an Apple 256GB just in case the ever happens).
Apple don't sell them normally but they will, at least in the UK repair them if you take the computer in.

 

[Fastsavage]

You MUST have Apple SSD installed for your machine to boot EVEN if the Apple SSD is not the boot drive.
PCIe mounted SSD are indeed external, you need to set up your machine to boot from external drives in the startup utility https://support.apple.com/en-nz/102522
Even then @H2SO4 is right they are plenty of PCIe cards and SSD that fail to mount sometimes. I have a startech with 2 x Samsung 970 Evo+ and have issues https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081SJYCTL?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

 

[mattspace]

But PCIe-mounted SSDs are seen as external. If your user space is in an "external" location, lots of standard mcOS stuff will not work. In particular, nothing which requires iCloud. Right?

PCI storage behaves the same as the built in storage, for all intents & purposes. iCloud etc work fine.