Even if macOS is not installed on a 970 EVO Plus or PM981, just having the drive installed will cause kernel panics in macOS.
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SATA Express meets the '09 Mac Pro - Bootable NGFF PCIE SSD
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Even if macOS is not installed on a 970 EVO Plus or PM981, just having the drive installed will cause kernel panics in macOS.
Okay, while searching for PCIE cards that are not low end and would not break the bank I came across this:
https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?s...4b888c410af54bc9&abbucket=3&scene=taobao_shop
Yeah it's in chinese - basically it's an Ioncrest with an asmedia 2824 chipset supporting two nvme drives. The pricing looks good, only 170USD converted into USD. It seems to be a copy of this card: http://www.sybausa.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=64_188_148&product_id=992
I am inclined of giving it a try with one Samsung 970 Pro - could I expect higher speeds than 1500/sec if plugged into the 4x PCI port on a flashed mp5,1 and using it as the bootdrive? Maybe someone has tried already and has tested it.
https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?s...4b888c410af54bc9&abbucket=3&scene=taobao_shop
Yeah it's in chinese - basically it's an Ioncrest with an asmedia 2824 chipset supporting two nvme drives. The pricing looks good, only 170USD converted into USD. It seems to be a copy of this card: http://www.sybausa.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=64_188_148&product_id=992
I am inclined of giving it a try with one Samsung 970 Pro - could I expect higher speeds than 1500/sec if plugged into the 4x PCI port on a flashed mp5,1 and using it as the bootdrive? Maybe someone has tried already and has tested it.
^^^^Looks to be the same card, an I/O Crest card. Now available on Amazon for $200.
https://www.amazon.com/CREST-SI-PEX...rds=I/O+Crest&qid=1552840234&s=gateway&sr=8-1
I have one, bought from Alibaba. I have 2 970 Pros in mine.
Lou
https://www.amazon.com/CREST-SI-PEX...rds=I/O+Crest&qid=1552840234&s=gateway&sr=8-1
I have one, bought from Alibaba. I have 2 970 Pros in mine.
Lou
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How is it working out for you in terms of speed? On what system are you using it? Appreciate the info.
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Mine is in slot 2. See my speeds, Post No. 572, here:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/blade-ssds-nvme-ahci.2146725/page-23#post-27105236
Lou
Good evening, gentlemans.
I am from Brazil and information here is very hard to find... I'm looking for the best model of SSD my Macbook can handle. It is a mid 2009 15" 2.53Ghz Macbook Pro.
If you please could point me any tutorial of how can I adapt a NVME or if it not possible, just any other SSD similar to Evo 970 Plus...
Thank you all,
Eduarda Milet
I am from Brazil and information here is very hard to find... I'm looking for the best model of SSD my Macbook can handle. It is a mid 2009 15" 2.53Ghz Macbook Pro.
If you please could point me any tutorial of how can I adapt a NVME or if it not possible, just any other SSD similar to Evo 970 Plus...
Thank you all,
Eduarda Milet
You can't. A 2009 MacBook Pro only has SATAII ports, no PCIe connection. The best SSD that you can install is something like a 860 EVO or 860 Pro, but anything will be limited by the SATAII connection.
You should go take a look at the MacBook Pro forum, this one is the Mac Pro forum.
That TMALL page shows the price as ¥999 = US$12.65 cents
.. but seeing I live in Japan perhaps a Firefox misinterpretation.Thanks, man. By your reply I just gave up of buying the 2009 Mac to buy a 2011 one. It's a A1278 early 2011 Macbook Pro. Can I use a NVME SSD?
Again, what is the best SSD do you recomend me for this?
Thank you again!
For MacBooks Pro, PCIe drives are only supported after late-2013 and NVMe drives will only work correctly after mid-2015. All non Retina MacBooks Pro 2009 to 2012 only accept SATA SSDs.
You can read about that and ask questions on the MacBook Pro forum.
I have a bunch of Apple SSD's as i'm in the computer business and pull them from working units. A few of them are 512gb drives (SSUBX) from a 2015 Pro that i was looking to utilize in my 2012 MP. I know they make a single PCI card but do they make any dual cards? I would like to use maybe 2 of these cards but not willing to take up more than 1 pcie slot as you all know their pretty precious when you only have 4 available lol. What are my options?
Check the first post of the thread, pay attention to the PCIe x8 & x16 switch cards (up to ~6200MB/s) topic:
PCIe SSDs - NVMe & AHCI
This is a general info thread for blade SSDs that can be used in the Mac Pro. This is a WikiPost so anyone with the proper credentials may edit it. NVMe SSDs can be used as a boot drive in the MP5,1 and MP6,1 with the latest firmware installed (beginning with version 140.0.0.0.0 for MP5,1 and...
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Check the first post of the thread, pay attention to the PCIe x8 & x16 switch cards (up to ~6200MB/s) topic:
PCIe SSDs - NVMe & AHCI
This is a general info thread for blade SSDs that can be used in the Mac Pro. This is a WikiPost so anyone with the proper credentials may edit it. NVMe SSDs can be used as a boot drive in the MP5,1 and MP6,1 with the latest firmware installed (beginning with version 140.0.0.0.0 for MP5,1 and...
Alright ill check it out if not i guess i'll go with the single if the cost doesn't justify the means
Check the first post of the thread, pay attention to the PCIe x8 & x16 switch cards (up to ~6200MB/s) topic:
PCIe SSDs - NVMe & AHCI
This is a general info thread for blade SSDs that can be used in the Mac Pro. This is a WikiPost so anyone with the proper credentials may edit it. NVMe SSDs can be used as a boot drive in the MP5,1 and MP6,1 with the latest firmware installed (beginning with version 140.0.0.0.0 for MP5,1 and...
I see the 4x card available for around 300 but do you know if there are any 2x carrier cards that specifically work on with the apple SSD's? Just don't want to buy the wrong one
Apple SSDs are not M.2, you will have to use adapters to convert 12+16 Apple SSD conector to M.2.
The adapters also extend the length of the SSD and/or add height to the installation, making any m.2 carrier with a heat-sink not a viable option for this application.
Yep, but people use the adapters anyway.
If I remember correctly, @zedex use two 12+16 blades this way and posted photos some time ago.
Good point. Sintech also has m-2 -> ribbon cable -> apple pcie ssd adapter that can be used for constrained space applications. Although I've found it doesn't work with the PCIe 3.0 SSUBX and the highpoint 7101a.