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SSD Drive mount for early 2008 MacPro

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joe2uk

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Oct 21, 2009
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cwog001 said:
I used an OWC supplied SSD and drive adapter. However recently they introduced a replacement drive sled that enabled the SSD drive to fit into the machine. See

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MMP35T25/
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Thanks cwog looks a good solution (would it work with all SSD or just OWC?) I was thinking of just an adaptor that lines up with the backplane and connectors. Basically one designed for MacPro not that good with DIY stuff ;)
 
Sled options for your MP 2008

joe2uk said:
Thanks cwog looks a good solution (would it work with all SSD or just OWC?) I was thinking of just an adaptor that lines up with the backplane and connectors. Basically one designed for MacPro not that good with DIY stuff ;)
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The OWC drive led will not work for the 2008 model as already mentioned.

Here is a version for the 2008:

http://www.transintl.com/store/category.cfm?category=2787

or this one here:

http://www.maxupgrades.com/istore/index.cfm?fuseaction=Product.display&product_id=180

there is even a video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrX5EEnAtRo
 
I have used Icy Dock with success, but the Icy Dock Aluminum adapters are better than the plastic. I did have a plastic that simply would not work and had to be returned. The aluminum ones I have work perfectly.
 
weinschela said:
I have used Icy Dock with success, but the Icy Dock Aluminum adapters are better than the plastic. I did have a plastic that simply would not work and had to be returned. The aluminum ones I have work perfectly.
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Another vote for the Icy Dock. I have two of the plastic ones and they are great.
 
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I stuck both of mine in the secondary optical bay and used a 4-pin to twin-SATA power cable to power them. I plugged them into the two ODD SATA ports and affixed them to the bottom of the carrier with metal tape.

That whole area of my Pro is modified a bit though as I previously had two rotational disks there which could only fit with the center stud that catches the carrier removed.

I don't have any photos of the SSD upgrade but here's the previous setup with two rotational disks to give an idea how it works...

mpodd2.jpg


I made a power adaptor for the previous setup but when I replaced the SATA disk with two SSDs I used a 4-pin to twin-SATA cable so I could get rid of this:

mpodd1.jpg
 
Icy Dock is the best solution because it works with all Mac Pros. I had it with 2008 (Mushkin Chronos 240GB) and now with 2010 (Corsair Force GT 180GB).

It converts 2.5 HDDs/SSDs to 3.5 dimensions, so it is universal.
 
I also use the Icey Dock, 2.5-3.5 sled.
Used in my Mac Pro 1.1 now it's in my 3.1, no problems
 
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