Ssd in 2008 Mac Pro?

[tony3d]

I'm planning on buying a new Mac Pro as soon as they announce them. I'm giving my mint dual quad core to my son. We already put an ATI 5870 in it, and I was hoping to give him aa SSD.tell me if this is correct. I was going to remove my boot drive from bay 1, install it into any other bay. After installing the SSD into bay 1, I boot off the old drive, format the SSD, then install the new OS onto it. Anything else I need to know? What's a good competitively priced unit, and where should I buy it? Thanks!

 

[Wardenski]

You will need to buy an adapter because the SSDs wont fit in the normal sliders.

I bought one of these, very simple: (they offer a metal one too)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dock-MB882S...VQ3U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339269060&sr=8-1

 

[tony3d]

You will need to buy an adapter because the SSDs wont fit in the normal sliders.

I bought one of these, very simple: (they offer a metal one too)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dock-MB882S...VQ3U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339269060&sr=8-1

Does the Mac drive sled then screw onto to that?

 

[flatfoot]

You don't need an adaptor. The connectors on the SSD will plug into the connector in your Mac Pro just fine. You can just use a bit of tape or a zip-tie to secure it so it doesn't hang down.

 

[Wardenski]

Does the Mac drive sled then screw onto to that?

Yes.