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Will SSD MBP 2010 I7 work in new Mac Pro 3.2 Quqd Core?

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ejosepha

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I am purchasing a new Mac Pro 3.2 ghz Quad Core. I am currently working with a new MBP 17" I7 with an OWC SSD. Can I easily use the same SSD from the MBP and just insert it into the Mac Pro and use it as the Boot Drive or will I have to erase it and re-install it? I know that it is a 2.5 and that I will have to put it into a 3.5 case but would like to know if it will easily work in the new Mac Pro as is? Or if not, what must I do to use it in the new Mac Pro?
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erase it partition it and reinstall. use mac pro discs to install

not macbook pro discs/ if you have data on the ssd (that you want to save) clone it to another hdd to save it.
 
philipma1957 said:
erase it partition it and reinstall. use mac pro discs to install

not macbook pro discs/ if you have data on the ssd (that you want to save) clone it to another hdd to save it.
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I moved this SSd from another MBP to the current one. Can't I just move it to the Mac Pro or is it not compatible and I will simply have to start from scratch? I have everything on TimeMachine backed up from the current MBP.
 
ejosepha said:
I moved this SSd from another MBP to the current one. Can't I just move it to the Mac Pro or is it not compatible and I will simply have to start from scratch? I have everything on TimeMachine backed up from the current MBP.
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Should work fine however I'd reinstall anyway, fresh starts are always nice.
 
Concorde Rules said:
Should work fine however I'd reinstall anyway, fresh starts are always nice.
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I suppose with the 2.5" drive I would have to buy a conversion to the correct size for the Mac Pro? Also, I was just wondering if the interface of the drive with the MBP would be different than some interfaces with the Mac Pro? For instance, if I just first use the 1T HD that will come with the MacPro and transfer on start-up from the Time Machine backup from the Macbook Pro, will the adjustments, what is needed, be made in the transfer? Or will I be overlaying a MBP system on the Mac Pro? It's so much easier for me with accounts, Itunes, mail, and photos to just transfer everything, if possible.
 
You would need to performance an Archive & Install with your Mac Pro installation disk to ensure your boot volume has the right drivers.
 
alphaod said:
You would need to performance an Archive & Install with your Mac Pro installation disk to ensure your boot volume has the right drivers.
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That's absolutely correct. The MBP boot drive will NOT work in a MP. Don't even waste your time trying.

JohnG
 
johnnymg said:
That's absolutely correct. The MBP boot drive will NOT work in a MP. Don't even waste your time trying.

JohnG
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How does Firewire Target Disk Mode work then if the MBP doesn't have MP drivers and visa versa?

I've never tried it but I think a little test via USB is coming up.
 
What the OP would like to do will work just fine, provided that the MBP is current with software updates. I do this all the time in testing, and happen to have done it recently with this specific configuration.

That said, best practice is to do as others have advised: archive and install.

Back in the day when Bluetooth and WiFi were optional on Mac Pros, you might notice a few oddities, such as the aforementioned icons in your menu bar, even though those options were not present in your Mac Pro. Would it boot and function, though? YES. Would I permanently run a system this way? NO.
 
Concorde Rules said:
How does Firewire Target Disk Mode work then if the MBP doesn't have MP drivers and visa versa?

I've never tried it but I think a little test via USB is coming up.
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I recently used a Mac Pro 1,1 (2006 model) with a 2009 MBP via starting the the MBP with Mac OS X 10.6.5 in Target Disk Mode and booting the MP from it and ran my applications from the MBP on the MP and I had no driver issues and System Profiler reported the MP's hardware correctly, even the missing Bluetooth module. I had no problems working with that MP with the CPU and GPU intensive applications I normally use.

Btw, Target Disk Mode uses Firewire, it will not work with USB, therefore the outcry on message board in late 2008 when Apple omitted Firewire from the 13" Unibody Aluminium MacBook in 10/2008.
 
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