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Resolved Dual boot CONFIRMED for new Apricorn Velocity DUO X2!!!
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Thanks for the feedback from the Apricorn techies Lou!
I received a second DUO x2 which I still have to test with my current one installed. Reading your info's will lead to a no-go install of both DUO x2's?!
Keep you posted...
I received a second DUO x2 which I still have to test with my current one installed. Reading your info's will lead to a no-go install of both DUO x2's?!
Keep you posted...
Two Duo X2s working here. I had the boot problem with a new Duo and older Solo X2 and was also told by Apricorn that it was due to the different controllers. I have 3 SSDs I wanted to get out of my sleds, so I ended up getting another Duo with the Amazon deal + rebate. Guess now I need to get another SSD to fill that empty spot
Solo X2 is now heading to eBay...
Two Duo X2s working here. I had the boot problem with a new Duo and older Solo X2 and was also told by Apricorn that it was due to the different controllers. I have 3 SSDs I wanted to get out of my sleds, so I ended up getting another Duo with the Amazon deal + rebate. Guess now I need to get another SSD to fill that empty spot
Thanks for your reply and info's! Glad to know yours are shining...
Cheers
I've been working with the Apricorn folks since early in the year. They duplicated the problem and came up with a firmware fix, that solved the issue. Both the Solo x1 and x2 coexisted, but being the fool that I am, I got a second Duo bought another SSD, this time a 512GB 840 Pro and I'm now running 4 SSDs (1 original Series 840, 2 840 EVOs and the 840 Pro) along with my 3 Internal HDDs and a 3.5" Seagate internal SSHD. And, of course, 2 optical drives. Wow, 10 drives inside my Tower. Try that in a nMP.
I gave both my external drives the boot. Packed 'em away for a rainy day.
The Apricorn folks were GREAT to WORK with, and I thank them for their efforts in helping me solve my problem.
Lou
Thanks to the participants on this thread my 2012 MP now has an Apricorn Velocity DUO double booting Yosemite and Windows 8.1. Each is on a 960GB Crucial M500 SSD. This is truly Mac Pro Heaven.
The instructions to install windows via a regular SATA port, then boot Windows via SATA with the Velo DUO installed so the driver is installed proved to just what I needed. Thanks again.
The instructions to install windows via a regular SATA port, then boot Windows via SATA with the Velo DUO installed so the driver is installed proved to just what I needed. Thanks again.
Hi,
Newcomer here and complete noob.
Need for speed to stream huge audio content (sample library) and was thinking about the velocity DUO for this purpose.
Does someone has experience with this card in a 3.1 MP (only seen 4.1 and 5.1), stability, speed (no need to boot from the card) ?
Planning to use the card in a RAID setup, how do I do/configure, disk utility ?
I've heard RAID0 isn't really safe, is RAID1 better and is it working with the card ?
Made for two drives but does it work with one (only)?
Thanks in advance for your help,
Greg
Newcomer here and complete noob.
Need for speed to stream huge audio content (sample library) and was thinking about the velocity DUO for this purpose.
Does someone has experience with this card in a 3.1 MP (only seen 4.1 and 5.1), stability, speed (no need to boot from the card) ?
Planning to use the card in a RAID setup, how do I do/configure, disk utility ?
I've heard RAID0 isn't really safe, is RAID1 better and is it working with the card ?
Made for two drives but does it work with one (only)?
Thanks in advance for your help,
Greg
If you had any idea how much I appreciate you guys and your knowledge on this forum. It's awesome to see.
But it is hard to wrap my head around all this technology as I'm not so firm on all of it.
I hear a lot about Windows 8 running well on the Duo X2. But what about Windows 7. I think I've missed it cause I can't recall hearing about it. Hows it going for you who runs Windows 7?
And also.. installing Windows using bootcamp.. doesn't that have to be done on the same drive OS X is installed on using the Bootcamp utility where you cut the drive in two partitions?
And what was the final opinion about the Adonnics card with 4 mSATA ports? Seems nice to be able to run RAID0 per 2 SSDs. Is it cause it's maximal throughput is 6Gbit/s that makes it a bottleneck? 6144Mbit/s/8=768Mb/s read/write speeds on total of 4 drives? Is that how it's calculated?
But it is hard to wrap my head around all this technology as I'm not so firm on all of it.
I hear a lot about Windows 8 running well on the Duo X2. But what about Windows 7. I think I've missed it cause I can't recall hearing about it. Hows it going for you who runs Windows 7?
And also.. installing Windows using bootcamp.. doesn't that have to be done on the same drive OS X is installed on using the Bootcamp utility where you cut the drive in two partitions?
And what was the final opinion about the Adonnics card with 4 mSATA ports? Seems nice to be able to run RAID0 per 2 SSDs. Is it cause it's maximal throughput is 6Gbit/s that makes it a bottleneck? 6144Mbit/s/8=768Mb/s read/write speeds on total of 4 drives? Is that how it's calculated?
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I'm running Windows 7 on a DUO sled. It runs just fine. I used Winclone Pro to migrate it from its previous home on a smaller SSD.
As you pointed out, it runs on the same drive that OS X lives on. No problem. I installed a 1TB SSD and gave Windows 200GB. Don't use Win very much, so that works OK for me. OS X is happy in the remainder of the SSD. The other sled has a 500GB SSD used as scratch space for Photoshop and Premiere.
There's probably a way to get Windows 7 to live by itself on a separate SSD, but since I don't need that functionality, it remains but a matter of intellectual curiosity how it can be accomplished.
As you pointed out, it runs on the same drive that OS X lives on. No problem. I installed a 1TB SSD and gave Windows 200GB. Don't use Win very much, so that works OK for me. OS X is happy in the remainder of the SSD. The other sled has a 500GB SSD used as scratch space for Photoshop and Premiere.
There's probably a way to get Windows 7 to live by itself on a separate SSD, but since I don't need that functionality, it remains but a matter of intellectual curiosity how it can be accomplished.
So I started another thread about upgrading the boot drive of my mac pro to ssd having done my macbook pro to ssd and being astonished by the speed difference.
Im a litte confused, as I though I could get a 3.5 inch ssd sata drive and whack it in one the mac pro trays.
My my understanding now is that I use one of these cards, with an ssd mounted into it in a PCI slot? is that right?
So I'd be looking at getting a samsung evo 850 1tb, an apricorn velocity solo x2 extreme, mount the samsung in the capricorn velocity, plug it into a free pci slot in my mac pro, clone my current boot drive to the samsung one, and boot from the samsung..... have I got that right?
Its on a 2008 mac pro running 10.10 btw.
thanks in advance for any help
Im a litte confused, as I though I could get a 3.5 inch ssd sata drive and whack it in one the mac pro trays.
My my understanding now is that I use one of these cards, with an ssd mounted into it in a PCI slot? is that right?
So I'd be looking at getting a samsung evo 850 1tb, an apricorn velocity solo x2 extreme, mount the samsung in the capricorn velocity, plug it into a free pci slot in my mac pro, clone my current boot drive to the samsung one, and boot from the samsung..... have I got that right?
Its on a 2008 mac pro running 10.10 btw.
thanks in advance for any help
The SSD (2.5" needs a sled for perfect fit) will be crippled by the SATA2 in one of the internal media bays, so a PCIe addon card is the way to go.
Spot on!, BUT do also please checkout this GREAT MR thread maintained by @handheldgames SATA Express meets the '09 MacPro - Bootable NGFF PCIE SSD
These are some very super fast alternatives for the SOLO/DUO x2 PCIe cards!
No problem what so ever for the SOLO/DUO x2, please check with @handheldgames if he has a 100% MP 3.1 compatible solution for you!
YMW! Cheers
Dual boot CONFIRMED for new Apricorn Velocity DUO X2!!!
Thanks for your additional and CRUSIAL info's! Missed mentioning that!
Cheers
Thanks for your additional and CRUSIAL info's! Missed mentioning that!
Cheers
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Somewhat related here:
If I bought the Sonnet Tempo SSD Pro Plus could I use it with ONE SSD installed and add another later?
Thanks
CM
If I bought the Sonnet Tempo SSD Pro Plus could I use it with ONE SSD installed and add another later?
Thanks
CM
Yes ... the drives are independent (JBOD) and can be used separately. If you wish to later use them in RAID-0, you use Disk Utility to create a software RAID array which will require reloading any data you previously had on one of them.
Hello everyone . I read the whole thread but i am still confused . What is the best and fastest solution for a mac pro 3.1 ? No money limitation . Could i just install any pci ssd ? or is it the only way with velocity or sonnet ?
+1. I own a Mac Pro 2008 too. An Apricorn in slot 3 or 4 is hardly different from just installing the SSD into one of the stock drive bays. I have 2 SSDs in my stock drive bays that do around 250 MB/s, and the SSD in the Apricorn does around 480 MB/s in slot 2. Those speeds are all un-RAIDed.
You can get the Apricorn Velocity Duo x2 and run 2 SSDs with your 3,1 in slot 2.
Lou
Worked like a charm!
R/W speeds went from 250ish to 480~ on my 850EVO! Happy camper
Solo X2 Duo with an 850 EVO 500GB and a 120 Kingston V200 for Windows.
Worked like a charm!
R/W speeds went from 250ish to 480~ on my 850EVO! Happy camper
Solo X2 Duo with an 850 EVO 500GB and a 120 Kingston V200 for Windows.
Congrats on your purchase and always a delight te read someone is a Happy Camper!
What OS X version do you have and did you enable TRIM?
Cheers
Thanks! Running 10.10.4. No TRIM as far as system report goes.
I did not read the entire thread yet. Is there any info in here on how to enable it?
Thanks again for helping out!
Edit: As a side-note: My System Report window sometimes look like this, with severely condensed table for the strings. Is there a quick fix for this problem?
