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New WD Raptor 300 GB ultrafast
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Did not work for me - BUT
Hi there!
Thanks for the pics and effort.
I bought 3 Velociraptors with the IcePak and had 1 Western Digital 250GB that came with the Mac Pro.
I ve read this topic before buying them so i was quite sure that it will work.
Though after following your guide the SATA cables turned out to be to short. I could not get it in the middle where the raptor plugs are. One reason was that the Sata power cable interferred with the temperature sensor.
Well well.. so i thought of buying that chassis praised on barefeats to build the HDs in. No!
The thing to put off the philipps screws to have more room for the connectors is a great idea!
I finally put off the 3 Torx of the ice pack (!!!) and then turned the Raptor alone to the left. 1 screw is enough to hold it and finally that was the possibility to connect ALL Sata plugs WITH sleds on EVERY Port (you can use 1-4). I will write it in my blog these days at http://www.circledcube.com with some pics IF anyone is interested in pics.
Regards and that is moneysaving and fast. : )
My setup is now:
Bay 1 - WD 250 GB
Bay 2-4 Velociraptor standard retail package with icepack
Best regards
Mandala
P.S.: You need a calm hand and much patience to plug the connectors in.
.. and now i will move to Raid 0 : )
Hi there!
Thanks for the pics and effort.
I bought 3 Velociraptors with the IcePak and had 1 Western Digital 250GB that came with the Mac Pro.
I ve read this topic before buying them so i was quite sure that it will work.
Though after following your guide the SATA cables turned out to be to short. I could not get it in the middle where the raptor plugs are. One reason was that the Sata power cable interferred with the temperature sensor.
Well well.. so i thought of buying that chassis praised on barefeats to build the HDs in. No!
The thing to put off the philipps screws to have more room for the connectors is a great idea!
I finally put off the 3 Torx of the ice pack (!!!) and then turned the Raptor alone to the left. 1 screw is enough to hold it and finally that was the possibility to connect ALL Sata plugs WITH sleds on EVERY Port (you can use 1-4). I will write it in my blog these days at http://www.circledcube.com with some pics IF anyone is interested in pics.
Regards and that is moneysaving and fast. : )
My setup is now:
Bay 1 - WD 250 GB
Bay 2-4 Velociraptor standard retail package with icepack
Best regards
Mandala
P.S.: You need a calm hand and much patience to plug the connectors in.
.. and now i will move to Raid 0 : )
Sounds like an option if you have the steady hands.. I opted for the new MaxUpgrade heatsinks that replace the stock ones from WD... They now both slid into the bays without any need to remove anything of the MacPro.
It is indeed worth the effort to anyone looking for breakneck speed for a system or scratch drive to run these in raid 0.
Whew... THANK GOD someone figured this out...
I got my WD Raptor 300 today and freaked out when it didn't fit.
I searched and landed here. haha. Should have known to come here first.
Anyways, I'm about to install this very soon following the tutorial. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Hopefully I won't have any problems with this install...
I'm installing Vista 64 bit on my computer hoping I don't get the choke ups that XP 64bit had.
Also my 4GB more of RAM is coming. =)
This will be awesome!!
I got my WD Raptor 300 today and freaked out when it didn't fit.
I searched and landed here. haha. Should have known to come here first.
Anyways, I'm about to install this very soon following the tutorial. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Hopefully I won't have any problems with this install...
I'm installing Vista 64 bit on my computer hoping I don't get the choke ups that XP 64bit had.
Also my 4GB more of RAM is coming. =)
This will be awesome!!
See....
This is the problem when people don't do the research first!! Firstly those drives come in two formats if you buy them with factory fitted heat-sinks... Alternatively you can buy them bare!
3.5-inch (backplane-ready)
- Fits in the MacPro without any Hassle...what so ever!!
![wdfEnterpriseVR_HLFS.jpg]()
3.5-inch (SATA cable connect)
Suitable for PC system where you're connecting the drives via cables...
![wdfDesktop_GLFS.jpg]()
2.5" Bare drive, used for custom heat sinks...
Be warned, they don't work in a laptop, simply because they draw too much current!!
![wdfEnterpriseVR_BLFS.jpg]()
This is the problem when people don't do the research first!! Firstly those drives come in two formats if you buy them with factory fitted heat-sinks... Alternatively you can buy them bare!
3.5-inch (backplane-ready)
- Fits in the MacPro without any Hassle...what so ever!!
3.5-inch (SATA cable connect)
Suitable for PC system where you're connecting the drives via cables...
2.5" Bare drive, used for custom heat sinks...
Be warned, they don't work in a laptop, simply because they draw too much current!!
ah damn it. wish i knew about that macpro friendly drive before....
this was the only thing on newegg so I just grabbed it.
INSTALLATION SUCCESSFUL!!!!
Those were the best instructions ever. It was very easy and clear.
Thank you so much!!
Everything is screwed back in and ready to go. Installing Vista now.
I'll let you know how my computer performs compared to the xp64bit i had along with the 7300 seagate hd.
this was the only thing on newegg so I just grabbed it.
INSTALLATION SUCCESSFUL!!!!
Those were the best instructions ever. It was very easy and clear.
Thank you so much!!
Everything is screwed back in and ready to go. Installing Vista now.
I'll let you know how my computer performs compared to the xp64bit i had along with the 7300 seagate hd.
And the problem with that is the cost difference between the versions. The SATA cable ready drives are available for US$200.00 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136260) and the Backplane ready drives are are 329.00 (http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Western Digital/WD3000HLFS/). Though I have found the Backplane version for 309.00...
Why is there such a huge difference in price between the two??? I mean the only thing is the case/cooler and I can't find the naked dive for under $290.00. It would be less expensive to get sata cable ready and then get the adapters that are made by MaxUpgrades for $48.50 (http://www.maxupgrades.com/istore/i...y&product_id=180&CFID=968976&CFTOKEN=18466287). Plus barefeats reports cooler running drives with the maxupgrades kit...
And the problem with that is the cost difference between the versions. The SATA cable ready drives are available for US$200.00 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136260) and the Backplane ready drives are are 329.00 (http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Western Digital/WD3000HLFS/). Though I have found the Backplane version for 309.00...![image-3160356-10521304]()
Why is there such a huge difference in price between the two??? I mean the only thing is the case/cooler and I can't find the naked dive for under $290.00. It would be less expensive to get sata cable ready and then get the adapters that are made by MaxUpgrades for $48.50 (http://www.maxupgrades.com/istore/i...y&product_id=180&CFID=968976&CFTOKEN=18466287). Plus barefeats reports cooler running drives with the maxupgrades kit...
Paying for the convenience? Sooo... Why not buy the bare drives and the MaxPower sinks, wouldn't that be more cheaper?
Actually from what I have been able to find, NO. It is cheapest (that I can find) to by the SATA cable connects ($200 from Newegg) and pull from them out of the coolers and drop in the MaxPower heat sinks. I have not found the bare drives for less then $292>
This is what I've noticed as well.
Hmm... What kind of mischief can I get into with a few 4x 2.5" drive cages and stripped cable connect versions?
Hmm... What kind of mischief can I get into with a few 4x 2.5" drive cages and stripped cable connect versions?
4x is for little children infant babies. Why not 8x?
http://www.transintl.com/store/category.cfm?Category=2746&RequestTimeOut=500
Not 4 drives. At least not total.
It's a Hot Swap cage that holds 4 drives (2.5"), and it fits in a single 5.25" bay.I have 6x 5.25" bays available. So I can manage 24 of them that way. Then I can also keep another 8 in their frame, and mount those in the 8x 3.5" bays. Grand total of 32 HDD's.
OK, so maybe it's overkill. Nah...