2009 RAID Card in 2007 Mac Pro

[hayduke]

Apple states that the new 2009 RAID card "Requires Mac Pro (early 2009) and Mac OS X v10.5.6 or later." Why? Is there any reason it won't work in an older Mac Pro (2007)? Aside from the increase in cache size (256MB-->512MB) what is the difference?

 

[twig16]

from here:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/661115/

looks like a slightly new design, not requiring cabling,


There are a TON of other 3rd party cards that are just as effective and MUCH cheaper that you can install

RocketRaid
3Ware

see barefeats.com for some info and comparisons