I just ordered a Samsung EVO 860 for my Mac Pro 5,1 (upgraded 4,1). What sled, connectors, etc., do I need to order in order to put it into one of the drive bays? Thanks for any information.
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MP 1,1-5,1 Just bought a Samsung EVO 860 need sled and connectors
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Running into the same problem here - cMP 5,1 (Mid 2012) already running the Lycom DT-120 with a Samsun 970 Pro NVMe; that beautifully.
The 2TB Samsung 860 EVO I have laying around is a B+M keyed SSD blade which doesn’t work with the Lycom cards. I’ve searched everywhere but can’t seem to find a PCIE card that supports B+M keyed SSD blades at this point. I believe the OPs drive is the same as mine, has anyone found a card that works?
The 2TB Samsung 860 EVO I have laying around is a B+M keyed SSD blade which doesn’t work with the Lycom cards. I’ve searched everywhere but can’t seem to find a PCIE card that supports B+M keyed SSD blades at this point. I believe the OPs drive is the same as mine, has anyone found a card that works?
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need an adapter from a Sata Blade to standard Sata
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Is there no PCIE adapter cards that will take a B+M keyed SSD blade?
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Recommended Drive Sled Adapter for 2.5"
I use a WD VelociRaptor heatsink mount that I buy from eBay. I buy the complete HDD/heatsink mount and remove and discard the HDD. The smallest HDD is 80GB. I just bought another two as I am replacing my last two spinners with 2.5" Samsung SSDs. I paid $11.50 ea for them. They are heavy...
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yes, but you will need cabling to a sata port, so speed is just same. If not using a nvme blade its wasting a pci port.
also you need additional heat sink for the nvme part.
i have such dual nvme / sata Blade cards with a fan. This kind or with snap on heat sink. If one uses NVMe, otherwise its wasting a port, as written.
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