Larger than 2TB drives in new Mac Pro?

[lbeck]

Can you actually put a 3TB drive in the new mac pros? I know the specs say up to 2TB drives but i was wondering if Id be able to use a 3 or 4 TB drive in my mac pro as those sizes become more readily available.

 

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[lbeck]

yep can confirm have one of the seagate 3TB drives installed.

bought the 3TB external and on the basis of what anand said about the high temps, I opened the case and extracted then installed the bare drive

Do you have a link for that info?

So you have a 3TB seagate internal drive in your mac pro and it runs perfect?

 

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[lbeck]

sure
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3858/the-worlds-first-3tb-hdd-seagate-goflex-desk-3tb-review/7
works fine. smart parameters show it peaked at 62 degrees c in the short time i had it running externally - few hours iirc and def not more than 6 hours.

Awesome , thank you!

 

[Transporteur]

62°C? That's just insane. IIRC even the WD Black I got in bay 4 hardly got over 45° during the day.

However, instead of ripping apart the external Seagate, I'd rather buy an internal 3TB WD Green. Not only because I prefer WD over Seagate, but also because you get 3 years of warranty instead of 0 in case of the DIY external-internal approach.

 

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[lbeck]

62°C? That's just insane. IIRC even the WD Black I got in bay 4 hardly got over 45° during the day.

However, instead of ripping apart the external Seagate, I'd rather buy an internal 3TB WD Green. Not only because I prefer WD over Seagate, but also because you get 3 years of warranty instead of 0 in case of the DIY external-internal approach.

I like WD as well, currently I have the 2TB black's. Is the 3TB green the only one WD makes? Have you used it in your MP before?

Why is it that apple's tech specs say it can only use a 2TB drive? Is there really a limit on the size of a drive you use?

 

[nanofrog]

Why is it that apple's tech specs say it can only use a 2TB drive? Is there really a limit on the size of a drive you use?

It was the largest drive at the time they wrote the specifications. And when new hardware ships, they don't usually update that page to reflect the new value/s.