restrictions in HD installation

[zoran]

Are there any restrictions on brand or so, in alternative HDs that i can mount on the MacPro HD bays? I mean can i buy any sata HD drive and mount it in any of the three remaining bays?
Can it be a sata2 HD?

 

[Tallest Skil]

It HAS to be SATA II. Anything SATA II and 3.5" works. Don't buy the Seagate 1.5TB drive. It sucks eggs and the firmware patch doesn't work.

 

[OrangeSVTguy]

Are there any restrictions on brand or so, in alternative HDs that i can mount on the MacPro HD bays? I mean can i buy any sata HD drive and mount it in any of the three remaining bays?
Can it be a sata2 HD?

Yes you can install any SATA/SATA2 drive inside your Mac. If you want to boot OS-X off it, be sure to format and partition it as Apple GUID since you have an Intel Mac.


**Edit**

It HAS to be SATA II. Anything SATA II and 3.5" works. Don't buy the Seagate 1.5TB drive. It sucks eggs and the firmware patch doesn't work.

I thought you can install a regular 1.5gbps SATA HDD in the MP?

 

[Horst]

I thought you can install a regular 1.5gbps SATA HDD in the MP?

Afaik, that's correct, I believe one of my drives is a non-II SATA.

There are a few drives, like some Western Digital Raptor/Velociraptor models, which have the SATA ports in different places and won't fit in the MP's bays, but those are just a few exceptions.

 

[zoran]

It HAS to be SATA II. Anything SATA II and 3.5" works. Don't buy the Seagate 1.5TB drive. It sucks eggs and the firmware patch doesn't work.

What firmware patch?