SSD for 2009 MP

[rdfoto3]

MP 2009 4,1 16G RAM, OS X 10.9

I bought myself an early Christmas present, a Corsair SSD Force GS3 240G SATA. After the boot it showed for a moment, then disappeared. I spent the rest of the day trying combinations; nothing would make it work.

I read some posts which said they had experienced the same problem. Apparently my motherboard SATA inputs are not fast enough for the SSDs of today.

I tried the SSD in my iMac; it worked just fine. Same for a MacBook. But not in my MP.

I still want an SSD. Does anyone know which brand/type will work?
Thanks,
R

 

[wonderspark]

My 2009 Mac Pro uses or has used:

• Crucial M4 256GB
• Samsung 830 256GB
• Samsung 840 Pro 256GB
• Samsung 840 EVO 1TB

They have all worked in the normal drive bays, the optical bay, and attached to an internal Areca RAID card.