ssd in optical bay of Mac Pro

[Olegphoto]

Hello
Im buying a ssd sata 3.5"
Do I need any accesory to fit in the lower optical bay of my mac pro(2010)?
Thanks

 

[Goldfinger]

Not really. Just plug it in and throw it in the optical bay. Mine isn't attached in any way. It doesn't really matter since it has no moving parts. But I guess you could buy a 5,25" to 3,5" bracket for it if you want it to be attached firmly.

 

[Olegphoto]

Not really. Just plug it in and throw it in the optical bay. Mine isn't attached in any way. It doesn't really matter since it has no moving parts. But I guess you could buy a 5,25" to 3,5" bracket for it if you want it to be attached firmly.

Ok
and how I plug it in the optical bay, do I need any adapter to plug it in? or the stata 3.5 is the right conection?
Thanks
Oleg

 

[grooveattack]

youll find the connectors that are in there are perfectly fine. just plug in and play!

 

[j2048b]

they also carry a slidder for ssd's, as i have two of them! they actually slide onto the rail and connect on the sides!

nice accessory!

 

[akadmon]

youll find the connectors that are in there are perfectly fine. just plug in and play!

Plug into what? Don't you need to run a cable to one of the SATA jacks on the motherboard?

 

[NoManIsland]

Plug into what? Don't you need to run a cable to one of the SATA jacks on the motherboard?

The 2010 MP has SATA optical drive connections, and the OP is adding one drive to an empty bay, hence the connections are already there. This is as opposed to the 2008 for instance, in which the optical connections were ATAPI, so you needed to route a cable from the ODD SATA ports on the motherboard as you mentioned.

 

[akadmon]

The 2010 MP has SATA optical drive connections, and the OP is adding one drive to an empty bay, hence the connections are already there. This is as opposed to the 2008 for instance, in which the optical connections were ATAPI, so you needed to route a cable from the ODD SATA ports on the motherboard as you mentioned.

Thanks, I (obviously) did not know this. This would be nice to have on my tired old 1,1. As it is, adding a SATA drive to the ODD bay is too much of a hassle (not too mention risky for someone with fat fingers like me). I think when and if I add an ssd to this machine it will be external, hooked up to my eSATA card (so long as it is bootable, as the rumor has it).

 

[steffi]

It's pretty simple to plug in an SSD into the Optical Bay. I've got one in mine just hanging there right now. Really not much trouble at all.

Thanks, I (obviously) did not know this. This would be nice to have on my tired old 1,1. As it is, adding a SATA drive to the ODD bay is too much of a hassle (not too mention risky for someone with fat fingers like me). I think when and if I add an ssd to this machine it will be external, hooked up to my eSATA card (so long as it is bootable, as the rumor has it).

 

[MFDoom]

It's pretty simple to plug in an SSD into the Optical Bay. I've got one in mine just hanging there right now. Really not much trouble at all.

I agree. It's so easy, a Caveman can do it

 

[akadmon]

I agree. It's so easy, a Caveman can do it

Can you point me to an installation guide? As I understand it, on a MP 1,1 it is necessary to remove the fan assembly, which can get tricky.

 

[netnothing]

Can you point me to an installation guide? As I understand it, on a MP 1,1 it is necessary to remove the fan assembly, which can get tricky.

You can see some good tips and pics here, even though this is for routing the SATA cables to the back. As i understand it, it's the same procedure, just running them up the front into the optibay.

http://www.newertech.com/downloads/nwtmpqxe32.pdf

-Kevin

 

[steffi]

I believe if you fire up iTunes and subscribe to the OWC Install Series video podcast you can find a video tutorial for the same product.

Mac Pro 2009 eSata Extender Cable Install