Swapping HDDs in Mac Pro

[Tifstorey]

Afternoon.

Apologies if there's lots of info out there on this, it seems like a question that may have been asked before, but I can only find it relating to Macbook Pros..

I have a 2009 Mac Pro and looking at purchasing a 2012 Mac Pro. If I go ahead with it, can I simply replace the HDDs in my current mac pro into the 2012 model or could it cause potential issues?

Cheers,

 

[JoSch]

It shouldn't cause problems. In fact, I have done exactly that, when I upgraded from an 1,1 to a 3,1.

 

[Tifstorey]

Great, thanks JoSch.

 

[filmak]

Normally there is not any problem.
Only if you use a very old OS X version, before 2010, you may have some issues/hardware unsupported in the new one...

 

[flowrider]

Yes, no issues on fitment. The sleds in the 2009-2012 ( 4,1 & 5,1) Mac Pros are identical. They are longer than the sleds in a 2006-2008 (1,1 - 2,1 and 3,1) Mac Pro. Minimum OS on a 2012 Mac Pro is 10.7.3.

Lou

 

[pastrychef]

I've done this before and it worked fine. I've even booted a Mac Mini from an SSD pulled from a Mac Pro.