need to add 5th hdd to mac pro 2009

[assagai]

Anyone know how to do this?
I've read that you need a custom caddy for this, anywhere to get them in SA?

 

[Synaesthesia]

You can put it in with an ordinary 5.25" to 3.5" bracket
http://blog.macsales.com/684-installing-a-5th-hard-drive-into-a-new-mac-pro-nehalem

 

[assagai]

You can put it in with an ordinary 5.25" to 3.5" bracket
http://blog.macsales.com/684-installing-a-5th-hard-drive-into-a-new-mac-pro-nehalem

thanks, so a standard pc component bracket?

 

[PeterCH]

You can install 4 more SATA HDDs in the optical bay of the Mac Pro with this kit:
http://www.maxupgrades.com/istore/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_id=158

Yes, they ship to SA. They also have other kits.

 

[PeterCH]

Although if I was you, I'd buy an IcyDock FW800 enclosure and run the HDD from there, I'm actually doing that as I have a Mac Pro with an Intel X25M and 3 HDDs in the regular bays.

 

[assagai]

Although if I was you, I'd buy an IcyDock FW800 enclosure and run the HDD from there, I'm actually doing that as I have a Mac Pro with an Intel X25M and 3 HDDs in the regular bays.

where can i get one of those?
I need to upgrade asap - running out of space here!

 

[PeterCH]

where can i get one of those?
I need to upgrade asap - running out of space here!

https://www.take2.co.za/electronics...-5-inch-external-enclosure-black-3878080.html

Works like a charm with a 1.5TB Seagate.

I bought from them.

 

[assagai]

https://www.take2.co.za/electronics...-5-inch-external-enclosure-black-3878080.html

Works like a charm with a 1.5TB Seagate.

I bought from them.

great thanks.

I like the 4 drive option though - don't have to worry about swapping out drives, thanks for the info.

 

[PeterCH]

great thanks.

I like the 4 drive option though - don't have to worry about swapping out drives, thanks for the info.

I wanna add a bluray burner in mine later so I'm keeping that optical slot open .

 

[assagai]

I wanna add a bluray burner in mine later so I'm keeping that optical slot open .

I was also thinking about that - does os x support bluray playback? Haven't looked into it.

I see that maxupgrade kit can accomodate 2 SATA plus optical drive, maybe thats the way to go for now.

 

[PeterCH]

I was also thinking about that - does os x support bluray playback? Haven't looked into it.

I see that maxupgrade kit can accomodate 2 SATA plus optical drive, maybe thats the way to go for now.

You can't play back BD but you can burn. There are 3 ways. One is direct in Final Cut Pro (FCS 3) not with DVD Studio Pro, with Roxio Toast or with Adobe Premiere's DVD burning app. You can watch BDs in a Virtual Machine Windows or via Bootcamp.

Another nice external solution is the Drobo and Drobo Pro but they're quite expensive, they offer redundancy though, but they do record in a proprietory format. They are FW800 but the Drobo has been said to be quite slow by some people.

The IcyDock is a very nice enclosure, as easy to swap the drive as it is to mount it in a Mac Pro.

 

[assagai]

You can't play back BD but you can burn. There are 3 ways. One is direct in Final Cut Pro (FCS 3) not with DVD Studio Pro, with Roxio Toast or with Adobe Premiere's DVD burning app. You can watch BDs in a Virtual Machine Windows or via Bootcamp.

Another nice external solution is the Drobo and Drobo Pro but they're quite expensive, they offer redundancy though, but they do record in a proprietory format. They are FW800 but the Drobo has been said to be quite slow by some people.

The IcyDock is a very nice enclosure, as easy to swap the drive as it is to mount it in a Mac Pro.

cool, will look into the bluray thing, is VM fast enough for BD playback?

i think i'll go for both the icydock and that maxupgrade kit, that way the mac is futreproofed storage-wise. Thanks for the links.

 

[PeterCH]

cool, will look into the bluray thing, is VM fast enough for BD playback?

I heard it is. Parallels does offer up to 8 cores support while VMWare fusion is only 2. You may need to run AnyDVDHD as well.

i think i'll go for both the icydock and that maxupgrade kit, that way the mac is futreproofed storage-wise. Thanks for the links.

The drives work on similar caddies in the iCYDock. There are 4 screws and a lever, just like the 4 screws of the Mac Pro caddy system (built in one). The screws are smaller though.

Hey why not get that 8 SSD solution, than you can have 2GB (not Gb) /sec speeds
http://www.maxupgrades.com/istore/index.cfm?&CFID=351300&CFTOKEN=66939557&redirect=yes

I know killadoob would cream his pants over that.

 

[assagai]

haha sounds good, but given my storage requirements ssd is still a bit pricey