Q: Removing Raid Card from Mac Pro
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Jun 28, 2012 12:33 PMby The hatter,the card really was not helping with a simple two drive array.
but backup the volume if you need the data, clone is fine, as once the card is gone so is the ability to access the volume's data.
It could be just the iPass cable needs to be connected back where it would or was on the logicboard.
the tech article on Apple Pro RAID card:
for some reason the tech note on identifying the card etc was updated on Monday
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Jun 28, 2012 12:48 PMby The hatter,that is the one. but seemed like it was couple days ago.
Monday was the issue with verify/repair permissions no RAID volumes.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4284
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Jun 28, 2012 12:57 PMby Bass108,It's a MacPro3,1. Early 09 I think. I don't want to open the mac up. I can't remeber the color. I want to say black cause blue doesn't seem right. Here's what system profiler says:
Mac Pro RAID Card:
PCI Slot: Slot-4
Hardware Version: 1.00
Firmware Version: M-2.0.5.5
Expansion ROM Version: 0018
Shutdown Status: Normal shutdown
Write Cache Enabled: No
Battery Info:
Firmware Revision: 1.0.2
First Installed: 3/8/07 3:06 AM
Last Date Conditioned: 9/21/11 1:24 AM
State: Faulted Battery
Fault: Battery failed (other than expired)
Status:
Charging: No
Conditioning: No
Connected: Yes
Discharging: No
Sufficient Charge: No
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Jun 28, 2012 2:15 PMby Bass108,Ok, so when I remove it can I use a smaller PCI card like this in it's place?
http://www.tapeonline.com/products/caldigit-usb-30-superspeed-pci-express-card
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Jun 29, 2012 9:12 AMby Bass108,Ok, well I read up some more and get that I can put the x1 where the x16 card would go but I'm not exactly clear about all the different speeds of the lanes in my 2008 tower. The 2008 has 2 slots (with 2.0 revision which is double the data transfer. So do I want to move everything around to have the USB 3.0 card in slot 2? I'm just confused because when I read about this, it says the 2.0 revisions are for the x16 slots and that can't be case because my RAID card (x16) is in slot 4.
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Jun 29, 2012 9:43 AMby Grant Bennet-Alder,from the AppleSpec for 2008 model Mac Pro:
PCI Express expansion7
- Three open full-length PCI Express expansion slots
- One PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot
- Two PCI Express x4 slots
- All slots provide mechanical support for 16-lane cards
- 300W combined maximum for all PCI Express slots
- Three open full-length PCI Express expansion slots
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Jun 29, 2012 10:37 AMby Bass108,You don't have to talk to me like a peon. I get that either will work. Obviously there was a revision to PCI for a reason which to my understanding is fast data transfer. So doesn't it seem right to say that by not using the 2.0 slot it will be inferior for a USB 3.0 card? A simple yes or no with an explanation would be nice.
