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User profile for user: Gary Beberman
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External Dock for SSD on Late 2013 Mac Pro?

My loyal 2013 Mac Pro won't boot and appears to want to retire.


While I have a cloud backup of it, I would like to save myself the hassle of pulling it all down. I'm wondering if there's a way to connect its SSD to a dock so I can easily clone it. I thought doing so would be easy until I read this thread saying that Apple used a different housing for the SSD.


Can I pull the SSD from my Mac Pro and attach it to some kind of dock so I could dupe it? Is there a dock you would recommend?


Thanks!


Gary

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Posted on Mar 9, 2023 1:37 PM

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User profile for user: HWTech
HWTech
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Posted on Mar 10, 2023 9:15 AM

You can use the OWC Envoy Pro Enclosure for the Apple proprietary SSD in this Mac Pro. Assuming the SSD is not failing. I find SSDs are typically the weakest link, although this 2013 Mac Pro is not a very good or reliable system unless a later firmware/OS update resolved some of the issues.


You may want to try running the Apple Diagnostics to see if any hardware issues are detected.


In case you have some software issue, have you tried booting into Safe Mode?


Also make sure to disconnect all unnecessary external devices in case one of them is causing a problem.


Target Disk Mode may also be an option if you have the necessary cables & adapters.



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User profile for user: HWTech
HWTech
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Mar 10, 2023 9:15 AM in response to Gary Beberman

You can use the OWC Envoy Pro Enclosure for the Apple proprietary SSD in this Mac Pro. Assuming the SSD is not failing. I find SSDs are typically the weakest link, although this 2013 Mac Pro is not a very good or reliable system unless a later firmware/OS update resolved some of the issues.


You may want to try running the Apple Diagnostics to see if any hardware issues are detected.


In case you have some software issue, have you tried booting into Safe Mode?


Also make sure to disconnect all unnecessary external devices in case one of them is causing a problem.


Target Disk Mode may also be an option if you have the necessary cables & adapters.



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User profile for user: Grant Bennet-Alder
Grant Bennet-Alder
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Mar 10, 2023 5:16 PM in response to Gary Beberman

The initial "chime" sound is generated in software when your Mac passes the Power-On Self Test. If the chime occurs and/or startup continues, your Mac is working. The blank gray screen should light up. Then on to the disk Drive, which need not be working or even present to get this far.


Accessing the Boot drive:

The solid Apple is not in the Mac's ROM at Cold start. The Apple logo can only appear when it is fetched in the first "blob" of software loaded from a 'magic' place on the boot drive, or re-run after a Restart. Then a whole lot of stuff is initialized, and the progress Bar moves part way across. After a cold start, seeing the solid Apple appear says your drive is not completely dead.

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External Dock for SSD on Late 2013 Mac Pro?

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