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I have a Mac Pro 1,1 and I was wondering, can I use one of the sata ports behind the front fan for a sata optical drive since the one included is IDE? Also, if I use that sata port for an optical drive, can I eject it with the eject button in the OS. Th
Mac Pro
Yes.
For install, here's a tutorial:
http://tech.its.iastate.edu/macosx/downloads/MacPro-SATA-INS.pdf
For eject, go to System/Library/Core Services/Menu Extras and double click the "eject.menu".
Now, in the resulting Eject icon in the right of your menu bar, click to get options to eject either drive.
Hmmm, that looks like it would solve the problem, but I already have the (wrong) drive and am in the UK. I might revisit this when I'm surrounded by bits of Mac Pro, unable to get to the moetherboard! Thanks Malcolm.
mooblie wrote:
Yes, that looks just like what you need, except.... there is little clearance space above the SATA data connector on the motherboard behind the fans. You MIGHT need a right-angled SATA data plug on one end of your cable??
Yes, you're right; you do need a right-angled plug on one end, otherwise the fan box won't go back in.
I've also found that a 45cm SATA cable won't quite stretch between the motherboard and the optical drive. The next size up appears to be 1m which fits fine.
Sata Optical Drive in Mac Pro 1,1
