SSD on 2009 mac pro - best solution?

Hey guys,

thanks a lot for your replies!

But wow - this is a bit much at once. I realise I need to read up a little on the stuff you've sent me :-)

But my plan was to go for a smaller (250GB-ish) for the system, and a bigger one for audio (up to 1TB).

Bay 3 is for a backup HDD (which is, in turn, backed up to a NAS).

So I need two PCIe controllers then?

Like I said, I'll check out some of your links and most likely get back to this thread later.

Thanks again guys!

Eivind

System details 2009 macpro4,1 dual quad-core nehalem @ 2.26GHz and 16GB RAM.

Running Mavericks, Logic Studio 64-bit and Live 32-bit.

Excellent tip, I'll chat some with a tech in local mac store and decide.

Seems the Velocity aren't that easy to get around here (Norway), but no prob to import either.

Cheers guys, I'm really excited about getting back that oomph-feeling in my setup ;-)

Eivind

Ooh, I really shouldn't! 8-)

BTW, if I may ask one more thing:

Is this going to be a complicated setup?

I read something about it on Apricorn's page, but it did not mention whether some setup is needed to make the SSD's "visible" or even bootable as system partitions.

So after formatting/cloning/whatever I guess it just shows up as a mounted volume and then it's either:

1) automatically found during the boot sequence once the old boot drive is removed, OR

2) you choose in "system setup" (the app) to boot from the SSD.

Yes?

Cheers;

Eivind

Ah no worries - Apricorn's video shows it all.

It's a walk in the park 8-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hs4NnND7is

E.

Hey guys,

sorry to dig this one up again, but:

- IT seems the velocity duo is being phased out by Apricorn? It's the duo x2 on their website now.

- I need two volumes; one for my system ("Macintosh HD") and one for my audio projects, samples etc. ("Audio").

- I got a confusing remark from an Apricorn support agent, that the duo x2 won't support anything but RAID 0 or RAID1, i.e. two disks mapped as ONE volume in either Raid 0 or 1. To do two volumes, I need the velocity duo.

Question: Can any of you confirm this? I found that rephrasing my support question did not clear things up entirely.

If this is true, I better hurry get the velocity duo while Amazon still got them.

Thanks + cheers!

Eivind

Hey hatter,

I know what I want. But I dont understand what you're saying :-D

Whay do you mention flashed PC card...? Here's my wish list:

- I want two volumes.

- Preferrably on two SSD units, one each.

- I like the Samsung EVO 850. Good price for apparently good product.

- Apricorn insinuates that the velocity duo x2 wont give two volumes, only single RAID array = one volume).

If that is true about the duo x2, I need to get the duo. Provided that the duo gives me two volumes.

Do you happen to know these details?

Cheeeeers!

E.