Is this drive compatible with an early 2009 Mac Pro?
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I'm a physician and 20+ year Mac/Apple user, but still an amateur compared to many who write in here. Having said that, I bought this drive a few months ago with no knowledge of NAS functions or structures, just because I needed an excellent drive to replace a failing drive in a 2007 iMac. I replaced the failing drive myself, tedious but not difficult, and it worked perfectly in the old iMac. It didn't solve the iMac's basic problem which turned out to be a bad logic board, so I took the drive out and put the old one back in so I could recycle the iMac properly (sent to Apple's recycler, no charge). I then put this 3 TB drive into a couple of different enclosures I had and it again worked perfectly. It's serving as my secondary Time Machine backup next to a Glyph 2 TB drive. Look at Apple Support about this, because in researching my drive purchase and installation, I read on Apple that Macs of a certain period, something like after 2009 or 2011 I think, need to have the same brand of drive (as in Hitachi, or Seagate.......) as the original in the computer to be able to function. Otherwise, I see no reason why this would not work extremely well in your Mac Pro. One other commenter on another question about this same on Amazon made the point that it might be a bit of overkill to buy an NAS-qualified drive for routine use in a single computer, but you might look up his answer to see more specifically what his point was.
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Hi. From what I've researched, this Airport Extreme Card is compatible with all generations of Mac Pro through 2009. My Mac Pro is an Early 2009 model with a 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon. It is easy enough to install once you remove the modules around the area where it will be installed (looking at the inside of the tower, it is just left of center), but it is somewhat difficult to attach the wires unless you have small enough tools. I had to have a local computer repair shop do that part of the installation. It was worth the extra $25. You might find additional installation instructions at www.ifixit.com. :-)
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Hmm it works perfectly on my 2009 Mac Pro 4,1. Not positive if it's the semi as the 2010 models.
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Hello, I use it on a mac pro, but when I install the hard drive from my old imac worked fine, the connectors are the same.
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Hi. From what I've researched, this Airport Extreme Card is compatible with all generations of Mac Pro through 2009. My Mac Pro is an Early 2009 model with a 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon. It is easy enough to install once you remove the modules around the area where it will be installed (looking at the inside of the tower, it is just left of center), but it is somewhat difficult to attach the wires unless you have small enough tools. I had to have a local computer repair shop do that part of the installation. It was worth the extra $25. You might find additional installation instructions at www.ifixit.com. :-) Hi. From what I've researched, this Airport Extreme Card is compatible with all generations of Mac Pro through 2009. My Mac Pro is an Early 2009 model with a 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon. It is easy enough to install once you remove the modules around the area where it will be installed (looking at the inside of the tower, it is just left of center), but it is somewhat difficult to attach the wires unless you have small enough tools. I had to have a local computer repair shop do that part of the installation. It was worth the extra $25. You might find additional installation instructions... » Read More Hi. From what I've researched, this Airport Extreme Card is compatible with all generations of Mac Pro through 2009. My Mac Pro is an Early 2009 model with a 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon. It is easy enough to install once you remove the modules around the area where it will be installed (looking at the inside of the tower, it is just left of center), but it is somewhat difficult to attach the wires unless you have small enough tools. I had to have a local computer repair shop do that part of the installation. It was worth the extra $25. You might find additional installation instructions at www.ifixit.com. :-) « Show Less
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"Hi, I've installed this drive in my late 2010 MacBook Pro and it worked without problems.I don't know your drive, but according to this page: http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HTS545025B9SA02-NDW-R it seems that it is a SATA drive.Since all SSD drives are SATA you should not have any problem at all by replacing it.Now, since your MacBook is 2009, the drive won't be able to deliver more than 1.5 Gbps or 3.0 Gbps ( it is capable of delivering 6.0 Gbps in a faster system such a Core I5 or Core I7) But don't worry, your laptop will be way faster than it is now. Should you have more questions, please contact me via e-mail: rrllamas@gmail.com" "Hi, I've installed this drive in my late 2010 MacBook Pro and it worked without problems.I don't know your drive, but according to this page: http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HTS545025B9SA02-NDW-R it seems that it is a SATA drive.Since all SSD drives are SATA you should not have any problem at all by replacing it.Now, since your MacBook is 2009, the drive won't be able to deliver more than 1.5 Gbps or 3.0 Gbps ( it is capable of delivering 6.0 Gbps in a faster system such a Core I5 or Core I7) But don't worry, your laptop will be way... » Read More "Hi, I've installed this drive in my late 2010 MacBook Pro and it worked without problems.I don't know your drive, but according to this page: http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HTS545025B9SA02-NDW-R it seems that it is a SATA drive.Since all SSD drives are SATA you should not have any problem at all by replacing it.Now, since your MacBook is 2009, the drive won't be able to deliver more than 1.5 Gbps or 3.0 Gbps ( it is capable of delivering 6.0 Gbps in a faster system such a Core I5 or Core I7) But don't worry, your laptop will be way faster than it is now. Should you have more questions, please contact me via e-mail: rrllamas@gmail.com" « Show Less
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I have a MacPro mid 2010 and the card works fine. I don't have information on any other Mac Pro's.
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I did a long search for you.. hard to find the answer. Looks like the one I put in but mind was 2009 mac. some articles said it fits 2009 to 2012. get your model no. (should be on the underside of your mac) and search for the superdrive using that number. If you can find a mac expert to call or email see if you have the correct one for your model. I have the feeling this one would work for you, but I'm not positive.
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not sure but I installed this drive on a macbookpro model 5.1. It works fine, but some of the holes dont align right. I installed it supported by 3 of the 4 screws. It seemed solid enough. I would also try a compressed air or a lens cleaner disc before replacing the whole drive
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Mine is installed in a Mac Pro. It functions like a standard hard drive. You should have no problem. The only concern is physically mounting it. Make sure it fits properly. I imagine it would as I believe the drive is a standard size for laptops but make sure none the less.
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I have the same question but it looks like the drive does not support Mac based on the spec on this page: http://freeagent.seagate.com/en-us/hard-drive/desktop-hard-drive/Free-Agent.html
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Based on the seagate cheetah drive specs in its description I found that this product with an ocz vertex 4 had a read write speed of about 400mbs in my 2009 Mac Pro. So personally I would suggest using this. I did however try and dig a second ssd as it said it would or could double the read/write rate to 800mbs. However I never figured it out and just stayed with one. Hope this helps.
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I have a Mac Pro 5,1.Yes it will work as bootable, but not fast to load. Also, you can't use option to select drives on boot. It's a bit of a PITA.
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Unfortunately no. This hard drive is for the previous generation of Apple workstations (Mac Pro) - prior to today's cylindrical version. It is way to large to fit into an Apple laptop (MacBOOK Pro). The similarities in these product names can sometimes cause confusion.
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Yes and Yes. This writer works perfect with my mac (8-core Mac Pro 3.1). Since it is SATA, you need to purchase both SATA and the power cable to install it. The drive boots up very well, just tested with my factory 10.6 DVD. It records a high quality audio (installed in music production studio) with CD-Text.
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No, this drive will not work in a Unibody MacBook Pro. This drive is for MBP's up to early 2009 only.
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yes it is. we are an apple authorized repair facility and I sell and install these drives all the time. Hope this answers your question.