MP All Models Mac Pro 2019 onboard SSDs question

[tsialex]

I should start my own thread. Apologies for going of topic on your thread Alain! I just tok possession of the Mac Pro 2019. It'd be very convenient - of course - to just take some of the SSDs in my older 5,1 bays. Does anyone know whether the Samsung 860 is compatible? Assuming it's not? Apple requires I purchase different SSD?

2019 Mac Pro have two SATA ports, but you have to buy a Promise bracket to install any SATA drives using the two native ports. You can't install any SATA drives as Apple sends you the 2019 Mac Pro.

Promise Pegasus J2i 8TB Internal Storage Enclosure for Mac Pro

Promise Pegasus J2i two-drive internal storage enclosure delivers 8TB of SATA storage for your Mac Pro. This module can be installed in your Mac Pro and connects to the main logic board with included cables. You also have space to add a second 3.5-inch SATA drive to your system.

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You can use PCIe SATA adapters to install your SSDs too, like OWC Accelsior S

OWC Accelsior S Storage Expansion With a Speed Boost

Accelsior S is the simple solution to add a high speed SATA 6G drive to silver Mac Pro towers otherwise restricted to 3G architecture.

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[bsbeamer]

I should start my own thread. Apologies for going of topic on your thread Alain! I just tok possession of the Mac Pro 2019. It'd be very convenient - of course - to just take some of the SSDs in my older 5,1 bays. Does anyone know whether the Samsung 860 is compatible? Assuming it's not? Apple requires I purchase different SSD?

SATA SSDs need to be in an adapter via PCIe or USB/USB3/USB-C or TB to connect. External drive bays via USB-C 10Gbps get the full theoretical max speed of SATA SSDs. Using Samsung EVO 860's in various sizes successfully via USB-C 10Gbps in macOS Mojave and Catalina.

 

[machenryr]

2019 Mac Pro have two SATA ports, but you have to buy a Promise bracket to install any SATA drives using the two native ports. You can't install any SATA drives as Apple sends you the 2019 Mac Pro.

Promise Pegasus J2i 8TB Internal Storage Enclosure for Mac Pro

Promise Pegasus J2i two-drive internal storage enclosure delivers 8TB of SATA storage for your Mac Pro. This module can be installed in your Mac Pro and connects to the main logic board with included cables. You also have space to add a second 3.5-inch SATA drive to your system.

www.apple.com

You can use PCIe SATA adapters to install your SSDs too, like OWC Accelsior S

OWC Accelsior S Storage Expansion With a Speed Boost

Accelsior S is the simple solution to add a high speed SATA 6G drive to silver Mac Pro towers otherwise restricted to 3G architecture.

eshop.macsales.com

Thank you. Yes, I plan on getting the Promise later. But I was hoping there'd be an adaptor cheaper quicker. Thank you.

 

[AidenShaw]

You can't install any SATA drives as Apple sends you the 2019 Mac Pro.

There's always Velcro, tie wraps, and duck tape.

 

[tsialex]

There's always Velcro, tie wraps, and duck tape.

With this line of thought, you make a power cable splitting an old ATX power supply and the insert the bare cables inside the power connector of the logic board?

 

[AidenShaw]

With this line of thought, you make a power cable splitting an old ATX power supply and the insert the bare cables inside the power connector of the logic board?

And save a penny by not using any electrical tape on the bare wires!

 

[zachek]

Not with your SSD/M.2 adapter, will be a lot slower than the T2 storage.

Hi Tsialex, I have a similar question. What about with a Highpoint 7101A-1 with a 1TB Samsung EVO Plus? Will that be slower than the T2 storage? I currently have this card in my cMP 5,1 and the Evo Plus is my boot drive running 10.14.6. The other 3 drives are in a RAID 0, which I would also like to use in the 7,1 also.

If the speeds are comparable, I will just wipe that boot drive and rebuild the RAID 0 as a 4x array to increase the storage. If not, I'll try to make the Samsung SSD work as the boot.

 

[flowrider]

^^^^I have two PCIe SSD cards. An IOCreast card with two SSDs and a HighPoint SSD7103 with four SSDs (3 970 EVOs and 1 970 PRO) My Boot drive is on the 970 Pro on the HighPoint. I don't use my T2 drove for anything other as a backup in case of catastrophic failure. Both of my SSD cards were originally mounted in my cMP 5,1. I don't run these as a raid.

Below are the speeds recorded in BlackMagic Speed Test. The first is the 970 Pro on the Highpoint. The second is the T2 Drive:

Lou