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From: Elliott Roper on 19 Jan 2010 11:02 In article <op.u6sap7gwjrtqts(a)chiyonofuji.new.ox.ac.uk>, James Dore <james.dore(a)new.ox.ac.uk> wrote: > > Have you seen the carrier for putting a 2.5" SSD in the optical bay? > > If not, I'll see if I can find the URL again > > > > I hadn't, but both my optical bays are used. I've got a BD-RE drive in the > lower one. The URL would be useful for interest though, ta! I think it was these guys, but have they moved on! This is scary! http://www.maxupgrades.com/istore/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&p roduct_id=190 OWC also has/had a thing called icy box. It is currently listed as "sold out" -- To de-mung my e-mail address:- fsnospam$elliott$$ PGP Fingerprint: 1A96 3CF7 637F 896B C810 E199 7E5C A9E4 8E59 E248
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 20 Jan 2010 11:48 On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:46:17 -0000, "James Dore" <james.dore(a)new.ox.ac.uk> wrote: >Now, the question is, where can I find disk carriers that will put a 2.5" >drive in a Mac Pro? This sort of thing? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-000-SR I'm sure I've seen them for about �3 elsewhere. With an SSD I wouldn't be averse to just bluetacking them into the Mac Pro sledges - it's not going to go anywhere! Cheers - Jaimie -- "It should always be a Sunday but, unfortunately, it hardly ever is." - Jeff Noon, Automated Alice
From: James Dore on 20 Jan 2010 11:59 On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:48:56 -0000, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:46:17 -0000, "James Dore" > <james.dore(a)new.ox.ac.uk> wrote: > >> Now, the question is, where can I find disk carriers that will put a >> 2.5" >> drive in a Mac Pro? > > This sort of thing? > > http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-000-SR > > I'm sure I've seen them for about �3 elsewhere. With an SSD I wouldn't > be averse to just bluetacking them into the Mac Pro sledges - it's not > going to go anywhere! > > Cheers - Jaimie No. They don't put the SATA and power connectors on a 2.5" hdd in the right place to slot in to the sockets on the board... -- James Dore New College IT Officer james.dore(a)new / it-support(a)new
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 20 Jan 2010 13:38 On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:59:55 -0000, "James Dore" <james.dore(a)new.ox.ac.uk> wrote: >On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:48:56 -0000, Jaimie Vandenbergh ><jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > >> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:46:17 -0000, "James Dore" >> <james.dore(a)new.ox.ac.uk> wrote: >> >>> Now, the question is, where can I find disk carriers that will put a >>> 2.5" >>> drive in a Mac Pro? >> >> This sort of thing? >> >> http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-000-SR >> >> I'm sure I've seen them for about �3 elsewhere. With an SSD I wouldn't >> be averse to just bluetacking them into the Mac Pro sledges - it's not >> going to go anywhere! > >No. They don't put the SATA and power connectors on a 2.5" hdd in the >right place to slot in to the sockets on the board... Arrr. Sorry, I forgot they're dockables like SCA disks and are position sensitive. These are appropriate: http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/solid_state_drives/ocz_solid_state_drive_3_5-adaptor_bracket_2 Possibly available at: http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=ocz+ssd+adapter+bracket Cheers - Jaimie -- #include "clue.h"
From: SM on 22 Jan 2010 11:01
James Dore <james.dore(a)new.ox.ac.uk> wrote: > > Interesting. My next thoughts are about replacing the Radeon HD 2600 XT > > although it does seem nice and quiet. > > I equipped my Geforce 8800 and the Radeon HD4870 with these: > > http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_2855.html > > No issues on the 8800 in the 18 months or so. Not tested the Radeon yet; > I'm repainting the office.... I'd be interested how you get on with the 4870 with the passive cooler. They're out of stock at the link above but pretty cheap. You mentioned (I think) putting in a SATA optical drive. Did you have to fit a cable to a socket in behind the grey plastic fan housing or is there a cable already in place where the PATA cable comes out? Stuart -- cut that out to reply |