Installed a 240 GB SSD that was on sale a few weeks back at Amazon.

Installation in my 2007 MacBook Santa Rosa was easy peasy. Did a clean install of 10.6.8. Enabled TRIM support with a patch I found on the interwebs.

While I was at it, I maxxed out the RAM to 6 GB.

Faster start up and apps open immediately.

The MacBook isn't my main computer but I figure I can get another year or two out of it before I replace it.

Now to install an SSD into my Gen 1 Mac Pro.

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Tasty setup. Inspirational.

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Now to install an SSD into my Gen 1 Mac Pro.

You're gonna need to grab one of these:
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Jeff

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I think those white MacBooks with SSD upgrades are really nice machines. Nearly indestructible and work well for basic interweb functions.

My grandkids are still using my 2006 CD 2.0 MB that has a 4 yr old SSD in it. Runs SL. They use MS Office 2011, iPhoto, iTunes, Dropbox. It has that shred video system, so not much streaming

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Now to install an SSD into my Gen 1 Mac Pro.

You're gonna need to grab one of these:
[eshop.macsales.com]

Jeff

Yes. Works good. I'm using 2 in my 06 MP.

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Now to install an SSD into my Gen 1 Mac Pro.

You're gonna need to grab one of these:
[eshop.macsales.com]

Jeff

Yes. Works good. I'm using 2 in my 06 MP.

i would love to install ssd as boot drive in my 2008 mac pro 3.1

but i want to use vacant 2nd optical bay so as not to lose four 3,5 hard drive bays.

can do?

thanks in advance to those in the know.

be well.

rob

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i would love to install ssd as boot drive in my 2008 mac pro 3.1
but i want to use vacant 2nd optical bay so as not to lose four 3,5 hard drive bays.
can do?
thanks in advance to those in the know.
be well.
rob

I think your optical drive interface is IDE based, so you'll have to do the IDE/ATA to SATA conversion:

[eshop.macsales.com]

Jeff

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If you are installing an SSD as a boot drive from an IDE interface, I'd be tempted to use one in an external 2.5" FW800 case and use duct tape. Probably just as fast and doesnt mess with anything inside.

Or stick one of the hard disks in the optical bay.
Or get an eSATA PCI adapter ...