Installing, a Apple Raid Card
Hi All
I have got my hands on a Apple Raid card (Free), I have checked it all out and it is the correct model for my Mac Pro (early 2009 i believe). now came the fun bit
I opend the MP up and installed the card as shown in the instructions (not to hard as im tech savvy) turned it all on and nothing, no apple logo, just the white screen and the little apple bing startup sound.
do I have to do any prep first to install this ?
do I have to hold any special keys down on start up ?
I dont mind having to do a full frech install ? (I was planning this anyway with Mavericks just come out)
inside the MP I already have
20gb ram
ATI GPU
Blackmagic Intensity Pro (HDMI in/out)
Esata pcie card
any help would be fantastic
Hi ada mann,
If you are having issues with an Apple RAID card, you may find the following articles helpful:
Mac Pro RAID Card: Identification and compatibility
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3514
Mac Pro RAID Card and Xserve RAID Card: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1346
Regards,
- Brenden
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Thanks.Hi rlhinc,
If you have not already purchased an Apple RAID card, and you only want to set up a RAID 0, as your post on another thread suggests, why not set up a software RAID 0 using Disk Utility:
http://macperformanceguide.com/Storage-HowToSetupRAID.html
With any RAID configuration the drives should all be identical, whether you are using 2, 3 or 4 drives.
I have 4 WD VelociRaptor 300GB drives in a striped (Scratch + Data) RAID 0 configuration in the 4 hard drive bays of my 2009 Nehalem Mac Pro, and set this up with Disk Utility.
The OS and my applications are on an SSD which is installed in the lower optical drive bay, and this set up works fine:
http://macperformanceguide.com/Mac-InstallingSSD.html
Regards,
Bill
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