Has anyone used this card with a Mac Pro 2010 or newer and used power from the optical bay? Which cables used and how did you get them to the card?
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I am using two of the cards in a Mac Pro 2010. I powered them off of the SATA power port for drive sled 4 and mounted the drive that was in sled 4 in the optical bay. Trying to use optical bay power is pretty much impossible since Apple left no pathway to get the cable down from optical to where the cards would sit without taking apart the whole machine.
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It didn't come with cables and adapters needed to install in a Mac. I returned it.
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My experience is that the cable native to your zip must be used or it won't work. I tried connecting to my MacBookPro with a USB cable, and it would not work because of incompatibility. So I tried with my old iMac and it worked. Apprently, this didn't require a more, updated USB cable.
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yes, but you must have a SATA power connector to connect to the SATA power on the add on card. If you do not have extra connector in Mac, you may need to buy a Y-splitter cable which is not included in the package
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Yes, I have it installed in my 2010 Mac Pro with Mavericks. Actually I believe you MUST have Mavericks installed for USB 3.0 support.
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I am trying to use it with a Mac Pro. I can make it work but there are issues. The mac won't recognize it at startup. I have to unhook it and reconnect after startup. It works fine then, if I just put the mac to sleep its fine at wake up.
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Yeah you should be able to. We think this cable is amazing because we don't need any other attachment. We leave it plugged to the TV HDMI slot, then just plug the thunderbolt end to our mac pro when needed. After the initial set-up on your mac settings for display and audio, it automatically mirrors when connected. Love it!
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Hi Cleo, The neighbor dropped off their Mac Book Pro and yes it did work just fine. I don't use Mac's but I was able to see the little blue indicator on the adapter and open photos on the SD card inserted into the adapter just fine. Maybe that's testament as to how easy Mac's are to use? I couldn't figure out how to find the OS version however and my neighbor had gone out. If you absolutely need to know the OS version I'll find out for you. Let me know.Regards,Charlie
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Connected a used one to my new Mac Pro and it works, however i needed to buy an active adapter
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Im on a 2009 Mac Pro and it boots for me. I get about 450MB/s read/write, but that is on PCIe 2.0, of course. Essentially, whatever the max throughput is of your PCIe slot will be the limit of your read/write.
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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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From doing a Lookup on the specs of the Mac pro Early 2009 version it says The Graphics Card is a 2.0 pci-e and this is a 3.0 pci-e Card, so you're wondering if the Card will work. The Answer is yes it should work without a problem, the only issue might be if you have enough space in your Case for the Card, I wouldn't know since I don't have a Mac! Good luck with your Build Though.
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I installed the card in my 2008 Mac Pro and have several external drives attached. Seems to work OK *except* that every time I wake my Mac from sleep, I get a warning that my external drives were not ejected properly. Anyone know how to fix this?
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Works perfectly in Yosemite. Did a clean install, or reset the system, and the card is working 100%.
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I have it installed under Yosemite 10.10.3 on a 2009 Mac Pro. It has been working well so far with no additional drivers (or power). I tested the speeds using Black Magic with the same drive connected to the Mac's built-in USB 2.0 and then on the Inateck USB 3.0. The speed difference was quite dramatic under USB 3.0, although I have been using the external drive only for Time Machine backups, so it is not a big factor in real-world use.
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It works with my vintage Mac Pro 1.1 running Lion and updated 1 gb graphics card and the $99 Apple adapter with the usb connector for additional power. I am also running a view sonics 27" screen at lower res simultaneously
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My Mac Pro is the 3,1. This card works well in it. Your Mac Pro is the 4,1. See here:http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/specs/mac-pro-eight-core-2.26-early-2009-nehalem-specs.htmlI looked at the specs for the 1,1 2,1 3,1 and 4,1 the earlier modes have a slightly older versions of PCIe slots. You and I the same version and it is working for me. If there is some other issue I can not find it. If Apple Core Tech has a decent return policy go for it.
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I have used a single port successfully with a MacBook Pro using a regular USB 3.0 cable (as well as the cable provided, just without plugging in the second plug). Your results might vary depending on how much wattage your USB ports provide but it worked for me!