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The Cheese Grater is back
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I was thinking along the lines of the Promise solution, but with the option to use multiple NVMe sticks in an MXP module.
Doug Metz
Dalton+Anode
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[Andre van Berlo] “Wouldn’t it be possible to add fast ssd storage via the pcie slots? “
It can’t be standard SSD internal drives. If possible, it would have to be card-mounted, like the regular NVMe drives. However, that depends on whether or not the card mounting structure will actually hold these in place.
I think right now there are still a lot of questions around whether standard PCIe form-factors will work without some type of special Apple mounting chassis like the MPX. You’ll note that Promise has announced their product – a 4-drive RAIDed NVMe in an MPX chassis.
Regular PCIe cards? Probably for full length cards like Kona or Decklink. Others? Hmm…
– Oliver
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Oliver Peters – oliverpeters.com
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There are M2 to PCIe solutions out there. Assuming Apple does not go the proprietary route you can use those. I’m not sure if you can use it as a boot drive. That will depend on Apple’s implementation.
There are also SATA ports. While not as fast as NVMe / PCIe solutions, this would be the easiest to add SSD storage on the MacPro.
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[Dom Silverio] “There are also SATA ports.”
There are? In the 2019 MP?
– Oliver
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Yeah…but no POWER…just the ports. Makes one wonder what these are for.’
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[Shane Ross] “Yeah…but no POWER…just the ports”
I don’t see that. Only PCIe slots. See below.
– Oliver
Oliver Peters – oliverpeters.com
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Those aren’t SATA slots, though.
– Oliver
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OK wait. You are thinking SATA cable connectors, instead of a drive slot. I see.
– Oliver
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Yes…CONNECTORS. For the drive, but again, no power. And no, no slots. Only TWO drive slots for M2 SSD drives. Weaksauce. What’s wrong with allowing for 4 internal drives? Sure, we can keep things compact by allowing the 2.5″ SSD drives, but I’d love that. My MacPro 2008…those 4 drive bays. My Hackintosh…3 full sized SATA drive slots, and two 2.5″ slots on the other side (well, MOUNTS). VERY handy having multiple internal hard drives.
FOr some reason Apple doesn’t think anyone wants that. That we all want external drives for everything! Oh, here, they’ll playcate us by giving us ONE extra slot. Good, no?
Current rig has Two 500GB SSDs, and three 3TB SATA drives. LOTS of room for my sound effects library, stock footage library, room for the smaller projects.
Shane
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