18.06.2008 11:05 Uhr, Quelle: Hardmac.com

Pure Performance: Two Velociraptors in a Mac Pro

As we already reported it, the new high-end HDs from Western Digital, known as Velociraptor, is not compatible with computers using trays to host their HDs, such as the Mac Pro. As we wanted to test those drives, we have installed two Velociraptors (300 GB each) in a Mac Pro. We will not provide the procedure yet, as we did not find an easy way to complete the installation. However, below are 2 photos showing the drives. In summary, we removed the huge cooling system from both Velociraptor, and installed copper-based heatsink. We then assembled both HDs together, and added a cooling system dedicated to 3.5” HD. We then installed such package in a 5.25” metal enclosure and fix it in the space located below the Superdrive of a Mac Pro. We then only needed to plug two SATA cables between the motherboard and the Velociraptors. Below is the performance test of one Velociraptor:

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