Return-Path: Received: from mout.perfora.net ([74.208.4.194] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4942928 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:23:36 +0100 Received: from [192.168.0.12] (CPE-65-27-114-233.new.res.rr.com [65.27.114.233]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus2) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0MPlHO-1TwsW41oos-005MtF; Sun, 06 Jan 2013 15:28:31 -0500 From: Steve Oakley Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_28DE987D-DA44-4216-9A29-9434139F6856" Message-Id: <5D9943C1-7DE7-42D0-828C-667796349EAC@practicali.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.2 \(1499\)) Subject: Re: [AE] cache disk ssd size recommendations Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2013 14:28:30 -0600 References: To: "After Effects Mail List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1499) X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:xq4VDT1JjQY8BROIEHe91YO47GjKTB/y8Zd4IcicRY8 Wd5Q8e4+iNyHqm5vmEETN0riqdrbw7lmlgw+3m9E+B7yfJP24Z +EWOosiGZvBODnAbQjaY9JYSnV+zTtBIhLyu5OeORO/7DNYfCZ Nh1cYskA3dblVfs4dIQ/bFNcFURlAheL9mzriqlj33BFgkZoas BXOvR9fptPVx9eYHBjLOzfOFwEJq8ybDCR+n2MfzWT4kV3t4mB EmlcHUaZCZaKeP4Q0hgOkS0U5k0KS0+blCdLD2BWwfzKELaXnG mE/5W0pZmrEXsRdMpxRMRsAWBGIIzntfWT8hcgK9Qqw6nnuZtD LUEX4X2S5O6TwVzXm4XnARMfNCG2Ukvxq5Lt3LcyPmx3FkRTWO WAbMvOoZlqQoA== --Apple-Mail=_28DE987D-DA44-4216-9A29-9434139F6856 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii none. drive comes with 2.5->3.5 adapter... However :( the OCZ brackets = don't have top holes, only side ones... and they don't line up with 3.5" = mounting holes :( so what I did was mount the SSD into the bracket with the screws, then = simply double sided foam taped the _bracket_ into the MP's 2nd optical = bay area... and ran a cable from on of the spare mobo connectors. given = that the thing weighs a couple oz's and doesn't make much heat I think = this works fine and still leaves the main 4 drive holes open for large = capacity spinning disks I'd also put this out - doing a clean OS install is fairly painless. = Migration assistant will pull over every thing once this is done. = However, if you have had several CS installs you'll probably want to go = on a global search and destroy mission ( include System Files ) as I = found 20g+ ( 14,000 files ) of leftovers from installs going back to = CS3. given the limited capacity of SSD's no need to keep all this = junk... and yes I've spoken to "the right people" about a clean up util = / script that does a better job of removing all this old stuff and I = think its on the radar. however it is really nice to have a clean = installed machine.using DMG's of all the installers helps a huge amount = instead of DVD's for cutting the time down. It took me 4-5 hrs which was = pretty good compared to previous installs. S On Jan 6, 2013, at 10:38 AM, Anthony Clifford = wrote: > Hi guys, >=20 > I'm lookin to buy a Samsung 840 Pro for my mac pro 2012.=20 >=20 > Which adapter should I get so the SSD fits in my mac? >=20 > Cheers! >=20 > Anthony >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_28DE987D-DA44-4216-9A29-9434139F6856 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii none. = drive comes with 2.5->3.5 adapter... However :( the OCZ brackets = don't have top holes, only side ones... and they don't line up with 3.5" = mounting holes :(

so what I did was mount the SSD = into the bracket with the screws, then simply double sided foam taped = the _bracket_ into the MP's 2nd optical bay area... and ran a cable from = on of the spare mobo connectors. given that the thing weighs a couple = oz's and doesn't make much heat I think this works fine and still leaves = the main 4 drive holes open for large capacity spinning = disks

I'd also put this out - doing a = clean OS install is fairly painless. Migration assistant will pull over = every thing once this is done. However, if you have had several CS = installs you'll probably want to go on a global search and destroy = mission ( include System Files ) as I found 20g+ ( 14,000 files ) = of leftovers from installs going back to CS3. given the limited capacity = of SSD's no need to keep all this junk... and yes I've spoken to "the = right people" about a clean up util / script that does a better job of = removing all this old stuff and I think its on the radar. however it is = really nice to have a clean installed machine.using DMG's of all the = installers helps a huge amount instead of DVD's for cutting the time = down. It took me 4-5 hrs which was pretty good compared to previous = installs.

S

On Jan 6, 2013, at 10:38 AM, Anthony Clifford <info@tonyatomy.com> = wrote:

Hi = guys,

I'm lookin to buy a Samsung 840 Pro for my mac = pro 2012.

Which adapter should I get so = the SSD fits in my = mac?

Cheers!

Anthony