Return-Path: Received: from mout.perfora.net ([74.208.4.195] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5120494 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 25 Jun 2013 20:42:23 +0200 Received: from [10.1.1.55] (71-13-195-18.static.eucl.wi.charter.com [71.13.195.18]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus2) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0Lu7qw-1UAxRh2i18-011R7j; Tue, 25 Jun 2013 14:52:41 -0400 From: Steve Oakley Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_A35BE203-5BB0-4E4E-A353-B6755788A1BC" Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.5 \(1508\)) Subject: Re: [AE] AE and iMac Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:52:39 -0500 References: To: "After Effects Mail List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1508) X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:I/Wuj+onpcbqoBltnsEu5E9hD2XwJvHYbOqdmeVCmDd Mjvzk6WP4feOb3c8wa+ELpZ6J7EIT7qklCtxAy8/KRP10nVuxp Xx+XMppJrQoa6RIXh+e+FLUunO/zvQy4r/cBIBx46y8oSv7Ixt HtMUPgfZdrYFAYj/C6K88+UrBQLcm8wdeVg8DanqHKGSU56Bos ndc25c0So89xmQPj1POAloCm5Qs37vQ0PnHOH9wMdEKX1Hymtb 4vL0Kca/Sbt+5/SfBp96LWzl8zyZaSwSaXvw/8yYPfoakU3I3f ZW1FTeEWRuJhRMjYA18SJDXLMLp9DpCLiTfR6JWxOC/9uf47e9 DLuHjX1g3hs2PhFZbITr5n8vX14fXXmWWherIMQUOeCWOjVfSr JYIwGDSfVuDHQ== --Apple-Mail=_A35BE203-5BB0-4E4E-A353-B6755788A1BC Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 I put a SSD into the spare DVD area. put drive into 3.5" adapter that = came with it and used some double sided foam tape to hold it into the = tray. works perfect. the only hard part is getting the SATA cable onto = the mobo connecter in the first place. real pain. S On Jun 25, 2013, at 12:45 PM, David Baud wrote: > Thanks for your feedback Jim. It looks like I am using the same one = than yours from OWC. I have to admit that one of the two SSDs at some = point did not mount. At first I thought it was a hardware failure. It = ended up beeing a loose sata cable connection to the SSD drive. I wish = they would have some kind of lock feature once connected. >=20 > David Baud > K O S M O S P R O D U C T i O N S > david@kosmos-productions.com > www.kosmos-productions.com >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Jun 25, 2013, at 11:25 , Jim Curtis wrote: >> I suppose it could be power supply related. If SSDs draw less = current, perhaps they'd work better. The drives in the optical slots = are powered by the cord that is attached to the stock optical bay. = Maybe it just wasn't designed to run a spinning disk. But, seems like a = laser would draw some current as well. And maybe the 4,1 has a beefier = power supply than the 3,1. >>=20 >> Anyway, just wanted to let you all know. =20 >>=20 >> I'm happy it's working for others and you, David. It was nice having = an extra drive in there (while it lasted). >>=20 >> The one I have is a well-built adaptor, machined out of a piece of = aluminum. OWC makes good products. >>=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_A35BE203-5BB0-4E4E-A353-B6755788A1BC Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 I put = a SSD into the spare DVD area. put drive into 3.5" adapter that came = with it and used some double sided foam tape to hold it into the tray. = works perfect. the only hard part is getting the SATA cable onto the = mobo connecter in the first place. real = pain.

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On Jun 25, 2013, at 11:25 , Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com> = wrote:
I suppose it could be power supply related. =  If SSDs draw less current, perhaps they'd work better.  The = drives in the optical slots are powered by the cord that is attached to = the stock optical bay.  Maybe it just wasn't designed to run a = spinning disk.  But, seems like a laser would draw some current as = well.  And maybe the 4,1 has a beefier power supply than the = 3,1.

Anyway, just wanted to let you all know. =  

I'm happy it's working for others and = you, David.  It was nice having an extra drive in there (while it = lasted).

The one I have is a well-built = adaptor, machined out of a piece of aluminum.  OWC makes good = products.



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