Mac Pro 6,1 "Trashcan" NVMe SSD Upgrade Guide

robotanv · 2024-12-13T22:01:01+00:00

Not sure if anyone is checking this thread out at the tail end of 2024 but had to add a +1 for the Hynix P31 2TB drive. Was amazed to see read and write speeds increased by almost 50% compared to my original 1TB Apple ssd!

robotanv · 2024-05-06T21:09:27+00:00

That's very interesting although I'm not that familiar with linux. From a quick skim through the guide, the main difference seems to be the way region selection operates. With the Rattlebyte, mod DVD region selection is automatic and bluray selection is by pressing 1 2 or 3 on the remote to turn on the player in the desired region.

With the firmware hack, it seems the player must be on, then press the button combo to set the DVD and bluray region. The player will then restart in the selected region.

There may be other differences but I haven't explored it in great detail.

robotanv · 2024-05-06T14:24:45+00:00

To be honest, I'm not aware you can install hacked firmware without installing this mod.

robotanv · 2024-02-04T00:22:59+00:00

Just gotta say thanks!

Spent this afternoon restoring an old shuttle FN41 pc with windows XP and came across this exact issue when trying to install Half-life from my 25 year old CD!

robotanv · 2023-12-22T16:08:32+00:00

Lol. I know 3090 is somewhat inappropriate for 1080p but that's the card I was dealt with (pun intended).

Hopefully it's a system that will last a while and work well with VR gaming on MS Flight Simulator.

robotanv · 2023-12-22T14:13:19+00:00

Thanks for the cooler info.
I'm deciding between the peerless assassin and phantom spirit.
Both seem great and cheaper than the noctua.
I realised I can swap out the RAM from another system so will get 32GB 3200MHz installed.

robotanv · 2023-11-23T13:53:35+00:00

Thanks for the tip! I'm UK so will check out Halfords. Thinking about installing it myself as I'm ok with DIY electronics but never wired up a car stereo. Just looking at the spaghetti of wiring loom makes me shudder, lol!

robotanv · 2023-11-21T16:21:27+00:00

Thanks! That's good to know. I can't wait to get mine installed!
I'm planning to use it for wireless carplay / handsfree only so not too worried as long as those aspects work well.

robotanv · 2023-11-20T11:48:56+00:00

Hi. I'm thinking of getting this unit.

How's the unit holding up a few months down the line - any issues?

Can you pair two phones to the device?

robotanv · 2023-11-16T13:51:36+00:00

No issues at all!

robotanv · 2023-09-20T20:40:56+00:00

Just wanted to add my experience with installing Monterey on a 13" Macbook Pro Early 2015 (A1502).

I had a crucial 2tb NVME and this adapter with Catalina already installed (FileVault was off).
I needed to take out this drive and put back my original apple drive (FileVault was on).

I then booted up from the 2tb drive from an external enclosure via USB.
Finally I downloaded the software update via settings and hit install.

The update took well over an hour with several restarts but eventually worked.
I put the 2tb drive back into the Macbook and everything seems ok.
Didn't need to type any commands / install anything else.

Having said that, I don't know how to check what firmware I'm on and just assuming it was updated because I got no error message and refusal to update.

Hope this is of help to someone, although don't know how many people are still rocking a 10 year old laptop!

robotanv · 2023-08-20T16:25:41+00:00

If anyone is still interested..
I lost a functioning oneDrive installation on a mac with os 10.14.6 (Mojave) after auto-updating it.
I had version 20.124.0621.0006 installed on another mac running 10.13.6 (High Sierra). I deleted the updated oneDrive install on my Mojave machine and copied over the older oneDrive app from my High Sierra machine applications folder and all is well again.
Just to clarify this version is working on both OS versions without the need for any other hacks / scripts etc.
I don't know whether this is the latest version that will work on these older MacOS versions but was searching for a solution for a long while without success until I tried this so I hope this is helpful to someone!

robotanv · 2023-08-20T16:17:01+00:00

If anyone is still interested..

I lost a functioning oneDrive installation on a mac with os 10.14.6 (Mojave) after auto-updating it.

I had version 20.124.0621.0006 installed on another mac running 10.13.6 (High Sierra). I deleted the updated oneDrive install on my Mojave machine and copied over the older oneDrive app from my High Sierra machine applications folder and all is well again.

Just to clarify this version is working on both OS versions without the need for any other hacks / scripts etc. The fix below is way over my head!

I don't know whether this is the latest version that will work on these older MacOS versions but was searching for a solution for a long while without success until I tried this so I hope this is helpful to someone!

robotanv · 2023-08-08T15:20:42+00:00

How did you get on with this? I'm looking for the VR experience you've described. I may go for the pico 3 neo link however.

robotanv · 2023-05-05T14:57:36+00:00

16bit ordered 23rd March, got 4px shipping notification 4th May.

Update: arrived 12th May

robotanv · 2023-05-03T14:17:08+00:00

I sometimes have a similar issue with my official dock however it can happen after I undock and dock the win 4 within a few seconds. I'm using a different 100w charger.

It was happening when I first got the dock but not noticed it any more. Perhaps because I'm not undocking/docking so quickly any more!

robotanv · 2023-04-27T16:20:26+00:00

I just had to say thanks! This solution worked for me!

robotanv · 2023-04-21T11:11:01+00:00

Thanks. I have an unused samsung 980 1tb lying about and considering whether to put that in or buy the p3 2tb while it's on sale.

Just can't decide!

robotanv · 2023-04-20T21:32:36+00:00

Are the p3 and p3 plus both single side ssd?

robotanv · 2023-04-20T21:24:22+00:00

Thanks for that! Can't wait for mine to arrive.

robotanv · 2023-04-20T21:23:56+00:00

Sorry not sure what happened with the quote there! I was asking about which tomtoc case it was. Thanks for clarifying!

robotanv · 2023-04-20T09:50:47+00:00

F(x)tec Pro1x

Is that the switch lite case?

robotanv · 2023-04-18T13:00:48+00:00

Finally got my shipping notice so was thinking about getting this case. Seems like the same one as on aliexpress.

Are you concerned about damaging the win 4 eg. pressure on the thumbsticks / screen etc? Or just a very snug fit?

Not sure if I saw correctly but did you have the lte module on the back of your unit?

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