"Seagate Barracuda ES - Hard drive - 750 GB - internal - 3.5" - SATA-300 - 7200 rpm - buffer: 16 MB" (Seagate)
In anticipation to installing
Leopard, I ordered a new hard drive (a 750 gig number from Seagate). I used it to clone my system drive prior to installation in case anything happened to go awry. Nothing did, so now it is being used for
Time Machine. Installing the hard drive on a
Mac Pro was the simplest procedure I've ever encountered in my 25 years of working with computers. About 5 minutes from start to finish, including time to drink beer, and take these photos.
Opening Mac Pro Step 1
Step One: open the rear flap
Opening Mac Pro Step 2
Step 2 Pop open the side door
Opening Mac Pro Step 3
Identify which hard drive bracket to remove. I was adding a third drive, so door number three was the appropriate one.
Opening Mac Pro Step 4
Remove the hard drive bracket by pulling it toward you
Opening Mac Pro Step 5
Step 5 attach the screws to the bracket.
Opening Mac Pro Step 6
tighten screw, and do everything else in reverse order.
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