Apple Mac Pro (Early 2009) - Manual (Page 59)

Chapter 3 Making a Good Thing Better 59
Installing Internal Storage Devices
Your Mac Pro has room for six internal drives: two optical drives and four hard disk
drives. In most configurations, a single hard disk drive occupies the first hard drive bay
and an optical drive is located in the top optical drive bay.
You can add up to three 3.5-inch cable-free Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drives to the
empty hard drive bays or up to four Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) drives. The drives must
meet these specifications:
 Type: SAS or SATA 3 Gb/s
 Width: 3.9 inches (102 mm)
 Depth: 5.7 inches (147 mm)
 Height: 1.0 inch (25.4 mm)
Note: To install SAS drives in your Mac Pro, you must also install the optional Mac Pro
RAID Card.
For more information about requirements or devices supported, visit an Apple
Authorized Reseller, the Apple Store at www.apple.com/store, or the Mac Pro Support
site at www.apple.com/support/macpro.
Installing SAS or SATA 3 Gb/s Hard Disk Drives
Your Mac Pro can accommodate up to four internal 1-inch-high SATA or SAS 3 Gb/s
hard disk drives in the hard drive bays. If your Mac Pro comes with a single drive
installed, it’s in the first bay. You can install drives in the second, third, and fourth hard
drive bays.