Apricorn Mac Array - Internal SSD RAID Array for Mac Pro User Manual

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necessary to create open space to insert the new Mac Array card.
Press the white button on the support that stabilizes the rear of installed cards.

Slide the stabilizer back to expose the slots that the rear of the full length card

will be supported by once installed.
Install the Mac Array card by carefully sliding the rear of the directly into the

top most slot of the rear stabilizer, while simultaneously guiding the front of the

card into the open space you created by removing the hard drive carriers in

step 4)
Once the Mac Array is inserted far enough to clear the edge of the case,

position the card directly above the top most PCIe slot, and then carefully insert
it into the slot.
Secure the back of the card by sliding the stabilizer back forward, that you

moved back in step 5)
Secure the front of the card with the bracket you removed in step 3.

Replace the side cover of your MacPro and plug the power cord back into an

10.

AC power receptacle.

SATA DEVICE INSTALLATION
OSX will not recognize the Mac Array until the device driver is loaded. The
device drivers are located on the included CD. Insert the CD and run the ‘Install’

application. Immediately after the install finishes you will see the new volume
named “Mac Array” appear on your desktop. The volume is preformatted as Mac

OSX Extended (journaled). You may partition and format the volume differently if

you require by using the Macintosh

Disk Utility.

CONFIGURING THE MAC ARRAY

The Apricorn Mac Array Card

supports Raid levels 0,1,5,10.

The card was pre-configure by

Apricorn as a Raid0 to deliver the

highest Read Write speeds. If you

require a different Raid level for
your application you may change
the raid level using the Macintosh

Disk Utility. Be aware, changing

Raid level is a ‘destructive’process
and will result in data loss. Be

sure to have a backup of data on
the Mac Array, if you choose to

modify the Raid.