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Velocity Solo - Mac Edition for Mac Pro®
Velocity Solo - Mac Edition for Mac Pro®
Instantly add the speed of Solid State and SATA III to your Mac Pro|
The Velocity Solo is the easiest way to add the speed of Solid State and
SATA III to your Mac Pro Upgrade your system to the latest SATA III interface (6Gbs) and add a high speed SSD to boost the performance to the max
 Takes just minutes to install Simply connect your Solid State Drive to the Velocity Solo SATA III connector and slide into an available PCIe slot in your Mac Pro. Once installed, use Apple's built-in Disk Utility to transfer your OS and applications to the new SSD. Once complete, simply update the Startup disk preferences, restart your system and your Mac Pro will start from your new SSD. For additional capacity use the auxiliary SATA III connector for a super fast connection to an additional hard drive or solid state drive. Cloning your hard drive using Apple’s Built-in Disk Utility Starting in Mac OSX 10.4 it is possible to use the Disk Utility application to perform a Restore operation of the Boot disk to another disk. Starting in OSX 10.7 this operation needs to be performed while booted in Recovery mode, but the process is still the same. Open Disk Utility from Applications / Utilities / Disk Utility. Select the Restore tab located at the top of the application window. Carefully drag your original boot volume to the Source field, and then drag the new SSD mounted to the Velocity Solo to the Destination field. Click the Restore button and the process will begin. Once the process has finished you will quit the Disk Utility application, and open the System Preferences. Use the Startup Disk preference pane to choose your new Velocity Solo as the startup disk. Reboot the Mac and the OS will start from the new disk. Ideal for High Performance Applications and Improving Gaming Performance Running your OS and applications on an SSD provides a measureable performance increase, but the Velocity Solo is also the perfect upgrade for improving gaming performance. SSDs Improve Game Performance - As games become too large for their assets to be fully cached on modern graphics cards and main memory, the addition of an SSD for faster disk access during game play results in less in-game pauses and a smoother playing experience. Games are also faster to load and save when using an SSD. Blending Performance and Capacity Once you have upgraded your system to a super fast SSD, you now have the option to run your OS and applications from a fast, smaller SSD boot drive, while keeping your documents and media files on your original hard drive. * Many things influence SSD performance, including the testing application, operating system, background process, anti-virus applications, etc. For a more comprehensive list of things effecting SSD performance read this article from TheSSDReview. http://thessdreview.com/ssd-guides/optimization-guides/the-ssd-optimization-guide-2/
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  Compatible with 2.5” SATA III and SATA II SSDs and hard drives
Uses a single PCIe 2.0 x1 slot
Auxiliary SATA III port for additional expansion to any hard drive or SSD
Ideal for use as a boot disk or scratch disk
TRIM Compatible
and can access capacities in excess of 2.2TB
Fits Mac Pro Systems
  Velocity Solo
Quick Start Guide
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| Data Transfer Rate | 400 Read / 220 Write (max) |
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| Interface | PCIe 2.0 with two SATA III (6Gbps) |
| Dimensions | Fits Mac Pro systems |
| Warranty | 1 year |
Product FAQs
What does a PCI-e slot look like?
The Velocity Solo can be used in any of the slots shown below.
What version of PCI Express does the Velocity Solo card use?
The Velocity Solo uses PCI Express 2.0. It is backwards compatible with PCI Express 1.0 but it will work at the slower speed.
What is the difference in data rate between PCIe 1.0 and PCIe 2.0?
Version 1 has a max data rate of 250 MB/s and Version 2 has a max rate of 500MB/s.
What kind of drives can be used with the Solo?
Any 2.5 SATA hard drives can be attached on the card and any standard SATA drive (Laptop or Desktop style) can be attached using the open SATA connector. It will work with both Generation 1 and 2 SATA drives but best performance is seen with Gen 2 or SSD drives.
Can the Velocity Solo card be used in a Mac?
Yes. Please purchase the Mac Edition of the Velocity Solo to use with a Mac Pro system.
How do I set the Velocity Solo to be my boot drive?
Clone your original drive to the new disk on the Velocity Solo. Then enter the BIOS settings during the boot up and navigate to the section of the BIOS where the boot sequence is identified. Move the drive on the Velocity Solo ahead of the currently selected boot drive.
Am I required to attach my original disk to the expansion port on the back of the Solo?
No. The expansion port on the back of the Solo is a SATA 3 connection that may provide additional performance to any disk attached to it, but you are not required to use it. Your original disk can remain attached directly to your motherboard or if unneeded can be removed completely.
How fast is SATA III?
SATA I max uncoded transfer rate is 150 MB/s (Megabytes per second), SATA II is 300 MB/s and SATA III is 600 MB/s. Most spinning disks cannot deliver data faster than SATA II and for this reason, Apricorn recommends using a high speed Solid State Disk with the Velocity Solo to achieve the greatest performance.
Can I just move my existing 2.5” HDD or SSD to the Solo and use it for my boot drive?
Yes. You would first put the Velocity solo into the PCIe slot on the motherboard and boot the computer with the existing hard drive in its current location. Windows will detect the new hardware and automatically install drivers. Next, shut down the computer and move your SSD to the Velocity solo. During next boot up, enter the BIOS of your computer and assign the SSD on the Velocity Solo as your boot device.
Note: Read Write speeds of the Solo are limited by the Marvel Raid controller to approximately 400 read / 200 write.
Note: Read Write speeds of the Solo are limited by the Marvel Raid controller to approximately 400 read / 200 write.
Are there any BIOS requirements for the Velocity Solo?
The computer BIOS must support AHCI. (Most computers do. To verify, enter the BIOS setup and look for AHCI support. It is typically listed under either Integrated Peripherals and/or SATA operation in most BIOS. If AHCI is an option, the Velocity Solo will work.)
How do I clone Mac OSX using Apple's built-in Disk Utility?
Starting in Mac OSX 10.4 it is possible to use the Disk Utility application to perform a Restore operation of the Boot disk to another disk. Starting in OSX 10.7 this operation needs to be performed while booted in Recovery mode, but the process is still the same.
Open Disk Utility from Applications / Utilities / Disk Utility. Select the Restore tab located at the top of the application window. Carefully drag your original boot volume to the Source field, and then drag the new SSD mounted to the Velocity Solo to the Destination field. Click the Restore button and the process will begin. Once the process has finished you will quit the Disk Utility application, and open the System Preferences. Use the Startup Disk preference pane to choose your new Velocity Solo as the startup disk. Reboot the Mac and the OS will start from the new disk.
Open Disk Utility from Applications / Utilities / Disk Utility. Select the Restore tab located at the top of the application window. Carefully drag your original boot volume to the Source field, and then drag the new SSD mounted to the Velocity Solo to the Destination field. Click the Restore button and the process will begin. Once the process has finished you will quit the Disk Utility application, and open the System Preferences. Use the Startup Disk preference pane to choose your new Velocity Solo as the startup disk. Reboot the Mac and the OS will start from the new disk.
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