Long lasting ssd

[the gamer that is bad]

I am trying to fix my moms old g5 Mac and the old hard drives are on the verge of failing but I can still get the data off what ssds can last the longest periods of time between failures on the realitavly cheap

[Vishera]

11 minutes ago, the gamer that is bad said:

I am trying to fix my moms old g5 Mac and the old hard drives are on the verge of failing but I can still get the data off what ssds can last the longest periods of time between failures on the realitavly cheap

A SAMSUNG 860 EVO or a 870 EVO would do the job

Be careful to not buy the QVO.

[TheBean]

5 minutes ago, Vishera said:

Be careful to not buy the QVO.

QVO is still a good drive for context. it just doesn't last as long because QLC is inferior to TLC (TLC is what the samsung evo drives are). but QLC is also cheaper so you have to weigh your options. 

 

you can also buy other drives that are not samsung. samsung drives are usually more expensive so if you are looking for cheaper options, I would look elsewhere

[Guest]

If you have a Mac with a G5 processor make sure to get a 120gb drive and below since those systems have a maximum drive capacity limit of 160gb. Anything above 160gb will not work.

[the gamer that is bad]

48 minutes ago, WickedThunder86 said:

If you have a Mac with a G5 processor make sure to get a 120gb drive and below since those systems have a maximum drive capacity limit of 160gb. Anything above 160gb will not work.

It came with 2 original 250gb hard drives 

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, the gamer that is bad said:

It came with 2 original 250gb hard drives

Do you have a powermac or iMac G5?

[the gamer that is bad]

9 hours ago, WickedThunder86 said:

Do you have a powermac or iMac G5?

Power Mac the one people turn into hack pro builds

[Guest]

20 minutes ago, the gamer that is bad said:

Power Mac the one people turn into hack pro builds

Ok. Then any SSD should work. Most ssd's you can buy will probably last more than the life of the powermac. But the thing is that Mac os Leaperod doesn't support TRIM which will cause the SSD to become very slow over time.

[the gamer that is bad]

4 minutes ago, WickedThunder86 said:

Ok. Then any SSD should work. Most ssd's you can buy will probably last more than the life of the powermac. But the thing is that Mac os Leaperod doesn't support TRIM which will cause the SSD to become very slow over time.

as long as it will be faster than a hard drive

[Guest]

11 hours ago, the gamer that is bad said:

as long as it will be faster than a hard drive

And SSD should be fine since that Mac only uses the SATA 1 interface which means it will get botttlenecked to 150 MB/s

[the gamer that is bad]

2 minutes ago, WickedThunder86 said:

And SSD should be fine since that Mac only uses the SATA 1 interface which means it will get botttlenecked to 150 MB/s

It will be using a dock because the sate is not working for whatever reason

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, the gamer that is bad said:

It will be using a dock because the sate is not working for whatever reason

If the SATA interface isn't working then how can you install the OS?

[the gamer that is bad]

9 minutes ago, WickedThunder86 said:

If the SATA interface isn't working then how can you install the OS?

The drives still work so I was going to put it in a Sata to usb dock and duplicate both drives over to ssd and then use those with usb to sata cables 

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, the gamer that is bad said:

The drives still work so I was going to put it in a Sata to usb dock and duplicate both drives over to ssd and then use those with usb to sata cables 

That's the problem. The powermac g5 only has USB 1.1 and 2.0 and those are very slow.

USB 1.1 :- 0.8 MB/s

USB 2.0:- 25 MB/s 

So putting a SSD won't solve the issue. You need to fix the SATA interface first and then the system will perform fast even with those old drives.

 

 

[the gamer that is bad]

35 minutes ago, WickedThunder86 said:

That's the problem. The powermac g5 only has USB 1.1 and 2.0 and those are very slow.

USB 1.1 :- 0.8 MB/s

USB 2.0:- 25 MB/s 

So putting a SSD won't solve the issue. You need to fix the SATA interface first and then the system will perform fast even with those old drives.

 

 

Well the drives are on the verge of failure that is why I’m replacing them

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, the gamer that is bad said:

Well the drives are on the verge of failure that is why I’m replacing them

I think then you should buy a drive like Crucial BX500

[the gamer that is bad]

14 minutes ago, WickedThunder86 said:

I think then you should buy a drive like Crucial BX500

Thanks for all the help but do you know how to fix the sata interface 

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, the gamer that is bad said:

Thanks for all the help but do you know how to fix the sata interface 

Do the drives spin if you connect the SATA power connector?

[the gamer that is bad]

5 minutes ago, WickedThunder86 said:

Do the drives spin if you connect the SATA power connector?

No clue let me find the power cord

[the gamer that is bad]

28 minutes ago, WickedThunder86 said:

Do the drives spin if you connect the SATA power connector?

Yes they do

 

[Guest]

16 minutes ago, the gamer that is bad said:

Yes they do

 

 

18 minutes ago, the gamer that is bad said:

Yes they do

 

Then use a different SATA data cable and plug it into your motherboard. It looks like this :-

 

[the gamer that is bad]

7 minutes ago, WickedThunder86 said:

 

Then use a different SATA data cable and plug it into your motherboard. It looks like this :-

 

I will have to get one tomorrow micro center is closed and I don’t have any extras

[the gamer that is bad]

I got the new cables but I can’t get my fat fingers in there to plug them in

[Guest]

On 6/19/2021 at 3:03 AM, the gamer that is bad said:

I got the new cables but I can’t get my fat fingers in there to plug them in

Then sorry I can not  help you unfortunately.

[the gamer that is bad]

4 hours ago, WickedThunder86 said:

Then sorry I can not  help you unfortunately.

Yah I got it and then broke the old cable I put in so now my pc is out and my Mac so o actually need to take the drive to micro center