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May 18, 2008

I was able to manuveur a new sata cable under the fan assembly and connect it the mac pro ON Board Sata connector. Im close to installing a new Hitachi 1tb drive in the optical bay, using the molex power connector there, and my new sata dongle connector. Question: Where do I get that adapter for 5.25" to 3.5" for the hard drive to mount in the optical bay? Ive been googling for 1 hour and I found 1. Noiseblocker NB X-Swing $25 -- Hard to find anywhere in USA to buy it. 2. TransItnernational Pro Caddy -- $39 -- and No noise dampening.. just big cage. 3. The metal rails that come with many ex hard drives. 5.25" to 3.5" standard brackets. $9. looks like this causes the most noise problems. Can you guys recommend which one/where to get my last ingredient for the 5th drive install in the mac pro optical bay.

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