This is a great point to do the upgrade to Lion 10.7, because you now have a backup copy of the original hard drive and can safely restore if any problems occur. Click the Restore button to start the cloning processīe prepared for the process to take a considerable amount of time, especially if the original hard disk has a lot of content all of that content needs to be moved.Select the target partition (the new SSD).Choose the Restore pane on the right side of the window.Boot into Recovery Mode (hold ⌘ R during boot).Detailed instructions can be found in this article. You can use the Disk Utility program to transfer the content from your previous Snow Leopard hard disk to the new SSD.

Slide the tray (with SSD) back into place in the machine and make sure that it is properly seatedĪt this point, you will have the original hard drive and the new SSD installed and ready for use.Connect the SSD to the tray using the 4 Phillips head screws.Choose an empty hard drive bay, make sure that it's unlocked, and pull it out.Open and remove the side access door, using the latch on the rear of the machine.Follow proper anti-static procedures (static kills computer equipment).Get your small Phillips head screwdriver ready in advance.Make sure that you have a compatible SSD (check the compatibility chart for the SSD vendor).Follow the steps, and you will have the new hard drive functional in just a few minutes. This fantastic article shows how to replace the hard drive on a Mac Pro machine. See this MacWorld article for additional information. As you're using 2006-era hardware, you will not be able to upgrade to a newer OS version than Lion 10.7. If you had not already purchased Lion 10.7 through the App Store (before July 2012), you will no longer be able to locate it there Apple has removed it and Lion 10.7 can no longer be purchased for download through the App Store. Note that you will not receive physical disks, but an email with a content code for the Mac App Store that you can use to download the Lion 10.7 upgrade. Likewise, you can order Lion 10.7 from Apple, from this page. Should you need the physical disk, you can order the Snow Leopard 10.6 installation disk directly from Apple, from this page: Acquiring Lion 10.7

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