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With the T2 chip which is already present in other Macs. It’s optional at the moment but I assume at some point it will be closed off. And then there’s the ARM
by morid1n 7y ago
With the T2 chip which is already present in other Macs. It’s optional at the moment but I assume at some point it will be closed off. And then there’s the ARM CPU argument - we could get those soon.
- slantyyz 7y agoAccording to a Linus Tech Tips video[1] that I saw a a couple of days ago, you can use PCI nvme drives on the new Mac Pro, but it won't even boot unless one of the proprietary Apple SSDs is connected (because of the T2). [1] https://youtu.be/mIB389tqzCI?t=180 https://youtu.be/mIB389tqzCI?t=180
- derefr 7y agoWhich makes sense: it needs to load firmware/EFI from somewhere; and in a setup where you expect your own SSD to be a fixed resource in the system, there's little reason to have separate BIOS flash.
- morid1n 7y agoYou should be able to turn off the T2 function Secure Boot which blocks booting from other drives: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208330 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208330
- slantyyz 7y agoAccording to this newer Linus Video [1], one of the T2 SSD slots still needs to be populated with an Apple drive to boot from other drives. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcLbSCinX3U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcLbSCinX3U