2013 mac pro processor upgrade no inner torx screws

Next we take the Sintech adaptor and gently slide that into the Apple Custom SSD socket, converting the socket to a standard M.2 NVMe slot. Be warned: the Heatsink makes it heavier than you think, so don’t drop it! The Mac Pro now appears very bare down there:

Then using a Torx T8 bit, remove the holding screw at the top of the SSD and pulling the SSD ever to slightly towards you then wriggle it side to side, holding it at the top and the SSD should come away. Shutting down and powering off, unlocking the cover and lifting it off reveals the SSD waiting to be upgraded: With that done I acquired a Crucial P1 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD for a good price from UMart for $269 with $28 for the Sintech Adaptor for a total upgrade cost of $297 AUD. Using the amazing SuperDuper! I cloned my existing Apple SSD (SM0256F) 256GB SSD to a spare 500GB USB 3.0 external SSD I had left over from my recent Raspiblitz SSD upgrade.

'…I can upgrade the SSD with a Sintech adaptor and a 2TB NVMe stick for $340 AUD…' I’ve been enjoying my 2013 Mac Pro immensly and wrote about it here five months ago, with the thought that someday:

2013 mac pro processor upgrade no inner torx screws