"I just purchased one of the new 2008 Mac Pro systems and a Rocket Raid 2314MS card. The RAID controller/Driver seem to be incompatible with the new Mac Pro systems. I'm waiting to hear back from High Point support currently. I'm wondering if any of your readers have successfully used any High Point cards with the new model Mac Pro's yet?

(I asked what driver version he was using, as after OS X leopard was released many readers had problems with their RR cards (at least PPC Mac owners) and there were several driver "updates" although they kept the same driver version number.)
I installed the driver that's currently posted on the hptmac.com site. rr231x_0x-Mac-v220-103007

I have followed the other (earlier reader/RR problem) posts. I think this is a new issue specific to the new mac pro. Even installed the windows vista driver on my boot camp partition and had no luck.
Tested quite a few configurations, Tried all 3 slots... Drives connected or disconnected
.kext shows loaded in system profiler, shows up as scsi adapter in system profiler under pci cards
No KP or hangs, the web ui just fails to load. When I run the web server process from the command line directly it complains about no driver detected.

BTW: No system freezes, but only really spent one day in front of this box so far.
-Blake"

If anyone else is using a RocketRaid 2314 (or sees any other card compat. issue) with a 2008 Mac Pro, let me know the details. Thanks. (I've added this to the previous page of 2008 Mac Pro owner feedback.)

"Pioneer SATA Blu-Ray Player+SuperDrive Combo
We have added two p/ns for a new Pioneer Blu-Ray player/SuperDrive DVD/CD Burner Combo. This drive is SATA and will work with any Mac or PC that has an available SATA Port. Works fine via standard SATA Controller cards as well (within 2 weeks we'll post full compatibility testing).
$219.99 for the straight up drive with no cables, etc. - $229.99 for the drive bundled with Mac Pro Installation Guide + this cable
The bare drive is immediately available. The Mac Pro Kit will be able to ship in the next week or so once our install guide is completed. For those who have their own installation information resources, well - just need the cable and the drive. The cable is the correct cable for connecting to one of the Mac Pro's two 'extra' SATA Ports and does NOT conflict/take up one of the HD bay ports.
Lawrence R. O'Connor
Other World Computing"

Mac Pro motherboard has 2 spare/unused SATA ports some readers have used in the past for a SATA Optical drive or Using the 2 extra ports with an External SATA Case Kit. (FYI - The 2 spare ports are not usable with Windows using the default drivers but for a tip (driver change/grub bootloader edit) was posted in Tuesday's (Jan 15, 2008) news.

"SoftRAID, LLC announces the release and immediate shipment of SoftRAID 3.6.6. SoftRAID 3.6.6 is an update which improves Leopard compatibility and adds the ability to convert SoftRAID volumes to Apple format (including Apple RAID).

SoftRAID 3.6.6 fixes several bugs with Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) which have been reported over the past several months. SoftRAID 3.6.6 also incorporates many work-arounds for bugs in the currently shipping version of Leopard (version 10.5.1).

SoftRAID 3.6.6 now allows users to convert their SoftRAID disks to Apple disk format (and back to SoftRAID afterwards). Non-RAID SoftRAID volumes are converted to standard Apple volumes, while SoftRAID stripe and mirror volumes are converted to Apple RAID volumes with this feature. This is useful for firmware updating which requires standard Apple volumes, for compatibility / performance testing and to allow users to try out SoftRAID's unique features with zero risk.

SoftRAID continues to be the most cost effective method and reliable method of providing both real-time and off-site backup for busy professionals, small businesses and server administrators.

The SoftRAID 3.6.6 release is a free electronic upgrade to all 3.x owners. (All registered users will receive a free upgrade via email.) The SoftRAID 3.6.4 electronic download is $129 and the retail CD is $149, both available from the SoftRAID website and retail outlets worldwide."

" Just in time for Macworld Expo, OWC and Hitachi have teamed up to deliver FIVE Different special Mail-In Rebates of up to $120.00 per solution on select OWC and Hitachi drives. The following Hitachi Mail-In Rebates are available on all orders shipped Monday, January 14th through Friday January 25th, 2008.

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Hitachi TravelStar 7K200 7200RPM & 5K250 5400RPM SATA 2.5" NoteBook Drives

250GB TravelStar 5K250 5400RPM 8MB Cache w/3yr Warranty - $119.99 After $30 Rebate

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OWC Mercury On-The-Go Bus Powered 2.5" Portable Solutions Rebate limited to up to 5 per location: $30 per 200GB and 250GB Model, up to $150 Possible!

250GB On-The-Go 5400RPM 8MB USB 2.0 Only Model - $149.99 After $30 Rebate

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750GB Guardian MAXimus FW800/400+USB2 7200RPM 64MB RAID-1 Mirror - $529.99 After $40 Rebate

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1.5TB Mercury Elite-AL Pro FW800/400+USB2 7200RPM 64MB RAID-0 Stripe - $499.99 After $40 Rebate

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NEW OWC Mercury Rack Pro 4-Bay RackMount 1U Solutions with Hot-Swappable Drive Bays One Rebate per Location: $120 Rebate available on these models!

Each of these five different Rebates can be acted on individually. If you maximized the max opportunity of each of these rebates, you can be eligible for as much as $690 back in rebates. Hitachi Mail-In rebates are quick and painless too “ no crazy hoops to jump through “ just a copy of the invoice and the cut out the designated UPC/Label from the product. Great Storage Solutions at competitive prices + limited time rebate bonus! See ALL eligible Rebate items here"

• Axiotron ModBook (Tablet Mac) w/builtin GPS now shipping
• VueScan 8.4.56 (chg/fix list)
• Apple, China Mobile call off iPhone launch talks (cnet)
• Using keychains with .Mac, troubleshooting keychain issues (Apple)
• Creaceed announces Morph Age Pro 4.0, ships Hydra 1.0
• Apple, Give Us Something to Talk About (businessweek)
• NYTimes re-examines iPhone browser marketshare. Conclusion? Wow! (computerworld)
• Google Sees Surge in iPhone Traffic (nytimes)
• Freeverse Releases Major Update (v1.5) to Lineform at Macworld Expo
• FontAgent Pro Server 2.5 Adds Leopard and Active Directory Support
• Clarkwood Software releases Peek-a-Boo 2.7.1
• Netflix battles Apple, eliminates instant watching limits (cnet)
• Netflix Subscribers Get Unlimited Streaming Video (informationweek)
• Blu-ray future limited for some (re: non-upgradeable firmware BR players)
• Apple Facing High Expectations For Macworld (cnn/money)
• Apple May Need to Play Better with Others (Businessweek)
• MW Expo Forecast: What's Up Steve Jobs' Sleeve? (informationweek)
• Macworld: All Eyes on Steve Jobs (thestreet)
• Google betting big on mobile market--and Apple (cnet)
• Toshiba To Launch Ad Campaigns, Pricing Strategies For HD DVD (CNN/Money)
• Toshiba steps up HD-DVD marketing push (marketwatch)
• Toshiba Cuts Prices on HD DVD Players (ap)