Just make sure you buy a card that’s designed to work with a Mac Pro instead of (or in addition to) a Windows PC.īut before we go any further, are you aware that USB 3.0 is backward compatible with USB 2.0? What’s more, it won’t cost you very much to do it.Īll you have to do is purchase a USB 3.0 expansion card and install it in an empty expansion slot. Rick’s answer: Yes, you sure can Shelley, and it’s very easy to do. My question is can I add some USB 3.0 ports to my Mac Pro? I’d really like to be able to use a USB 3.0 hard drive with this computer. My computer is an older Mac Pro MC560LL/A and it only has USB 2.0 ports. I read your article about adding USB 3.0 ports to a PC and I was wondering if they can be added to a Mac too? Note: The links in this post are affiliate links.