Mid-2010 Mac Pro 5,1 Major Power Issue
I just recently acquired a Mid-2010 Mac Pro 5,1, and it is now having a major issue. When I initially got it (a few hours ago), it worked perfectly fine. However, after letting it sit awhile unattended...
View ArticleMac Pro 3,1 Running Sierra
Hi Folks, I've decided to create a specific thread for the Mac Pro 3,1 as that has its own unique set of circumstances to get Sierra up and running. The good news is, after a LOT of help from Netkas,...
View ArticleMacPro1,1 - freeze
occasionally, my MP will freeze and can only be shut down by holding the power button. Sometimes upon wake from sleep, other times it just happens. 10.9.5. on an SSD following Tiamos method w/an...
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Odd behaviour PC Card in Mac
I just updated my windows drive in my Mac Pro 2009 flashed to 5,1 and rebooted back into OS 10.12. Usually it boots right into the desktop but this time I saw the Apple logo halfway through the boot...
View ArticleGTX 980 HDMI limited bandwidth
Setup Mac Pro 5,1 GTX 980 (not flashed) ROG SWIFT PG348Q OS X Sierra Latest Nvidia drivers The problem: When plugged into the Displayport on the monitor, everything works as expected, it goes up to the...
View ArticleMac Pro (Late 2013) GPU (Driver) Issues
I want to share my experience with you. My MP arrived few days ago with OS X Yosemite 10.10 on it, and just after setting it up and connecting to network, I installed 10.10.2 update from AppStore and...
View Articlewhat will happen to the mac pro 1,1 2,1 3,1 and 4,1
i know the 1,1 and 2,1 have only been unsupported for a while now since lion so do you all think we will get it up and running and do you think that the 3,1 and 4,1 will be upgradable as well. I'm in...
View ArticleJust installed GTX680, no fan peak at start up?
I've just installed a GTX 680 on my 2009 mac pro. I've flashed it with the mac bios and everything seems to be fine apart from on start up it doesn't seem to do the fan peak (when the fans ramp up and...
View ArticleMac Pro CPU Compatibility List
Bokkow and I have created a Mac Pro CPU compatibility list. The intent is to cover all relevant and compatible CPU upgrades for all Mac Pros. These are asked about over and over and over again, so I...
View Articlehaving a tough time trying to find the bootloader for OS X 10.5
Having a tough time trying to find the bootloader for OS X 10.5 download Any help would be appreciated Typo I'm looking for os x mavericks 10.9.5 Chuck
View ArticlePossible to Overclock a Nehalem Mac Pro??
Just as the title says. Is it possible to overclock this pupy a bit via OS X?
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Write up on flashing a Gigabyte AMD Radeon 7950
hello all so I own a Mac Pro 1,1/2,1 that I have upgraded substantially over time and I am always looking to upgrade it when possible. now one thing I have wanted for it was a ATI Radeon 7950/7970/R9...
View ArticleInstalling OS 10.12 on PCI mounted SSD
Is it safe to Update from OS 10.11.8 to OS 10.12 on a SSD attached to a Velocity Solo x2 pci card? Should I pull it and attach it to the main drive buss?
View ArticleHow many people have gone 'off the grid' in terms of ignoring new osx versions?
Just curious how many folks have decided to sit tight with a back-level version of osx, having determined that the computer meets their needs as is and don't want to hassle with upgrade issues. This...
View Articlegtx 950 OS X el capitan
im not getting any response out of the gnu hooked in through dvi works under windows i installed the web drivers as well
View ArticleMac Pro 1,1 video card question
Does the video card in a MP1,1 only work in the lower PCIe slot or can it be located in one of the other slots? I'm asking because I'm trying to isolate an intermittent loss of video signal problem, so...
View Articleold issue new symptoms
I'm posting on a god forsaken iPad bc my 1,1 desktop refuses to boot under ANY of the tips I've discovered over 3 days of searching the geek threads. New battery CO2032 in the main board. No hdds in...
View Article2008 3,1 Beach ball after ~5 minutes
I've started having trouble with my trusty early 2008 3,1 MacPro, 10GB RAM dual 2.8GHz, four year old ATI Radeon HD 5870, bunch of drives. It runs the latest 10.6 version snow leopard as its the...
View ArticleWeird cpu failure
Hi guys, I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction because im out of ideas. I wanted to upgrade my macpro 4.1 to 5.1 by swapping the cpu's to 2 x5680's. The upgrade went fine at first, but...
View ArticleHow macOS Sierra handle Mac Pro 4,1 and 5,1? Interesting!!
As 2009 mac pro (4,1) can flash to be 2010-2012 (5,1). And it hasn't different to the other two. Now, apple state that, macOS Sierra has support only 2010 Mac Pro and later. So now there are two option...
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