10.12.1 boot loop
Hi all, Today I decided to upgrade to Sierra on my 4,1 MP, so I flashed the firmware to 5,1, and freshly installed Sierra. Everything has gone well until I went to install the latest web driver...
View ArticleDual R9 390x 8GB or Dual RX 480 8GB for FCPX?
If powering any of the dual cards isn't an issue (planning to externally power them,) which pair would be better suited for fcpx? With prices of used 390x going pretty low around my area, I can buy two...
View ArticleThe "I just ordered/bought/got my new/refurb Mac Pro" thread [merged]
I just noticed my status has been changed from "processing" to "preparing for shipment". It would nice to have it this week..
View ArticleGPU & running dual OS systems?
Ah, it's a curse but I have to keep FCP7 going for some clients even though I'm organising to update my Mac Pro (6 core, 3.3mhz 2010, 24gb RAM, GPU ATI Radeon HD 5870) and move to Resolve/FCPX. So my...
View ArticleAti 4870 512MB Rom
Hello, I am looking for a rom to flash my Ati 4870 512MB but nothing is working! I am flashing the Card (using AtiFlash) from a Windows 7 PC i have and when i plugin to the MAC i just see a black...
View ArticleMac Pro 1,1 w/ Windows 8: No Sound!
Okay, I finally installed Windows 8 on my Mac Pro, and so far, everything is okay except for sound. This isn't making any sense considering that the Mac Pro has internal speakers, and it claims to have...
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Flashing a Saphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 to Mac
OK, yes I have ..and am currently searching other places. Found a thread here comparing 4870 to a 5770..but no info on flashing hat I have yet found. I have a 2008 Mac pro 8 Core Xeon 3.0Ghz, with a...
View ArticleGood selling price for nMP
Whats a good selling price for nMP in great condition with 6 Core, D700, 512 SSD, 32GBs of ram?
View ArticleNew mac pro only showing 24hz via 4k, not 60hz?
Hi there everyone. I'm trying to get to the bottom of this problem. I know that my current setup will support 4k @ 60hz but currently (according to 'about this mac') my 2016 LG 4k OLED tv is only...
View ArticleMac Pro dead?
I was working in Logic Pro today and all of a sudden I got the spinning beach ball which is extremely rare. I closed Logic, tried to relaunch but only got the jumping Logic icon. Next I tried a reboot...
View ArticleUSB 3.1 PCIe for cMP info repository
Hi there, Anyone else have info on USB 3.1 PCIe cards for classic Mac Pro models? I've been checking regularly and have only found this Asus model for a single type C port (Nothing yet for any USB 3.1...
View Articleapps will not install
Hi wonder if anyone can help me with this. I am trying to install apps i am using osx tiger 10.4 on a mac pro 1.1 . When i try an install an app it flashes for a second in the bottom bar then vanishes....
View Articlekingston hyperx predator pci e card?
Is this a good choice for my mid 2012 mac pro server. I bought a mint 2012 mac pro quad server 3.2 and wanted to install a pci e ssd in it. The mac should be here tomorrow. Christmas present to me!!...
View ArticleMac Pro 3,1, PCIe SSD operating at only 2.5GT/sec
I picked up a Mac Pro 3,1 pretty cheap and chucked in a Samsung SM951 PCIe SSD, sitting in a Lycom DT-120 M.2 PCIe SSD to PCIe 3.0 x4 adapter (both purchased from RamCity, heh). It works well and boots...
View ArticleIf Apple made an $8-10k flagship machine, what would its specs be?
I was reminiscing about old macs today, and fondly remembered the mac IIfx from back in the early 90's. That machine had a $9k starting price, but it was the de-facto choice for every graphics artist...
View ArticleSATA Express meets the '09 Mac Pro - Bootable NGFF PCIE SSD
** SPRING 2015 Update ** ================================= The PCIe flash marketplace for the cMP continues to expand with the addition of multiple SSD's compatible with the cMP. April 2015 Pricing...
View ArticleSnow Leopard retailed install DVD not working
Hello, after i lost my Mac Pro's original System Install DVD, I started a "battle against nature elements" trying to find a new OS X install DVD to replace the one I lost. I have a Mac Pro (mid 2010),...
View ArticleFan Speed After 4,1 to 5,1 Firmware Upgrade
I just upgraded the firmware on my dual 2.26 quad-core 4,1 to 5,1 (anticipating upgrading to X5675s). No problems with the upgrade; the Mac now shows as a 5,1. But when booting up the fans rev up to...
View ArticleFirmware Tool for 4,1 to 5,1 upgrade
One of the things that bothers me at this moment is that when executing the Mac Pro 2009-2010 Firmware Tool it requires access to the Internet for downloading certain info related to performing the...
View Articleupgraded Mac Pro slow,now the CD doesn't read CDs
3.46 early 2009. I upgraded the CPU last year with two MPs. This one, my main, just slogs. Now I went to burn some CDs for a client and it managed to burn one, but now the Mac rejects every new black...
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