MAC PRO 4,1 and 5,1 PCIe AUX Power
The Mac Pro 4,1 & 5,1 have plenty of PCIe AUX power, unless you need more than 300 watts for your GPU(s). Remember you get 75 watts from the PCIe slot. Each PCIe AUX 6 pin connector in the Mac Pro...
View ArticleMac Pro (Late 2013) Pink Startup Screen Since macOS Sierra Update
Hello! I have a Late 2013 nMP bought in early 2014 which originally came with OS X 10.9 Mavericks but was upgraded to OS X 10.10 Yosemite. I've recently upgraded to macOS Sierra and am experiencing...
View ArticleNo bootable device Bootcamp MacPro
Hi, Today I finally installed Windows 8 on my MP. After few manipulations/setup I moved the internat hard drive from the bay 2 to bay 4. Now when I want to boot on windows I select the bootcamp...
View ArticleGUIDE: HDMI Audio
Good news everyone! Those of you running Mac OS 10.8 or later with non-Apple NVidia or AMD Graphics Cards can now take advantage of HDMI audio output. You will need to install a supplemental HDMIAudio...
View Article802.11ac, BT 4.0 and Continuity & Handoff are working on Mac Pro 2010 (Keep...
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View ArticleMac Pro 5.1 bluetoot has failed
Hi all Back about a year ago my built in Bluetooth stopped working. Does not show up any longer. I tried replacing module on motherboard with another, still nothing. So, my question after reading some...
View ArticleApple Mac Pro - Xeon E5 3.5 GHz - 32 GB - 1 TB SSD - $2,219.99
Completely new to this forum but wanted to post the below deal. Apple Mac Pro - Tower - 1 x Xeon E5 / 3.5 GHz - RAM 32 GB - SSD 1 TB - FirePro D500 - GigE - WLAN: Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac - OS X...
View ArticleXFX AMD Radeon RX 460 Single Slot Card Work on Mac Pro?
Hi all, has anyone tried this single slot card on a Mac Pro and gotten it to work? http://xfxforce.com/en-us/products/amd-radeon-rx-400-series/rx-460-4gb-sf-rx-460p4tfg5 Seems like a nice low power (I...
View ArticlePoll - How will Apple update the Mac Pro?
Take the poll, leave a comment. Your guess is as good as anyone's.
View ArticleMac Pro with Express Card 34 adapter
I bought this little and cheap PCI Express to Express Card 34 adapter, and installed it in my Mac Pro 4,1: http://www.kabeldiscount.ch/index.php?a=6882 It supports PCI Express 2.0 and link speed up to...
View ArticlePCIE M.2 NVMe on MacPro
Hi, Yesterday I did install my new Lycom DT-120 with its SM951 512GB (NVMe) M.2 PCIe. I've to admit, it's fast! Moving from a SSD SATA II to a PCIe SSD it is a different world! With the raise of the...
View ArticleHow best to partition 6TB drive for Mac Pro
Just bought a HGST Deskstar NAS 6TB for my ageing Mac Pro 2008 to replace the failing 320GB WD POS that came with the Mac Pro. A few questions.. Q1. What is the best application to partition and format...
View ArticleGTX680 + Philips BDM4065UC 4K - 60Hz boot problem
I just bought a Philips BDM4065UC 4K 40" Monitor & am using it with my Mac Pro 3,1 with a GTX680 flashed with Mac EFI. The problem I have is that I can only use Display Port 1.2 & thus 60Hz...
View Article2006 Mac Pro no power to drives
I have 2006 Mac Pro which is not receiving power to any of the hard drives or power to the cd drive. The cd drive will not eject and the hard drives do not spin. I checked the drives in a known working...
View ArticleAsus R9 280X 3,1 MP
I am looking to connect a Asus R9 280X what do I need to make sure this runs without destroying my Mac Pro? Could I use 2 Molex to 1 8 pin and the 6 pin from the motherboard?
View ArticleCan you run 4,1/5,1 machine with one stick of 8GB RAM?
Hi, Trying to trouble shoot some memory/hardware issues running memtestosx in single user mode. Obviously it's easier to troubleshoot memory problems if I do it one stick at a time - so is it OK to run...
View ArticleWierd Issues with cMP, GTX 980 Ti and Premiere
After a Mac Pro Classic hardware overhaul to better support a 4K workflow, primarily in Premiere Pro, and after a couple of projects under my belt, I have been making some recurring observations… -...
View ArticleMac Pro Wants to Shut Down All The Time
For some reason, my Mac Pro wants to shut down all the time. Every 10 mins or so the message, "Do you want to shut down etc. etc." comes up with the usual options of Restart/Sleep//ShutDown or Cancel....
View ArticleHow to install a PC nVidia card in a Mac Pro and how to safely do OS updates
The problem with non-EFI (PC) graphics cards is that they aren't initialized by the Mac boot sequence, so the screen remains black until a compatible driver is loaded. The built-in default OS X nVidia...
View Article2006/2007 Mac Pro (1,1/2,1) and OS X Yosemite
This first post is usually updated with recent summarized information. Simply looking to download the Piker-Alpha macosxbootloader? Links: Piker-Alpha bootloader boot.efi with either black or light...
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