Mac Pro 2,1 -> 5,1
I'm thinking of buying a older Mac Pro 2,1 and ripping out the guts and piecing together a 5,1 off of parts. Does anyone know if this is possible? Are the cases exactly the same? Thanks
View ArticleMac Pro (Early 2008) 820-2128-A Mobo Question
So I ordered a couple 3.2GHz Xeon's for my 820-2128-A motherboard, and rummaging around on eBay noticed there's a 820-2128-B motherboard as well, that's supposed to be for the 3.2GHz chip. I can't seem...
View ArticleNo Audio
I have Mac Pro (version 2009) and I am currently receiving no internal or external sound. There are no internal computer chimes when the computer is restarted. The input and output tabs in the Sound...
View ArticleProblem Upgrading Mac Pro 4.1 to 5.1
Hi, I'm having trouble upgrading from 4.1 to 5.1 on my early 2009 Mac Pro running El Capitan. The Mac Pro 2009-2010 Firmware Tool seems to work fine with the MacProEFIUpdate.dmg and after rebooting,...
View ArticleHow'd I do?
Morning all! I've finally done what I've been telling friends and family I would do for years now; I sold my iMac and bought myself a used Mac Pro. I found a lightly-used 5,1 2.8 Quad on Craigslist for...
View ArticleUpgrade to El Capitan?
I am debating whether i should upgrade to EL Capitan from Yosemite on my Mac Pro 5,1 this weekend or not. Is there any reason for me to upgrade to EL Capitan now or should I stick with Yosemite for a...
View ArticlecMP 2008 + 64GB MEM = SLOW DISKS while 48 GB = FAST DISKS; why?
So I have been facing a dilemma and was hoping for some expert opinion/advice as I am baffled by this problem.. I loaded my cMP 2008 with 64GB 667MHz 8x8GB Crucial memory (server-grade) and noticed an...
View ArticleMac Pro automatically turning itself on.
Since I have upgraded my MacPro to Leopard it automatically turns itself on at midnight, every night without fail. I have checked the schedule section of System Preferences and nothing is selected. It...
View ArticleUpgrading 2010 CPU but I may have been sent wrong CPU!
Man, I've had a lot of eBay and Amazon miss orders lately. Some has been me but this wasn't. My Mac Pro is 2010 2.8ghz 5,1. I purchased X5690 but I GOT Xeon X5698. It clicks at 4.4 not 3.46. That would...
View ArticleWQHD or 4K (MP 5,1)
My current setup is a MP5,1 (10.10) showing its product through a radeon 5770 HD on a venerable 23" Cinema display. While I think that the 23"ACD (especially for its age) is a brilliant display, I've...
View ArticleNew Graphics Card For 2008 Mac Pro
Hello Everyone, I am looking to purchase a new graphics card for my mac pro within the 200 - 400 dollar range. With my current setup right now I am using my mac for video and photo editing (Premiere,...
View ArticleDoes anyone have an extra empty mac pro case (2006-2012)
Hi everyone, Just wanted to ask for a favor of the great community here. Does anyone have a spare mac pro case that they are not using? It can be an empty case or with a computer that they have no use...
View ArticleBuying Advice for 2009 Mac Pro
Thank you for viewing this thread, this message is a little long so skip to the end for a condensed version. Hey, first time poster and long time lurker. I've been looking at purchasing a used 2009 Mac...
View ArticleSecure erase Samsung SSD
Hi guys, I am trying to 'secure erase' and reinstall Mavericks on my Samsung SSD 850 PRO SSD. As that option is greyed out in disk utility for ssd, I tried to achieve that by enabling 'Filevault' first...
View ArticleHard drive spins up periodically, even with sleep option enabled
I have a 2008 Mac Pro with the original OSX drive and then two other hard drives, one I use for Boot Camp/Fusion and the other for my work files. Under Energy Save in system preferences, I have it so...
View ArticlecMP 1,1 CPU upgrade
I believe the Intel Xeon E5345 SLAEJ Quad Core 2.33GHz 8MB 1333MHz Socket 771 Processor will work in the cMP 1,1. I've read up on some threads here, and do I need to worry about two of these pulls...
View ArticleSeveral boot partitions - Systemstart takes very long
Hello, yesterday I intalles Windows 10 on my nMP. After my first BootCamp installation I had some problems, so I decided to delete BootCamp from DiskUtilities and install Windows 10 again. Now I...
View ArticleThe Hackintosh Thread
Since asking about creating a hackintosh sticky I've been going to do this so here it goes: This is the MR hackintosh thread, yes I know there are other places on the web that discuss this but IMHO...
View ArticleUpgrading a 2010 Mac Pro Quad (2.8Ghz) to a Xeon W3690
Has anyone done this successfully? I just ordered a Mac Pro quad and am wanting to upgrade the CPU. The price for a W3680 is the same as a W3690, so I figure I would get the faster of the two. Also, if...
View ArticleSATA Express meets the '09 MacPro - 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...
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