External caddy for 4 drives from Mac Pro Tower
Hi I have just upgraded from an early 2008 Mac Pro with 4 x 500GB 3.5inch 7200rpm drives to a late 2015 27inch 5k iMac. What is my best option in terms of an external caddy for utilising the 4 drives...
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MacPro 5.1 & Samsung SM951 PCIe External?
Hey Folks! I hope someone can help. I recently picked up a MacPro 5.1 and i am doing some upgrades One of the first things i did was install the Samsung SM951 PCIe storage into a Lycom DT-120 and...
View ArticleHow to tell original 2010 MP from firmware upgraded 2009?
title says it all really. i have no doubts my MP is an original 2010 build but it would be nice to know if i can tell for certain. is there any serial numbers in a specific place somewhere or maybe...
View ArticleTrying to format hard drive difficulties
Hey guys I'm trying to format my hard drive on my Mac Pro but I keep getting error "couldn't unmount disk". Can anyone help? I'll attach a file of terminal in post below --- Post Merged, Apr 2, 2016 at...
View Article4,1 / El Cap / Flashed 7950 / DP 1.2 boot problem
I recently bought a 4,1 single CPU and did many of the usual upgrades (X5670, 24GB 1333MHz RAM, SATA SSD, 802.11ac+BT4.0 card). My impetus for doing all of this is I had recently purchased a Seiki Pro...
View ArticleUpgrade Mac Pro 3.1 (2008)
Hi all, I am about to purchase a second-hand 2008 Mac Pro, and was looking for some advice on how to upgrade. Here are the specs: 1x Quad Core 2.8Ghz CPU 22GB RAM No hard drive ATI Radeon HD 5770 As...
View ArticleAMD Radeon HD 7800
I have an AMD Radeon HD 7800 I got for free (friend upgraded his gaming PC). If I get a cMP, can it be used reasonably integratedly? TIA!
View ArticleMac won't restart
I've had this particular problem on the machine. Mac Pro 2.8 quad. Until recently it only had 3GB ram. I switched the hard drives into my other MP quad 2.66 and it never had a problem restarting. I...
View ArticlePCIe card to hold two Samsung SM951's
Hi, There is this card: http://www.amazon.com/Lycom-DT-120-PCIe-Adapter-Support/dp/B00MYCQP38/ref=pd_bxgy_147_text_y which will hold one. I've searched and found none that can hold two, thereby...
View ArticleLooking for recommendations for graphics card
My graphics card (ATI Radeon HD 2600XT) is on it's last leg and I need to replace it ASAP. Looking for recommendations. Do I need to look for something compatible with my OS (El Capitan)? MacPro -...
View ArticleGTX 680 flash not working
Hi all, I dug my old Mac Pro 1,1 out of storage, and found that I could use standard PC GPUs in it. I've been using an EVGA GTX 680 2G in it for a few weeks, but the lack of a boot screen can be...
View ArticleWhere to buy Apple 1TB SSD for nMac Pro
I would like to upgrade my Black Mac Pro from the 256GB SSD to a 1TB SSD. But I'd like to order the actual part that Apple uses so the SSD will be fully compatible with boot camp. I checked OWC but I...
View Article4,1 to 5,1 -Quad to Hex. Now only detects half my ram, and one CPU. Also...
...memory slots available. Really odd. Two new X5650's installed. Everything went fine. Booted up, tried various resets, but now my Mac only detects half the ram, and one processor. It's as if it...
View ArticleAmfeltec x16 PCIe with 4 SSDs: 5900+ MB/s
Just read an interesting review of a PCIe card which accepts four flash blades: http://barefeats.com/hard210.html Intro from the article: "Our readers have been frustrated by the inability to get more...
View ArticlePCIe x1 -> 3 x1 or more switching chipsets in cMP?
I have ordered one of these which are listed as "OSX compatible": http://www.ebay.com/itm/221692418838 This thing splits x1 PCIe coming from the wifi card slot into 3 x1 slots at supposedly PCIe 2.0...
View ArticleAdding Internal CD/DVD Drive - any specific requirements?
so my superdrive isn't working. I'm looking to put one or two replacement drives in, just something dirt cheap. But given its Apple, i suspect there may be some specific requirement i should know...
View ArticleJust got a free 2006 Pro
I find myself in possession of a 2006 Mac Pro 2x2.66 that I got from my local computer recycler for free. The machine boots fine, the only issue with it is that no USB ports work. The recycler kept the...
View ArticleDid I upgrade or downgrade ?
Hey guys, so please don't rip me apart as I believe I made the right choice but give me your opinions and please keep it civil. Ok so I currently own a late 2013 MBPR 15" 2.3 quad with 750M 2GB VRAM...
View Article4.1 Dual CPU Delid? or Leave the lid down?
After a great experience upgrading a single CPU 4.1 to 5.1 six core 3.33, I now have the opportunity to upgrade a dual CPU 4.1. Firstly, it's only because of this forum and the helpful information...
View ArticleLightRoom is very slow with 2012 12 core 3.06 Mac Pro
Hey guys so I bought my self a used mid 2012 Mac Pro with 32GB Ram and upgraded the CPU to 12 core 3.06 X5675 X2 from its original 12 core 2.4 E5645 X2. As well as a PCIe mount for my SSD 512GB MX200...
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