W5590 or X5677 real world differences
Hi all, I'm currently on the bench with deciding between the W5590 or X5677. There is a seller that I've found that can sell a pair of w5590's for £84. I can't seem to see anywhere (Apart from China)...
View ArticleAdd SSD to 2008 Mac Pro & Partitions
Hello all I have just purchased a 1TB SSD hard drive. My plan is to replace my main HD which currently sits in bay 1. I have the 3.5 adapter as well so everything should work out getting the drive in...
View ArticleNewest Purchases: Mac Pro 1.1 and eMac
eMac was $30, works great. Have to upgrade the ram and add an Airport Extreme card (only came with 128MB). Mac Pro 1.1 was $100. It is the 2006 model with 2 Dual Core 2.66GHz Xeon CPU's and stock...
View ArticleMail on macbook pro
Hi, I have a macbook pro and am using the mail app. Whilst gmail shows all messages, other mail accounts are only showing recent messages. My macbook air, with the same accounts shows all messages .....
View ArticleHelp me PLEASE!! :-(
Good Morning! I write because I have long been reading your forum but I'm very very lost with the updates I want to make my MAC PRO 5.1. - I bought a Intel Xeon w3690 3,46ghz and I'm waiting for it to...
View ArticleIssue Upgrading Mac Pro from 4,1 to 5,1
So, After seeing the video that the guys from Tek Syndicate uploaded, and seeing a 4,1 for $50 on craigslist, I decided to try to take this project on. I downloaded the Firmware update tool (supposedly...
View ArticleWhat are the options for 10GbE on Mac Pros?
I recently put together a Synology clone NAS and I'm considering getting 10GbE to maximize transfer speeds. Ideally, I'd like to use SPF+ connections (for cost reasons). 1. Are there any off the shelf...
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...
View ArticleAll We Know About Maximizing CPU Related Performance
For those individuals who have successfully built or currently successfully build their own system(s) and/or have successfully modified or do successfully modify their prebuilt system(s) for maximum...
View Article2009 Processor Tray in 2010 Chassis?
You might ask why I'd want to do this. Well, I find myself with a spare 2009 dual-CPU tray (with CPUs preinstalled), and a 2010 chassis with a single-CPU tray installed. I tried the 2009 processor tray...
View ArticleHint: 10.6.4 on Mac Pro 5,1 with 980Ti
Long story short - I had to reformat my Mac Pro 5,1, which came with an ATI 5870 GPU, and now has a flashed GTX980Ti installed. Not expecting to get anywhere, I tried to boot from the 10.6.4 DVD and...
View ArticleSoft RAIDs and El Capitan
Hello, I've been using a soft RAID0 set (two 2TB black drives) ever since 10.8, and it has been working flawlessly hasn't failed or been rebuilt in years). It's currently in a two 2TB volumes set-up,...
View ArticleFinal Cut X 10.2.3 Problems Importing AVCHD
Hi Everyone, I don't know if this is the right section or not but here goes nothing. I usually never have this problem but for some reason this time while trying to upload the AVCHD file Final Cut X...
View ArticleMacPro 3.1 makeover
What form factor does the motherboard of MP 3.1 have? Would be a shame to not use the fine old MP casing so I figured one could perhaps install new hardware by replacing the motherboard (only using the...
View ArticleMP 1.1 & 10.6 - cheap gpu&wifi?
Hi all A friend's old mp 1.1 is serving as a music production machine, but recently the video card broke. What would be a cheap replacement card, considering that no high gpu-performace is really...
View ArticleDisaster on upgraded Mac Pro 2009
All I can say is, "oh no!" I upgraded my 2009 Mac Pro firmware to 5,1 then upgrade the CPUs to two 6-core processors, upgraded to 1333 memory, turned it on, works...life was good!! I migrated my...
View ArticleIs my Video Card going or my CPU Mac Pro Desktop going wacky
I just started to have an issue on my mac last week. i have a 2009 mac pro 2.66 quad core desktop and i am running snow leopard 10.6.8. my graphics card is a nvidia geforce gt 120. (i know i am out of...
View Articlenormal operating temps and cooling
Ever since I moved house last year, my 4,1 quad is consistently running at higher temps than before. At the old house, iStat would show it idling at 39C (102F), and even under load, it wouldn't go much...
View ArticleModify retail Intel NICs to use Small Tree OS X Drivers
FOLKS, THIS WILL WRITE TO THE CARD EEPROM AND INCORRECT USAGE COULD RENDER YOUR CARD USELESS. THESE STEPS ARE SPECIFIC TO MY INTEL X520-DA2 10GbE CARD ONLY. HOWEVER, WITH SOME WORK THEY CAN PROBABLY BE...
View Article4k Ultra HD monitor questions
I have Mac Pro 3,1 and 3 x 24" HP LP2475w LCDs I'm thinking of swapping them out for one 55" Ultra HD 4k LCD. Question is what is the best way to deal with so much realestate. On Windows 10 I can use...
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