Please Help! Mac Pro 3,1 (Early 2009) Won't boot - just a single click...
Please Help! I cloned my HD onto an SSD, which sped things up a lot. I added a 1 x 16GB of RAM to replace the 4 x 2GB that were in there, and it ran fine. Then, when it was shut down completely 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 ArticleFrequently Asked Questions About NVIDIA PC (non-EFI) Graphics Cards
There has been a fair amount of confusion about the NVIDIA PC card support since it was last enabled in the 10.7.3 web driver. I'm going to use the term PC card to describe a stock card with no EFI,...
View Article[WARNING] Parallels / BootCamp users with NON-EFI Cards and Blank Screen!
Beware! This discussion thread has been opened to provide information about this issue with Parallels/BootCamp with Non-EFI Cards. This is for those that are seeing a Blank Screen / Black screen on...
View ArticleFast HDD storage options for 5,1
Hi everyone, I use my Macintosh a great deal with VMware Fusion and have many VMs running at once. It was ordered from Apple with a 512MB SSD and a 2TB HDD. I have added two additional 2TB HDDs and...
View Articleclip (snap rivet) for Northbridge heat-sink on 2009 Mac Pro 2X2.26
So I just picked up a Mac Pro on the weekend. I tested it prior to purchase with the ASD S3132 diagnostic. It passed everything EXCEPT the TNOD test, where it gave an error that the IOH sensor was...
View ArticleGaming on the new Mac Pro (Far Cry 4, BF H), drivers, over clocking ...
Hello World! I want to share my experience with high end gaming on new Mac Pro (nMP D500 6 core); For the past few days i’ve been trying to make the game play of Far Cry 4 & Battlefield Hardline...
View ArticlePlease Help! Mac Pro 4,1 (Early 2009) Won't boot - just a single click...
Please Help! I cloned my HD onto an SSD, which sped things up a lot. I added a 1 x 16GB of RAM to replace the 4 x 2GB that were in there, and it ran fine. Then, when it was shut down completely it...
View ArticleMac Pro Magic Mouse Bluetooth Issues Solved
This is taken from my blog but mods won't let me link to it so I will post it here: This came about after buying a Magic Mouse and finding that the mouse wasn't working how it should. The pointer was...
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...
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NVMe for Mac Pro 5,1
Hey guys ! I'm currently working on modifying the Mac Pro's EFI to support booting from NVMe drives. The actual implementing isn't so hard if I don't run into any surprises. But it will take some as...
View ArticleSeveral Kernel Panic Reboots over the last several months
Hello, I've had a couple kernel panic reboots late at night when I'm not around. Wondering what your take is on the following log? Code: Anonymous UUID: FC984446-6540-B8CF-246C-52E6A090E649 Fri Jan 29...
View ArticleDrive Not Ejected Properly??
On my 2012 Mac Pro 3.06 gig Desktop with 2 Western Digital external drives, the next morning I almost always get the message Drive not properly ejected, and the drive, or drives are missing from the...
View ArticleUSB 3.0
Hi guys i have usb 3.0 card coming in fro my mac pro 2009 now do i need usb 3.0 card reader or any reader will do Thanks
View ArticleComputer sleep "Never" for cMP
Hi guys, I want to choose the computer sleep 'Never' setting for my cMP 2009 (Mavericks, cpu 3.46G, 48G RAM, 2 sata ssds, 1 pcie ssd and 3 WD spin drives) as the usb3 Lacie external drive keeps getting...
View ArticleQHD Monitor Recommendation
Hello! I'm noticing problems with my current DELL monitor, I think it might die soon. Looking for a QHD monitor as a replacement from my current HD monitor, here's what I've found: 27-inch Select...
View Articledivergent ssd speed test results
This may not be very critical, but inquisitive minds want to know; I have an Samsung 850EVO (500GB) on an OWC Accelsior S PCIe card in my '09 quad. Trim Enabler's benchmark shows: View attachment...
View ArticleKOMPUTERBAY FB-DIMM 677MHz extreme thermal paste leakage?
Hi guys, My brother and I are upgrading his Mac Pro 3.1. Because his on a tight budget we searched and bought: Komputerbay 16GB (8x 2GB) DDR2 PC2-5300F 667MHz CL5 ECC Fully Buffered 2Rx4 FB-DIMM (240...
View ArticleUSB 3.x PCIe Cards for Classic Mac Pro
Thread summary for latest recommendations. This thread refers to PCIe cards for adding USB 3.0 and 3.1 to classic Mac Pros. (Currently 3.1 is not supported in OS X, but is in Windows.) General Notes:...
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Internal Sofware RAID ejecting
Wondering if anyone can help: I have a Newer Tech Software RAID setup with three drives in my mac pro (2010, yosemite)....Lately, it has been ejecting on its own periodically and I get the error...
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