The 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 ArticleMacPro1,1 using 800MHz ECC RAM?
Can my 2006 MacPro1,1 use 800MHz ECC DDR2 fully buffered DIMM RAM that normally are from a MacPro3,1? My stock MacPro1,1 uses 667MHz ECC DDR2 RAM. Can the higher RAM modules simply downclock to fit to...
View ArticleSo is anyone actually running a GTX 1070/80?
Well? Surely someone must have a GTX 1070 by now, does it even work?
View ArticleMac Pro 1,1 Will NOT boot from any media
Hey guys, new to Mac Rumors, but definitely not new to classic Mac and OSX Pre-Leopard. I just picked up a 1,1 Mac Pro with the dual 3GHz CPUs, 4GB memory, 320GB HDD, etc. and I can not get it to boot...
View ArticleIs There a NVidia Webdriver For Sierra Public Beta yet
Sorry if being dumb just wondering if there was a Nvidia webdriver yet that works with the MacOs Sierra Public Beta Stuck on my GT120 at the moment till I get a webdriver for my 980 Cheers
View ArticleUSB not working on Mac Pro 2006/7 - Yosemite
Hello, I originally posted in the "2006/2007 Mac Pro (1,1/2,1) and OS X Yosemite" mega thread about the USB ports stopped working since upgrading to Yosemite and i was given some advice. Unfortunately,...
View ArticleContacts with e-mail Addresses
I would like to update contacts list with all the e-mails I have. I might have 150 e-mails in Apple Mail and in Outlook for Mac Book Pro and so far I have not a good answer from Apple on the Phone...
View Articledimm or udimm
Hi guys i have mac pro 2009 i am looking to upgrade my memory to 32gb 1333MHz DDR3 ECC Memory dimm and latter and down the road my cpu but i usually do 3d modeling with lots of fire sims ect is there a...
View ArticleMoving Drive Info ?
I have in my Mac Pro a 640GB drive, not my main drive just one I use for Bootcamp. This drive is partitioned, Mac OS - Bootamp Can this all be moved to a bigger drive ? If so what process would I use...
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 ArticleGeekbench Score Worse than slower computer?!
Here's my current benchmarks in 64 bit: http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/7274906 And in 32bit: http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/7274925 But these scores are better.. with a slower...
View ArticleMac Pro 3,1 Installation Guide for Sierra
Key Notes: As Apple has decided to not support Sierra on the MacPro 3,1 , there needs to be modifications performed to allow Sierra to be installed on the Mac Pro 3,1 This installation guide ONLY...
View ArticleMac Pro 2,1 interesting info.
A while back I received a Mac Pro 2,1 that had been junked. I would like to share what I learned about it. Apple sold the 2,1 as an 8 core upgrade of the 1,1. They didn’t say anything else was changed...
View ArticleApple Mail Crashes on Sierra Beta 2
Hi All, anyone else having problems with Apple Mail since they installed Beta 2. As soon as I open the application it runs for about 10 seconds then shuts down and I get a crash log for it.
View ArticleMac Pro 1,1 Help?
I have a 2006 Apple Mac Pro 1,1 that I have upgraded the CPU's to 2x Intel Xeon X5355 SLAEG CPU's and upgraded the ram to 11GB. I have also flashed the firmware to the 2,1 firmware and installed...
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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...
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Mac Pro Upgrade
So lets say a new Mac Pro gets released in September. That's a big if, I know, but the remainder of this post is based on this assumption, so please, no pointing out the blindingly obvious and saying...
View ArticleCheap Memory
I was wondering where everyone finds good deals on memory. I am looking for my 6 core 2010 Thanks
View ArticleDead video card?
2008 Mac Pro. Will boot and chime and all but just displays a grey screen on a 30" acd. Intermittently will boot to an apple loading screen with vertical grey stripes. Screen checked with second...
View ArticleMac Pro 1,1: Compatible Wifi AC USB dongles for Yosemite/Capitan?
Anyone have any that work with MP 1,1 AND later versions of OSX (Yosemite, Capitan, etc) ? I could get PCIe card with Bluetooth 4.0 and Wireless AC (or even an internal one), but I prefer USB at least...
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