Mac Pro won't fully boot
Sat down to my studios' 2006 Mac Pro the other day and it wouldn't fully boot. It chimes but to a grey screen. Unplugged everything and put it up on the bench went through all the procedures here...
View Article2010 Mac Pro 2.4 Ghz Quad Core
I was working in photoshop last week and noticed that the mouse/wacom was acting sluggish and then all of a sudden my Cinema Display 27 went dark and never recovered. Since then I've been resetting all...
View Article4,1 Dual / Single CPU Tray interchangability?
I have a single cpu 4,1 (flashed to 5,1) that I have upgraded to a 3.46 cpu, but unfortunately I had a case issue with it and need to replace the case. I have located near me a DUAL CPU 4,1 (again...
View ArticleSLI for Mac Pro under windows
Anyone wanna give it a try? http://xdevs.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.30
View ArticleProcessor Core temperature meter app, anyone?
Im looking for a (free) app for OSX that will measure core temperature for the processor cores on my Mac Pro. I have tried some apps but i don't get the exact core temperatures. Since i just did a...
View ArticleWill a Mac Pro 2009 with upgraded firmware 4,1 -> 5,1 be obsolete next year?
In the practice of Apple obsolete products are those that were discontinued more than seven years ago. So far Apple has discontinued all hardware service for obsolete products with no exceptions....
View ArticleBest 1TB SSD for Mac Pro 5,1
I've searched the site, but I'm looking for current reports. Looking at Samsung 850. Any advice is gratefully appreciated.
View ArticleAMD Releases Polaris Based Radeon Pro Graphics Cards
I didn't realize that people missed this announcement. I believe these will be the cards used in the Mac Pro up dates when we get them.
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 ArticleGUIDE: HDMI Audio
Good news everyone! Those of you running Mac OS 10.8 or later with non-Apple NVidia or AMD Graphics Cards can now take advantage of HDMI audio output. You will need to install a supplemental HDMIAudio...
View ArticleNew Titan X physically compatible with older MacPro?
Apart from the fact that currently there're no drivers for NVIDIA Pascal GPUs, can you actually plug a new Pascal Titan X into an older (read: non-cylinder) Mac Pro? Would the PSU be powerful enough?...
View Article280x vs Gtx 980 vs gtx 680
Hi all. I'm newbie here in this forum and I have a question. I am thinking of GPU upgrading for my mac pro 5.1 mid 2012 to do some hobby video editing with Nvidia product as they have CUDA. I have been...
View ArticleSLI in Windows with 1 MVC card
I had one of my 980tis flash by MVC (love having a boot screen, thanks MVC!) but at the samd time I got a second 980ti that I wanted to SLI in Windows. I don't get the option in the Nvidia control...
View ArticleDelidding a Xeon X5690 with only a Vice (video)
Hey guys, I made a video about delidding a Xeon X5690 using only a vice! The results where perfect! After cleaning up and successfully testing the first one I went on to the second. Both turned out...
View ArticleHow macOS Sierra handle Mac Pro 4,1 and 5,1? Interesting!!
As 2009 mac pro (4,1) can flash to be 2010-2012 (5,1). And it hasn't different to the other two. Now, apple state that, macOS Sierra has support only 2010 Mac Pro and later. So now there are two option...
View ArticleOne CPU to flash firmware
I got a question that derived from another thread I started: If I replace my cpu board with an original apple 4,1 board due to damage of CPU socket, will I need at least 1 CPU that is compatible with...
View ArticleWould a new Mac Pro resuscitate this forum?
Zombie and Necro'd threads as far as the eye can see. The usual suspects chasing each other's tails. Ad hoc b.s. just spewed back and forth. What a mess. How many more circular conversations can you...
View Article2010 Mac Pro SSD with controller card question
Good afternoon, Going to preface this by saying I purchased a used 2010 Mac Pro yesterday. I was totally on the fence for awhile but I can safely say now I absolutely love this thing. So fast! I was...
View ArticleMac Pro 5.1 no chime, no boot... but after 10 hours disconnected to power
HI all. Once again the (obviously) very common NO BOOT, NO CHIME problem. I'm running a Mid 2010 Westmere 2.4 8Core with 32RAM, original ATI, Crucial SSD (boot drive), 2 WD 1TB Drives. Additional PCI...
View ArticleUnbricking 4870
Hi there, I'm not sure if what I have in mind makes sense. I have a bricked hd 4870 and I have to flash it with a PC because there is no way to boot my mac pro with this card. I aslo have a PC, but...
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