SSD in 3.5" HDD Sled
Hey just wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. I have a Mac Pro 2009 and my HDD is starting to fail so I was going to put in an SSD I have spare, however the ports won't line up....
View ArticleIt's over
can't say how I know, but I have 100% confirmation this morning that Apple will discontinue the Mac Pro, instead focusing on "professional" capabilities of iMac. Will be an official acknowledgement of...
View Article4K Monitor: Dell vs LG
I'm returning a Asus PA328 since this monitor isn't compatible with my 5,1/12 core 3.3/980ti Mac at full 4K/60. I've read tons and now considering these: 1) Dell P2715Q 2) Dell UP3216Q 3) LG 31MU97-B...
View ArticleiMac Pro?
I just noticed all of the 4-core Kaby Lake Xeon processors are only going to be around 74-78W. Not sure about the 6 core or 8 core. http://wccftech.com/kaby-lake-xeon-e3-1200-v6-lineup/ Is it possible...
View ArticleAux Power Location for 1st Gen Mac Pro?
I know this is a dumb question but I can't seem to find the answer. I'm upgrading to a Nvidia GeForce 8800GT graphics card on my 1st gen Mac Pro. I know how to install the card and that it needs aux...
View ArticleWindows on SM951?
Hi chaps, I was wondering if anyone had successfully installed Windows 10 or another Windows flavour on an SM951, and if so, how did they do it? I seem to recall having to boot into the EFI installer...
View ArticleSATA Express meets the '09 Mac Pro - 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 ArticleSo I got the GTX 980 "Mac Edition" from MacVidCard
... and installed on my MP5,1. Booted up, full EFI screen and everything including the Bootcamp works like a charm. BTW these guys are top notch! Very professional, friendly and awesome. Here's the...
View ArticleMacPro Early 2008, GTX680 2GB, 10.9.5 - Can I get 3440x1440 over HDMI?
Hi, I have both a gaming PC (DisplayPort) and my MacPro (DVI) hooked up into a 27" Dell 2560x1440 display and it all works fine. I am looking to buy a new G-Sync 3440x1440 monitor, specifically this...
View ArticlePixlas 4.1 Mac Pro mod
I'm creating a thread for my 4.1-->5.1 mod to keep everything in one place. I will document my upgrade to X5690, PCIe SSD (Apple SSUBX) and PSU mod to allow for two modern gfx cards using only the...
View ArticleKernel Panics runnig stress test
Mac Pro 4.1 >5.1 upgraded to 3.46Ghz CPU. I started testing with Geekbench stress test, and after a few minutes I get a reboot due to panic, here is one of those logs (I do not get panics while...
View ArticleApple trackpad problems with El Capitan
I recently upgraded OS to 10.11.6 on my 2009 Mac Pro and have had problems with my Apple magic trackpad. It seems to intermittently drop and recover connection and also appears to lag in response to...
View Article802.11ac, BT 4.0 and Continuity & Handoff are working on Mac Pro 2010 (Keep...
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View ArticleDiscontinued
The mac mini blog (which is even more depressed than the mac pro blog) has some posts by people who noticed Amazon identifies the mac pro as being a DISCONTINUED ITEM. Originally, the notice appeared...
View ArticleForce Mac Pro to boot with external SSD drive?
Hello all, I’ve updated my Mac Pro 3,1 early 2008 (2 x 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon) with a Samsung 500 GB solid state SATA drive. I did a clean install of 10.11.6 on the new drive (Snow leopard then...
View Articleati 5770 can't be recognized in mac pro 2,1
I have an ati 5770 card that was working in a mac pro. Then the mac pro stopped recognizing it. I tried it in a pc and it worked fine. I used atiwinflash to backup the card rom and tried to reflash the...
View ArticlePCI Sata 3 or PCI Sata express for MacPro 4.1
Hi, I'm upgrading my MacPro but I would need your advise between getting a SSD 2.5" with a PCI SATA 3 or a PCI express with a M.2 Ssd. My computer runs on El Capitan and I'll install El Capitan on it...
View ArticleShould I remove the RAID card?
MacPro 3,1 (early 2008) currently using (two) 300gb, 15k rpm SAS drives. The RAID battery is dead anyway. My Time Capsule backup is a copy of the system volume being shared between the two drives. How...
View ArticleWhat is the stock AirPort card model for Mac Pro 2008?
I am working on a personal project to fully restore a Mac Pro 2008 (MacPro3,1) to only stock Apple parts and original configuration. It is for an exhibition. I am finding conflicting information on...
View ArticleIs it ok to buy and build classic Mac Pro?
Im trying to build Mac pro base on 2012 version but all parts like CPU, Motherboard, RAM, HDD, and etc have short life cycle around 5 years I believe. I do need desktop computer performance but can't...
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