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MP 1,1-5,1 Accelerated fans Mac Pro 5.1
Hello, I have a 2009 Mac Pro Xeon. Recently, I upgraded it with a CPU tray featuring dual 2.93 GHz Intel Xeon 6-core processors, totaling 12 cores, 64 GB of RAM, and installed Monterey using OpenCore. Everything worked perfectly, but after the upgrade, as soon as I turn on the Mac, the fans kick...- MBolsarini
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- 5.1 firmware mac pro (2009) unbearable noise
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MP 1,1-5,1 2012 Macpro Stops booting Monterey with Opencore
So i have a 2012 5.1 Macpro with an AMD RX 580 8gb Graphics card, i built 3 ssd boot drives that have been successfully booting OS Monterey for a couple of months, the day after loggin in to one of these drives i discover the boot is frozen right at the beginning of the load screen with the...- desertskymc
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- 5.1 amd rx580 8gb bootfail macpro monterey opencore
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- Forum: Mac Pro
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MP 1,1-5,1 5,1 Won't Boot - All LEDs Green
As part of my quest to get my 7,1 to run Linux (seemingly impossible at this point) - I decided it would be a good idea to pop my OWC 4M2 into my 5,1 to see if I could install Linux onto one of those drives and then install it back into the 7,1. The 5,1 is running a fully up to date version of... -
MP 1,1-5,1 Same old problem: Mac Pro 4,1 -> 5,1 won't turn on (sometimes) and random shutdowns
Hi everyone, I've been lurking the forum for a while and now I'm looking for a solution to a problem that seems nobody on the internet has ever solved without replacing the motherboard, which I'd want to avoid as this Mac is a 0 budget project for me. I've recovered it 2 years ago literally from... -
MP 1,1-5,1 No kext charged for Radeon RX580 on Mac Pro with OCLP
Hi everybody, I used OpenCoreLegacy Patcher to install Monterey on my Mac Pro. Il was difficult because the installation kept crashing but I finally succeeded after having read dozens of pages of forums. The graphic card was ATI Radeon HD 5770. I changed the card after the installation and put... -
MP 1,1-5,1 Random session ejection / reboot with Lightroom
Hello, I've this issue each time I'm using my computer (5.1 bipro) running BigSur 11.6.5 and OC 0.7.6 and Vega 56 I'm editing my batch with Lightroom and suddenly the computer sort of freeze, I've to wait, then black screen and either the computer reboot or restart the session. Few things I've...- superparati
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- 5.1 log off macpro reboot
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 4.1 > 5.1 + Radeon RX 580 8GB + OpenCore 0.6.7 Big Sur 11.7.7
Hello, I'm struggling on the last step of the quest to make my 2009 4,1 (firmware upgraded to 5,1) Mac Pro a decent color grading station again. Have already succeed upgrading the firmware to 5.1, installing Open Core 0.6.7 and Big Sur 11.7.7, got all the PCI cards working, Da Vinci Resolve...- Rodrigo Lizana
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- 5.1 big sur 11.7.7 mac pro 4.1 opencore 0.6.7 radeon rx 580 8gb
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MP All Models What does your home office look like?! :) Mac Pro 7.1 but everyone welcome to share!
In my recent "Mac Pro 8.1 - WHAT IF..." someone mentioned wanting to see my home studio, and it got me thinking, I'd LOVE to see everyone's home offices, home studios, etc...I'm sure you all have really cool desks, offices, spaces, and it would be really awesome and inspiring to see all of...- maikerukun
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- 5.1 7.1 desk setup home studio imac mac pro 2019 mac studio work office
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- Forum: Mac Pro
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 4,1-5,1 stuck on gray screen
Hello everyone, I've been running a very stable setup for years. My 4,1-5,1 Mac Pro has a MacVidCards Vega 64, 64GB of ECC RAM in triple channel and boots to opencore on nvme. There I sometimes choose to boot to Windows 10 on SATA. The nvme has Mojave. Everything was working fine for a long... -
MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 4.1 5.1 advice sought
Hello All Mac Pro enthusiasts I am in a position when I can finally purchase one of these models. Before I commit, I request some expert advice to support upgrades and development and compatibility with my typical uses. On the Mac side I use my preferred workflow and now some photo editing... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 4,1 -> 5,1 shuts down after a few minutes
Hi all, my trusty 4,1 (flashed to 5,1) all of a sudden just shut down without being under load and wouldn't properly start up anymore. After it cooled off, it will boot again, but within 5 minutes or so before it just shuts down again. I read the threads about the temperature issues and cleaned... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 The most stable system without crutches on Mac Pro 5.1
Friends, I have a Mac Pro 5.1 system Now I have Catalina installed, I installed it through the Catalina patcher I understand that other systems can not be installed just as easily. Tell me, does it make sense to switch to new systems? What is the most stable system for our Mac Pro 5.1 ? My... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 Doubt about installing a powercolour rx580 into my mac pro 5,1
Recently, I tried to install a powercolour rx580 into a mac pro, which made the computer, or at least the the gpu section stop working. The fans would turn but all a cables I tried didnt work, and the monitor didnt turn on. I'm willing to admit that I may have been rough and made the cable...- Alotofproblems
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- 5.1 rx580
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5,1 single processor suddenly wont start *red light*
tried looking at different posts about this but got no hope. so my mac just suddenly stopped working when i boot up theres a red light on the tray and the fan just spins super loud and thats about it. I press the diag button to check on the power supply and it seems fine, tried removing all...- changareth
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- 5.1 mac pro red light wont boot
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- Forum: Mac Pro
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 2009/2010/2012 SMC
Hi there guys! I'm wondering how i can dump the Mac Pro's LogicBoard/CPU-Tray SMC's as well. Is there a way to dump the content of both SMC chips, using smcflasher.efi from opencore shell or anything that can be able to do that? I mean from the 3 Mac Pro's 2009/2010/2012? The reason why i want... -
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Moving User Account from 3.1 to 5.1 Migration Assistant?
I have upgraded to a refurbished Mac Pro 5.1 running Big Sur. i have an older 3.1 running El Capitan and want to transfer my User Account to the newer Mac. My 3.1 has osx on an ssd and my data (including Home Folder) on 1tb sata drive in a second storage bay which i plan to remove and slide into...- Hgbenmac
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- 3.1 5.1 bigsur elcapitan migrationassistant
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MP 1,1-5,1 Displace Heat from 5,1 tower under desk.
I was hoping for some guidance here. I just recently moved, so my trusty old Mac Pro 5,1 tower is under my new desk. As everyone knows, the tower puts out a ton of heat. Now that it's close to my legs, it's relatively warm down there, not hot or unbearable but just a bit of an odd feeling...- Jigga Beef
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- 5.1 fans heat
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5.1 2012 - Upgrade Help
Hey all - I have a mid 2012 Mac Pro and I love it. I love that I can add my own cards to it and stuff but it's stuck in the past and I don't know what core changes I need to do to make it relevant. I can't move past Sierra, my USB-C card I installed doesn't work because there are no thunderbolt... -
MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5,1 Server MacOS Upgrade
Hi there, I have just purchased a mid 2010 Mac Pro Server. It comes running on OSX Lion and I would like to upgrade it to High Sierra so that I can install some more recent software versions that I use. I just wanted to ask how to do this as when I click "software update" it is the most up to... -
MP 1,1-5,1 12 core 2.93Ghz upgrade
Hi there, I currently have a 5,1 2010 Mac Pro of the 12 core 2.93 GHz variant, however I was wondering if there was much of a performance boost to upgrading the CPUs to the last release 3.46GHz? I have found it hard to find a direct comparison between the two and was wondering if anyone had any...