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cmp 2009

  1. Xebrafish

    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 4.1 no image - cooked?

    I have a classic 2009 Mac Pro from a friend that doesn't display or do anything after powering on and chiming. Unsure what troubleshooting steps to do from here... Relevant specs: Dual Xeon E5520 2.26GHz 4C, Sapphire Pulse RX580 8GB, 6x 2GB 1066MHz ecc RAM correctly installed, vanilla MacOS...
  2. ZNDK

    MP 1,1-5,1 Startup problems on OpenCore-using cMP 2009

    The first time(first step) the apple mark progress bar is displayed abnormally, the apple mark itself seems to be in the normal position, but the progress bar is displayed at a much lower position. In this state, the progress bar stops at around 4/5 and does not move forward from there. Recovery...
  3. ZNDK

    Resolved There is a problem with cold startup of Mac Pro 2009

    I have been using 48GB of memory and have added two 8GB memory cards to make 64GB. Since then I have had difficulty cold starting my Mac. When I press the power button it does not make the startup sound forever and the apple symbol does not appear. I left it in this state for an entire day and...
  4. C

    MP 1,1-5,1 *SOLVED* Problems adding video card to cMP 5,1 DOSDude1 Catalina

    Hello, First, I am trying to post my question on the OCLP Discord server as that is the recommended channel to ask for OCLP support. I have never used Discord and cannot work out how to use it - see end (*) - so this is why I am posting the question here. Issue 2. Problems installing Graphics...
  5. L

    cMP 2009 (4.1->5.1) CPU temp while gaming

    Hi there, I was hoping if someone could tell me if about 85°C is an okay temperature to have for my CPUs, while i am playing games on the mac (that is via Parallels Desktop VM). The temperature does already nearly hit 80°C just when starting the VM. Does that indicate that I should use new...
  6. M

    MP 1,1-5,1 Windows 11 21H2 and Dolby Digital Live 5.1 Sound

    I'm running a 2010 Mac Pro with OpenCore (via OCLP 0.4.3) and UEFI dual-booting macOS and Windows 11 21H2 (22000.652) - so the latest version. I disabled Secure Boot, Driver Signing, and Defender, then followed these instructions, and I was able to get DDL and DTS Interactive showing in Realtek...
  7. uimike

    cMP 4,1 > 5,1 Lightroom SSD? NVMe vs MICRON SATA?

    Hi all, Any real-life experiences with Lightroom, for media and catalog (plus previews) storage? I'm on a cMP 2009, Xeon 3.2 GHz 6-core, quite happy with High Sierra's speed, and keeping my images and catalogs on a Micron 1100 2TB 6Gb/s internal SATA. My boot drive is a Samsung 951 AHCI 512 GB...
  8. g2only

    2009 cMP setup for 4K editing

    While still waiting on the new Mac Pro (2019), I'd like to get my 2009 cMP up to par to edit 4K (using BM DaVinci/Fusion) in the meantime. Kinda do now with 'OK' or doable results...anyone have APPLIED suggestions? Also, I'm not trying to spend a new computer budget on it. Mucho thanks in...