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  1. G

    Issues flashing 2009 Mac Pro firmware to 5,1

    Hi, am trying to flash my 2009 Mac Pro firmware to 5,1 although I"m having a bit of an issue, I'm doing everything correct as I've read up on very throughly although when my Mac Pro restarts it does the loading phase which shows it updating during the white screen but normally after the firmware...
  2. SuperKerem

    Flashing A Quadro FX 4500 For Power Mac G5 Compatibility

    Prerequisites: - Nvidia Quadro FX 4500 - PC or Mac Pro with a PCI Express slot - USB flash drive - Access to a Windows installation for Step 1 Download: https://goo.gl/Ow66FG Note: Only the Quadro FX 4500 revision with a metal L-shaped piece on the back of the card can be flashed for...
    • SuperKerem
    • Thread
    • bios firmware flash fx4500 mac nvflash nvidia quadro quadro fx4500 rom
    • Replies: 145
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  3. dophineh

    cannot reset nvram (dead firmware battery?)

    I have a mid '14 MacBook Pro 15" that will not boot due to a (1) typo I made in the nvram's boot-args, and (2) inability to reset the nvram. I suspect this is because my machine has a dead firmware battery, which it may have always had- I've always noticed that exhausting the main battery would...
    • dophineh
    • Thread
    • firmware firmware battery nvram smc
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  4. SolidCake

    MP 4,1 flashed to 5,1 won't boot after FileVault

    Hey guys, Recently I overhauled my Mac Pro 4,1. I flashed it to 5,1 and upgraded the CPU to 2 x Xeon X5690's, which I successfully delidded myself *proud*. I also upgraded the RAM to 32GB 1333MHz and OSX is running from a Samsung EVO 850 @ 500GB. When I wanted to encrypt the drive, using...
    • SolidCake
    • Thread
    • 4.1 to 5.1 4.1 upgrading boot fail filevault firmware firmware flash macpro 2009 no boot x5690
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  5. P

    Flashed NVidia PC card works on OS X 10.8 but not later versions

    EDIT: SOLUTION HERE I have a Mac Pro 5,1 (late 2009) which was sold to me with a Windows model NVidia GeForce EVGA GTX 680 4GB FTW graphics card. I don't know what most of those acronyms mean, but I was told it had been custom-flashed to work with Mac OS X, and so gave more power and VRAM for...
    • pyxelfish
    • Thread
    • display driver dvi firmware flashed graphics card gtx 680 mountain lion nvidia yosemite
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  6. K

    Apple iphone 5c

    hello everyone i want to jailbreak a 5c and its on ios...9.2.1 how do i downgrade it to jailbreak it? the links from ipsw.me is not working for me its saying that the site cant be reached...please help
  7. c1830

    A question about replacing backplane board

    Hi guys. My Mac Pro early 2009 (8 core) had upgrade firmware from 4,1 to 5,1. (but the CPU is still E5520.) 2 month ago, the backplane board is not work (the backplane board shows "631-1009"). I would like to buy a new one from eBay. so, I have to buy a "631-1009" backplane board to replace the...
    • c1830
    • Thread
    • 4.1 backplane firmware logic board mac pro 09 replace
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  8. lilbiscuit

    Mac Pro 2009 firmware upgrade failed

    Everything seems to be in order for my firmware upgrade from 4,1 to 5,1, but upon reboot I am still faced with 4,1 firmware. Here's what I did: 1. Downloaded the Mac Pro 2009 2010 Firmware Upgrade app from netkas.org 2. Downloaded the 2010 1.5 firmware from apple 3. Mounted the Apple...
    • lilbiscuit
    • Thread
    • firmware mac pro 2009 upgrade
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  9. P

    Mac Pro 3.1 USB ports die with Mountain Lion

    Hi all, new here, so apologies if it's bad etiquette by starting off picking some brains! I have used macs for many years and have had plenty of different ones, but have never had major problems like I am currently experiencing with my Mac Pro 3.1 If I try to run on Mountain Lion or later the...
    • pronicd1
    • Thread
    • firmware mountain lion usb
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  10. J

    iPhone Iphone 4s and IOS 9 - Error -1 at Recovery

    Hello together, i have teh Problem, my Iphone 4s must to be flashed and i become the Error -1 at the end of flashing. I have searched many Sites but all what there is writed about "this helps, fix error -1, ..." al has not resolved the Isue. So i hope you can help me with your Help and...
  11. T

    iPhone Your opinion: 4S + iOS 6 or iOS 9?

    What's better, a jailbroken iPhone 4S with iOS 6 or the same with iOS 9 (again, jailbroken)? The constraints are iPhone 4S, and no other iOS (firmwares no longer signed by Apple). The concern is performance issues (9 on a 4S) vs loss of features (6). There may be other considerations you know...
  12. M

    iPhone: iOS destroyed (help!)

    Hello community, after a mistake (maybe) in repairing my iPhone, I get only the message "Please connect to iTunes". I had connected my iPhone to iTunes but the software recognize nothing. In that reason I could not do any restore trials with IPSW Files over iTunes. In addition i had try many...
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