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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac pro 3.1 gpu situation
Hello there, i have 2 mac pros but only 1 gpu and i need another one. If i buy ati radeon hd2600 but some random one (that one on picture) on internet will it work? -
MP 1,1-5,1 OpenCore 2.0.0 And My Graphics Card
I updated my primary Mac Pro 5,1 to OpenCore 2.0.0 this morning and it went well. I even upgraded to macOS Sonoma afterward. Then I went to do the same thing on my secondary Mac Pro 5,1 and ran into an issue. The computer will no longer boot with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti graphics card as...- dataharvested
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MP All Models Trashcan and Cube friendship
My top two favourite Mac designs have to be the Power Mac G4 Cube and the late 2013 Mac Pro (6,1). I’m so happy and grateful to have been able to get my hands on both, each for a really good price and in great condition. Figured they look really nice side by side exposing their internals and... -
Is RAM usage equivalent between silicon and Intel macbooks?
Do the new silicon Macbook Pros have RAM usage and performance rougly equivalent to their older Intel machines? If I were to copy over my same setup and workflow to an MX Max macbook, would I see it use less RAM across the board, or would the same basic resource demands extract an identical...- Badger.with.hat
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- intel m series m m1 13 m1 max mac pro memory handling older intel mac ram memory macbook similar switch
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- Forum: Apple Silicon (Arm) Macs
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MP All Models desktops swapped: there has GOT to be a solution!
I have a Late 2013 Mac Pro trashcan running Monterey. (Yeah, it's about time for a new machine, but not quite yet.) I have two identical ACER displays that I use, let's call them Left and Right, since that his how the physical devices are configured. Left has always been designated as the main... -
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Other Mac Pro 5.1 Windows Legacy boot from NVME
I'll be brief. I want to understand why in the iMac 27 2013 you can install Windows in legacy mode, windows 7 and windows 10, and both systems perfectly see nvme disks and make it possible to install the system and boot from the nvme itself. While Mac Pro 4.1 5.1, when installing the system in...- Schprecher
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- boot legacy windows efi imac 2013 legacy mac pro windows boot
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- Forum: Early Intel Macs
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MP 7,1 2019 Mac Pro Roll Call
Just wanted to check-in on everyone else who bought one of these back near the release in 2019/2020. The discussion on them has understandably quietened down and I was curious who stuck with theirs and who quietly switched to a Mac Studio or similar. I was planning to keep mine going for... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 Upgrade path from High Sierra / 5770 to Monterey / 5600XT
Hi all - I'd like to start upgrading my 5,1 a little bit and am in need of some guidance as to how to go about it. Ideally my 5,1 would end up with a 5600 XT graphics card running Monterey. It is now running High Sierra and a ATI 5770. I'm shooting for a 5600 XT because I want to eventually... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro (Early 2008) no display and ERRA diagnostic light
Hey, I recently acquired an Early 2008 Mac Pro, it has an issue where upon trying to power on the machine, the fans spin, it sounds like the hard drives spin up too, but there is no display and inside there is a diagnostics light marked ERRA. I have tried different combinations of RAM in...- GunnDaniel
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- mac pro mac pro (early 2008) macpro 3.1
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Mac Pro 6,1 144hz?
Hey all, I just bought a Mac Pro Trash-Can 12 core (Late 2013) and i put Monterey on it on a Samsund 990 Pro SSD. Runs great. My question, I have a 144hz screen im going to be using it on.. While i had it in my office i was able to get 120Hz on it using a Thunderbolt to DVI ACTIVE adapter.. I...- subdivisions
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- 120hz 144hz dvi hdmi kvm mac pro
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- Forum: macOS Monterey (12)
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MP 1,1-5,1 How to invoke Diagnostics on Mac Pro 5,1?
I was trying to diagnose an issue on my cMPro 5,1 with howling fans that turned out to be bent pins on the backplane. As part of trying to debug, I failed to be able to invoke diagnostics. I set the startup volume from EFI OCLP to Mojave and tried booting with Depressing "D" Depressing Opt-Cmd... -
MP 1,1-5,1 2009 5,1 Mac Pro Intermittent Flashing Power Light & No Start Problem
I recently got an amazing deal on a 2009 MacPro flashed to 5,1 firmware from a professional music producer who upgraded to a more modern Mac and just wanted to sell his older one fast. The body of this MacPro is literally in near mint condition and even the inside of it only had a moderate to...- MacInquiry
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- 2009 mac pro intermittent start up light mac pro
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MP 14,8 Internal Onboard SATA 6 Gb/s Ports Bridge & Controller Model in Mac Pro (2023)
Which ASMedia Serial ATA 6 Gb/s controller does the Apple 🍎 Mac Pro 2023 utilize to drive the 2 onboard internal SATA 6 Gb/s ports (ASM1061, ASM1061R, ASM1062, ASM1062R, ASM1064, ASM1164, or ASM1166) and do they support Port Multipliers (and if so: Command-based switching or FIS (Frame...- FlyerKumar
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- asmedia mac pro port multiplier sata serial ata
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MP 7,1 AMD 6950XT spoofed on Mac Pro 7,1 EDIT: WORKING
Hello everyone, I hope you are all doing great I'm trying to get a 6950xt running on MacOS on my Mac Pro 7,1 as 6900xt. For a couple of days Ive seen all this guides and videos but they are meant for hackintosh, I'm not sure Im doing it right for a legit Mac. Any help or reference is welcome...- blackquartz
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- 6900xt 6950xt amd mac pro spoof
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MP 1,1-5,1 about PowerLink with cMP/RX5700XT/RX6800 power question
Hello everyone, I have a question about cMP + EVGA PowerLink. Yes, I understand, I've done my research and indeed found many recommendations. However, one thing still isn't clear to me. I noticed that many demonstrations simply connect the two mini power supplies from the motherboard to the... -
Will we ever see M-series chips with higher clock speeds in some systems?
There's a lot of discussion on x86 vs Arm already, but in addition to the perf-per-watt war I'm not understanding the value of the Mac Pro vs Studio featuring the same M2 Ultra setup. Where's the value in the Mac Pro unless the clock speeds were pushed higher than the Studio's version? Do...- BenRacicot
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- arm m-series mac pro overclock performance
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- Forum: Apple Silicon (Arm) Macs
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ℹ️ Discussion: the Early Intel Macs versus Late Intel Macs conversation lives anew and lives here
[Mods: If you want to move this from Early Intel Macs over to Site & Forum Feedback, post a reply to this thread with, maybe, a few days’ advance notice. Cheers!] Confession time: For the last few months, I’ve been dropping in on other, model-specific forums to check whether there are any new...- B S Magnet
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- core ix early intel imac late intel mac mini mac pro macbook air macbook pro xeon
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MP All Models Need help with connecting front IO on MacPro to an ATX PC motherboard
So, I am planning to build a custom hackintosh inside an old MacPro case, like many other people seem to have done. I haven't yet bought the MacPro case, or motherboard, but I am holding off temporarily until I can get more information on how to connect everything together, and the only bit I... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 Upgrading my mac pro mid 2010
Hi guys I am newbie here I have mid 2010 Mac Pro single core cpu I am looking to upgrade to dual core cpu I have chance to purchase used dual core cpu Mac Pro 2010 and I am thinking of swapping cpu trays and purchasing two X5690 6 core CPUs is this possible in my situation any problems your see... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro: Wifi works but No Internet
Hello. I have a Mac Pro of the cheese grater variety (4.1 I believe but will confirm later) A couple of days ago it stopped connecting to the internet. I tried various simple steps (wifi off/on, restart, trying connecting via ethernet) none worked. The wifi appears to be working, and it can...
