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    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 1,1 not recognizing RAM on DIMM2 and DIMM4 on raiser A

    I have a Mac Pro 1,1 -> 2,1 with 8x4GB ram sticks. As it’s usual for these machines I tried to swap them between raisers, slots, etc and consistently the raiser A (the top one) keeps not recognizing any RAM in both DIMM2 and DIMM4. While the same configuration in the raiser B is always fully...
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    Ubuntu 20.04 recognises only 2GB of 32GB RAM on Mac Pro 1,1

    So after few weeks of learning, finally managed to fix broken Mac Pro 2006 and get Ubuntu 20.04 working. However I'm now running into a problem as only 2GB is showing in my system monitor out of 32GB installed. However on lshw -c memory I'm getting 32gb with all 8 banks of memory being correctly...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 2,1 doubts and problem

    Hi everyone, I have a Mac Pro 2,1 with no hard drive and no graphics card which I intend to restore, but I want to check that it will function well before spending money in a hard drive, a GPU and more RAM. I plugged it in and the Superdrive works, the RAM trays lights turn on, the motherboard...
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    Video editor - 10.11.4 on Mac Pro 1 1 to 2 1 conversion

    I am currently running 10.11.4 on a MacPro 1 1 upgrade to 2 1 with 20 gigs RAM. I am trying to find a compatible video editor. It’s very clear to me the Apple is blocking a lot. Can’t even get iMovie because installer require 10.11.6. Tried Davinci with similar issue. Any advice would be...
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    Nvidia Quadro 4000 and mac pro 1,1

    Hello all, I'm completely new to servicing my mac so I'd appreciate your help. My gpu has died (so i was told by the tech who said it's not worth fixing my mac). I've got a Nvidia Quadro 4000, (ebay), was going to fit it just now but noticed the Nvidia has a connection point whereas my...
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    Just got dissed by Apple

    I 'v been using Macs since (believe it or not) the Mac II, My kids use them and their kids use em. Well I missed the download for El Capitan and then when I saw what I would lose with Sierra on my macbook pro, I tried to get a download of El Capitan only, Apple was not offering it anymore except...
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    Mac Pro 1 1 will not boot.

    I recently got a Mac Pro 1 1 and it had a ton of problems/no OS/Dead Card etc. I replaced the card and RAM risers and got a OS Installed, (10.7.2) but now my Mac will not boot up. When I press the power button my 8800 GT from nVIDIA runs at a high or 100% speed, the ram lights flash and that is...
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    Mac Pro 1,1 Graphics Scam?

    About a year ago I bought an ATI Radeon HD 5770 from Amazon. The product said it was "PC Flashed for Mac". It also said that the card wouldn't show a boot screen which wasn't a problem for me back then. I was a big computer noob back then, and looking back at this now I feel like an idiot. Did...
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    Boot loop problem OSX 10.8.5 on Mac Pro 1,1 (2,1 firmware)

    I'm trying to take a cloned installation of 10.8.5 from a Macbook Pro Unibody 2008 to a Mac Pro 1,1. Mac Pro 1,1 Details: Currently running OSX 10.6.8 on an SSD Firmware upgraded to 2,1 Boot ROM Version: MP21.007F.B06 SMC Version (system): 1.7f10 CPU upgraded to 2 x Quad-Core Xeon 12 GB RAM...
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    Boot loop problem OSX 10.8.5 on Mac Pro 1,1 (2,1 firmware)

    I'm trying to take a cloned installation of 10.8.5 from a Macbook Pro Unibody 2008 to a Mac Pro 1,1. Mac Pro 1,1 Details: Currently running OSX 10.6.8 on an SSD Firmware upgraded to 2,1 Boot ROM Version: MP21.007F.B06 SMC Version (system): 1.7f10 CPU upgraded to 2 x Quad-Core Xeon 12 GB RAM...
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    Mac Pro Not Displaying Graphics

    Hi Guys, So I have a Mac Pro 1,1 with El Capitan (using this guide: http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/2006-2007-mac-pro-1-1-2-1-and-os-x-el-capitan.1890435/ ) and I have been running el capitan great the past few months on an SSD, and I also have another HDD with Windows 7. I am also running...