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mac pro 2006

  1. flyingmanatee

    MP 1,1-5,1 Cursed Mac Pro 1,1 - Won't boot chime, Powers on

    So I have a Mac Pro 1,1 I got from someone awhile back for $30, as I thought it might be fun to fix. According to the guy it was working but I've never gotten it to boot. I figured I'd see if I missed any crucial steps before junking it? It powers up, fans spin, HDD will spin up, GPU fan...
  2. NKA_krokodil

    MP 1,1-5,1 Good external trolley for a 1,1 Mac Pro?

    I'm looking for a wheeled trolley similiar to this so I can move my Mac Pro around easily. I've found others on Amazon & eBay, but my Mac Pro is that little bit too big for all of them, usually by 5 cm. The other thing is that the finished build is probably going to be closer to 25 kg, more than...
  3. itzmillertime

    MP 1,1-5,1 Upgrade chassis

    Wondering if I can upgrade a 2006 Mac Pro chassis with parts from a 2010? I found a 2006 chassis that is in new condition
  4. cs.oyen

    MP 1,1-5,1 [Mac Pro 1,1] PSU test?

    Hi guys! I have here an cMP, a 1,1 - 2006 (flashed to a 2,1) Mac Pro. Two days ago I left it powered on and a few hours later when I take back to work it's already off and since that moment can't made it powering on again. No signal. No error leds, no sound, absolutely nothing. Already...
  5. cs.oyen

    [Problem] Mac Pro 1,1 - Random Restarts

    Hi guys! I'm facing a problem with an Mac Pro 1,1 (2006). First of all let me give all SW and HW specs: - The computer itself is a Mac Pro 1,1 but was flashed to be recognized as an 2,1 (2007); - The installed CPU's are two E5345 @2,33 GHz; - The GPU is and HD5770 flashed to work as an Apple...
  6. D

    Resolved 2006 Mac Pro slower boot times with SSD?

    I just installed a PNY 120GB SSD into my 2006 Mac Pro 1,1. My original boot time (from the time I pressed the power button, to the point that I could log in) was 52.3 seconds. I installed the SSD and copied over the system files from my old boot HDD, and now my boot time is somewhere between 1.5...
  7. gokhantonyukuk

    Mac Pro 1,1 & GTX 660 with MacOsX 10.6.8 Help

    Hello; I got a Mac Pro 1,1 & currently using El Capitan 10.11.6 as operation system(thnx to Tiamo & Piker). My graphic Card is Nvidia Gtx 660 & working pretty good actually. What I wanna learn is, is it possible to use my Nvidia Gtx660 graphic card with 10.6.8. I want it because I want...
  8. R

    mac pro 1,1 a1186 with 2,1 firmware

    just recently i ended up with a mac pro 1,1 a1186 with all original hardware the original hard drive original nvidia geforce 7300 gt 256mb of video ram, 2 xeon dual core processors at 2.66ghz 16gb of system ram. i do have this machine running 10.7.5 lion. one thing i find odd is this one doesnt...
  9. aaronlroberts

    Mac Pro 2006 (1,1) GTX 750 TI - Please Help

    Hi there, So, after research I made an investment in the GTX 750 ti in order to breath the last bit of life into my Mac Pro 1,1. The machine already has upgraded processors, 14GB or RAM and SSD disk for the OS, but this card was about giving it one last chance before it's too late. However, it...
  10. Wiltonian

    Mac Pro 1.1 memory upgrade query

    Mac Pro 1.1 memory upgrade: My newly-acquired Mac Pro 1.1 has 6Gb, 4x1Gb on riser A and 4x512Kb on riser B. I've bought four 2Gb sticks, so plan to double the RAM to 12Gb. Nothing I've read on the web seems to suggest that "what goes where" matters with 1.1 RAM upgrades, apart from which slots...
  11. Wiltonian

    Too Much Information! ;-) Mac 1.1 possibilities

    Hi! This forum is so full of information, that I'm feeling overwhelmed! In October, I replaced a 2012 Mac Mini with a Mac Pro 5.1. I added some HDs, an SSD, upgraded to a W3670 and took the RAM to 3 x 8Gb. It's now my main working Mac - just boring work-type stuff, no video or gaming. I love...
  12. E

    Mac pro , Help me

    I was playing MineCraft and all of the sudden my screen goes glitchy and I crash, I waited a few minutes the held down the power button till it turned off. Then I waited another minute and turned it back on. When It came back on it wentwhite and stayed white, and it has like glitchy spots all...
  13. flyinmac

    Mac Pro 1,1 (2006) 3 GHz Octo w/ El Cap upgrade with temps and geekbench

    Hello All, So, I am the original owner of a very reliable and well-deserving 2006 Mac Pro 1,1 Here's a little story of my history and recent upgrades. Geekbench 3 and temperature comparisons at the bottom. I purchased this machine new, having been through numerous Apple lemons at the time...
  14. Surrat

    Mac Pro 2,1 interesting info.

    A while back I received a Mac Pro 2,1 that had been junked. I would like to share what I learned about it. Apple sold the 2,1 as an 8 core upgrade of the 1,1. They didn’t say anything else was changed if you look at the available info. This was rather misleading, a LOT was changed. Many people...
  15. vincenzo79

    HD 5770 on Mac Pro 1.1

    Hello to all, I wanted to ask information on the ATI 5770 card . I managed to find an ATI HD 5770 graphics card priced at 100 Euros . This person told me that the card was installed on a Mac Pro of 2009 . I currently have a Mac Pro 2006 ( 1.1 ) . According to you it is compatible with my Mac ...
  16. M

    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...
  17. Johnny365

    Newest Purchases: Mac Pro 1.1 and eMac

    eMac was $30, works great. Have to upgrade the ram and add an Airport Extreme card (only came with 128MB). Mac Pro 1.1 was $100. It is the 2006 model with 2 Dual Core 2.66GHz Xeon CPU's and stock Geforce GT 7300 graphics card. It does have 9GB of RAM, running OSX Lion 10.7.5. Has 3 HDDs, 1TB...
  18. MacPro2006owner

    Mac Pro 2006 1.1 GPU Upgrade

    Hi, I own a mac pro 1,1 2006. I would like to upgrade my gpu but I don't know which ones will work. I want it to be at least 2GB DDR3 for gaming. What should I buy?
  19. blindpcguy

    Mac pro 1,1 original recovery dvd OS X Tiger

    i was just wondering if anyone here might know were i could download the original os x tiger recovery disc for my 1,1 mac pro id like to put the original 7300 back in to make a youtube video on tiger for intel
  20. S

    How far can you upgrade a 2006 Mac Pro Tower?

    Greetings, My father bought a 2006 Mac pro tower. Its has the Intel Xeon 2.66 dual core cpu and is running Mac OSX Lion, 10.7.5. Here are all the specs: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/specs/mac-pro-quad-2.66-specs.html He want to be able to run 64bit software and the latest...