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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5,1 not properly blowing fans
My Mac Pro 5,1 has been having an issue where its not properly cooling my system it blows but its not maintaining temperature correctly. The CPU can get up to 70 degrees and will eventually crash. The fans don't ramp up to cool it off properly. I have mac fan control set to automatic and the... -
MP 1,1-5,1 Bootcamp with non apple bios RX480 on 5,1 cMP?
Just wondering if I can/or how to use boot camp on my 2012 5,1 with a non Apple bios Sapphire RX480? Can it be done with startup disk mode? In other words, boot in to Mac OS as usual, then select the Windows startup disk to restart in? Id rather not go throught the process or bios flashing the...- Rico Muerte
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- amd rx480 bootcamp mac pro (2012)
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5.1 2012 - Upgrade Help
Hey all - I have a mid 2012 Mac Pro and I love it. I love that I can add my own cards to it and stuff but it's stuck in the past and I don't know what core changes I need to do to make it relevant. I can't move past Sierra, my USB-C card I installed doesn't work because there are no thunderbolt... -
MP 1,1-5,1 Use Mac Pro as NAS/RAID with more than 8 hard drives?
Hi all, I'm in need of a NAS with large capacity and redundancy (RAID) but I have limited money and want to upgrade it over the next few years. Per year I will produce 12-16 TB of data which I need to save securely somehow. First of all I considered a full-blown NAS. But they are too expensive... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5,1 two 5770 graphics cards not working
I have a 2012 5,1 running 10.9.5 (this is a stable OS for my stable version of Pro Tools). Mine came stock w a 5770 and in order to run three monitors, I opted to get a second (used) 5770. The monitors I have are DisplayPort and HDMI only so the active mini display to dual link DVI adaptors...- Shanebrujo
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- graphic cards mac pro (2012) multiple displays
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MP 1,1-5,1 Seeking Hardware RAID Controller For Mac Pro (5.1)
Hey guys! Been in and out of this site for a couple of years now, and I figured I'd make a post calling for aid, due to the mass amount of information regarding RAID controllers for Mac Pros. You guys are smart, you seem to have come up with every answer to every question thus far, however I...- SlamminSammyTNC
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- bootcamp bootcamp and windows 10 exfat mac pro (2012) raid 0 raid 0 mac pro
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5,1 (Mid 2012) - Boots up but no video output (black screen)
Hi all, After a restart, my Mac Pro 5,1 boots up without video output, I can access the files and content via a networked computer, so I can confirm booting up is not an issue. My Mac Pro: Mac Pro 5,1 (Mid 2012) 3.2GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3 x 16GB 1066Mhz DDR3 ECC 1 x 1TB SATA SSD / 2 x 1TB... -
Make Apple Music backwards compatible with iTunes?
Hi! Can anyone help me with this: I run a pretty large iTunes library on a Synology NAS which i access with my Mac Pro from 2012. The highest OS i can run on that is High Sierra which is not compatible with Apple Music. I also have a MacBook Pro 2015 running MacOS Catalina wich can't run iTunes...- Rumblefi$h
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- apple music catalina 10.15.5 high sierra (mac os 10.13) itunes mac pro (2012) macbook pro nas sync synology
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro - Multiple Secure Boot Certificates Causing Corrupting/Bricking
I installed Windows 10 on my Mac Pro 5.1 using a UBS stick and ended up signing multiple Secure Boot certificates to it. I know I should have used a Windows 10 DVD instead. I am worried about corruption on my Mac and bricking it. Does anyone know how to fix this? I bought a new graphics card and...- Arthur Getting
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- apple boot certificates corrupting mac pro (2009) mac pro (2010) mac pro (2012) multiple secure boot certificates windows
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac pro 5,1 no chime, no display, fans all spinning.
Hello people, I own a 2012 5,1 Mac pro, with dual processors 64 GB RAM. Every time I try and boot it up there is no display or chime however all fans are spinning at regular speed (even the ones on the graphics card). I have tried to switch hdmi cables and to reset following the SMC and PRAM but... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 Pixlas mod; (EU) I need some help...
Hello to all; I need to upgrade my «old» Mac Pro. I wanted to buy and install a Radeon VII on it... Can anyone share some links (Amazon.co.uk/eBay.fr/whatever) on Europe, where I can find the needed parts, to make the PIXLAS Mod? I would be really grateful for the help; thank you in advance... -
MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5,1 won't boot
I purchased this 12-Core Mac Pro 5,1 (see my sig) as-is a few weeks ago from a local reseller for a very low price. They had almost two dozen they were looking to move and in hindsight. I probably should have bought two for parts redundancy alone. My plan was to spec it out (mostly for photo... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 2012 Mac Pro - Titan XP Display Issues
I recently bought a Mac Pro off eBay from a company that custom rebuilds them. I bought one with a Titan XP for heavy motions graphics. When I bought it the titan xp was on back order but needed a replacement for an iMac I fried, so the company sent me the tower with a stock GPU and then sent... -
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MP All Models Which Mac Pro? 5,1 or 6,1 or 7,1
Hi, I’m looking to upgrade from MacBook Pro to Mac Pro for video editing and graphic design works: I think I have following 3 options and I need your help to make the right decision, Option 1: Mac Pro 6,1 (Trashcan) 12 Core Dual Xeon E5-2697 V2 2.7GHz Option 2: Mac Pro 5,1 (cheese grater) 2x 6... -
MP All Models Future of AVX (Advanced Vector Extension)
Hi there last night I installed a VST Plugin (Native Instruments Massive X) for music creation on Mac Pro 5,1 but after installation it said: "MASSIVE X requires an AVX-compatible CPU" so every time I load the plugin it crashes. my cpu is Xeon X5690 as we know it only supports Intel® SSE4.2 an...- MapleGreen
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- 10.12.6 mac mac pro mac pro (2012) sierra
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5,1 GTX 980Ti no signal
Recently tried to install a GTX 980Ti in my 5,1 MP, but not getting any signal. I ordered a GT120 off eBay so I could install the needed drivers for the 980. Is there anything I can do in the meantime? Is there a chance it is not a drivers issue? Thanks in advance!- biscuit1280
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- gpu failure mac pro (2012) no signal
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5,1 GTX 980Ti no signal
So I got my hands on a 5,1 Mac Pro with dual x5680, and I put in a 980Ti, but I don't seem to be getting a signal on my monitor. From what I understood, the new gpu isn't initialized because of missing drivers, so I went ahead and purchased a GT120 off eBay so I will be able to install the right...- biscuit1280
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- drivers gpu failure mac pro (2012)
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Mac Pro 5,1 refusing to load with hdmi connected - new GPU
Hi guys, Newbie here! Hoping I can get some advice! I've got a mac pro 5,1 2012 and I've just installed an msi radeon rx 560 4gb graphics card, ready for upgrade to Mojave. I've got a 4k monitor which I was using on hdmi without any problems on my last card, now it seems the mac only boots... -
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Need Help With Cables Needed for GTX 680
Hi all, I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to what cables I need to hook up my two 27in Apple Cinema Displays (non-Thunderbolt). I am updating from the default Radeon GFX card to the GTX 680 to be Metal compatible in my older Mac Pro 5.1. The back of the GTX 680 looks like this... -
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High Sierra to Mojave Upgrade on Maxed Out 5,1 with Nvidia GTX 780 Advised?
With 10.14.3 just out, pondering if I should upgrade. Is it stable? Will it slow down my machine?