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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro shuts off under load
Hi I’m new here but I can’t find anything about this issue anywhere I’m running a Mac Pro 5,1 with a msi rx 580 with the original Radeon card for the boot screen Before adding the original card back in everything was smooth even under load but now as soon as I do anything going intensive the rx... -
MP 1,1-5,1 SSD Scratch Disc VS SSD System Disc
Regarding a classic Mac Pro 5.1 for media work: If you had 1. a faster SSD (NVMe) that connects via PCIe slot and 2. a slower SSD in one of the four harddisc drive bays and 3. an even slower HDD in one of the four harddisc drive bays, which of those 3 would you use for A. Operating...- countershading
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- final cut harddisc mac pro 5.1 mojave nvme pcie photoshop premiere scratch disc upgrade
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- Forum: Mac Pro
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MacOS in VM VT-d with native GPU under Windows on cMP5.1
How to install MacOS 10.13.X (High Sierra HFS) on Mac Pro 5.1 in Windows with Parallels Workstation Extreme on Board are two nVidia quadros K5000 and k2200 both SLI Multi OS and GTX680mac edition (all Kepler connected with PowerEVGA stable TNX to 9826790!) Now I want to GPU PCI.e pass through... -
Mac Pro 5.1 mid 2010, HD5770, DELL U2718Q 4K ISSUE
Hi Guys. My mac is 5.1 mid 2010 equipped with standard HD5770 1Gb Mac card on board. OSX High Sierra. I bought Dell U2718Q, connected it to mac Pro with mDP->DP cable. Monitor runs in 4k wit 30Hz. It is ok for me ( no games, just work with documents ). Frequency is as in manuals for 5770... -
Mac Pro 2009 Issues after NorthBridge Repair
Hello everyone! I was doing an upgrade on my 2009 Mac Pro upgraded to 5,1 and noticed the North Bridge was wiggly, so I used some screws, sprints and nuts to re-secure it into place after getting rid of the regular Apple Northbridge holders. However, upon installing the new CPUs and booting -... -
Mac Pro 2010 won't start up - workout step by step
this is my own experience to solve the non start up problem to a Mac Pro 2010, I write down almost all possibilities which the problem could come from, and the solutions: here I've reveiced a Mac Pro 2010 mono processeur 2,4 quad original, it did not start up at first power on, commun after...- parisinvest
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- mac pro mac pro 2010 mac pro 5.1
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GPU problem?
Hello everyone I do not know what this is for, it started to appear after upgrading to high sierra. I have a Mac Pro 5.1 with a EVGA GTX 660 (running with nvidia Web drivers) Thanks!- Morin Avendaño
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- mac pro 5.1
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Mac Pro 5.1 Not showing SMC Version for Processor Tray
Hi, had a good search but cannot find anyone that has had this issue. I have upgraded multiple Mac Pro 5.1 (some 2012 and some 2010) to Mojave, as well as adding X5680 CPUs and 128GB of memory, all have gone OK until this one. After the CPUs and Memory were upgraded (fans were normal before)... -
How do I use a SSD as boot drive only?
I bought a 2010 Mac Pro to replace my dying 2006 Mac Pro. However, I've never considered using a drive exclusively as the boot drive, and all the other drives as storage. Since I already have many TBs of HDD storage, and my new Mac includes a SSD, it's a no-brainer. But how do I do it?- aaron321
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- boot drive mac pro 5.1 ssd
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Flashed Mac Pro 5,1 strange High Sierra upgrade phenemenon
I have a flashed to 5,1 '09 Mac Pro that had been happily running all OSs up to Yosemite and then Sierra on an OWC SSD, for maybe 4 years. A little while ago I re-flashed with a newer version that was said (on a forum devoted to the flashing process) to be necessary for High Sierra, and Sierra...- macmesser
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- classic mac pro flashed mac high sierra mac pro 4.1 mac pro 5.1 update
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- Forum: macOS High Sierra (10.13)
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Mac Pro 5.1 Won't Start! Please help :((
I replaced my mac's gtx 680 with rx 580, and installation went well. Before installing I cleaned all the fans with compressed air and when this ran out, I used a toothbrush to move dust and eventually carefully vacuumed it or took it out by paper. It might have been slightly moist, but I don't... -
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Mac pro 5.1 X5680 Upgrade B1 Stepping
I'm looking to upgrade my 2010 Mac Pro with dual Xeon 5680s and came across a matched pair on eBay. I asked the seller if they had b1 stepping he looked on the bois and found this 06-2c-2 he only had a server to test so couldn't download CPU-Z or other apps to check. Is there another way of...- Mac pro10 5.1
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- mac pro 5.1 matched pair stepping x5680
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Mac Pro 5,1 Mojave startup issues (2009 firmware flash)
I’ll try to explain my situation as the detailed as possible. I have a 2009 4,1 Mac Pro I bought from someone about a month ago. Since purchasing it, I’ve flashed the firmware to 5,1 and began doing hardware upgrades. So far I’ve installed the X5690 Xeon (it’s a single CPU tray version), added...- alex1100811
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- mac pro (early 2009) mac pro 5.1 mojave nvram startup issues
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Best way to quickly dock SSD's on a Mac Pro mid-2010?
Hi, I'm wondering about the best way to quickly use SSD's on a Mac Pro 5,1 via a USB3 PCIe card I installed on it. I'm streaming samples / using virtual instruments for making music from these drives if that's useful to know - would I have issues with either of the two options below... -
Audio Drop Out -- Trying to Find Culprit in Logs
[Mac Pro 5,1, 10.12.6] For months now, my audio interface (Apogee Duet 2, USB-powered) seemingly randomly cuts out, causing my speakers to pop loudly, then power cycles indefinitely. These drop-outs are not obviously tied to any activity on my Mac--it could happen when I'm checking email on...- kingseamus
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- 10.12.6 apogee duet audio interface duet flashed firmware logs mac pro (early 2009) mac pro 5.1 power cycling usb 2.0
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ahci sm951 drop half speed on mac pro 5.1
hello you all, i've fixed the ancien start problem on my mac pro 5.1, but when i checked the components, i've found the speed of my ahci sm951 has droped to half, it was +1400mb/s read and write, but now only have +700mb/s, did not change anything in the macpro, it's so wired, anyone knows this...- parisinvest
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- disk speed mac pro 5.1 sm951
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Mac Pro 2012 5.1 + GTX 1080Ti - High Sierra - card not recognised
Hi all So first post... I've a Mac Pro 2012 5.1 that works perfectly when running Sierra with the Nvidia web and CUDA drivers. Thought I'd try to upgrade to High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G65) from the latest build of Sierra, not sure build though sorry, although let's just say that the driver and card...- garethshaw
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- driver high sierra mac pro 2012 mac pro 5.1 mac pro 5.1 (2012) monitor issues nvidia 1080 gtx sierra
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Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 6GB Vapor-X for Mac Pro 5.1
Hello everybody! I want to buy a video card Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 6GB Vapor-X for Mac Pro 5.1. Can I flash this card? Please share if you already have it ready. Thank you! -
Hello, I have some question about mac pro 4,1 early 2009
Hi, today I bought a Mac pro 4,1 8core 2.26, 20G RAM 1066, and I want to constantly upgrade it to a 5,1 12 core. I have some questions and hope some one can give me some advice: 1. I just bought it at 370$, is it a little bit over price or just right? 2. if I just upgrade the firmware to 5,1... -
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GPU + Benchmark + PassMark + WIN 8.1
Hey ! I have been busy trying to make everything work performance wise (WIN 8.1 on Mac Pro 5.1) Right now I am in the proces of checking that the GPU (Gigabyte GTX 970 G1) is running optimally. For that purpose PassMark software has been used... If you look at this chart (PassMark - G3D...