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  1. Power_Mac_Fanatic

    MP 1,1-5,1 To delid or not to delid

    Hey I have a 5,1 mac pro or a 2009 flashed to 5,1 I was wondering do you really need to delid a pair of x5690s or can you just get away with keeping the IHS? There seems to be little information on not deliding the CPUs. And if I need to delid on the x5690 are the IHSs soldered on?
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    MP 1,1-5,1 MacPro 4,1 dual processor upgrade problem x5680 CPU’s

    Hello, I am hoping someone can help as this problem has me scratching my head. I have a dual processor Mac Pro 4,1 that originally had dual e5520 CPU’s. I have updated the firmware (and rom) to make it a 5,1. I have installed two de-lidded x5680 CPU’s. System booted up fine with original dual...
    • ArchStudent
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    • dual cpu dual processor mac pro 4.1 mac pro 5.1 mac pro cpu upgrade x5680
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    • Forum: Mac Pro
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