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MP 1,1-5,1 Unable to Flash Firmware on 2009 Mac Pro 4 1 Running Snow Leopard
Hello! I've been trying to flash the firmware on my Mac Pro 2009 4 1 to 5 1 in order to be able to upgrade cpu to 12 core as well as RAM. It's currently running Snow Leopard and doesn't have a partitioned drive (no recovery mode, which means I'm unable to disable SIP). I've tried to flash the... -
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Mac Pro 2009 & AirDrop....shows up, but won't work?
I have a Mac Pro (Early 2009) flashed to 5,1 WITH this AirPort Extreme (0x168C, 0x87) card. When I look in the Finder I can see the AirDrop icon (the round concentric circles icon) but it doesn't say AirDrop next to it. When I click on it and open it, it does say AirDrop, but I can't connect... -
Mac Pro 4,1 -> 5,1 as a streaming machine?
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has any tips or experience with using a cMP as a streaming machine? I want to use it to capture my PS4 gameplay (1080p 60fps (if the PS4 allows it)) and stream it to YouTube/Twitch in combination with my webcam. Any capture hardware/software you can recommend... -
Radeon Sapphire Pulse RX580 and Mac Pro 5.1
Hi everyone ... i wonder if i can ask some advice and pick some brains please ... :) I have a 2009 Mac Pro Desktop, that's been firmware upgraded from v4.1 to v 5.1. I'm currently running NVIDIA GTX 680 Pro Mac edition graphics card and High Sierra. I'd like to upgrade the card to a Radeon...- rodedwards
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- graphics card high sierra mac pro (early 2009) mojave radeon 580 rx580 sapphire
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Mac Pro 4,1 All Fans Running Full Speed
Hello everyone, I’ve a Mac Pro 4,1 flashed to 5,1 that is running constantly all the fans in full speed (very loud). This happens even before the booting sound. So I downloaded TG Pro to see if all sensors and temperatures are OK. I got the PS, EXHAUST AND INTAKE fans in 0 RPM. But they’...- pablomanda
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- fan full speed fan noise mac pro (2010) mac pro (early 2009)
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I got Mojave working on a Mac Pro 4,1, Geforce 710, and a 1 tB fusion drive
Just throwing a post in here in case people don't find their way to the Mac Pro forum. First off, I got my Mac Pro prepped per @tsialex 's fine instructions, found here. Firmware: Got my firmware updated. Read the thread above and follow directions exactly. Graphics: Removed incompatible...- tu2thepoo
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- firmware fusion drive geforce mac pro mac pro (early 2009) mac pro 2010 mojave
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- Forum: macOS Mojave (10.14)
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who knows AHT error code
Hi, have a big problem: My Mac Pro 2009 (flashed to 5,1) doesn't start with both CPUs. CPU A alone is OK, as soon as CPU B is activated, I get a kernel panic (see rtf). I did the Hardware test an it shows an error: 4SNS/1/40000001:TCBS-0.000 Should be a sensor I was told but which is it? My... -
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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Mac Pro (Early 2009) upgraded to 5,1 - need upgrade advice
Hi all- my early 2009 is still the best workhorse Mac I've ever had, and rather than buy an all-in-one, I still prefer the great flexibility that this tower provides. Upgraded it a couple years ago to a 5,1 3.46 GHz 6-Core and have 32GB memory. 10.13.6 OS and apps are on a Solid State drive... -
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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- Forum: Mac Pro
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AirPlay Interfering with Audio Interface Connection
For the past few months, I’ve been having issues with my USB 2.0-powered Duet 2 audio interface. After a couple of minutes of use, the Duet will begin cycling on and off, causing the audio to cut out and my speakers to pop. After having looked at a Systems Report of my Mac 4,1, Apogee’s tech...- kingseamus
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- airplay audio interface duet el capitan 10.11.6 mac pro (early 2009) usb 2.0
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2009 cMP setup for 4K editing
While still waiting on the new Mac Pro (2019), I'd like to get my 2009 cMP up to par to edit 4K (using BM DaVinci/Fusion) in the meantime. Kinda do now with 'OK' or doable results...anyone have APPLIED suggestions? Also, I'm not trying to spend a new computer budget on it. Mucho thanks in... -
Mac Pro 3,1 Powers on but no chime
Hi All, Thanks in advance for your assistance. Was away from my Mac Pro 3,1 for 6 months, came home, set it up, and...nothing: - Power comes on, but no chime (and obviously no boot) - Only diagnostic LED’s #2 (yellow, for trickle power) and #8 (green, for power) illuminate. #’s 7 (GPU) and 9... -
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Mac Pro 4,1 - Fried Logic Board?
I've searched on here and can't find my exact issue. Was installing a new GPU, the GTX 780TI. That worked but then I decided to see if I could get the original GPU installed as well in another PCIe slot. Saw somewhere that someone had used power from two of the SATA ports used for the hard... -
Mac Pro 4,1 Often Booting to Black Screen
I've got an early 2009 Mac Pro 4,1 that's often booting to a black screen that hangs indefinitely until I manually restart and try to power on again. This seems to happen about 60% of the time when I try to boot up. Tried resetting PRAM and NVRAM but these resets didn't resolve the issue...- kingseamus
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- black screen startup boot error boot fail mac pro (early 2009) mac pro 4.1 (2009)
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Comparing AMD GPUs
I’m looking to upgrade my ‘09 Mac Pro’s GPU and have been trying to compare different AMD GPUs. My Mac Pro has the following specs: Mac Pro (Early 2009), 3.33GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon, 32 GB 1333 MHz DDR3, AMD Radeon HD 7xxx (HD 7850) 2048 MB with a 120GB SSD for a startup disk. I’ve upgraded the... -
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Need Mac Pro 2009 - 2012 PSU Pin out
Greetings - I'm trouble shooting a 2009 Mac Pro for a no power up problem. The apple custom 980Watt delta power supply pinout is proprietary but the major power rail positions are evident. ( +12/ GND... GND/ +!2 ) The center group of smaller pins have two conductors that when shorted together... -
4,1 Mac Pro, won't power on
So about two years ago I was playing a graphically intensive video game on my Mac Pro 4,1 computer. I was becoming slightly alarmed as I noticed the fans had automatically sped up to cool down the processor, it was getting very noisy. Then suddenly the display just went black. The processor was...- Morgan Mac
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- mac pro (early 2009) processor won't boot
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Mac Pro 4,1 2009 to 5,1, Bootcamp
Hey all On a whim I sourced a tray upgrade to 12-core duallie from my extant vanilla singleton, prompted in part due to downtime incurred rebuilding a Win7 volume after an HD failure. Only now, in the home stretch and after migration of user data and syncing applications, did it occur to me...- mwhybark
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- mac pro (early 2009) mac pro (early 2009) upgrade
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Changing a graphics card
Hi i have a mac pro 2009 it has a graphics card of 512mb, i have tried to use a 4k philips monitor and it look terrible, If i up grade the graphics card to HD 1G do i need to change my hard drive, I have a sata 2 tb not ssd. any input would be great. Many Thanks Gary Davidson- Gary Davidson
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- mac pro (early 2009)
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