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  1. J

    2008 Mac Pro nothing on screen

    Hello, I have a 2008 Mac Pro that running on 10.11.6 and before I wasn't able to get the computer to access it's booting screens which became a major issue when I was starting to boot camp the computer. After a decent amount of research I determined that the graphics card was the issue after...
  2. L

    Mac Pro Hard Drive Trays Compatibility

    I am so sorry if this is in the wrong forum section this is my first time posting. I am buying a Mac Pro 4.1 and asked myself if the Hard Drive Trays from the Mac Pro 1.1 are compatible and fit in the 4.1
  3. H

    Disk Not Ejected Properly

    Mac Pro 5,1 with one external drive hooked to the USB 3.0 port. Energy Saver settings puts the computer and display to sleep after 10 minutes; hard drives to sleep when possible; and wake for network access. I know this has been discussed in previous macOSs, but is the only solution to eject...
  4. MacOS 8.6

    5,1 - DDR3 PC3-10600R 1333 MHz 240-Pin ECC REG RDIMM ?

    Hello, I have a 5,1 with dual upgraded CPUs: Xeon X5680 (Dual) 12M Cache, 3.33 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI Will the following ram work? Samsung VLP 24GB (6x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10600R 1333 MHz 240-Pin ECC REG RDIMM Server http://www.ebay.com/itm/292357941766 Thank You! edited: To clarify that I...
  5. TheGamer3399

    macOS High Sierra Patched USB Issue's

    Hello ya'll, I recently got a 2008 Mac Pro at a E-Waste collection center for € 100, before I hear "It is broken". It isn't and works with its current install of Snow Leopard & Random Windows 10 HDD. Since Apple doesn't officially support this specific device anymore I used dosdude1's patcher...
  6. AL1630

    Removing the front fan assembly in a 2006 Mac Pro

    I'm trying to remove the front fans in a mac pro, and the top part slides out easily, but the bottom part seems like it's stuck on something. None of the guides I've found have worked. Is there something I'm missing?
  7. SuperSwordGaming

    Mac Pro 1,1 GPU upgrade

    So I just got a Mac Pro 1,1 in a trade for some stuff I don't need or want. I'm going to be upgrading my CPUs with a pair of x5355's (or maybe 5365's if I'm convinced its worth it) and I noticed the GPU is lackluster. Can anyone recommend a GPU upgrade for it? Something that will work good...
  8. 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...
  9. tamvly

    Dell 32" 4K Monitor on 2013 Mac Pro ?

    I am in the market for a new monitor. Does anyone have any experience with the 32" Dell 4K monitor (Dell Ultrasharp UP3216Q) on a 2013 Mac Pro? Or any other Mac for that matter? I have read that the Dell monitors are generally pretty good. I'd love to move up to 4K from my trusty, old Apple...
  10. D

    Mac Pro 5,1 No Display / EVGA 1080Ti Not Recognised

    Having huge issues trying to get any display out of my 1080Ti on a Mac Pro 5,1 (Mid 2010): I recently upgraded my Mac Pro 5,1 (Mid 2010) from Sierra 10.12.6 to High Sierra 10.13.1 through the app store Installed the ATI card that came with the Mac Pro, used that to install the update + High...
  11. M

    Just upgraded Mac Pro 1,1 (2,1) to Radeon 7950

    It's a nice bump up from the 1GB 5770 I was previously using :) - Mac Pro 1,1, Piker's flash to 2,1, dual quad Xeon CPUs, 20GB memory, SSD, Yosemite (soon to be El Cap, I have it booting fine on USB.) GPU was an XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB, no boot screen, now a Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB...
  12. G

    Is there a combo usb3 and dual m.2 PCIe card ?

    I am interested in adding *both* a bootable SSD-on-pcie disk *and* usb3 support to my 2009 mac pro 4,1. The SSD-on-pcie card that seems best to me (please correct if I am wrong) is the OWC Mercury Accelsior E2. Those m.2 slots are for PCIe SSDs, not SATA SSDs, correct ? But it would sure be...
  13. H

    Mac Pro 3,1 Apple RAID Card to 5,1?

    Migrating a 3,1 to a 5,1. The 3,1 has an Apple RAID Card managing two SAS drives. Want to know if I can bring it over to the 5,1 -- which has two 4GB drives in two different bays. How do I configure it?
  14. phoenixsan

    Will Intel provide Apple the core i9 tech? When? It is Apple interested in use it in a new Pro?

    Hello and good night Apple Hardware experts: Too many questions, is not? And please be respectful and don´t call me names. I suppose my questions are valid and not moronic or senseless gibberish. Having said the latter, please free to contribute, speculate, dream....:):oops::D
  15. Supersoberguy

    1060 not recognized on 5,1 [Solved]

    Hey. I've searched the forum beforehand for the problems related to the 10xx series of Nvidia cards and First Generation Mac Pro and all of the advices don't work for me. Of course, I may have slipped some of the threads, but still, most of the problem solving issues end up in two-three actions...
  16. C

    MP5.1 Server for MBP2016

    Hello to everybody. I would like to gather some information, using my old MacPro as a Fileserver/ Harddisc Station for my new MacbookPro... as i am handling a lot of Pixeldata i need a fast connection between them both, so Wlan is no option for me. I just bought an Aukey USB-C PCI card, wich i...
  17. D

    InDesign CC2017 does not see GTX970 but...

    We recently upgraded our 5,1 Mac Pros to run Nvidia GTX 970 video cards for accelerated Premeir rendering but we ran into a problem with InDesign 2017 not seeing the card. Premier, Illustrator & Photoshop CC2017 see and use the card without any issues but for some reason InDesign does not...
  18. d3vCr0w

    Will any of these Graphic Cards work with a Mac Pro 1.1 ?

    Hi people, thsis is my first post in the forum, I hope I get some help, thanks in advance. I recently got a first generation Mac Pro and I'm looking forward to upgrade the Graphics Card in order to be able to at least install Mavericks or Yosemite on it, since most software I need is not...
  19. AphoticD

    High Sierra Performance on Mac Pro 3,1 (2008)

    Can anybody provide feedback on performance of High Sierra (Beta) on the cMP 3,1? Better or worse than Sierra? I initially installed Sierra 10.12.2 on this Mac Pro early in the year with the specs; 2x 3.2Ghz Quad Core Xeon 16GB DDR2 800Mhz FB-DIMM RAM (8x 2GB) GT 120 Graphics Card (from a...
  20. RAMtheSSD

    High Sierra Firmware Update

    Does anyone have any experience with the firmware update that the High Sierra GM requires for cMPs? Anyone had anything go wrong? Problems with 4,1 -->5,1 bootrom after the firmware update?