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Modifying Mac OS Sierra system files
Hi, I was looking one night a few weeks ago about trying to modify Mac OS Sierra's InstallableMachines.plist in the installESD.dmg file. When I noticed it again this morning, I tried messing around with it again, but I still can't add anything. What I want to do is add a Mac Pro 2008 motherboard...- Xbfryfd
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- installablemachines.plist installesd.dmg mac pro mac pro 2008 macos 10.12 macos sierra modify macos modify system files old mac system files
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- Forum: macOS Sierra (10.12)
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Resolved Sierra 10.12.5 Mac Pro Strix GTX970 issue
I've done quite a bit of research on this issue and nothing I find helps. I can't get my Strix GTX 970 to work in my Mac Pro 5,1. I'll try to give all info that I can. I'm on Sierra 10.12.5. I followed everything on macvidcards.com and still have issues. Installed Cuda 8.0.83 AND the... -
Just Got A Mac Pro 1.1 and need some advice
So after doing a little bit of research, unfortunately not enough, we bit the bullet and bought a Mac Pro 1.1 that came from University Surplus, Running El Capitan or Yosemite on a modded drive that is able run newer OS) Configuration is as follows- -PC AMD 2GB Radeon HD 7850 of course no boot...- earthwriter
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- amd drive el capitan firmware mac pro nvidia slot utility modded yosemite
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- Forum: Mac Pro
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Trouble with 2009 Mac Pro
Hello everyone, I've been having some trouble getting the fans to work on my GTX-970 Video Card for some time now in my 2009 Mac Pro Tower. Any suggestion as to what it may be? Thanks.- daneedwards9
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- 2009 970 gtx mac pro video card
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Where is my SSD, physically?
This is an insane question but, where is the block of hardware known as my startup hard disk? I have three physical disks which consist of a total of four partitions, all visible and accessible in Finder. One of the disks is partitioned for Bootcamp, hence 4 partitions. I just opened the... -
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Pascal Card Not Found in Mac Pro
I received a non-flashed 1080 Ti today. Inserted into slot 1 on a 2012 5,1, installed the latest beta driver (378.05.05.05f02) but the only card shown/found is the GT120 in slot 4. What did I miss? ...yes, I did connect a power supply. It is powered by a Be Quiet 850. The fan is blowing and the... -
Best Mac Pro SSD / HDD arrangement for Photo + Video Editing (8 bays, real mix of drives)
Would love some experienced advice on this. Background: I'm a photographer with very large Lightroom photo libraries and perform high-end retouching in Photoshop. I shoot most weekends and spend very little time deleting unwanted shots, needing to focus my available time on the selected shots...- lewis_cooper
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- apricorn final cut pro lightroom mac pro photography premiere raid ssd velocity video
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- Forum: Digital Video
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2012 5,1 hangs after Apple logo
Hello there, I just received a 2012 5,1 (12c 3.46ghz/64gb/500 & 1TB SSDs/GT 120 (soon to be replaced obviously)) The system would not boot the Sierra USB stick installer I made per Apple's instructions. So I installed Sierra to an SSD via a USB enclosure, which boots fine on my other Macs, but... -
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Win10 on a 5,1
Two quick questions: 1) was I not supposed to install Bootcamp setup once I made it to the Win10 desktop? I installed all the other drivers one by one, then double clicked on the Bootcamp Setup software and ran through that. And that was about when things got wonky. Few graphics glitches and... -
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Mac Pro 5,1 (mid 2010) - SSD Upgrade?
Like the title says, I have a mid-2010 MacPro 5,1. I recently added more ram (now at 52) and replaced all the hard drives a little over a year ago. It's a great machine, but I do feel like maybe there's a little room for speed improvement. I'm a professional photographer and mostly use... -
Mac Pro 2006 (1,1) GTX 750 TI - Please Help
Hi there, So, after research I made an investment in the GTX 750 ti in order to breath the last bit of life into my Mac Pro 1,1. The machine already has upgraded processors, 14GB or RAM and SSD disk for the OS, but this card was about giving it one last chance before it's too late. However, it...- aaronlroberts
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- gtx 750 mac pro mac pro 2006 original mac pro pci-e upgrade
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64GB RAM Upgrade for Mac Pro 3,1 (Early 2008)
Hi there, I wanted to upgrade the RAM of my old Mac Pro 3,1 - 2x4 Quad Intel Xeon (Early 2008) up to 64GB of RAM. At this moment, I have 10GB of 800Mhz Kingston RAM installed and with El Capitan 10.11.6 and Adobe CC. It's definitely to slow now. I'm not sure, if I should go for 8x8GB 800Mhz... -
My work space
Updated my desk after long time with better cable management . Planning to add one more Mac Pro is it worth the investment ? should I want for next year for new Mac Pro- guru giros
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- cable management mac pro new macbook pro 2016 security
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Worth it to upgrade GPU on 2010 Mac Pro while waiting for the new one?
Not trying to get too far ahead of myself here, but it does seem quite likely that I will get either the next Mac Pro or possibly an iMac Pro to replace my current mid 2010 Mac Pro. I really don't know much about GPUs, but I heard that NVIDIA now supports Macs and I wonder if it would be worth... -
4K scaled with GTX 120?
Looking at upgrading my display to a 4K TV. I plan on upgrading my 4,1's video card (GTX120) shortly, but after shelling out 4-5 k recently on other gear the video card can wait if not essential for being able to use the TV with the stock card in the short term... Is there any chance of running...- zedsdeadbaby
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- 4 k cmp gtx 120 hdtv mac pro mac pro (late 2009)
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- Forum: Mac Pro
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Resolved MacOS 10.12.4 Removed my dual RX 480's?!
Hey guys, Just updated to the latest version of MacOS on my Mac Pro 4,1->5,1 and it cannot detect any graphic cards... I have 2 XFX RX 480's @ 8GB installed and the cards are no longer listed in the System Report. When I check out the PCI tab in System Report I get the message "There was an... -
GTX 970 cMP 5,1 2010 Issues
Hi All, This is literally my first post, but have been a lurker for many years! I recently had an opportunity that netted me a free mac pro 5,1 (Mid-2010) and decided to upgrade the !@#$ out of it. I upgraded the CPUs to the 5960s, upgraded the RAM to 32gb, installed USB 3.0 card and (2) PCIe...- alhazred823
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- 2010 980ti cmp gpu gtx 970 mac pro macos sierra non-flashed rx 480
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- Forum: Mac Pro
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Could Todays Mac Pro Announcement Be a Sign of Whats to Come for the MacBook Pro
Apple admitted today the direction of the cylindrical Mac Pro released in December 2013 turned out to be a major thermal mistake. The company admits, it just does not meet the needs for an important segment of professional customers; especially for those in cinematography and emerging...- Mr. Dee
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- imac mac mini mac pro macbook pro
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Geekbench METAL scores
Let's see where we're at in terms of MacPro Metal scores! Geekbench 4.1+ required. I'm getting the ball rolling with a single RX 480 8GB card: EDIT: for reference my MacBook Pro 2016, Radeon 460 gets roughly 32800 points.- AndreeOnline
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- mac pro macos
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- Forum: Mac Pro
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Mac Pro 3,1 (2x Quad 2.8) vs Mac Pro 5,1 (1x Hex 3.33) vs Macbook Pro 2015 (R9 m370x)
Hi all, I currently have the 2008 3,1 Mac Pro with 2 x 2.8 GHz Quad-Core processors. - I have the option to replace it with a 2010 5,1 1x Six-Core processor. Is this much of an upgrade? - I've been considering not having a Mac Pro at all and just getting the 2015 Macbook Pro with discrete...- lewis_cooper
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- 3.1 5.1 final cut pro lightroom mac pro macbook pro photoshop retouching
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- Forum: Mac Pro
