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PCIE M.2 NVMe on MacPro
Hi, Yesterday I did install my new Lycom DT-120 with its SM951 512GB (NVMe) M.2 PCIe. I've to admit, it's fast! Moving from a SSD SATA II to a PCIe SSD it is a different world! With the raise of the SSD it change my way of working but in the meantime the size of the files just boom! After...- superparati
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- mac pro nvme ssd
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Resolved Mac Pro 4,1/ early 2009 RAM slot layout
I am currently upgrading an early 2012 to 6 Core CPUs (washer stack method) and I have experienced some oddities: It does boot, but it shows a red diagnosis LED/ red lamp next to the front (when having the tray inserted) CPU. However, in system profiler it shows slots 1 and 2 as empty (which...- jannikmeissner
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- mac pro mac pro cpu upgrage mac pro early 2009 mac pro ram
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Full Polaris 11, aka RX 460...
Hey, Sapphire just released a full version of the Polaris 11 chip. So, it has all 16 CU's, 1024 SP's, like the AMD Pro WX4100 and like the AMD Radeon Pro 460 in the new 2016 MBP, albeit, higher clocked. I wonder if this will OOB in a Mac Pro. Here's the link to the article...- namethisfile
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- mac pro polaris 11 rx460
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Can't Buy Mac Pro On Apple.com
Has anyone else seen that you when you click Buy Now on the Mac pro part of Apple.com it doesn't let you build it. Does this mean that they will be updating it, or discontinuing it? Just curious everyone's thoughts? -
do I need de fusion before replacing HDD/SSD?
Hi, all. Planning to upgrade my HDD capacity by getting new SSD and HDD which I want it to be fusioned. I currently have 256GB SSD and 2TB HDD fusion and will get new 512GB SSD and 4TB HDD. I am going to use that 256GB SSD to my old iMac to speed up. so my question is Do I need de fusion SSD... -
Mac Pro Late 2013 Can't Turn On
Hi all, I have Mac Pro Late 2013 D300, shipped with Mavericks 10.9.5 and works fine without any problem for 2 years (i'm buying it at early 2015). Two weeks ago, I update to El Capitan 10.11.5, the problem is it can not turn on after shutdown. Press power button, its dead, and only turn motion... -
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Bootcamping Windows to Mac Pro 5.1 w/ GTX 680
Hello! I've recently got a Mac Pro 4.1->5.1 3.33GHz Intel Xeon, 32 GB, 256GB SSD, 2TB HDD and GTX 680 GPU. I do a lot of Music Production so dual booting Windows and Mac is always helpful! I'm just wondering whether its advice on such systems? I've had a look already for previous forum post...- jacobbriggs29
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- apple bootcamp bootcamp and windows 10 bootcamping gpu gtx 680 mac pro mac pro (mid 2010) windows
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AMD Radeon 5770 with three cinema displays
Hi everyone, I have a Mac Pro 1,1 (2006 model) that I've had for quite a while. I have been using it for about a year with a flashed "HIS" AMD Radeon 5770 with two Apple Cinema displays, one in each DVI port. The card has two DVI ports, a DisplayPort, and an HDMI port. I recently got a third...- ScreenSavers
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- display graphics card mac pro monitor
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Mac Pro with 3*Dell P2415Q: Windows shifted off screen after sleep since El Capitan
Hi All, I have a Mac Pro (NB: *not* a laptop, one of the little black dustbins...) with three 4K monitors attached, all Dell P2415Q. Ever since upgrading to El Capitan, after OS X puts the displays to sleep: on waking, a selection of background windows (Chrome, iCal, etc) are moved so only...- cjw1378
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- el capitan mac pro multimonitor sierra
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How Two-Processor Mac Pro access RAM?
Hi All, I plan to buy used Mac Pro (mid 2010) with 2 processors but I am not sure how Mac manage RAM between these 2 processors. For example, if I have 32GB (8X4GB) RAM with 8 cores (2 quad-core processors) will I be able to access all 32GB per core, or is it 16GB per processor (in which case a... -
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Displays for Mac Pro 5.1 w/ Quadro 4000 2GB
Hello MacRumours world! I'm thinking of getting a refurb'd Mac Pro 5.1 from MacBank and I'm a bit unsure which monitor/display would be best suited! I do music production so I'm a big fan of wide-screen/ultra-wide displays... (Can see more of whats going on!!) but I also need clarity. The Mac...- jacobbriggs29
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- display help mac mac pro monitor music production quadro quadro4000
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Laggy Late 2013 Mac Pro
Lately my Mac Pro Late 2013 is quite laggy even in general lightweight usage. Minimising windows takes about two or three seconds, typing regularly gets delayed and takes a few seconds to catch up. The system isn't under load. Sierra, Quad Core, 64GB RAM. Done all the usual, restart, reset... -
Surely Apple has employees who read these forums...
Surely Apple has employees who read these forums... right?? I don't see how there's any way Apple doesn't know what consumers want in their products... So why the heck doesn't Apple just make the products we want already? I'm so sick of Apple ignoring our wants and needs. This is all I'm...- aaronhead14
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- apple employee mac pro tim cook read this
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Tips and tricks: upgrading processors on a Mac Pro
I have a dual-CPU Mac Pro 4,1 w/ 5,1 firmware. I am planning on upgrading the CPUs. What tips/tricks/information should I know before doing this? I have looked at a couple of sites explaining the process, but I'm still looking to gather information. If I screw up, a replacement tray/new CPUs may...- nlistgarten
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- cpu upgrade diy mac pro mac pro 4.1
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Desktop Kaby Lake Processor Launch Details Leaked!
Desktop Kaby Lake Processor Launch Details Leaked! It’s All Happening At CES 2017! We can now confirm that Intel will announce the desktop Kaby Lake processors and Intel 200 Series chipsets on January 4 at CES 2017. The news conference will be held from 4:00 to 4:45 PM at the Mandalay Bay... -
Help with Frankenmac
Ten years after their release and these Mac Pros are still a lot of fun to own and to work on. I have worked on a lot of original Mac Pro 1,1's and have managed to resurrect many from what was seemingly certain death. This last one, however, has me stumped. I picked this up as a throw-in... -
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Mac Pro 2012 Dual Graphics Issue
Currently using a 12 core Mac Pro installed with 1 GTX 970. The card is the windows version and I don't want to flash the card because it's insanely expensive. I could, however, trade my Radeon 5770 for a GT 120. I need the Mac card so I can instal the proper drivers during updates, get the boot... -
4,1 Firmware update error 5570
Just received a 2009 Mac Pro with 10.10.5 Yosemite installed. Whenever I try running the firmware update tool I get the 5570 error message. What should I do? Update: had the firmware update disk image named wrong. I download both version 1 and 1.5. Version 1.5 got renamed with -2.dmg. Now... -
If you could design the next Apple product
I read a lot of articles about how Apple is no longer innovating, how they have lost sight of the big picture, how now all they do is incremental updates to existing designs. Some say their products are outdated. Some complain about features missing from a new product. I would like to hear...- bopajuice
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- iphone mac pro mbp new products redesign updates
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- Forum: Apple, Inc and Tech Industry
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SM951 Alternative for Mac Pro 5.1
I want to upgrade my system drive (PCIe). All advise SM951 AHCI, but recently it isn't available to purchase and the prices of it are too high (there where it is). Advise me please good option for installation in Lycom DT-120. Besides that I need your opinion about INTEGRAL ULTIMAPRO X M.2 2280...- Alexey Ischenko
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- 5.1 mac pro sm951 ssd
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- Forum: Mac Pro