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MP 1,1-5,1 5770 boot problem mac 1.1
hello I have a problem with my mac pro 1.1 I bought an ati 5770 graphics card and I flashed it then I started my mac and the screen stays on the apple logo what to do? system el capitan -
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MP All Models Transitioning from Internal to External drives
Any experience and advice on transitioning from a Mac Pro with internal SATA drives to a Mac Desktop without user accessible internal drives? My 2008 Mac Pro is sadly past it's prime and I've been looking into options to replace it to use for storing/editing photos/videos as well as normal... -
At last, a use-case which has nudged me into wanting a wider (or more) display(s)
I’ve no idea whether this was running on a 10.5.8 or 10.6.8 setup (I’m leaning toward 10.6.8 for no better reason than when this clip was posted and how Dropbox is still showing as working), but it looks like Pro Tools 8. What I know is: to be able to view the imported multi-track breakdown of...- B S Magnet
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- displays mac pro power mac g5 pro tools some kind of leopard
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MP 7,1 Monterey 12.1 vs Catalina 10.15.7 on nMP
For the past few weeks I've been experimenting with a NVME Monterey 12.1 Boot Disk inside my 2019 24 core Mac Pro (Vega II 32GB GPU). Today, I booted back into my MAIN (apple) Catalina Boot disk and was struck by how much faster certain visual GUI operations are. As a music composer, I spend... -
All known component upgrades for Early Intel Macs, 2006–2012 (and select 2013s)
All known component upgrades for Early Intel Macs, 2006–2012 (and select 2013s) WikiPost created: 25 January 2022 Last updated: 19 June 2023 OVERVIEW Some time back, I started a WikiPost for ExpressCard/34 expansion items one can, feasibly, use in their early Intel Macs equipped with an...- B S Magnet
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- early intel hardware hacks imac mac mini mac pro macbook macbook air macbook pro upgrades xserve
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5,1 RAM configuration advice
Hi, I recently scored a 12 core Mac Pro 5,1 to replace my current 6 core model (I love company auctions, especially when the IT department can't be bothered to test equipment, and thus sell perfectly good computers as scrap :cool: ). My old 6 core 5,1 has four 8GB ECC ram modules, completely... -
MP 1,1-5,1 Boot SSD periodically unmounting/remounting?
The last two mornings, I've come into the office to find a MacOS notification admonishing me to properly eject my boot disk <Mac_SSD> before removing it. If seems, then, that for some unexplained reason, my boot SSD appears to be un-mounting itself in the middle of the night and then remounting...- Valdaquendë
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- boot drive mac pro mid-2010 ssd
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MP 7,1 Bluetooth not working - 2019 Mac Pro, Catalina 10.15.7
My Magic Keyboard was connecting fine, and then I came back from winter vacation and none of my bluetooth devices are connecting. I have 2 Magic Keyboards I've tested. Sometimes they say connected , but typing results in nothing. They work fine plugged in via cable and have 100% charge. I've...- therockjaw
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- bluetooth help !! mac pro mac pro (2019)
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MP 1,1-5,1 Getting ready to upgrade older mac pro to latest version of Mac OS
Hello all, I have a customized mac pro that is currently running Os High Sierra. I want to install the latest version of photoshop but it requires a higher version for Mac OS. I am thinking about installing MacOS Big Sur or Montery. However, it has been a few years since I last touched this... -
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MP 6,1 How to connect Apple Mini DisplayPort Cinema Display to Thunderbolt port on Mac Pro 2013?
I have an old Apple LED Cinema Display that has a Mini DisplayPort cable to connect to a Mac. I am in mid of getting a great deal on an used Apple Mac Pro 2013 (trashcan model) which has Thunderbolt 2 ports. Can you simply plug the Mini DisplayPort cable from my Cinema Display directly to the...- timidhermit
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- cinema display display port mac pro
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MP All Models Mac Pro Help Needed (New to macs)
Hi All, I have been given a Macpro, the only other mac i have is a 1990 ish Performa 630 which ive had since i was little, so i have no idea about the new ones, and know very little about the old ones. It has a GT610 (i think) graphics card, and ddr2 ram, and i believe twin xenon processors...- supra3turbo
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- intel xeon mac pro macpro
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MP 1,1-5,1 2009 Mac Pro Random Shut downs
I’ve been having issues with my 2009 Mac Pro. Where it will shut off randomly, turn back on, shut off, repeat.. I have a 2009 Mac Pro flashed to 5,1 with dual 3.43ghz processors (12 core) 32gb of ram, the original nvidia 512 GPU in slot 3 and an AMD RX580 in slot 1. Troubleshooting methods...- Ofpaintandpoly
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- hardware help issue mac pro mac pro (2009) power problem shut down troubleshoot troubleshooting
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro, OpenCore, Vega 56 and ATD on Titan Ridge
I managed to install and power up a Sapphire Veg 56 in my Mac Prop 5.1. Needed 2 x mini 6 pin PCIE to 8 pin PCIE cables. Tried 8 + 6 pin which didn’t work. Running Mac OS X 12.01 Monterey using Martin Lo’s OpenCore 0.75 package,. Now I have Thunderblot 3 SSDT enabled and if I plug a monitor... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 Orico usb 3.2 gen 2 shows usb 3 hub as usb 2 hub
I am trying to get USB 3.0 drives connected to my (new to me) Mac Pro 4,1 (flashed to 5,1 with 144.0.0 firmware also applied) Hardware/PCI shows: PXS2: Type: USB eXtensible Host Controller Driver Installed: Yes MSI: Yes Bus: PCI Slot: Slot-2 Vendor ID: 0x1b21...- macronauts
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- mac pro usb 3
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MP 1,1-5,1 Need help restoring Snow Leopard to Mac Pro Six Core Westmere 2010
Hello Everyone! I am music composer working in TV and film. I'm writing the music for a documentary and want to use some legacy software which needs to run on Snow Leopard 10.6.8 I bought a second hand Mac Pro westmere 2010 which originally shipped with OS 10.6.4 I rather foolishly thought it... -
MP 6,1 Mac Pro 6,1 Late 2013 D300's occasionally won't output video, sometimes get Kernel panic
I'm troubleshooting remotely for a client that I sold a 6,1 to, it has D300's and occasionally won't output video, it takes 2-3 boots sometimes for the GPU to output a signal however once its up and running there is zero issue. It needs to be rebooted several times, and also has shown this...- GreppMichaels
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- d300 late 2013 mac pro
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MP 7,1 Has anyone had luck with windows 11 on bootcamp on a Mac Pro 7,1 yet?
With the windows news that the Xeon chips will be supported, is there any official methods of updating to windows 11 yet? Thanks!- twentyonekoalas
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- boot camp mac pro windows 11
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5,1 2010 does not boot after installing Mojave, GPU GTX 680
I recently installed EVGA GTX 680 2GB flashed to Mac GPU into Mac Pro 5,1 2010 to upgrade to Mojave. Also due to the original Radeon HD 5770 was failing, and the machine kept reverting back to the login screen. The GTX 680 was working fine in High Sierra, perfectly stable, all ports working etc... -
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MP 7,1 Ice Lake Based 2021 Mac Pro Refresh Release Imminent?
I figured I would bring this up to stir up discussion. I'm in the market for a Mac Pro but the Xcode evidence and rumors floating around recently have me hesitant about purchasing the current 2019 model. So far, I have been seeing people suggesting a quiet update for July 12th, or July 20th. Of... -
The future of the Apple Silicon based Mac Pro
High-end workstations like HP Z8 G4 and Z6 G4 uses dual Xeons "Xeon Scalable processors". I hope Apple will follow the same trend, but it could increase the latency a little bit. When you think of the idea, there are dual AMD EPYC systems out there. AMD EPYC uses eight chiplets which are called...- Ahmed ELGohary
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- apple silicon for mac mac pro
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- Forum: Apple Silicon (Arm) Macs