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MP 1,1-5,1 CPU upgrade Mac Pro 4.1 (single CPU)
Hey everyone! I would like to upgrade the CPU in my Mac Pro 4,1 - xeon w3520 to x5690. I now read that a delidding might be necessary. Mainly about be dual CPU models, but also about the single CPU models, such as mine. Now I wanted to ask if it really is necessary or recommended (in this... -
MP 1,1-5,1 Help! Quadro P4000 / Titan X GPU in Mac Pro 4,1
Hey! I’m still looking for a possible GPU for my planned (Mac Pro 4.1, 2009) GPU upgrade. I came across the Quadro P4000 8GB which is listed on blog.greggant.com in his “The Definitive Classic Mac Pro (2006-20012) Upgrade Guide” under “Nvidia Professional GPUs”. According to the table there... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 [Solved]Need some help downgrading from Mojave to High Sierra
im in the process of downgrading from os Mojave to os High Sierra, but when i restart and hold the option key it won't bring up the start up manager. it just either boots to home screen or the tower turns on but does not turn on my screens. ive tried downloading Boot Manager but when i select... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 3,1 No Chime
Hiya folks. Well, my workstation was having issues. I had another Mac Pro (4 core) that I'm working on now. But my 8-core needed some work. I had two GeForce cards in there, SSD, 4 other drives, PCI SSD, USB3 PCI card...24 GB RAM. It was shutting down, so I thought the power supply couldn't... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 Optimise my cMP
Hey guys and girls, thanks for all the time reading your threads helped me reviving my newly cMP 5.1 from 2010. Now its time for me to ask you how to optimise my cMP to use it in the best supported way. My setup: cMP 5.1 dual CPU --> getting the x5680 in the next days 32 GB Ram (8x4gb) -->... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 MAC PRO (EARLY 2009) Freezing up
Hello. I have a MAC PRO (Early 2009) that is running OS 10.11 and I had this computer since 2009 and has been running great ever since. But I just noticed it started to freeze up. The screen would freeze. I could still move the mouse around but I couldn't click on anything and the keyboard... -
MP 1,1-5,1 Doubt about amd radeon pro wx 7100
hey guys, please I'd like your opinion! I bough the amd radeon pro wx 7100 and will be delivered to me in few days. Im on Mac Pro 5.1 2010 with an ATI radeon 5770, Im using one bay of drives with a SSD, put another 2.5 hd in the second bay of DVD. I was reading... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 3,1 Cooling
Aight lads and lasses of MacRumours I have a question: What are some of your reccomendation for fan cooling on 3,1 (or any of the old pre trashcan macs)? I've set this cooling profile but one of my Ram banks is a good few degrees hotter at any given time. For context I've repasted the CPU's...- z33capt13n
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MP 1,1-5,1 Pixlas Mod & Radeon VII Install Mac Pro 5,1
Made a video showing how I modified my power supply to install the Radeon VII: -
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MP 1,1-5,1 Installing Mojave onto a Mac Pro 5,1
Made a video detailing how I installed Mojave onto my 5,1 CMP: -
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro Upgraded CPU resulting in Black Screen
I have a 2009 Mac Pro which I successfully (with the help of this forum) upgraded to 5,1 to Mojave running a RX580. Got it to run and work off of my NVME. Everything at this point works, the screen works. I then upgraded the CPU to dual X5680 3.33 ghz, which I purchased used off of Ebay that... -
MP 7,1 RTX 3000 Vs Mac Pro: Airflow
Watching the RTX 3000 announcement from Nvidia I'm very keen to get a 3070, or possibly 3080, for bootcamp usage on my 7,1 after seeing the amazing performance to price ratio. But as flagged by some others on this forum, and power requirements aside, the fan array on the reference cards looks... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 How can I use my headphones microphone?
Hello, On my 5,1 Mac pro I have a set of speakers that I use and I wanted to use my headphones as a microphone. I connected it into the port in the front and it wouldn't work and it wouldn't work in the rear ports either. Does anyone know how to get the microphone working on a pair of...- smashashing
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- mac pro microphone webcam
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MP 1,1-5,1 Quick Help needed – cMP 4.1 red CPU LED and not booting after SSD install
Hello, I just got a 2009 cMP 4.1 single CPU with 5.1 firmware flash. I wanted to install a PCIe SSD (AXAGON PCIE-NVME M.2 PCEM2-NC + Samsung 970 EVO). When I pressed the power button, the vents and DVD drive started as usual, but after one or two seconds I could smell a bit of smoke. No boot... -
MP 1,1-5,1 MP 5,1 - High Sierra to Catalina with Sapphire 5700 XT
Hi all. I realize this is a lengthy post but I wanted to provide all the info possible, and appreciate all the assistance. I have an upgraded MP5,1 with dual core x5690 procs, 64GB of 1333mhz RAM, multiple SATA drives and a PCIe SSD (not NVME) as the boot drive. The Pixlas mod has been done and... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 Want to install windows 8.1 on 5,1 with bootcamp
I am trying to install 8.1 on my 5,1 Mac Pro but bootcamp won't open and I keep getting this error. I erased the whole Mac and did a fresh install of High Sierra with no avail. I want to use bootcamp and not do it without it. Does anyone have a solution to this error message? attached it the...- smashashing
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- 8.1 mac pro windows
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MP 7,1 PCI-E SSD Upgrade Advise
Currently using my 7,1 for the past few months and loving it. I spend most of my time in MacOS between work, audio production and some software development. I also boot into Windows for games, and replaced the Pro 580 GPU with an RX Vega 64. The only thing lacking is storage. I spent a little... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 Installing and running Windows 10 on 5,1
Can anyone confirm to me if this is the right way to install Windows 10 on a Mac Pro 5,1 with no bootscreen? https://crystalidea.com/blog/classic-mac-pro-and-windows Thanks!- smashashing
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- mac pro no bootscreen windows 10
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Video card recommendations for a Mac Pro 4,1 with Catalina
Hi folks: I UG'd my old Mac Pro 4,1 to Catalina using DosDude1's EXCELLENT upgrader, and everything is humming along. BIG props to him. I'm now in the situation where I want to UG the old 1/2 Gb GT120 cards that are in it to something newer. I'm using two CinemaDisplay 30" units (yeah, they...- DoodyFree
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- mac pro video
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 1,1 to 2,1 Firmware Upgrade
Will I need to upgrade the CPU to do this, or can I stick with the current one in the Mac Pro 1,1 and upgrade straight to 2,2? It’s the 2006 model, Want to flash the firmware so it can run El Capitan. Thanks, Christian- christiann
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