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  1. nick7caz

    Resolved Flashed 5,1 2009 MP, need help Reinstalling OS

    Sorry if this has been discussed. Recently acquired a 2009 MP 4,1>5,1 with RX 580. I can see the os image from the bootcamp viewer, but it wont boot into macos Catalina. It will just re boot into windows. I may have deleted the macos boot from the image, but not sure. Holding option brings...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 HELP NEEDED: Upgrading MacPro 4,1 (2009) to 5,1

    Hi all, I have recently been watching a few videos on Youtube where people upgrade 4,1 or 5,1 MacPro. I want to give it a go myself even though I am absolutely rubbish in IT. I am a Video Editor/ Motion Designer using Adobe softwares and in need of more power from my machine but can't spend £7k...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5,1 erased HD and can't reinstall OS...?

    Hi, I have a flashed (4,1 to 5,1) Mac Pro that was running Mojave with no problems until....I decided to give it to a friend and erased the HD and seem to have erased the OS too!! I have tried to make a bootable installer on a USB stick (which seemed to go fine) except when I hold down the...
  4. superparati

    MP 1,1-5,1 Question and advice about IHS Removal Process

    Hello, After gathering all elements needed to do this work this morning was the day to do it, CPU out, 3D printed removal support ready. Go! Works, got the IHS off but I remove from one of the CPU two small resistors capacitors :oops: From your experiences can I still expect the CPU to be...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Glitch I can't figure out! Driving me crazy (Mac Pro 2009 4.1 flashed to 5.1)

    Hi Everyone, So i've been having an issue with my Mac pro for over a year now. I've tried a few different things to fix it and still can't seem to find out whats wrong. I'll be working and suddenly the screen starts to glitch with lots of random pixels (please see attached images). Then all I...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 HELP!!! Sluggish Mac Pro 5,1

    HELP! My Mac is getting kind of sluggish while I'm working with it. It's been a couple of months already. I do only mail stuff on Safari, after about 15 minutes, then it becomes very slow creating or deleting tabs on Safari, even when I click on the Mac logo, it takes like 1 sec to respond. I...
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    nvme boot questions

    If this has been addressed before I apologize - I couldn't find it. I have a 4,1 w/ firmware update to 5,1. Running Sierra and Maverick. I did do the 1.4 update to be able to run nvme bootable as I was running High Sierra with an Sapphire Pulse RX580 but moved that setup to another MacPro...
  8. xlambchopsx

    MacPro 2009 (4,1 to 5,1) 6-core to 12-core not working

    Hopefully someone can shed light on this situation... I have a MacPro 4,1 that’s been upgraded to a 5,1 and currently running a 6-core 3.46 in Mojave with boot rom 138.0.0.0.0 I recently got a ridiculous deal on a MacPro 2009 upgraded from 4,1 to 5,1 running a 12 core 3.46 in OS X 10.13.6...
  9. ZigMac

    Macpro 4.1 Graphics Acceleration GT120

    Hi all I installed Mojave on my 4.1 without reading the full instructions. DOH! It works reasonably well but video is stuttering in Quicktime and doesn'tplay at all in VLC, it jus goes nuts and I have to for close the app. I was asked if I had graphics acceleration enabled and the truth is I...
  10. Supersoberguy

    Mac Pro 4,1 Bootcamp/OSX Sharing Problems

    Hi, everyone. The situation is as follows: I have a Late 2013 iMac running 10.9.5 as a media server and sharing folders with music and films on it into the home network through one router. All of the "native" Windows machines "see" and log in into the shared folders of the iMac with no...