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Mac Pro Nehalem upgrade (w3520 -> w3580) problem

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muonium

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Oct 27, 2013
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I have a 2.66 GHz Quad-Core (MacPro4,1) mac pro.

Recently I tried to upgrade this machine by replacing w3520 with w3580.
After replacing the CPU, I boot my machine and then it boot o.k.
I checked processor from about this mac and then the machine suddenly froze without doing anything. After reboot the machine, I got cycling "kernel Panic". At this time, my OS was Mavericks. I tried other OS such as 10.8, 10.7, 10.6. I got kernel panic from both 10.8 and 10.7. But I boot successfully with 10.6.

Since I don't have any idea how to fix this problem, I changed w3580 with the original w3520. After re-boot, I received the same kernel panic from 10.9, 10.8, and 10.7. I can only boot my mac with 10.6 with w3520 or with w3580.

I am stuck now and I don't understand why I am having the same issue with the original w3520.
I try the safe boot with shift key and it worked with Mavericks although everything is extremely slow.

Can anyone shed light on this problem?
 
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Concorde Rules said:
See if you've bent any pins?

Check memory is seated properly?

Sounds like you've bent something.
Click to expand...

I checked all pins (those that sit under the CPU) and they are so tiny and not easy to check.
But when I checked them from reflected light, they all seems to be aligned correctly.
The memory is showing the correct memory of 16GB.

When I installed w3580, I put too much of thermal paste?
Could this have caused the problem I have?
But when I replaced w3520 back again, I put a right amount of thermal paste.
So the problem should have been vanished with the original w3520.

Any more solution to this problem that I can try?
 
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I checked the pins microscopically and there is no bend.

I am assuming that w3580 is fine since OS 10.6.8 shows the process of 3.32 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon from about this mac.

I am wondering if the logic board might get damaged. Is there a possibility?
Is there any replacement that I should try to fix this problem? Thanks.

If it is a hardware problem, then I should not be able to boot successfully with snow leopard, right?
I am very much puzzled...
 
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Post KP log (Console/System Diagnostic Reports/ or /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports on OS HDD) from 10.7 and 10.8.
 
666sheep said:
Post KP log (Console/System Diagnostic Reports/ or /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports on OS HDD) from 10.7 and 10.8.
Click to expand...

This one is from OS 10.8 (Kernel_2013-10-27-055624_ahnui-Mac-Pro.panic)


panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff8013eb8655): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f95298154, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000000000000010, CR3: 0x00000000283f3000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660
RAX: 0x0000000000000001, RBX: 0xffffff81b489c000, RCX: 0xffffff80379accc8, RDX: 0xffffff81e4a23a38
RSP: 0xffffff81e4a23b60, RBP: 0xffffff81e4a23b60, RSI: 0x0000000000000000, RDI: 0x0000000000000000
R8: 0x0000000000000000, R9: 0x00000000000003ff, R10: 0xffffffffffffffff, R11: 0x00000000ffffffff
R12: 0xffffff81b489c000, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0x0000000000000002, R15: 0x0000000000000000
RFL: 0x0000000000010246, RIP: 0xffffff7f95298154, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0x0000000000000010, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x0

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff81e4a23800 : 0xffffff8013e1d626
0xffffff81e4a23870 : 0xffffff8013eb8655
0xffffff81e4a23a40 : 0xffffff8013ece17d
0xffffff81e4a23a60 : 0xffffff7f95298154
0xffffff81e4a23b60 : 0xffffff7f95281844
0xffffff81e4a23bb0 : 0xffffff7f9528179a
0xffffff81e4a23bd0 : 0xffffff7f9525d28e
0xffffff81e4a23c00 : 0xffffff7f944913a0
0xffffff81e4a23c40 : 0xffffff7f9449130f
0xffffff81e4a23c60 : 0xffffff7f9449675c
0xffffff81e4a23cf0 : 0xffffff7f9448ee50
0xffffff81e4a23d20 : 0xffffff7f944e01cf
0xffffff81e4a23d70 : 0xffffff8014233efb
0xffffff81e4a23dc0 : 0xffffff8014265297
0xffffff81e4a23e30 : 0xffffff8013e9874f
0xffffff81e4a23e80 : 0xffffff8013e20b3d
0xffffff81e4a23eb0 : 0xffffff8013e10448
0xffffff81e4a23f00 : 0xffffff8013e1961b
0xffffff81e4a23f70 : 0xffffff8013ea6536
0xffffff81e4a23fb0 : 0xffffff8013ece9e3
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[990D1A42-DF16-3AB9-ABC1-6A88AC142244]@0xffffff7f94485000->0xffffff7f944bcfff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffffff7f94446000
com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.2)[96AE69DE-8A37-39D0-B2D3-D8446A6AA670]@0xffffff7f944dc000->0xffffff7f94781fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffffff7f94446000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[6C8CFC18-75F0-3DEF-86C7-CEB2C1FD6BB1]@0xffffff7f944c8000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[990D1A42-DF16-3AB9-ABC1-6A88AC142244]@0xffffff7f94485000
com.apple.GeForce(8.1.2)[7EC545A4-4B57-32F1-8DC3-C31023AFBDCB]@0xffffff7f95259000->0xffffff7f95326fff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.2)[96AE69DE-8A37-39D0-B2D3-D8446A6AA670]@0xffffff7f944dc000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[6C8CFC18-75F0-3DEF-86C7-CEB2C1FD6BB1]@0xffffff7f944c8000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffffff7f94446000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[990D1A42-DF16-3AB9-ABC1-6A88AC142244]@0xffffff7f94485000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer

Mac OS version:
12E55

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.4.0: Wed May 1 17:57:12 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.24.15~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 896CB1E3-AB79-3DF1-B595-549DFFDF3D36
Kernel slide: 0x0000000013c00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8013e00000
System model name: MacPro4,1 (Mac-F221BEC8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 20985835473
last loaded kext at 20985432083: com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0 (addr 0xffffff7f95cb2000, size 36864)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch 75.19
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.1.4f2
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.12.87
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.2d2
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 122
com.apple.driver.Apple_iSight 4.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 2.3.7fc4
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.3.7fc4
com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer 8.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.3.7fc4
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.10
com.apple.GeForce 8.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.1.11
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBDisplays 357
com.apple.nvidia.NVDAStartup 8.1.2
com.apple.AMDRadeonAccelerator 1.0.8
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU 4.1.4f2
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport 4.1.4f2
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl 3.4.5
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.5.5
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 34
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 5.5.5
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.9.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntel8254XEthernet 3.1.1b1
com.apple.driver.Intel82574L 2.3.0b5
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 5.5.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 5.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 196.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 4.0.39
com.apple.security.quarantine 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 196.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 4.1.4f2
com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver 235.29
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.6
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.3.7fc4
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 8.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.11d0
com.apple.NVDAResman 8.1.2
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily 74.5.1
com.apple.kext.AMD5000Controller 8.1.2
com.apple.kext.AMDSupport 8.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBAudio 2.9.0f8
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.8.9fc11
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.11d0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.5
com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport 4.1.4f2
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 86.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.1.4f2
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.4.5
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.3.7
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.3.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.3.7
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.3.7fc4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.4d2
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.3.0d51
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.5.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 5.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 5.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 5.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 5.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.3.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 5.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.8.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 220.3
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 345
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 28.21
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.7.3
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
macpro:DiagnosticReports ahn$ pwd
/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports
 
OK, above KP log points on graphics card. You have Nvidia one it's crashing IOPCI extensions set. If you have another card try it, you can also try safe boot with 10.8.
 
666sheep said:
Post KP log (Console/System Diagnostic Reports/ or /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports on OS HDD) from 10.7 and 10.8.
Click to expand...

This one is from OS 10.9 (Kernel_2013-10-28-164200_macpro.panic)

Anonymous UUID: 669B5218-2B09-A6DB-E727-D455BC1042A2

Mon Oct 28 16:42:00 2013
panic(cpu 6 caller 0xffffff8007edc19e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f89557e6b, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000000000000010, CR3: 0x00000000039f7000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660
RAX: 0xd215d70e0abd0000, RBX: 0xffffff81a8eb1000, RCX: 0x0000000000000000, RDX: 0xffffff81da2539c8
RSP: 0xffffff81da253b00, RBP: 0xffffff81da253b00, RSI: 0x0000000000000000, RDI: 0x0000000000000000
R8: 0x0000000000000000, R9: 0xffffff8008401910, R10: 0x00000000000003ff, R11: 0xffffffffffffffff
R12: 0x0000000000000000, R13: 0xffffff81a8eb1000, R14: 0x00000000e00002bc, R15: 0x0000000000000002
RFL: 0x0000000000010293, RIP: 0xffffff7f89557e6b, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000000
Fault CR2: 0x0000000000000010, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x6

Backtrace (CPU 6), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff81da253790 : 0xffffff8007e22f69
0xffffff81da253810 : 0xffffff8007edc19e
0xffffff81da2539e0 : 0xffffff8007ef3606
0xffffff81da253a00 : 0xffffff7f89557e6b
0xffffff81da253b00 : 0xffffff7f89542490
0xffffff81da253b50 : 0xffffff7f895423de
0xffffff81da253b70 : 0xffffff7f8951e4bf
0xffffff81da253bb0 : 0xffffff7f887ae4d2
0xffffff81da253bf0 : 0xffffff7f887ae448
0xffffff81da253c10 : 0xffffff7f887b258a
0xffffff81da253ca0 : 0xffffff7f887aa855
0xffffff81da253ce0 : 0xffffff7f887f733b
0xffffff81da253d30 : 0xffffff80082950e3
0xffffff81da253d90 : 0xffffff80082ca6d5
0xffffff81da253e00 : 0xffffff8007eb5b0b
0xffffff81da253e50 : 0xffffff8007e26bb1
0xffffff81da253e80 : 0xffffff8007e139b5
0xffffff81da253ef0 : 0xffffff8007e1e003
0xffffff81da253f70 : 0xffffff8007ec921d
0xffffff81da253fb0 : 0xffffff8007ef3e26
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.6)[38E388A5-92D6-3388-B799-F2498E582287]@0xffffff7f887a1000->0xffffff7f887d8fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff7f884ba000
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.1.8)[0A1B6F41-168D-307A-BABD-162F3B3C2786]@0xffffff7f887f4000->0xffffff7f88a63fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff7f884ba000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.6)[86BA68C6-18DD-30A1-ABF6-54597AD6C277]@0xffffff7f887e4000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.6)[38E388A5-92D6-3388-B799-F2498E582287]@0xffffff7f887a1000
com.apple.GeForceTesla(8.1.8)[67BAF872-A238-3787-AB74-22297A51FE8F]@0xffffff7f8951b000->0xffffff7f895e5fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff7f884ba000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.6)[86BA68C6-18DD-30A1-ABF6-54597AD6C277]@0xffffff7f887e4000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.6)[38E388A5-92D6-3388-B799-F2498E582287]@0xffffff7f887a1000
dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.1.8)[0A1B6F41-168D-307A-BABD-162F3B3C2786]@0xffffff7f887f4000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer

Mac OS version:
13A603

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.0.0: Thu Sep 19 22:22:27 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2422.1.72~6/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 1D9369E3-D0A5-31B6-8D16-BFFBBB390393
Kernel slide: 0x0000000007c00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8007e00000
System model name: MacPro4,1 (Mac-F221BEC8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 8613335641
last loaded kext at 8612517817: com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0 (addr 0xffffff7f89ba5000, size 36864)
loaded kexts:
at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch 4050
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.2.0f6
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 2.5.2fc2
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.2d2
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.14.11
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.5.2fc2
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.13
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.1.12
com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer 1.1.4
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.GeForceTesla 8.1.8
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU 4.2.0f6
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.5.2fc2
com.apple.AMDRadeonX3000 1.1.4
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.0f6
com.apple.nvidia.NVDAStartup 8.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.0
com.apple.kext.AMD5000Controller 1.1.4
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.6.0
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 35
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 650.4.4
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.9.9
com.apple.driver.Intel82574L 2.6.1b1
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.9.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 650.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 650.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 216.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 153
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 216.0.0
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.7
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.5.2fc2
com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.9.4fc11
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.14
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla 8.1.8
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla 8.1.8
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 91
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily 98.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.0f6
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.11d1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.2.0f6
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.5.2fc2
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.5.2fc2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.12d1
com.apple.kext.AMDSupport 1.1.4
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.4.12
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.6d1
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.5.1d27
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 650.4.4
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 650.4.4
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 278.10
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 371.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.9
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 21
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.8
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
com.apple.kec.pthread 1
 
666sheep said:
Exactly. Which one do you have?
Click to expand...

I just pulled out GeForce 8800GT. Originally I had two in my mac.
The other one is ATI Radeon HD 5770.

Thanks million. You saved my life.
The mac boots with no problem now.

I need a rest...

----------

One question I have now is the culprit graphics card was o.k. before CPU upgrade. Why it becomes a problem after the upgrade?
What would happen if I put it back now? (which I don't want to try now though)
 
That's how it is with 8800s. It wasn't directly connected with CPU upgrade. Just a coincidence. One day they work, another day they don't anymore. Baking them sometimes helps (google it) but usually not for long.
 
You probably removed it to work on Mac.

The issue with 8800GT is little tiny solder balls under the GPU chip.

Nvidia used bad solder when the world wide ant-lead stuff went down.

Lead may be poisonous, but it is also perfect for solder.

The stuff they formulated for G92 goes brittle and bad after multiple heat & cool sessions.

When handling 8800GT it is CRUCIAL to not bend or twist them AT ALL.

The card can bend, the heatsink can not.

More than likely you can "bake" it back to life, in any case you have exactly 0 (ZERO) to lose as card is 100% worthless as is.

Look up baking here or online elsewhere.

I do 380-410 for 9 min, others have different "recipes".

Here is the CRUCIAL part, when removing the heat sink, lay card on table edge so that the bracket with DVI ports hangs OVER the table edge.

Otherwise, the pressure from screwdriver will flex card, especially as screws get removed.

This is what kills it in first place.

This is especially important after baking and during reassembly.
 
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