MP 1,1-5,1 MacPro5,1: BootROM thread | 144.0.0.0.0

[bsbeamer]

10.15.6 (19G73)
MBP16,1
Boot ROM Version: 1037.147.1.0.0
(iBridge: 17.16.16065.0.0,0)

Apple T2 Security Chip
Firmware Version: 17P6065

AMD Radeon Pro 5500M
ROM Revision: 113-D3220E-190
VBIOS Version: 113-D32206U1-019
Option ROM Version: 113-D32206U1-019
EFI Driver Version: 01.01.190

 

[Inzajeano]

Hi all,

I am looking for a card that allows me to have 2 blades that are seen as separate drives on my cMP. This is to free up a slot. ANy options? Cheers x

 

[flygbuss]

Hi all,

I am looking for a card that allows me to have 2 blades that are seen as separate drives on my cMP. This is to free up a slot. ANy options? Cheers x

Wrong thread I think.
Have a look at the Syba card:

PCIe SSDs - NVMe & AHCI

I bought 4 WD Black SN750 2TB since the 970 EVO Plus was out of stock. Installed the drives inside two Syba I/O Crest SI-PEX40129 (slot 1 and 2) and so far everythings looks quite promising. These are the first non-Samsung SSDs I ever bought and didn't return. (As of yet) Single drive, HFS+...

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[flowrider]

Hi all,

I am looking for a card that allows me to have 2 blades that are seen as separate drives on my cMP. This is to free up a slot. ANy options? Cheers x

Many - Start on Page one, Post one here:

PCIe SSDs - NVMe & AHCI

This is a general info thread for blade SSDs that can be used in the Mac Pro. This is a WikiPost so anyone with the proper credentials may edit it. NVMe SSDs can be used as a boot drive in the MP5,1 and MP6,1 with the latest firmware installed (beginning with version 140.0.0.0.0 for MP5,1 and...

forums.macrumors.com

 

[lotusmac]

Again, you can't read a Mac Pro SPI flash while it's soldered on the backplane, this is valid for early-2009 to late-2013, Apple wired the circuit in a way that is incompatible to SPI flash programmers. You can't read or write to FWB flash memories while soldered on 2006 to early-2008 Mac Pros too, but for slightly different motives.

ROMTool is just a GUI for flashrom, with a working board flashrom can access the SPI Flash via the internal Intel chipset SPI connection.

Hi there. Can you help me identify where is the Mac Pro 3.1 rom chip on the board? My board is bricked and I'm hoping to revive it by replacing it with a fresh efi rom and chip. I know the size of the rom is 2Mb but I can't seem to figure out which chip contains it. After replacing it, I would be using the ROMtool to edit it and insert the serial number. But before anything, I need to find the right chip. Would be great if you or someone else could shed some light into it. Many thanks.

 

[tsialex]

Hi there. Can you help me identify where is the Mac Pro 3.1 rom chip on the board? My board is bricked and I'm hoping to revive it by replacing it with a fresh efi rom and chip. I know the size of the rom is 2Mb but I can't seem to figure out which chip contains it. After replacing it, I would be using the ROMtool to edit it and insert the serial number. But before anything, I need to find the right chip. Would be great if you or someone else could shed some light into it. Many thanks.

 

[basslik]

I need to get my Samsung EVO 970 Plus to work on Sierra. Any guidance greatly appreciated. it just doesn't see the drive.

Also my Sapphire RX 580 shows up as AMD 9xxx @ 8192ram ?

 

[kohlson]

Also my Sapphire RX 580 shows up as AMD 9xxx @ 8192ram

Answer is: Sierra
Works, barely, on Sierra. Update as far as you can.

 

[tsialex]

I need to get my Samsung EVO 970 Plus to work on Sierra. Any guidance greatly appreciated. it just doesn't see the drive.

Won't work, Samsung NVMe consumer drives are sectored with 512bytes/sector and Apple only started to support those type of drives with High Sierra.

Read the first post:

PCIe SSDs - NVMe & AHCI

This is a general info thread for blade SSDs that can be used in the Mac Pro. This is a WikiPost so anyone with the proper credentials may edit it. NVMe SSDs can be used as a boot drive in the MP5,1 and MP6,1 with the latest firmware installed (beginning with version 140.0.0.0.0 for MP5,1 and...

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Also my Sapphire RX 580 shows up as AMD 9xxx @ 8192ram ?

Sierra drivers for RX 580 are at best incipient, misidentification is one of the know problems. Btw, I warned you multiple times that Sierra RX 580 drivers are buggy.

 

[basslik]

Thanks folks. Yeah Alex you did. I have a separate drive running High Sierra which is reading the video card just fine.

I was hoping the RehabMan/patch-nvme was possibly updated for the Mac pros.

 

[tsialex]

Thanks folks. Yeah Alex you did. I have a separate drive running High Sierra which is reading the video card just fine.

I was hoping the RehabMan/patch-nvme was possibly updated for the Mac pros.

NVMe old patches are totally incompatible with 10.12+, remove it if you installed.

 

[ri2nonerok]

Hello Alex,
I recently purchased a flashed EFI Vega 56 and was told to move up to 144. by downloading and running the full Mojave installer with a copy to this page. The installer should update my bottom when I try to run it I am told.

I currently am running Catalina.

Is it safe to run the 144.0.0.0 download while running on Catalina?

Currently I have an R9 280x installed and it runs fine.

Thanks for all of your help.

 

[tsialex]

Hello Alex,
I recently purchased a flashed EFI Vega 56 and was told to move up to 144. by downloading and running the full Mojave installer with a copy to this page. The installer should update my bottom when I try to run it I am told.

I currently am running Catalina.

Is it safe to run the 144.0.0.0 download while running on Catalina?

Currently I have an R9 280x installed and it runs fine.

Thanks for all of your help.

You can't run an macOS installer older than the OS you are running. Please read the first post.

 

[ri2nonerok]

You can't run an macOS installer older than the OS you are running. Please read the first post.

Hello, yes I have read the first post in which upon reading the section speaking of 144, it says the folloing:

Btw, you can upgrade your firmware to 144.0.0.0.0 without installing Mojave, just close the installer after the firmware upgrade is done. Btw, you can't do that by USB read the Upgrade firmware from USB note.

Is only upgrading my firmware to 144 only possible?

Thanks again

 

[tsialex]

Hello, yes I have read the first post in which upon reading the section speaking of 144, it says the folloing:

Btw, you can upgrade your firmware to 144.0.0.0.0 without installing Mojave, just close the installer after the firmware upgrade is done. Btw, you can't do that by USB read the Upgrade firmware from USB note.

Is only upgrading my firmware to 144 only possible?

Thanks again

Again, you can't open a macOS installer for an older version than the version you are running.

 

[nopster]

Hello, my Mac Pro 4,1 was successfully migrated to 5,1 with the firmware tool 2009-2010, some year ago.
I have upgrade cpus, graphics board, ram.
after less than 1 year, one of the two cpu doesn’t work anymore. I wrote to the shop to ask for warranty.
My system was upgraded to Mojave from High Sierra. Bootrom is 138.0.0.0 but the sapphire Rx 580 I cannot see boot screens to diagnose, safe mode, disable or enable SIP.
Is it safe to upgrade firmware from the original latest Mojave OS? Or I have to upgrade firmware with high Sierra first and Mojave then?
Thanks in advance

 

[tsialex]

Hello, my Mac Pro 4,1 was successfully migrated to 5,1 with the firmware tool 2009-2010, some year ago.
I have upgrade cpus, graphics board, ram.
after less than 1 year, one of the two cpu doesn’t work anymore. I wrote to the shop to ask for warranty.
My system was upgraded to Mojave from High Sierra. Bootrom is 138.0.0.0 but the sapphire Rx 580 I cannot see boot screens to diagnose, safe mode, disable or enable SIP.
Is it safe to upgrade firmware from the original latest Mojave OS? Or I have to upgrade firmware with high Sierra first and Mojave then?
Thanks in advance

Please fully read the first post of the thread below:

MP5,1: What you have to do to upgrade to Mojave (BootROM upgrade instructions thread)

Please fully read this first post, you will probably find that you have one or more problems described into the various notes below. Mojave will only install if you have upgraded your BootROM to the current release and your Mac Pro have a Metal capable GPU*. If you are trying to install Mojave...

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Yes, it's safe.

 

[basslik]

How far can I go with my 2008 Mac Pro 3,1?

other than peripherals.

Firmware etc.

 

[tsialex]

How far can I go with my 2008 Mac Pro 3,1?

other than peripherals. Firmware etc.

MP3,1 has only one firmware upgrade (MP31.006C.B05) that almost all MP3,1 ever produced already have it from factory since was released in late March 2008. The installer package was re-signed several times since 2008 because of expired signing certificates, but it's the same firmware.

Btw, like the thread title says, this thread is focused on MP5,1, if you want to discuss MP3,1 please search for one thread more appropriate, there are several.

 

[basslik]

MP3,1 has only one firmware upgrade (MP31.006C.B05) that almost all MP3,1 ever produced already have it from factory since was released in late March 2008. The installer package was re-signed several times since 2008 because of expired signing certificates, but it's the same firmware.

Btw, like the thread title says, this thread is focused on MP5,1, if you want to discuss MP3,1 please search for one thread more appropriate, there are several.

10-4 Alex, I'll hop over to that section, thanks.

 

[Melbourne Park]

Going to upgrade my 2010 5.1 dual CPUs. which are original, although I have another matched pair but I thought it would be safer to upgrade the CPUs last (I have owned them for a few years). I want to digitise I guess about 70 or 80 hours of videos, my own family ones.

Question: I have lots of Data SATA HD drives & one boot SSD, the original 5770 GPU, I am inning Sierra, and I found my boot rom is I think the original version: MP51.007F.B03.

I think I can back the boot rom but can I go directly and install the latest boot rom or will I have to do several install? I thought the boot rom had been upgraded when I installed Sierra, but it seems its the original version.
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[tsialex]

Going to upgrade my 2010 5.1 dual CPUs. which are original, although I have another matched pair but I thought it would be safer to upgrade the CPUs last (I have owned them for a few years). I want to digitise I guess about 70 or 80 hours of videos, my own family ones.

Question: I have lots of Data SATA HD drives & one boot SSD, the original 5770 GPU, I am inning Sierra, and I found my boot rom is I think the original version: MP51.007F.B03.

I think I can back the boot rom but can I go directly and install the latest boot rom or will I have to do several install? I thought the boot rom had been upgraded when I installed Sierra, but it seems its the original version.
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Sierra don't have or need any BootROM upgrades at all. Please read the first post of the thread below, anything you need to know is there:

MP5,1: What you have to do to upgrade to Mojave (BootROM upgrade instructions thread)

Please fully read this first post, you will probably find that you have one or more problems described into the various notes below. Mojave will only install if you have upgraded your BootROM to the current release and your Mac Pro have a Metal capable GPU*. If you are trying to install Mojave...

forums.macrumors.com

 

[Melbourne Park]

Thanks, I'll read it again. I thought I had read a fare few times that having the latest boot rom had no downsides. Thanks for the reply. My plan is to check on the Final Cut Pro X bottlenecks, and I presume then, move to another GPU as I presume it assists FCPX. For that I presume I'll have to take power directly from the Power Supply, so that is likely my first upgrade - I want to avoid running current through 10 year old boards if I can. Then the GPU, there is a Sapphire RX580 available - new - in Australia that is identical to one others have found which works without issues. Then if there is a FCPX reward in x16 slot digital drives, I will go those. While I realise x16 raid with multiple drive cards is the fastest option, I suspect for my needs that would not be the benefit that those getting paid for their work would receive, so I suspect a lesser solution than the ultimate might be the way i'll go there. Finally i might get another monitor - mine is a 24" Eizo which is great for colour printing, but another monitor will likely help the video work. Oh and pop in the 3.46 CPUs that are only 4 threaded but they were quite in expensive. And I suspect I'll have to throw away the 4 GB Udimms that I bought from OWC years ago - I thought they were 1333Ghz speed but when they arrived to Australia, they were the slower ram. Last time I would ever buy from OWC or their Aussie connected outlet.

I meant to do things years ago but life intervened. I bought the 5.1 as a run out special due to the 2012 versions being introduced - which were after all much the same. Lucky me but I never got the video work done. Nows the time. And while the video units still function and that tape still holds their memories!

Thanks for your immense contribution to so many here.

 

[nopster]

Upgraded Bootrom from 138.0.0.0 directly on mojave, and now it's 144.0.0.0. Everything worked.
Made Mac pro 4.1 > 5.1 upgrade some year ago.
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX580 installed. CPU upgraded to 2x Xeon X5690 3,46GHz. 16Gb Ram 1066MHz.
But the bootscreen is not available to choose an external disk to boot (with option key), or any other combo key to launch recovery, Diagnostics, safe mode.
I discovered that I have no recovery partition on this disk. Prior to update the bootrom, my MacPro suddenly restarts after minutes, continously. I really don't know how to recover its normal functionality.

 

[tsialex]

Upgraded Bootrom from 138.0.0.0 directly on mojave, and now it's 144.0.0.0. Everything worked.
Made Mac pro 4.1 > 5.1 upgrade some year ago.
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX580 installed. CPU upgraded to 2x Xeon X5690 3,46GHz. 16Gb Ram 1066MHz.
But the bootscreen is not available to choose an external disk to boot (with option key), or any other combo key to launch recovery, Diagnostics, safe mode.
I discovered that I have no recovery partition on this disk. Prior to update the bootrom, my MacPro suddenly restarts after minutes, continously. I really don't know how to recover its normal functionality.

Install an AppleOEM GPU and then run AHT/ASD, do all the diagnostic steps from Apple Technician Guide for your Mac Pro.

Btw, this is off-topic here, search for one of the diagnostic threads and post there.