Newbie Here. Got a Mac Pro 5,1.

[theMarble]

Thanks for your reply.
Do you think it's worth the $200 price?

These days, graphics card pricing has skyrocketed, however $200 is a pretty good price for a 280X.

 

[Amethyst1]

NVIDIA Quadro K620

That’s not a Kepler card (it’s Maxwell) — it is not going to work on Mojave and up.

 

[theMarble]

That’s not a Kepler card (it’s Maxwell) — it is not going to work on Mojave and up.

Ah ok, then it should be the K420 and K600!

 

[Amethyst1]

Ah ok, then it should be the K420 and K600!

Yep — or the 410 which is quite possibly the least powerful Kepler card out there. ( )

 

[Guitarmas]

If I have two hard drives with separate OS's installed can I choose which one to boot from when it starting up?

 

[eyoungren]

If I have two hard drives with separate OS's installed can I choose which one to boot from when it starting up?

Yes.

System>Preferences>Startup Disk



Select the drive.



Reboot

OR

Reboot, hold down OPTN and select which drive you want to boot from.

 

[Guitarmas]

If I have two hard drives with separate OS's in can I choose which one to boot from when it starts up?

Yes.

System>Preferences>Startup Disk

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Select the drive.

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Reboot

OR

Reboot, hold down OPTN and select which drive you want to boot from.

Thank you for the reply

 

[MarkC426]

Reboot, hold down OPTN and select which drive you want to boot from.

This would only work if you have a Mac efi GPU or opencore.

 

[eyoungren]

This would only work if you have a Mac efi GPU or opencore.

I don't know how to interpret that.

I have a 2009 MacPro 4,1 that was upgraded to a 5,1. That gave me to ability to upgrade to Mojave natively, which I did. It has two NVIDIA GT 640 video cards, which give me boot screens. I can hold down OPTN and choose which drive to boot from.

Does that mean then that I have a Mac efi GPU? I'm unaware of having anything to do with opencore.

 

[MarkC426]

If you get the boot picker, then yes they will be Mac efi cards.
Any non-efi metal cards do not give you this function, without flashing the card.

edit:

Post in thread 'GPU Compatibility List for cMP'
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/gpu-compatibility-list-for-cmp.2174600/post-30481016

 

[Guitarmas]

Thank you for the replies.

 

[Guitarmas]

My wifi only downloads at 60Mbps.
Do I need a new wifi adapter?
If so, are they difficult to install?
Which one is recommended?

 

[MarkC426]

Your WiFi speed will be dictated by your Broadband/Fibre speed.
A Mac Pro has 802.11n WiFi which is up to 300-450Mbps.

 

[Guitarmas]

Thank you for the reply.
My Macpro gets 60Mbps on 5ghz.
My smartphone gets 150mbps+.

 

[MarkC426]

Have you tried it on Ethernet.

 

[Guitarmas]

Have you tried it on Ethernet.

Thanks for the reply.
No. The router is in the other part of my home.

 

[MarkC426]

Try this

Use Wireless Diagnostics on your Mac

Use Wireless Diagnostics on your Mac to help resolve Wi-Fi issues, and learn about Wi-Fi best practices.

support.apple.com

 

[Guitarmas]

Try this

Use Wireless Diagnostics on your Mac

Use Wireless Diagnostics on your Mac to help resolve Wi-Fi issues, and learn about Wi-Fi best practices.

support.apple.com

Thank you.

 

[MarkC426]

What is your current OS version (I know you have been talking about upgrading the OS).
There have been some issues in the past with Bluetooth interference, turn off BT and turn on again.

 

[Guitarmas]

What is your current OS version (I know you have been talking about upgrading the OS).
There have been some issues in the past with Bluetooth interference, turn off BT and turn on again.

Thank you for the reply.
I'm using High Sierra.

 

[MarkC426]

If no joy, try this (very bottom).

Reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support

The SMC is responsible for managing power on your Mac. Resetting it can resolve certain uncommon issues related to power or thermal management.

support.apple.com

 

[Guitarmas]

Will my 5,1 wifi adapter have compatibility issues with newer OS's?

 

[Guitarmas]

Thank you for your replies and information.

MacPro 5,1 120 Mbps across apartment.
MacPro 5,1 227 Mbps beside router.

 

[Guitarmas]

I don't know what happened to cause the bandwidth to tank like that.
It's about 120 now.
I might just get a 5Ghz signal amplifier.
Any other ideas?
I appreciate all the great comments so far.
Please keep them coming.
🙂

 

[theMarble]

I don't know what happened to cause the bandwidth to tank like that.
It's about 120 now.
I might just get a 5Ghz signal amplifier.
Any other ideas?
I appreciate all the great comments so far.
Please keep them coming.
🙂

Are there any thick walls (eg: concrete or brick) in between the router and your MP? That would interfere with the signal. Would it be possible to move the router to near the Mac Pro? Or run Ethernet instead.