10.8.4 Logial Volume Group
i've just got a new hd and have been re-purposing the older, internal 3.5"drives, which means erasing and renaming in disk utility. i've been able to erase the disks and rename/create new volumes. now,...
View ArticleiShmutz - MacPro Air filter (no more dust?)
Stumbled across this on Amazon. Do you think this works? If its breathable enough, i believe it shouldn't impede flow of air into the unit. Anyone have any experience with this, or an item like it?
View ArticleApple Care was Clutch!
going into the last 20 days of my apple care coverage on a 5.1 2.8 stock mac pro. since the beginning this pro has always had little problems from random fan revs to a staticky head phone jack. as well...
View ArticleAnother TB RAID Box Option
I spotted this Data Tale Smart TB 4-drive RAID box option that you can purchase empty for about $650. You can use your SATA and SSD drives. It does JBOD also. Here's a video review....
View ArticleYour luck with TimeMachine?
I hate TimeMachine. Love it in theory, but hate it in practice. My latest woe? I've got a brand new SSD boot drive. I'm backing up from my primary Data RAID to to a very new backup RAID. I killed my TM...
View ArticleMac Pro Bc, Thunderbolt-2 (x6) and 4k/2k Monitors.
The upcoming Mac Pro Bc (Black Cylinder) has been announced at six Thunderbolt-2 ports with video capacity for three 4k monitors. Does this mean that one Tb2 port could run two 2k{DisplayPort @2560 x...
View ArticleMac Pro 3,1 sprite issues on screen
I am thinking about buying this mac pro 3,1 but the owner says that it is have these issues "I've boot from the factory CD, replace the video card, check the ram, did a SMC reset and a PRAM reset and...
View ArticleNoob question. Can I use an empty hdd bay as a sata power source?
I want to plug this http://www.amazon.com/LK-13814-15-pi...pr_product_top into the empty sata slot, and attach a molex to power a pcicard fan. Would that work?
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Question regarding RAM: What would you do?
My 1st gen dual core (MacPro1,1) with 16GB (4x4gb) has served me well for the last 5 years but it's now time to retire it. I just bought a used quad-core (MacPro3,1) for a really great price but the...
View ArticleCPU Upgrade on mac pro tower
Hello, This is a topic that i have not been able find anywhere on the internet and the curiosity is killing me. Ive seen videos from people showcasing them upgrading the CPU's in their mac pros, so i...
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Correct intel Xeon 3.33GHz 6-core for 2012 3.2 quad Mac Pro?
Hi, I just bought the quad-core 3.2 [mid 2012] Mac Pro a month ago, and I want to get the 3.33 Hex (6-core) Intel processor so I can upgrade the processor in a couple of years. Please can anyone help...
View ArticleHelp profiling new monitor (Auria) w/EZcolor with eye-one (old version)
Just picked up a new Auria 27" IPS monitor from Microcenter for my home system (5,1 flashed '09). This monitor has been much talked up because of the low price point ($399usd for a 27" ips WQHD) and...
View ArticleimovieHD on a Mac Pro Early 2009
I have a Mac Pro Early 2009 and tried to place my copy of imovieHD on it. I like the imovie with the timeline more than the NEW imovie. Anyway, my Mac Pro will not let me copy it on to the HD. I have...
View ArticleRS-232 Serial Card for ML
Okay, so please don't bash me for needing some old Tech. I have written to several PCIe card makers and found a handful of cards that are claimed to work in the MP with ML. I have a need to use an...
View Articlepossible release date?
Hey guys, Just wondering if there are any possible release dates for the new MP? I'm planning on going for a new computer hopefully by the end of september (currently still working on the 2010 MP) Is...
View ArticleHaving trouble with power supply for GTX 680
Hey everyone! And first off sorry. I'm not much of a hardware guy. Hard drives and ram I've dealt with before but never something complicated like this! I have purchased a EVGA GTX 680 4GB FTW graphics...
View ArticleUse of OpenCL, any major application not supporting it?
I was surprised when Apple introduced OpenCl four years ago without having rewritten some of their own programs to benefit from it. Seemed like bad internal coordination to me. Today OpenCL has reached...
View ArticleSSD advice for Mac Pro 3.1
Greetings all Wondering someone could offer some advice. I've just recently revived a Mac Pro 3.1 with a new GPU and got it up and running again. The last thing I want to add now is an SSD and noticed...
View ArticleSyba Combo RAID Caddy or Velocity Solo X2
Does anyone have any experience/opinion with the Syba Combo RAID Caddy ? http://www.sybausa.com/productInfo.p...¤tPage=0 Looks like a nice clean way to add a couple SSDs to a MP. I know these...
View ArticleDefragging drives--or not
A decade or more ago it was a recommended thing to defragment your hard drives. Or at least some vendors convinced us so. I can't recall explicitly but I seemed to have read since then that it's not...
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