Somethings burning, smoke coming out from MP 2008 3,1 What to do?!
Hey guys, this morning when i powered my Mac Pro 2008 (3,1) lots of smoke coming out from the DVD drive area, i was in total shock, and quickly unplugged the power cable from the MP. I removed all...
View ArticleUpgrading MP 1,1 CPU
When upgrading a 1,1 mac pro from 2x dual processors to 2x quad processors, is it necessary to flash it to a 2,1? Or is it simply a matter of swap the cpus and that's it?
View Articlematte vs non matte screen for photo work
How many use a non matte display such as Imac or LED Apple Cinema Display or Thunderbolt ( I know the Mac Pro has no Thunderbolt card) for Aperture and photoshop instead of a Matte type display similar...
View ArticleURGENT HELP- ATI 5870 crashes ...:(
Hi all @ macrumors, I am in need of an urgent help. I just got my ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics card for my mac pro. I cant load anything . I tried previewing a quicktime movie file, it crashes. Same...
View ArticleMonitor upgrade on '09, future compatible?
Hey, I have an '09 quad, with an ATI Radeon HD 4870 graphics card. My monitors are slowly dying, a remnant from an older computer... I am thinking of moving to a single large monitor solution... my...
View Article16GB required on 15" rMBP?
Sorry - wrong forum section. Reposted here: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1478726
View ArticleMac Pro 1.1 - GT630 - Lion 10.7.4
Hi everyone, I have spent hours reading through the posts about GPU upgrades for Mac Pro 1.1's. For all the information shared I thank all the authors! I would like to know (what remains an unanswered...
View ArticleStrange noise from APC?
When I turn on my MacPro that is connected to my APC SMX1000, or when I wake it up a sudden and strange noise comes from the APC. It is like a metal sound popping or like metal hitting against metal is...
View ArticleWhich drawing tablet for graphic designer?
I've getting more into drawing therefor need a good drawing tablet. Really looking for a good one but confused with which one should I go for. Any recommendations folks?
View ArticleSo I need a new media hard drive
My one is chockablock, 650 GB aint cutting it. But my issue is I have all my itunes libraries etc on it, so obviously if I copy it to the new drive etc Im going to have to do all the library redirects...
View ArticleMac Pro won't boot or chime after power surge
I have an eight-core 2,1 Mac Pro that is plugged into an UPS unit. Tonight the building I live in had a series of power surges that knocked out my UPS and Mac Pro. Once the power stabilized, I tried to...
View ArticleBest memory distribution on riser cards
I have two 4GB and four 512MB dimms. What would be the best way to dispose them on the riser cards?
View ArticleConsidering buying used Mac Pro. What tests should I run?
I'm buying a used 5,1 Mac Pro from this guy on a local auctions site. I've looked at the machine and it appears to be fine. I'm only suspecting he might be hiding something because it's a very low...
View ArticleDragonetti's Hackintosh
Hi, I recently got a MacPro G5 (PPC) and I have find out that a hackintosh would be the approach that best fits me. THIS are the specs that I think can make it work: - Intel Core i3 Processor i3-550...
View ArticleUsing battery and not AC power???
I'm a new macbook pro user. Just got the new 15" retina display. The charger is so large and a pain to bring with you so is it that bad to the overall battery life if you're not plugged in?? I'd say...
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Concept: Mac Mini stacks, the 2013 Mac Pro
After the early Mac Christmas introduced an all new iMac, refreshed Mac Minis, and a 13" Retina MacBookPro, the Mac Pro was notably absent. Many professionals can comfortably have their performance...
View ArticleUpgrading my 07 Mac Pro
I've had my Mac Pro for 5 years now, and for some reason I've not until recently been thinking about upgrading. So far I've ordered some new RAM, and am contemplating whether or not to update to 10.6...
View ArticleOne I just can't work out - USB port madness - Any ideas what this could be?
Hi guys, This is just insane and I have no idea what could be the issue. It's not a huge deal but it is annoying the hell out of me what it could be. I have been using a USB mic with Skype for the last...
View ArticleCan I use a 3 Drive internal RAID as a Photoshop scratch disk?
I am putting together a 3 drive RAID internally in my MacPro 2009 Quad 2.93GHz to store my working files. Boot/Apps are on Accelsior. The drives I am using are Seagate ST2000DM001. What I was wondering...
View ArticleCan i use "Engineering Sample" Xeon with Mac Pro?
Can i use "Engineering Sample" Xeon (A0 stepping / B0 stepping Westmere-EP) with Mac Pro 2009 Dual CPU?
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