Orico PFU3 4 port USB 3.0
I purchased the Orico PFU3 4 Port USB 3.0 card for my Mac Pro 1,1. Unfortunately the native drivers are set for Mountain Lion which I can not run. Is there a way to export those drivers and import them...
View ArticleUsing old MacPro as a file server?
I have a MacPro 1,1 and the graphics card went out. I'm thinking of buying a new iMac when the new ones come out, and I'd like to continue to use the MacPro with four 4TB drives in it as a file server...
View ArticleMP 3,1 replacement.
I just sold my MP 3,1, and was planning on replacing it with the current Mac Mini (i7 2,6GHz). But... I´ve a GTX 570 (-edition), and a Sonnet Tempo Pro 6G laying here, which is almost impossible to...
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Sudden hard power loss problem (pics & logs)
Early 08 dual 2.8 GHz Quad core, 10 GB RAM, ATI HD 5770 (and HD 2600), 2-2TB HD. Having sporadic sudden loss of power. It's like you pulled the power plug (not a reset but completely off). It started a...
View ArticleInstalling imovieHD 6 onto a Mac Pro (early 2009)
Hello- I have a MacPro tower OS 10.7.5 and want to install imovie HD onto it. I get and error and it won't let me. Is this because the OS is too new? I have the imovie HD working fine on my macbook...
View ArticleStrange Hard Drive behaviour
So here is the story to where I am .... Ny 2008 vintage MacPro (running OSX 10.6.8) had a major blowup (the GPU card blew and took the power supply and some logic board components, and also disturbed...
View ArticleHard Drive Cloning
I need a good preferably free program that can clone my hard drive to my new 1TB hard drive. Any recommendations?
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Mac Pro & HD 7870 XT?
Hello! HD 7870 XT graphics card on my Mac Pro running smoothly. But the Apple logo and the boot screen does not appear. Can any active EFI with a code? Thank you very much for your help.
View ArticleUpgrading memory ram?
Right now my memory ram is 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3, Early 2011 ( i Don't have a SSD computer) Can I upgrade it? How do I upgrade it? Whats the max I can upgrade it to? Where Do i get the ram from? How much...
View ArticleUSB 3 Woes
Recently I endeavoured to upgrade my 2010 MacPro to support USB 3. I purchased a 2 port CalDigit USB 3 PCI Express Card and a Newer MiniStack Max Enclosure (USB 3 w/BluRay) from OtherWorld Computering....
View ArticleFlashing 7950
Hey guys, I own a mac pro 1.1 and want to put a gigabite 7950 in it. I realise I need to be on 10.8.3 or higher in order to get the drivers, but aparently I need to flash it with the mac edition EFI in...
View ArticleMonitors for new Mac Pro
One of my issues with Macs is that it's difficult to have three monitor setups. Presently the only way to do it is get a Retina (I don't like using laptops as desktops with that tiny screen), iMacs (I...
View ArticleLot of Kernel Panics with MacPro 3.1 & flashed GTX 570
Hello all, all of a sudden and without any apparent reason, my MacPro is get a lot of Kernel Panics. From the crash report, it seems to be related to the flashed GTX 570 card. I have two HP 2448...
View ArticleAirport card suddenly "disappeared" from '08
Right in the middle of uploading a bunch of files my Airport card just disappeared from the system. I have no idea why. I didn't think anything got moved inside, put a took a snap shot just in case....
View ArticleGTX 680 w/backplate fit in mac pro
hello im wondering if this card will fit in a 2012 mac pro in the bottom slot?
View ArticleNeed some help configuring Mac Pro!
Hey guys long time reader, first time poster. Just need a little bit of help with my upgrade path. I'm building a home studio and I got a sweet deal on a brand new mid 2010 MP, 2x2.4ghz, 6gb ram,...
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Power for GPUs, finally some real numbers !
I realized that "Hardware Monitor" offered the ability to read power draw from PCIE slots and the Booster cables. Unfortunately, you need to get the paid version to do this, but for $10...why not? My...
View ArticleWD green vs red as a second drive
hay i have a macpro 3.1 and i need to get a second drive. last set of drives i got where 1TB WD Greens (for my G5), so i was going to pick up a 2TB WD Green but noticed the WD Red 2TB costs only £11...
View ArticleCalDigit HDPro/HDPro2 Discontinued
Some news that may impact a few of the video professionals that visit here... CalDigit has discontinued the HDPro/HDPro2 line of products. Currently there is no replacement for them, so if you need to...
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Apple Remote - A1156
im getting this remote for my macbook pro and wondered if it would also work with my desktop macpro. Attached Thumbnails
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