Mac Pro 5,1 Slow Boot Chime
I just got a display model 3.2 ghz 5,1 model and upgraded the processor to a w3690, 48gb ram and a velocity X2 with a samsung 840 1TB. The only issue I am having is that when I press the power button...
View ArticleMy nMP 6core Arrived Today -- View from a non-Pro user
I had it in mind to move back to an iMac, but finally couldn't resist. I got the base 6-core today from MacMall. I'm on it now, and it sure is snappy. I do my work on it (I work for myself from home so...
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MacPro 6,1 Disk Speed Test
2013 MacPro 3.5 GHz 6-Core Intel E-5, 64 GB Ram, 256 GB Apple PCI SSD, 2x AMD FirePro D500, Promise Pegasus2 R4 (8GB SAS Thunderbolt 2) configured RAID 5, Seagate Backup Plus for Mac (3 TB SATA...
View ArticleEarly 2009 Single Processor to Dual Processor
I searched the forums and could not find any definite answers on this. I currently have a 4,1 early 2009 single processor MACPRO. I purchased the following items to upgrade to a dual processor MACPRO....
View ArticlenMP display resolution issue 2560x1600
Hey guys, Just got my nMP today and I can't seem to figure out how to get my Dell 30" motor to display at its full resolution of 2560x1600. The option just isn't there win the display settings. I have...
View ArticleHard Drive Specs for the Mac Pro 4,1 (2009)
Hey everyone, I've been googling all over but could not find an answer, what are the specs required for a hard drive to work in the 2009 Mac Pro quad core? Other than being 3.5 in format? What speed?...
View Article2013 MacBook Pro vs Mac Pro & nMP
Hey guys, I own two Mac Pro rigs, the 2009 and 2010 models. Both are roughly around the 8-core base model with upgraded RAM. I run these for audio and music production, including film post, mixing and...
View Articleupgrades for older Pros
If you have an older Pro, this article may provide info you can use to decide to upgrade or replace an older Pro. http://www.macworld.com/article/2084...-mac-pros.html
View ArticleSSD Upgrade Questions
I have a "Quad Core" 3.2 (2010/Nehalem) Mid-2010 5,1 Mac Pro, that I want to upgrade with an SSD. My 4 main drive bays are all in use, so I would like to use the optical bay for the upgrade. After...
View ArticleMac Pro: How many year you can do with?
I'm on the market for a powerful Desktop, my goal is to make some video rendering and stuff like that. My question is: How long can you do with your Mac Pro. I know thing break and so on but would you...
View ArticleAPC BackUp Pro 1500 Not Showing in Energy Saving System Prefs Panel
Hi there... I recently purchased and received (today) a brand new APC BackUp Pro 1500 and I set it all up and started up my MacPro only to find that no settings were appearing in the usual Energy...
View ArticleMac Pro 2008 Buzzing audio
I have an early 2008 Mac Pro and all the sudden the audio is buzzing badly. I can hear the music behind the buzzing but it obviously gone bad somehow. I switched to the headphone output and the buzzing...
View ArticleNew Mac Pro run Mountain Lion??
Has anyone been able to successfully load Mountain Lion on the new Mac Pro? I know it sounds crazy but I am Technical Director for my companies Cincinnati office in a Graphic design/Color Seps business...
View ArticleWhat are you going to do to celebrate...
...when your nMP order changes from "processing" to "preparing for dispatch"? I think I'll just grab a beer. Then dance around naked in the garden. Or maybe not.
View ArticlenMP FINALLY
Just got around to post due to setting up nMP 6core/16GB/1TB/D500 and I haven't really dug into it yet but so far I'm impressed. Very powerful and fast. Just hooked up my pegasus 2 and now I'm bout...
View ArticleIssue with Dual Booting OSX and Windows
Hello everyone. I've run into an issue with dual booting on my Mac Pro. I bounce back and forth between OSX and Windows because I'm a musician and gamer. I have the two installed on separate internal...
View Articlemonitor calibration; on different OS/Drive?
long time lurker, first time poster here :) Hoping the wealth of knowledge in the MP section here can help me out. Here's my situation. I've recently purchased a 2009 MP quad 2.66. I installed Mountain...
View ArticleeSata/USB3 combo card recommendations?
Any recommendations for a eSata/USB3 combo card for my MacPRO 5,1?
View Articleany problems mixing brands of RAM? nMP dual channel?
I am thinking of getting Crucial 32GB Kit (2x16GB) DDR3-1866 RDIMM 1.5V Memory For Mac Pro Systems (Late 2013) CT2K16G3R186DM at Amazon for $400 instead of Apple's RAM because I can later add 2 more...
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OWC upgrades-at-ces-2014
Not sure if anyone posted this here yet but this looks of interest to pre nMP with pcie slots. Probably be an arm and a leg owc-unveils-new-products-upgrades-at-ces-2014
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