Used Mac Pro 2.8- newbie question
I have been doing pretty extensive reading here over the last week or so.The level of expertise is great and for that I thank the forum. For the last 2 years I have been backpacking in South America...
View ArticleFixing Mac Pro 2008 USB ports?
The USB ports on my 2008 Mac Pro work for using my keyboard, mouse, and Wacom tablet... but none of them will work for devises that require data transfer, like a e-reader, ipod, or usb drive. The...
View ArticleAsus Radeon R9 280X Matrix Platinum 3GB GDDR5 on internal only; possible?
I have a very good deal on this card; 2nd hand, as new! My Mac Pro is the 6 cores from 2010. Is it possible to install this card on my Mac Pro, using 2 x 6 to 8 pins cables? Would it kill my machine...
View ArticleWifi cards for early 2008 mac pro (remove imac card?)
Hello I just bought a second hand mac pro 2008 3.1 with eight core xeon processors. One of the problems is that I turned it on and managed to connect my bluetooth keyboard and mouse but cannot get any...
View ArticleHow should I use Hard Drives in Logic Pro?
Hi, I'm new to this forum but have been an apple user since 2008. I have recently bought a Mac Pro (2012). I will be using it for Logic Pro. As for music production, what would the best order of hard...
View ArticleBacking up my Pro + Media
I need a little help on this topic. I own a Mac Pro 3,1 with Raid Controller (HW) which has 2.61Tb of Media which i need to backup along with the Boot Drive which is 128Gb SSD. The SSD has no problem...
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Video card issue? Bad monitor? Both?
I was wiping off my keyboard earlier and then I noticed the screen on my Mac Pro 1,1 looked like the attached photos. I tried to run hardware test 3A119 and it wouldn't let me click the box to run the...
View ArticleHow stable is Mavericks on a 1.1 1.2 Mac Pro?
I've got a 2006 Mac Pro (3Ghz) running 10.7. I've been reading about the hack that enables Mavericks to run on the now, non-supported 2006-2007 Mac Pro. My question is for those who have already made...
View ArticleThe Right fix for a nMP back up issue?
In the last 7-8 weeks since I have my nMP I've had some unreliability using a USB3 enclosure for backups. I'm using a 3TB NAS drive partitioned: 2.25TB for TM backups and 750GB for a boot disk using...
View ArticleInternal hardrive swap question - 10.7 back to 10.6
Hi all, We're setting up a RIP on a quad 2.8 mac pro running 10.6.8. The vendor setting it up says we need some extra hard disk space and I'm trying to save some money right now, so i'm looking at some...
View ArticleFastest SATA 3 SSD?
Hiya, I am in need of an SSD for my new Mac Pro. I'll be using 2 in RAID 0 for the OS and applications. I use the Mac Pro for Audio Engineering/Production. I thought the OCZ Vector 150 was the fastest,...
View ArticleHelp with 2009 Mac Pro and Titan Black
Hi all, Hoping someone might be able to help me with this one. Would really appreciate any help you could provide. I installed the Titan Black into my 2009 (4,1) Mac Pro but it's not working. I'm on...
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Flashing GTX560 Palit EFI
hello to all guru, I'm new, and I speak very little English .. I would like to ask for help, I have a card that does not use, a gtx560palit. http://www.palit.biz/palit/vgapro.php?id=1804 I would like...
View ArticleHow's this RAM from Amazon for nMP?
Crucial RAM I'd like to get the OWC RAM but it's pretty expensive. This is $150 cheaper at 64GB, and you can buy it in stages. Not sure it has the "Apple specified thermal sensor" though. Thoughts?
View ArticleWhat USB 2.0 card for Mac Pro
Hi all, Due to my ever growing studio, i need extra USB's for the audio interfaces, what card should i be looking for? All i see on eBay is cards with molex connections, can those be used in a Mac Pro...
View Article7970 6GB in Mac Pro 5,1
I've spent the last two months trying to figure out how exactly to get a Sapphire 7970 6GB (http://www.sapphiretech.com/presenta...=1157&pid=1483 &lid=1) working in a 2013 Mac Pro 5,1 running...
View ArticleWould newer graphics effect a Parallels 10.6?
I know nothing about using VMs and am not sure how to go about this, would replacing my 5870 with something newer effect how 10.6 runs in Parallels? The only reason I keep 10.6 around is for some...
View Article[Resolved] Low SATA SSD Performance on Mac Pro 1,1
Issue Resolved: Use AJA System Test for accurate results (post #3). Quote: Picked up a Mac Pro 1,1 with several video production related upgrades installed. Looking to upgrade it fully in the long run...
View ArticlenMP Adobe Prem Pro CC & OpenCL
Hi, I am not exactly what you would call an expert at Adobe Premiere Pro but I have been struggling to make a few exports over the last few days and yesterday discovered that the issue was about...
View ArticleWhy is it taking so long for 3rd party nMP Flash?
3rd party RAM - check TB2.0 - check CPU upgrades - check I'm surprised this is taking so long. I'm sure OWC is working on it, maybe one or two others. One thing I was never clear on was the Flash...
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