Mobile drive for nMP Backup?
I know this is a silly question... Am getting nMP with 500 gb storage. Will use 3 x 3tb G Drives thunderbolt for external storage for photography. is getting 2 x 2tb g-drives overkill for TM back up of...
View Article2nd & 3rd drives in software raid... will I lose the raid if i reinstall my OS?
I have OS X Mavericks installed on Drive 1, and a software raid using drive 2 and 3. If i format my main drive and reinstall mavericks fresh, will it see the software raid once I boot back up? Or will...
View ArticleLow writing speeds with SSD
Hi, i've been reading around in the forum and haven't a problem close to mine, so here it is. I bought a Apricorn solo x2 with a Sansung 840 PRO 128GB for my Mac Pro 3.1 and installed it on PCIe Slot...
View ArticlenMP + Pegasus2 + temporary hdd?
So I have a nMP and Pegasus2 in raid5. I received files for work on an internal HDD but not sure how to approach it. I think if I remove a HDD from the Pegasus and replace it with the loaner it will...
View ArticleIssues with Boot up on Mac Pro 3,1 (2008).
After updating to Maverick I was having issues with boot up where the screen would not turn on. The monitor shows no input signal and it would do it a few times after I manually turned the Mac Pro off...
View ArticleDumb nMP question of the day-TB cabling-beach balls
nMP D700, 64g ram, 8 core Is the layout below causing the spinning beach ball issue that seems to be getting worse over time? My main monitor is a Dell U2713H, flanked on both sides by a pair of Dell...
View ArticleNew to Mac and need help
I am trying to print from my shared windows printer, but i can't. I even shared both machines and that work. i can see mac files from windows and vice versa. When i did it at first and tried printing i...
View ArticlePCIe SSD won't work with gtx 680 installed
Hi guys just tried to upgrade my mac pro 3.1 by buying a kfa gtx 680 (pc) card and changing boot drive from hdd to the PCIe ssd i got. I used a kingston ssdnow 300, a velocity solo x1 pcie card and the...
View ArticleFor the impatient, check out places like B&H Photo.
I had been wanting the Mac Pro (and was actually hoping to use a friend's Apple employee discount, but it's not in their EPP store yet) but my video work necessitated purchasing one as soon as...
View ArticleHow to build a gaming Hackingtosh?
So I will be transferring to a university to major in computer science. I have been thinking about building my own computer to gain a better understanding and experience with computers. What I would...
View ArticlenMP with dual thunderbolt displays sleep issue.
nMP spec: 8-core/16GB RAM/1TB SSD/D700 Display setup: 2 x 27" Thunderbolt displays daisy-chained via thunderbolt bus 1 on Port 1. No other peripherals connected via TB or USB. OS: 10.9.2 with all...
View ArticleWhen will we see some nMPs in the Refurbished Store?
I know it's still pretty new and the ship times are still 3-5 weeks. I'm hoping one of y'all have some insight! Thanks!
View ArticlenMP Not Always Seeing Input from Dual Monitors
Any other nMP owners having issues with dual monitors? I noticed this since the beginning, but it seems to have gotten worse ever since updating to the 10.9.3 beta. Basically one of my monitors turns...
View ArticleMac Mini Vs Mac Pro
Ok... In my office we have to do loads of renders. The Mac Pro was taking too long to come out so we got 5 Mac Minis full optimized to do the render in network. What we ended up doing was multiplying...
View ArticlenMP 4c D300 transcoding performace
Does anyone know the transcoding performance of the NMP basis 4c/D300? I have looked online, to search some information about, even on barefeat, but I only find some information regarding the...
View ArticleSsd in pcie slot in mac pro 3.1 really slow
Managed to get my Pcie ssd set up and running. Using velocity x1 with a crucial M500 ssd attached (120gb) Put it in slot 2 of my mac pro 3.1 (x16 i believe) but my write speed is 142 and my read speed...
View ArticleNext gen nMP could be a while. Wait or buy?
When the nMP first came out, my thought was to wait for the second generation before buying. There are always improvements to be made, particularly with a radical new design, so I figured, "I'm in no...
View Articlemac pro 3.1 ram only shows 6gb ram... i HAVE INSTALLED 10GB
hello, bought 8gb of 800 mhz ddr2 ram for the mac pro to install. I placed all 4 of the big ram (2gb in the top tray) I put the 2 1gb ram modules in the bottom tray as that was the recommended set up....
View ArticleCalling all Mac Pro 2013 owners - "Sleep wake failure" iCloud related - Help?
Hi All I'm now on my second machine, and having serious issues with the system. Got my first Mac Pro Late 2013 in the beginning of February, bought through a reseller. By the end of February they...
View ArticleBlack screen on death on both GPU cards. HELP!
Black screen after installing old GPU again. I have installed a GTX 680 (pc) in my mac pro 3.1 I then installed a PCIe ssd into the 2nd slot. I then put the old radeon 2600 back into slot 3. It was...
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