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Mac Pro 1,1 will not awaken after entering sleep mode.
Ahoy everyone, I'm posting this on the forum in the hopes that someone can provide some insight into this annoying, but not entirely catastrophic issue that is popping up. I recently purchased a...
View ArticleIntel development supporting modular approach for new Mac Pro?
In various threads around here speculations have been flying about how a MacPro 2013 could look like. Some people prefer to believe in an upgrade of the main components (like the CPU, memory and...
View ArticleDead SSD - replace or upgrade
Hi, I've had an SSD as my main OS drive for quite some time,and it's finally died :( It's under warranty so will be getting it replaced anyway. I'm just pondering whether it's worth upgrading it to...
View ArticleMacPro 3,1: videocard upgrade + 3rd monitor
A few months back, upgraded MacPro 3,1 with more storage (2TB), and more RAM (16gb total), while using original nVidia 8800GT videocard (with x2 Apple 23" displays). While happily using for graphic...
View ArticleGTX 670 factory overclocked possible power consumption problem?
I recently bought an ASUS Gtx 670 Direct CUII OC 2GB videocard. I installed it with the 2 6pin cables, but the card just does not want to work. There is chime, no diagnostic error, but all I see is a...
View ArticleFirewire bus going crazy
At first I thought my Apogee Ensemble was going south, constantly rebooting itself. Then I looked at the system log, and started seeing these Firewire messages: Code: kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID...
View ArticleSo, does 7950 work out of the box?
Hey! Im running a Mac Pro 2008, 8x2,8, 4 gigs ram and 8800gt for OSX and 6870 for windows. I realized that I am in need of a PC for gaming. However i will keep the MP for music production in Logic. The...
View Article3 Monitors on MacPro and ATI Radeon HD5770 (VGA)
Current Setup: MacPro 5.1 (2010) with Logic 9 and ATI Radeon HD 5770 and 3x 24" Monitor (2 with DVI & VGA, 1 with VGA only) does someone know if one or both of the following setups will work with 3...
View ArticleIs a 4,1 2x2.26 an upgrade from i3 iMac?
I'm looking at a 4,1 dual 2.26 for a great price (well under $1k). Is this going to be an upgrade in real usage from my current machine (specs below)? Primary usage is Lightroom/Photoshop/Parallels as...
View Article5,1 compatability
I have a new 3.06 12 core Mac Pro, and was wondering what my chances are of the new video cards Apple releases for the new 2013 Mac Pro, will work in mine? Do you think it will be a card, I can just...
View ArticleMacPro 1,1 RAM compatibility question
I'm trying to upgrade the RAM in my old MacPro so I can turn it into a home server,I found this deal on eBay and wonder if someone more familiar with these older machines could tell me if this RAM will...
View ArticleVery slow transfer speeds from one HDD to another
Just established a RAID1 with two 3TB WD RED drives in the MAC Pro (2012 model). I am trying to copy a 1.65TB Aperture Library from a 2TB WD Black to the Red(s). Says 21 days, and I believe it as I...
View ArticleNVIDIA Quadro K5000 VS Quadro FX 4800
Alright, after a couple of searchs I think I pretty much found which kind of Graphic Card I need. I'm actually woking in 3D with Maya 2013 on BootCamp on a 4.1 Mac Pro/32 GB of RAM with the acual...
View ArticlePhotographer must upgrade from MacPro 1,1 and needs some direction
Hi all, first time poster here. As the subject suggests, I have a mid-2006 MacPro 1,1 with two 3.0 GHz dual-core processors (5160) and 5GB of RAM. I have recently run into the problem of not being able...
View ArticleGPU question.
I was doing a little reasearch on some GPUs and noticed that you can get a chip, or like a thicker, card-like prosesing unit. If I have an AMD little chip built in, can I use a Nvidia? Or, what's the...
View ArticleReally need help! Fans on full!
Hi all As long as I can remember I have had this problem, both with my 3,1 and my 4,1 despite doing a fresh install on the latter. I have read around a lot and believe it is something to do with SSD...
View ArticleAti Radeon 6950
Hi guys, Well guys i am here to find the direction or someone can direct me to the right direction to able to flash my XFX Ati Radeon 6950. I have look around but most of the instruction are not clear....
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Mac Pro 2008 Faulty Graphics Card and Replacement
Recently, our Mac Pro has started showing what appears to be symptoms of a failing graphics card. First, one screen of a dual screen setup intermittently stopped displaying a picture. Afterwards, the...
View ArticleNvidia Geforce GT 120 In 2011 Mac Pro?
Hi, hope somebody can help. I am running two ATI Radeon HD 5770 Graphics cards in a 2011 MacPro.OS 10.6.8. Due to other hardware expansion I need to replace them with two single slot dual port graphics...
View ArticleIs upgrading from Mac Pro 1,1 to 4,1 worth it?
I use my 1,1 for music production and it's starting to chug...(imagine that after 7 years)...Anyway, there's a 4,1 for $799... So - 2.66 Xeon Dual core vs. 2.66 Nahelem Quad Core 1,1 has 5 gb ram 4,1 4...
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