Help setting up bootcamp
This thread was started after I read the bootcamp and non efi card thread. Thought I'd ask for help. Hoping someone can point me in the correct direction. I now have parralels 8, with windows 8,...
View ArticleMac Pro fan speeds
I recently upgraded to dual 5355's and didn't take into account what my speed and temps were with the original dual cores. What are everyone's average temps that have upgraded. I flashed to 2,1...
View ArticleThis is weird....
This is kind of weird and wanted to see if anyone else gets this. When I got to the verge.com on my mac pro, within maybe 1 min of being on the site sometimes less my computer locks up. I never had...
View ArticleMac Pro Intermittent Connectivity Issues: Ethernet & Airport
I have a 2008 3.1 Mac Pro running Snow Leopard; 10.6.8. 2x 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon w/ 14 GB 667MHz DDR2 RAM I am finally fed up with my system and need help from someone before I tear my hair out...
View ArticleKingston vs. OWC memory
How does Kingston Mac Pro specific memory compare to OWC's? I know OWC memory is recommended by "everyone" in the Mac communities but alas I don't live in the US and with shipping, import duties (and...
View ArticleMore efficient GPU with EFI for my Mac Pro?
Hi, Is it possible to improve on the stock 5770 that I currently have in my 2010 Mac Pro such that (in order of importance, most important first): 1) it remains compatible with the EFI boot (ie....
View ArticleNeed Help Upgrading My Mac Pro
I bought used from a friend of mine his old Mac Pro 3,1. It came with an ATI 5870, and dual 2600XTs. Now. He was a general user, I'm a video editor and gamer, and I need an Nvidia Card for the CUDA...
View Article670GTX not working, MP 3.1 , 10.8.3
EDIT: i ment 10.8.2 !! Sorry for misleading title ! EDIT 2: Works all right in w7 but it doesn't seem to outperform my 6870 by that much, possible CPU bottleneck? I recently bought a Asus 670 gtx...
View ArticleKeyboard and Mouse not recognized
After having my Mac Pro shut down for some time when I restarted my wireless keyboard and mouse are not recognized. I tried replacing batteries, bought a new keyboard and mouse and tried connecting a...
View ArticleMac Pro Hard Drive
What's the usual/best hard drives for a 4.1 Mac Pro? I actually have 2 Sata added, I was wondering in which direction I should go if I want a 2 TB even bigger (If it exist?)
View ArticleApple Display 30" with Quadro 4000
Can I work an Apple Display 30 inch with a Quadro 4000 Graphic card?
View ArticleApple Cinema 30" - nVidia GeForce GT 120 with 512 MB
Would like to know if an Apple Cinema Display 30" would works on a nVidia GeForce GT 120 with 512 MB Graphic Card?
View ArticleRumors
There are links with some rumors of the possibly of a new mac pro coming in 2013?
View ArticleSSD, clean install, in a Mac Pro (early 2008)
My Crucial M4 256 gig SSD is on its way. I want to do a clean install of Mountain Lion to see if that gets rid of some chronic, intermittent bugs (screen saver doesn't activate some times; other times...
View ArticleMac Pro/Hackintosh...
Is a Mac Pro better than a hackintosh? Oh and an added bonus: if you take the EULA literally, it says you can only run mac OS on Apple branded hardware. Well, if you mod a G5 case then it's Apple...
View ArticleMacPro Lower Memory Riser Problem
I started with a MacPro 1.1 and upgraded the following: 1. CPU from 2/dual-core to 2/quad x5355 2. upgrade graphic card to ATI Radeon 5770 3. added additional hard drive, seagate barracuda 7200 3 TB 4....
View ArticleHuh? Discontinuing in Europe?
What's the deal with this? http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/1/31...tory-standards Update: We can now confirm that the Mac Pro will be discontinued as of March 1st — resellers are able to continue...
View ArticlePossible power supply problem?
My Tripp Lite surge protector/line conditioner has started making this loud buzzing sound whenever I turn on my '08 MP. I've plugged the computer into another Tripp Lite and it does the same thing-...
View ArticleLimiting Factor For Multiple Disk RAID 0 Setup
Hello all! I've been thinking for a while about getting a Classic Macbook Pro, so I can do a RAID 0 using the optical bay and get crazy fast data speeds. Recently, it occurred to me that the Mac Pro...
View ArticleOWC Accelsior 960GB SSD PCI - Thoughts
Hi all, I'm running out of disk space on mac 09' Mac Pro. Currently running an OWC 240GB for boot/apps drive, and two 120GB Vertex 2 drives in RAID 0 for my projects and files. I also have a 2TB WD...
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