External drive won't mount OSX 10.6
Hi Guys, Newbie here :), Wondered if someone can help me?. I am trying to use my old hard drive as an external drive. It's a 250gb drive which came with the powermac G4. It worked okay when it was in...
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Need Help to find a clutch for my 22" 2003 Apple Cinema Display
Hey guys can any one help me with this problem i cant seem to find one anywhere does any one any British suppliers that might have one (also happy for US supplier) As Image i have already bought one...
View ArticleMac Pro 2009 toxic for your health?
hi, i am a new owner of an used 2009 Mac Pro and after i read some posts on the internet i saw that the mac pro 2008 had some issues because it emits toxic benzenne which can cause cancer and other...
View ArticleWhat year is this Mac Pro?
http://newyork.craigslist.org/que/sys/3540532430.html Looking to buy from this guy on craigslist like right now, but just want to know what year it is the guy said it's 207??? Mac Pro never looked this...
View ArticleMac Pro or Console
After waiting and waiting for a new Mac Pro, it occurs to me now that a Mac Mini will do the job nicely except for gaming which it will never do well. Further there are some new options now. The...
View ArticleWhats the real world power difference between E5345's and X5355's?
My Mac Pro has a pair of x5355's with a 120W TDP. After looking around the internet I ordered a pair of e5345's with an 80W TDP. The benchmarks show around 10% performance difference between the...
View Articledisplay problem (dual monitors)
I have a RadeonX1900 in a 2007 mac pro. When unplugging or plugging in the 2nd monitor the displays stay black and computer goes on with its boot process. I can sometimes remedy this by disconnecting 1...
View ArticleHelp. Want to Upgrade my MacPro.. worth it?
I have an older Macpro desktop that I would like to upgrade. Is it worth it or should I buy new? its a dual core 2.66. BTW, did i mention Im tech challenged?!
View ArticleIntel Planning On Leaving Desktop Motherboard Business
Apologies if there is a already a thread on this subject, I had a look around but wasn't able to find anything. "As soon as its next-gen Haswell CPUs ship, Intel will start to leave the desktop...
View ArticleMac Pro 2009 CPU upgrade
Hi, I currently own a Mac Pro 2009 2.6 quad core, can you please tell me which is the best CPU upgrade for this model? Can I buy a board with 2 CPU will it fit/worth the total investment? Is the 6 core...
View ArticleShould I buy a 12-core Mac Pro or Retina display MacBook Pro?
I am taking college courses online and my college requires a Mac and it will also be useful to be able to use every operating system legally. I was just wondering which I should get. I won't be moving...
View ArticleMacPro5,1 Best SW Raid config?
Hi Folks, As I just ordered a Crucial M4 512GB I thought I might reconfigure my 2 HDs currently set to SW Raid0 that I was using as my boot drive. Can I (or should I) run SW Raid5? I can shove a couple...
View ArticleInstalling Snow Leopard on a Mac Pro 2011
Hey folks, I'm trying to Install an OS on the Mac Pro (MP) and I found out that I am unable to install SL on a MP 2011 so I booted up into the OS with my current drive and I tried to install it to the...
View ArticleThunderbolt Cards
Are there any thunderbolt add-in cards out there? I move lots of data through MacPros, but do not have thunderbolt. Not able to upgrade to newer models at this time.
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Windows 8 on Mac Pro and WEI
I just wanted to share with my Mac Pro friends that I installed the OS I love to hate on a stock 3.06 x2 2012 Mac Pro to see how it would run. I had time and needed to get some things done in Windows,...
View ArticleMod Mac Pro PSU
So after reading more than I cared to on the variety of issues and resolutions to using dual video cards that use more than the 2 6pin PCIe power connectors on the Mainboard, I had a thought. I've...
View ArticleMonitor Calibration and Graphics Card Upgrade...
First of all, I've posted this on another site, so if you see it again, sorry for the repetition. Just trying to get another point of view....
View ArticleMac Pro 1.1 with PC 5770
Hi, my 2006 2.6 Mac Pro has a PC Radeon 5770 installed in it. Now I do not get a boot screen but I am able to power my 1440p monitor and TV on the two DVI ports. The problem is the card is listed as...
View ArticleexFAT reliability
Has anyone been running an exFAT file system for any length of time and determined its reliability? Thought about storing some .vmdk files on a larger drive to share between Windows x86_64 and OS X and...
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