Possible to spin down HDD's separately.
My Mac Pro has 4 disks. 1 SSD houses OS and Apps. 2 HDD's (Raid, mirrored) house all the pertinent data. 1 HDD is reserved for future bootcamp use. Question: is there a way to spin that bootcamp disk...
View Article8-Core 2.26 CPU Upgrade Help !
I just recently bought a Early 2009 8-Core 2.26 Mac Pro. I've been reading for days now about swapping the two Quad 2.26 processors (X5550) for two Quad 2.93 processors (X5570). I'm not looking to get...
View ArticleBest PC Cards?
Once again, I'm considering a flashed card to replace my "Apple" 5770. I want something with more power for Windows games. The last two times I decided against it, or chickened out. At the present...
View Article8Gb FB-DIMMs for 2006-2008 Mac Pro, which ones work?
For that matter, I would also love to hear about 16GB FB-DIMMS but 2 of those are worth more than any of these machines so I won't hold my breath waiting for news. I noticed a thread at Apple Support...
View ArticleMac Pro 4,1 RAM
Hey guys, just got a Mac Pro 4,1 I added some RAM (3x4GB) for 12GB total, I have a few questions: 1) I added the RAM to the first 3 slots, leaving slot 4 empty, does this mean I'm running in triple...
View ArticleUSB3 PCIe - Effect Bluetooth Signal
So I wanted USB3 for my early 2008 Mac Pro I bought a Sonnet Allegro USB 3.0 PCIe card I started seeing speratic issues with my Magic Trackpad and logitech k811 Spend a few days trying to nail it down....
View ArticleMacPro 5,1 -Max hard drive storage ?
Anyone know if there is a max capacity limit for a 5,1 Mac Pro as I am currently running with 4 x 2 TB but now 3 and 4 TB are dropping in price I might upgrade...I googled for it but couldnt seem to...
View Articlevideo card
I need a new video card my 2600 finally crapped out on me . Looking to spend less than 100.00 if possible does anyone have any plug and play suggestions. don't mind loosing boot screen. I have a 2008...
View ArticleMac Pro and Windows 8
Hi guys, I have a 2012 Mac Pro 12-core running windows 7 with bootcamp. I'd like to know if someone is running windows 8 smoothly with bootcamp in a macpro, and if it's better for work than 7 (i work...
View ArticleAll future computing power in the cloud? {Groan} let's hope not
Like many of you who surf these forums, I am looking forward with great anticipation to the next 'Mac Pro', or whatever solution Timmy has in mind for professionals. Of course, I am not a professional,...
View ArticleBest Backup Solution For Large Data Configutations?
I'm running 13TB on my Mac Pro with a standard 2TB boot drive, and 3+4+4 the fourth being a Time Machine Backup drive. It can hold some things, but isn't nearly large enough to hold all of my data...
View ArticleQuestions about Installation of Areca 4i 1213
Hi, all My machine is Mac Pro 5,1 mid 2012 (12 cores, 32G RAM, Crucial M4 CT512 SSD2 in internal bay as boot disk) and I want to add other 3 SSDs in the other internal bays to build RAID 0 array. After...
View ArticleOrico USB3.0 PCIe out of stock everywhere?
Looks like the PCI card in the subject is the best bet for the Mac Pro, I tried a generic NEC card with hacked LaCie kext but experienced some issues. It seems that the Orico PFU3-2P card with Fresco...
View ArticleEFI Boot screen for HD7950?
Hi, I currently have a HD 7950 working beautifully out of the box in my MP 5,1 in both OS X and Windows with the drivers included in 10.8.3. But obviously I don't have any boot screens. If there an EFI...
View Article7xxx GPU on Mac Pro 3.1 2008?
Time to swap up my trusty old 8800GT on My 3.1 Mac Pro 2008. I know other folks have had problems with the 8800GT, but mine has never caused me any grief. I want to upgrade and would prefer to go with...
View ArticleFirmware Password Question
Considering install of firmware password on my Mac. To those of you who have done so what is your recommendation, things I should consider, any negative experiences. Thanks :)
View ArticleMBP Screen Cracked
I noticed a small crack the other day, I had no idea where it came form as I'm very careful with my mac, I've never dropped it and always have a case on it. I opened it just now and there are many...
View ArticleEFI and AHCI compatibility
I have done some research here, but most posts about this subject are old. The issue I am having is related to the use of two AHCI controllers, one on PCIe #2 and the other on PCIe #3. #2 = OS-X boot...
View ArticleChecking temperature of GTX670 (6xx) Cards in OS X?
I've been playing Batman: Arkham City, Dirt 2, F1 2012 and many other games for hours and hours at a time. Using a GTX 670 card but I don't seem to hear the fan spin up. I am running on Mountain Lion...
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Used Mac Pro 4,1 (2x2.26) Price
I've come across what seems to be a legit 2009 Mac Pro 2x2.26 / 8GB RAM / 640GB HDD / GT120. The person is asking under $1200. I've mainly been looking for used iMacs, but this machine definitely...
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