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Sonnet Tempo SSD Pro vs OWC Accelsior (benchmarks)
Hi all, I recently added a 960GB OWC Accelsior SSD RAID PCI card to my 09' Mac Pro. I wasn't 100% happy with the results so I decided to also buy and test a Sonnet Tempo SSD Pro PCI Card with 2 x...
View ArticleSSD in CD drive bay not working
Hi, I installed SSD in the second CD drive bay and it's been running for about 2 years. On Sunday I turned the computer on and it only boots to the Windows partition which is on another HD. Booted from...
View ArticleNeed Advice on which HDD for upgrade!
I have a 2010 mpb 13inch, 2.4 GHz intel core 2 duo, 10.6.8, 8g ram, 250mb standard drive that came with it. I've run out of space and i'm looking to upgrade to a 1TB+ 2.5" internal hard drive. i spent...
View ArticlePossible to upgrade?
Greetings, Dont laugh... In 2006 I bought the top of the line Mac Pro. I think with the 30" display at the time I spent a almost $7,000 on my mac. Business was good and I figured why not treat myself...
View ArticleRetina MBP as 2nd Display
Des anyone know if I could use a Retina MBP as a 2nd display for my 2009 Mac Pro via target display mode? I want the retina display for graphics work, but want the power of the Mac Pro when I'm at my...
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Mac K5000 drivers show up !!!
Good news: 10.8.3 12d76 has Mac Quadro K5000 drivers Bad news: Release of Mac K5000 has been further delayed. 10.8.3 doesn't just have those magical 7950 drivers, it also has Quadro K5000 drivers....
View ArticleMac Pro (2008) > Target Display Mode > iMac (Mid 2010)
Hello all, Ok so here's my situation. I have a mid 2010 iMac and a 2008 Mac Pro tower that I recently acquired in a trade for my older Macbook Pro. I'd like to upgrade the Mac Pro with a wicked...
View ArticleDrive recognition
How are drives identified to the system? Is there some unique identifier that the drive sends to the system on boot up or when it is mounted? Can a drive be moved from an external enclosure on an eSATA...
View ArticleAt last, Mac K5000 drivers appear, card to follow?
http://forum.netkas.org/index.php/topic,5534.0.html So 10.8.3 has drivers for 7950 and Quadro K5000. Isn't that interesting....
View ArticleMac Pro: Is it possible to install Linux Mint or Open Suse? How?
What the title says. It would be on a HD installed on bay #4.
View ArticleWhere to sell a Mac Pro
I might be moving out of the country in the coming months and am thinking of selling my late 2010 Mac Pro (3.33 GHz 6-core with Areca RAID) and downsizing to a MacBook Pro. Has anyone successfully sold...
View ArticleWorry-free Mac Pro graphic upgrade?
Hi I have 2010 June Mac Pro. Spec is: Single 6 core 3.33ghz Manually updated Samsung 16GB of RAM ATI Radeon 5870 single with 2 power cables Manually updated Plextor M5 pro 512GB SSD These days my main...
View ArticleSSD running SATA2 speed on my Mac Pro
Hi I have 2010 June Mac Pro. But since it's bottlenecked at SATA 2, my SSD is not getting the full power. Since I'm not really good at modification, I was just wondering if I can change all my SATA2...
View ArticleMax speed on new ssd in Mac Pro 2009?
Okay so today I picked up a Mac Pro 2.66 ghz quad core, 2009, 16 gb ram and 3 tb worth of storage.. Im looking to install a ssd harddrive to boot mac os 10.8 - and use for my programs around 64 or 90...
View ArticleWill Parallels slow down access to my Sonnet Tempo?
Hi, I'm about to install Sonnet Tempo SSD PCI card into my MacPro running Parallels. Parallels will be streaming Audio Samples from the Sonnet. Will the reads be significantly slower due to Parallels?...
View ArticleMacPro 3,1 (08) resetting when bumped
I've had this issue for quite a while now, I've tried searching and found lots of others having the same issue but no resolution. I figure it's a loose connection somewhere but I've stripped the thing...
View Article2008 8-core Mac pro video card options?
I am needing to upgrade a 2008 8-core Mac pro video card that will work well with Final Cut Pro X and Cinema 4D R14. Any suggestions?
View ArticleUninstall CUDA Drivers
Hey guys, how do I uninstall the Nvidia CUDA drivers? My system had a Nvidia video card, but I just changed it for an AMD card.
View ArticleOWC Mercury Electra 6G vs. 6G Extreme Pro SSD Question
So I'm debating between equipping something like the Sonnet Tempo card with an SSD from OWC - my current boot drive is from them, and I'm quite pleased with it. My question is between the less...
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