2009

I thought I'd include this quote because it describes my situation perfectly. I have had a single processor 2009 cMP for over a year now, and saw a great deal on a dual tray 2009 and picked it up as well. Other than cosmetics and the tray, what would be the best way to determine which...

My 4,1 / 2009 unmodified dual proc Mac Pro was having intermittent crashes (every *other* boot, it would randomly freeze). I took the CPU tray out and discovered a wiggly northbridge heatsink that needed to be refastened to the board. Taking off CPU-A to get to it, I noticed the thermal paste...

I was recently offered the chance to buy a lot of 35, 20" Apple iMacs (2009). They are $3,000 Specs: Model: iMac9,1 RAM: 2GB Hard Drive: 160GB Processor: 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

Do the RX Vega cards need to be flashed to work with the old Mac Pros? I've done a lot of research about Nvidia cards, but I don't really know how it works with the AMD cards. I've seen some stuff about editing kext files. If you do that does it work with the EFI, or would it need to be flashed...

I was wondering if somebody who has experience upgrading old Mac Pros could tell me if I put in a GTX 1080 or 1080 Ti (flashed) if I will be able to use the display port audio output. As it is, I am not able to select my monitor for audio output, connected via mini display port to HDMI. From...

I am working on an early 2009 MacPro that has been flashed to the 5,1 firmware version. It is currently running the latest version of high sierra. In a dual monitor configuration, the text within application windows seems to randomly become highlighted in black or a dark grey. Sometimes moving...

I have a 2009 A1312 iMac I am trying to get fixed but I can't really figure out what the problem with the OS loading. I have tried multiple HDD's however all seem to get stuck at the apple logo with 75% loaded. I think the reason the fans are 100% are that there is no OS found and the LCD...

Hello I am wondering how i would go about installing my nvidia gtx 1060 in my mac pro 2009 5,1 I have read some stuff online for nvidia graphics card about installing web drivers but i haven't found much for the 1060. I am also hoping to get the card working in win 7 from bootcamp> Any comments...

Hey everyone, so I purchased a 2009 4,1 Mac Pro (Dual x5550) on Craigslist a couple weeks ago for $150. Honestly insane deal for how good of condition it's in. I painlessly flashed it to a 5,1, installed High Sierra, upgraded to 32gb of RAM, and installed a GTX 1070. I've had absolutely no...

I have a 2009 Xserve that works perfectly only for the built in disk controller/cables. Bottom line is the 3 disk slots at the front won't work properly. They power up and spin but the system won't see them no matter what I do. I can boot via FireWire no problem. While not ideal, I am going to...

I'm considering moving from my 2009 4,1 MacPro, which is loaded up with upgrades to a 2016 MacBook Pro as there are suddenly some great deals out there. I work mostly in Photoshop and Illustrator these days, with the occasional bit of not too complicated After Effects work. I need a bit more...

Hi there, I recently purchased a late 2009 Mac Mini (2.53Ghz 4GB 1033 DDR2 RAM) to use as a HTPC. I formatted and installed the latest OS X I could. A few tweaks in VLC and its running 1080p mkv files no problem. I was thinking about upgrading to High Sierra via dosdude1’s macOS Sierra Patcher...

I have a problem. I prefer the old iPhoto 9.6 but 9.6 can't understand iphone LIVE photos so they show up as .mov files and they don't import. So when I go to import new photos I have to wait for allllll the data to load on these Live Photos (which takes up a ton of CPU power) and makes...

Hello all! I have been reading forums with people who (are at least claiming to) have put 8gb of RAM in their 5,2 MacBooks. I want to do the same, but they also said something about an EFI upgrade. Has anyone else done this and can point me in the right direction? I just don't want to brick my...

This one is gonna be long and complicated. Half typing this out for myself - sometimes you figure things out in the middle of long posts like these... Anyway Important information - MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.8 17" Mid-2009 5,2 A1297 - Upgraded to SSD and 8GB RAM - Currently running a fresh...

I found an offer for a 2009 iMac, 24'', 2.4 Ghz, 320 GB, mouse and keyboard included for £200 (~$263). Seller claims it is in perfect condition. Is it worth it buying it in late 2017? I need it mainly as a screen extension of my MacBook 12'' early 2016. If I use it as a desktop, I will be...

Hi I have a old Mac Pro 5.1 and I got a Gtx 980 (not flashed for mac). After I installed the webdriver for Mac OS 10.12.6 and Cuda and installed the gpu all my screens are black. I get no signal out of the gpu. I already tried to screen share with my MacBook to check if the driver jumps back...

Hello, I used to have 2010 white macbook unibody long ago and sold it a few years before. However it was so fun to use it. While surfing on the internet I just saw a guy modding old ibook g3 clamshells, putting an i5 (probably an intel NUC or macbook air logic board). You can find his website...

Hello everyone, I've been having some trouble getting the fans to work on my GTX-970 Video Card for some time now in my 2009 Mac Pro Tower. Any suggestion as to what it may be? Thanks.

I recently purchased a 2009 Xserve off eBay. It is a single 2.26GHz CPU model with 24GB of RAM. It came with x1 500GB HDD, x2 250GB HDD's (I have no idea whats on these BTW) and an Ultra 320 PCIe card. However I'm having trouble getting the machine to do anything, and so far all it's been is a...