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cmp 2012

  1. danallen

    Wifi Has Worked For Years - Now XXXX FIXED - Almost Always Easy to Fix

    wifi has been great since I got this computer in 2015, but today it is dead. no other problems with this computer that I know of. I am thinking there must be documentation somewhere the tells how to fix this. So far, everything I have found had not addressed the scenario I am seeing. My...
  2. D

    MP 1,1-5,1 No video in MacOS. Runs fine in Windows. RX580

    2012 Mac Pro shows no video in MacOS, but it runs fine in Windows 10 from a separate NVME (a pair of 970 EVO PLUS 512GB on a Syba.) I can see the boot screen and can watch MacOS begin to load, but the screen goes black at the login screen. Issue persists after SMC reset and COM+OPT+P+R four...
  3. KittyComputer

    MP 1,1-5,1 cMP 5,1 Monterey AirPlay System Audio Not Finding shairport-sync Receiver

    Hey All. The issue I'm having on my 5,1 cMP is my shairport-sync receiver isn't showing up in system audio like it does on my MacBook Air 7,1. However the Apple Music app on my cMP can connect to shairport-sync just fine. Here's it working as expected on my MacBook Air Device isn't found...
  4. Rico Muerte

    MP 1,1-5,1 "Idiot's guide" to Open Core please?

    Just wondering if someone could point me towards a real simple "idiot's guide" (if such a thing exists?) to setting up Open Core? I have a 5,1 cMP on Mojave with an RX480 & I want to be able to dual boot into Windows. From what I've seen so far it doesnt seem "too" complicated, but I always...
  5. Valdaquendë

    Resolved Mac Pro (Mid-2012) - no video and a very weird mainboard/processor board issue

    I have a Mid-2012 cMP (5,1, A1289 - 2629) that has a very strange problem (or maybe I just don't have enough information). It powers up but won't boot or drive the display. I have followed the Apple Service Manual's diagnostic procedures for this device but cannot narrow the problem down further...
  6. danallen

    MP 1,1-5,1 Catalina - Connect Radeon 5770 to Samsung U28590D 4k

    Questions: 1. Would mini dp to regular dp cable work better than mini dp to hdmi adaptor? 2. Is there a different adaptor I should use? 3. Is there any potential benefit to getting a new hdmi cable? What level of hdmi is max this gpu and monitor can use? BACKGROUND Pending replacement of a...
  7. koreda

    Resolved Sapphire PULSE RX580 8GB & Dual Mini 6 Pin to 8 Pin PCI-E Power Adapter: 16AWG or 18AWG?

    When I purchased my new Sapphire 11265-05-20G Radeon Pulse RX 580 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/ DVI-D/ Dual DP OC W/BP (UEFI) LITE (from Newegg) I only made a cursory investigation into the necessary Dual Mini 6 Pin to 8 Pin PCI-E Power Adapter required to power the GPU. Now that the card is kaput after...
  8. diavolo770

    MP5,1 CPU Upgrade to x5690, GeekBench results low

    I just upgraded my 2012 Mac Pro to dual x5690's from the stock E5645's. I've been watching YouTube videos documenting the results and everything I've seen shows results around 25,000 (give or take) on the multi-core score. Here's my 'before' Geekbench score...
  9. K

    cMP 5,1 1080Ti Power Issues

    Hi guy's/gal's! I've got a major problem whenever my 1080Ti FE (flashed for boot screen) hits heavy load and the whole mac just shut's off! This has only started happening recently but I haven't had the card long and I have set it up the way that I was told to when I bought it. with the 2 mini...