efi

The problem with non-EFI (PC) graphics cards is that they aren't initialized by the Mac boot sequence, so the screen remains black until a compatible driver is loaded. The built-in default OS X nVidia driver supports older-generation graphics cards like the GTX 680 (you still won't have a...

Hi: On a MacBook Pro I have a 240gb SSD and 1TB HDD drives. The SSD disc is partitioned as follows: #1 - EFI #2 - Mac Os X (Mac Os Expanded) #3 - Mac Recover #4 - Windows 7 (NTFS) The HDD is partitioned as a single NTFS patition. I need to create an image file from the SSD disc and save it...

I thought this subforum might be the most likely to find folks who would be knowledgeable with this, but feel free to move if it belongs elsewhere. I've been having a bizarre issue with my Mac mini A1176 (2006), after I installed Ubuntu and then attempted to get it to boot directly into GRUB by...

I was wondering if someone could explain this lack of performance I´m faced since I´ll try to run this MP 1.1 Facts : - MP 1.1 2 x DC 2.66 - 7 GB DDR2 667 - FWM 1.1 - OSX El Cap. 10.11.5 - 240GB SSD - GPU HD5770 1GB GDDR5 - non EFI ! When I´m benching this MP for ex. in cinebench the HD5770...

Hey guys. i'm currently using bootcamp right now but I am unable to boot into the Mac OS of my hard drive. I have a 2010 Macbook Pro using a Momentus XT Hybrid SSD, which was installed in it 5 years ago. I hope it's not a symptom of a hard drive failure. my bootcamp side works as expected. I am...

Hi all, I dug my old Mac Pro 1,1 out of storage, and found that I could use standard PC GPUs in it. I've been using an EVGA GTX 680 2G in it for a few weeks, but the lack of a boot screen can be frustrating at times, and I see that it's only running at 8x PCI speed. Tried flashing it as per...

Hey MR, I just got a 2012 quad-core Mac Pro. Absolutely love it. Big step up from a 2011 Mini. I have a new ASUS gtx 970 'strix' OC edition and wanted to know a couple things: 1. What are my options to flash EFI onto it, I have zero experience in this area. 2. Can I just keep the 5770 in and...