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    MP 1,1-5,1 MacOS High Sierra can't show image with Nvidia Quadro K1200

    Hello everyone, So I got a Mac Pro 5,1 (2010) and installed the Nvidia Quadro K1200 in Slot 1 (and switched the HD 5770 over to Slot 2), In the system info it recognizes the ATI Radeon HD 5770 and underneath it is the K1200, but it recognizes it as "Display" and the display I plugged into the...
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    Holding down the option key has no effect

    My Mac Pro 5,1 Early 2009 — With two 6-Core Intel Xeon Processor 3.33 GHz — Metal:Supported, feature set macOS GPUFamily2 v1 — 32 GB RAM — My Apple wired aluminum keyboard works at startup after install of High Sierra, followed by Mojave. However, there are couple of keyboard combinations that...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro Triple boot

    Hi everyone, I'm sorry to start a new thread here about that but can't find the one I followed... it was a 300+ pages one about installing windows on a Mac Pro 5,1. it's been months I haven't been here and every threads on this subject seem to be talking about open core (with is not the method...
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    Resolved MP5,1 using Big Sur 11.6 - Generally good so far

    So far (2021, Sept 19) Big Sur 11.6 generally works well (Mac Pro 4,1 flashed to 5,1). 11.5.2 to 11.6 took about 45 minutes including multiple (natural) auto-restarts. ----------------------------------------------------- I only (rarely) get hanging-reboots when I'm experimenting with...
  5. Fabian_

    MP 1,1-5,1 Upgrade suggestions Mac Pro 5.1 (mid 2010) for DaVinci Resolve

    Hello I have a Mac Pro 5.1 mid 2010 with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048 MB 2 x 3,46 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon it has a "Generic AHCI Controller" (whatever that is) and the system runs on a 1TB SSD drive. Also, I can connect USB3 drives via an expansion slot. At the moment I have High Sierra...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Windows dual boot on mac 5.1

    I have a mac 5.1 with 4 SSD's in it, 2 are for my mac and 2 are empty i want to use them for windows. I want to install windows via USB, made it bootable multiple times on different usb's and every time it goes trough after changing some settings in windows CMD (Shift-F10) & i have tried a...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 stuck on boot screen

    Hi all, I was really hoping someone here can help me, as the title suggests I have mac pro 5,1 stuck on the boot screen. I have a single core 5,1 x5690, an rx 580 or gtx 680, ssd (both pcie and the sata 2 drives), was recently running big sur 11.2.3 via opencore and windows 10 on a separate...
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    Upgrade to M1 Mac Mini from Mac Pro 5,1 (need advice)

    I'm using Mac Pro 5,1, running Catalina (using DosDude patch, and for some reason can't update beyond 10.15.1). Processor: 2 x 3.46 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon. Memory: 48 GB 1066 MHz DDR3 (usually about 50% usage, maximum 65%) Graphic card: Radeon RX 580 My current setup/use; STORAGE: - 1TB NVME...
  9. jrillathegreat

    Mac book 5.1 GPU advice

    Wondering if the Apple Mac Pro AMD Radeon Pro 580X MPX Module w/8GB of GDDR5 GPU Mac Pro 2019 would work in Mac Pro 5.1! If not I would love to know which gpu's will work out the box and have efi. Thanks in advanced!
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    HELP PLEASE! Upgrading OS from El Capitan to High Sierra

    Hi all, I have searched google, dosdude and where ever possible online but to no solution so any help would be great. I have recently acquired Mac Pro 5.1, which has El Capitan 10.11.6 as an OS. I am trying to upgrade the OS to High Sierra but having no luck. I keep getting the High Sierra...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Big Sur on Mac Pro 5.1

    Hello, I'm thinking of installing Big Sur on my Mac Pro 5.1 (6 core 3,33GHz, Nvidia GTX 680 Mac Edition, 48GB RAM, Samsung 860 EVO SSD, upgraded Bluetooth/Wi-Fi card). Currently, it's running Catalina with no problem. What's been your experience with Big Sur on a Mac Pro 5.1?
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Can't select my exteranl USB 2.0 clonned drive 10.13.6 after upgrade to 144.0.0.0

    I need slight help with my setup, I’m totally puzzled and stuck: I recently upgraded my mac pro 5.1 12 core with radeon 4870 and osx 10.12.6 to Radeon rx580 and osx 10.3.6 While on boot room MP51.0089.B00 I did clone my drive with 10.13.6 to external USB drive and was able to boot from it by...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Cheesegrater gaming & VR

    I have a cMP5,1 with a Vega 56 that I mostly use for light video editing, web surfing, email, media consumption, iPhone management, etc. While I do work in IT, the vast majority of my work is in either Windows, UNIX or Linux. I've decided to test its gaming capabilities to see if it might make a...
  14. Greg Punzo

    MP 1,1-5,1 Am I really the first person to ever have this problem with a Mac Pro 5,1?

    I've tried googling everywhere to see if someone else has had this issue, there is no search result anywhere after this much troubleshooting, especially with a mac pro. No matter what I do I get the question mark folder with no chime when trying to boot up. This all happened when trying to...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 PCIe Sonnet, OWC Accelsior, IOCREST?

    Hi! I bought an IOCREST Dual M.2 NVMe PCIe 3,0x16 Riser. Put 2 disks Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500 GB It shows good results and the price is low. Can anyone have comparison tests with the Sonnet M. 2 4x4 PCIe Card and OWC Accelsior 4M2 ? Please share your experience! Thank you in advance!
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5.1 - Apple TV Conference Display does Sound, No Image

    Hey there, my Apple TV updated itself - well, as it does, it updated some problem in my setup once more - well, as it does.. When I try to connect to the conference display, i.e. use the Apple TV as second screen, I get sound, but no image, the screen stay's black. 4K Monitor + Air Play...
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    Mac Pro 5.1 - NVME gaming

    Hi, I've installed Window 10 on a SSD in the bay 1 and on a NVME Sabret RocketQ 1TB on a I/O Crest Dual NVME on the PCI's Slot 2. I've tried to play flawlessly with Overwatch, Hero of the Storms, DIablo 3 on my NVME and I can conclude that it is not working properly. Some flickering appear or...
  18. amgad_012

    MP 1,1-5,1 What is the best GPU i Can put in Mac Pro 5,1

    What is the best GPU i Can put in Mac Pro 5,1 ?? i have nvidia qudroo 4000 that is working perfect with el Capitain os but i can't upgrade to mojave so i can't use any of adobe 21 version Any One Help me To search for perfect GPU for my Mac Pro 4,1 Upgraded to 5,1
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    MP 1,1-5,1 refind - Help!

    Hi! sorry for the bad english. I installed the refind bootloader but for some reason the windows doesn't start :( (sapphire nitro + vega 64) black screen only. i put the old r9 280x card back and it works flawlessly! What could be the problem?Could someone help me? Thanks
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Help me with my Mac Pro 5,1 in Catalina Patcher

    I just bought a Mac Pro 5, 1 with macOS Mojave and hardware: Dual x5695, Nvidia Quadro 4000 mac edition, and 32g ram. I plan to upgrade it to Catalina to support my AMD RX 5700 card. So I used the Catalina Patcher. I did exactly as the tutorial video shows: (1) Create the bootable driver (2) Get...