macpro 1.1

My macbook pro 15 video card is died so, i would like to use the ssd (el capitan) into my mac pro 1.1 (2006). What do i do? the idea is to boot on it and to start working. Do you think it's possible?

Hi, I have a MacPro 1,1 (2006) that I still use for video editing with a modified Nvidia GT 660 card (2GB vram). It works fine, but it does not restart from the OS command (Apple Menu or for instance when I have to restart the machine after the installation of software or when I have to choose...

Hello, I’m wondering if anyone can help me with my situation. I have a MacBook Pro (MacBookPro8,1) which I use as an external hard drive. I have it placed in Target Disk Mode and it’s connected to a Mac Pro (MacPro1,1). I’m running macOS 10.11.6 (El Capitan) using Pike’s Macosxbootloader...

Hi Everyone talks about Meltdown and Spectre: "All Macs, iPhone and iPads affected" http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42575033 All Macs? No, not all. The good old MacPro 1/2,1 with Intel Xeon 5100 ("Woodcrest“) or 5300 („Clovertown“) are not on Intels list...

Hi all, I'm looking to upgrade my MacPro to 1,1 to El Capitan. I could go with a Apple Nvidia GeForce GT 120 512MB for ~$50 but I'm wondering if there are any better cards? I'm not looking for anything high performance and don't mind not having a boot screen. Just looking to make the best...

So I updated my 2006 MP to dual X5355s. In the about this Mac program the system reports 2x 2.66ghz unknown as the processor. It does recognize that there are 8 cores. I’ve tried using the firmware update tool to install 2,1 firmware but haven’t had much luck. From what I’ve read I have to...

Hi All, I am new to this forum so I would like to say hello to you first! Why I am posting here is that I have a MacPro 1,1 but the original X1900XT died. Then I got a good bargain getting an EVGA Nvidia GTX 560ti classified so have put it into my mac and hence it is not an EFI card I have lost...

I have a MP 1 1, which previously had working versions of both 10.6.8 and 10.7.5, using a GeForce210 card. After a firmware failure on an HD and corruption of the 10.7 OS, I have been stuck without a usable OS. I have been trying to reinstall 10.7 despite not having access to a working screen...

Hi all, Not entirely sure where to post this but this seems where the threads on mlpostfactor are. I've just purchase a mac pro 4,1 and want to my existing SSD that was in the mac pro 1,1 as the boot drive (Yosemite installed using mlpostfactor). Is it possible to remove the post factor files...

(It is a 2006 with 2,1 firmware upgrade) Tried installing Windows 7 64bit with Bootcamp, on a separate drive in bay 2. Bootcamp labeled this one /Volumes/BOOTCAMP. Bootcamp downloaded the support files to a USB stick, no problem. When the choice was presented which drive to use for Windows, I...

hello, I want to buy 16GB RAMfor my 2006, 1.1 (2.1) MP DC device, with 8GB ram (in all risers) so i can install ElCapitan. I found some ads, selling either 2 DIMMSx8GB or 8 DIMMSx 2GB, PC2-5300x 667mhz RAM. Which one is best and possibly work faster, or it does not matter at all... What the...