macpro 2008

would the OEM optical from a MP1,1 work in a MP3,1. The dual Optiarc AD7170A in the MP3,1 are very hit and miss to mount commercial DVD. or is there a driver or firmware issue? Or something that's a SATA retrofit that is from this century? And what SATA cable would be needed if so.?

Hi everyone! I cant install Windows 7 x64 on my MP 3,1 2008. MP 3,1 2008 (flashed to support NVMe) MacOS: 10.13.6 (17G65) Boot ROM Version: MP31.006C.B05 BootCamp: Version 6.1.0 (6067.60.1) Original MSDN Windows 7 x64 iso USB 2.0 Stick (I tried two different, tried to insert in front and back...

Hello hope there all good, Im very excited with this modifications because here in Brazil MacPros is so expensive, I'm doing upgrade on my MP3,1 here... I have some questions about power supplying because have many posts and threads saying some different things... There I go: 1. Each mini 6pin...

Hello, I cannot get my MacPro 3.1 to recognise a bootable USB stick. I'm trying to upgrade from 10.11 El Capitan, to a newer version using the unoffical patcher tools. I've tried both Mojave, and High Sierra and niether will work. The USB stick is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled), with a...

I just upgraded my MacPro 3,1 with a Samsung 860 EVO SSD 1TB. I am running High Sierra. I formated the SDD using HFS+ and then cloned it from my old hard drive using Disk Utility. I did turn on TRIM. I have turned on FileVault and has finished encrypting the drive. The EVO is installed in a...

I hope you don't mind me creating a new thread but I have bid 550euro on the following machine: "2008 Mac Pro 3,1 2 x Intel Xeon Quad Core 2.8 Ghz processors 1 x 500GB SATA Drive 3 empty drive bays. nVidia Quadro 4000 2GB GPU with dual link DVI socket and a DisplayPort output which allows the...

I'm on an early '08 Mac Pro 5,1. Is it possible to install more audio output ports? For the ideal system that I will gradually try to achieve, I would have the headphones out, + 3 other outs. So that's one output short. If it's possible, could you please suggest the correct component – the...

Hi! I have Macpro 3.1 with El Capitan 10.11 OSX. My Asus 8800GT PC card died yesterday. Need quickly buy a new card. Already ordered 640GT flashed card on macvidcards. But untill waiting for delivery i need to work on mac and want to buy additional 100% working PC card with no boot screen...

Hello everyone i have a problem when my mac pro startup there is no loading screen its just boots directly to the startup disk What can i do can anyone help Mobo:Mac Pro (Early 2008) CPU:2 x 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon Graphics:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2047 MB Ram:9 GB 667 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM

Hey Guys, i might be able to buy a Mac Pro 3.1 with 2 X Quad Core CPU 2,8 Ghz and the AMD 2600 XT. Do you Guys think that this is still worth buying. And it is a worthy investment to buy a 500GB SSD, a Radeon R9 280X and PCIe USB 3.0 Board? Please let me know if you can give me a...