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    Another Mac 5,1 thread

    Hello, I have 3 x Mid 2010 Mac 5.1 machines and I am trying to do some upgrades for them. They are https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/specs/mac-pro-eight-core-2.4-mid-2010-westmere-specs.html I’ve upped the memory on some and done an SSD and one GPU I do them in different stages...
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    Fresh Installation of Mojave on Mac 5.1

    i upgraded my Mac Pro 2009 from High Sierra to Mojave in October. At the same time, since Mojave only supports graphics cards that are Metal-capable, i upgraded my old graphics card to SAPPHIRE Radeon PULSE RX 580 8GB GDDR5, as recommended in Apple website. Since the graphics card is made by...
  3. Jtporter9

    Ruined my CPUs?

    So I very, and I mean very poorly de-lidded (first time) my X5690 CPUs (see images, link below) https://photos.app.goo.gl/ngVQKvjwX9tPd5rm8 I accidentally scraped off or damaged most of the capacitors on one of the CPUs, and both I accidentally scrapped the PCB. Would either of these cause...
  4. Jtporter9

    Mac Pro 2009, no chime, no boot, blinking power LED

    Okay so... Bought a 2009 Mac Pro about a month ago, Worked great, did the 5,1 firmware flash, worked great. Bought ram, CPUs, and a GPU to upgrade. Started with the CPUs X5690's, delidded them myself, pretty sure I killed one of the CPUs. was getting both CPU led lights. So anyways I tried...
  5. turluttu

    High-speed SSD for MacPro5.1

    Hello everyone, I need help. Tell me please, will this SSD work with this PCI СARD? Thank you all!
  6. ErikVogt

    High Sierra Firmware fails to install

    Hi, I’ve been trying to upgrade from Yosemite 10.10.5 to High Sierra and have been unable to install the new firmware. I get to the "To install macOS High Sierra, a firmware update is required.” section where you select “Shut Down” I click that button, the computer shuts down, boots up with a...
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    Upgrading Mac Pro 2009 to 2010. Issues

    Upgrading Mac Pro 2009 to 2010. Issues Start point Mac Pro early 2009/ 4 cores Intel Xeon, 2.93 Ghz/ RAM 16 GB DDR3 1066/ Yosemite. Now, I describe what I’ve done and I underline the anomalies that I haven’t been able to solve: 1. Firmware upgrading I run “Mac Pro 2009-2010 Firmware...
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    Mac Pro 5.1 no chime, no boot... but after 10 hours disconnected to power

    HI all. Once again the (obviously) very common NO BOOT, NO CHIME problem. I'm running a Mid 2010 Westmere 2.4 8Core with 32RAM, original ATI, Crucial SSD (boot drive), 2 WD 1TB Drives. Additional PCI Card from Avid (ProTools HD Native) for Music Production, 32 GB 1033 RAM, 27"Apple Display...