MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 3,1 (2008) Freezing, GPU?

[mrbudlightlime]

Hello all,

Shot in the dark here but, I use a Mac Pro 3,1 (2008) with FCP 7 and have been experiencing some upsetting issues with the entire system and machine freezing and becoming unresponsive.

The issue has only been taking place while I am editing or playing back HD clips or video.

After reading a few forums I’m suspecting the issue is the graphics card. It is currently a stock ATI Radeon 2600.

I only use this machine as editor, with 10.5.and would like to replace the GPU if that is indeed the problem.

Any thoughts or suggestions on a compatible GPU card?

Thank you!
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*10.5.8

 

[mrbudlightlime]

I was able to pull up the crash report, if anyone can please help assess...

Thank you!

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 10609 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 1
Anonymous UUID: 20DD6793-2DC8-471E-B68B-0D3A574CD98A

Fri May 15 11:48:17 2020
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001AB0FE): Kernel trap at 0x00b3c127, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x00000000, CR3: 0x00fef000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x0ee59000, ECX: 0x839bfae0, EDX: 0xa0a4508d
CR2: 0x00000000, EBP: 0x839bf8d8, ESI: 0xe00002cd, EDI: 0x839bfb8c
EFL: 0x00010282, EIP: 0x00b3c127, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010
Error code: 0x00000000

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x839bf6d8 : 0x12b4c6 (0x45f91c 0x839bf70c 0x13355c 0x0)
0x839bf728 : 0x1ab0fe (0x469a98 0xb3c127 0xe 0x469248)
0x839bf808 : 0x1a1713 (0x839bf820 0xe532048 0x839bf8d8 0xb3c127)
0x839bf818 : 0xb3c127 (0xe 0x7cad0048 0xef90010 0xef90010)
0x839bf8d8 : 0xb3cc6e (0x0 0x2f 0xef9d208 0x86)
0x839bf918 : 0xb3cdd3 (0x0 0x839bfa6c 0xe00002cd 0x839bf9b8)
0x839bfa78 : 0xb3cf31 (0x1 0x4 0xb47a48 0x0)
0x839bfab8 : 0xb3cd4f (0x4 0xb47a48 0x0 0x0)
0x839bfaf8 : 0xb395bf (0xb49cc8 0xb49ca4 0x0 0x0)
0x839bfb98 : 0xb1a619 (0xee53414 0x1c3 0x3 0x2)
0x839bfbb8 : 0xb1d9e0 (0xec1f010 0x1c3 0x2 0x3)
0x839bfbd8 : 0xb119b6 (0xec1f010 0x2 0x839bfc08 0xec3ad20)
0x839bfc28 : 0xaf3af4 (0x6e234000 0x300 0x839bfc58 0x3f0942)
0x839bfc68 : 0xae213a (0x839bfe70 0x6e234000 0xef24044 0x93121000)
0x839bfc98 : 0xade7e2 (0x839bfe70 0x6e234000 0x839bfcc8 0xee8b240)
0x839bfcd8 : 0xadf4d7 (0x6e234000 0x839bfe3e 0x839bfd08 0x3f2fb6)
Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.kext.ATY_Lamna(5.4.8)@0xadd000->0xb56fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.7.3)@0x687000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x659000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.7.3)@0x66a000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.2.0)@0x645000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:
9L31a

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.8.0: Wed Jul 15 16:55:01 PDT 2009; root:xnu-1228.15.4~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacPro3,1 (Mac-F42C88C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 32759990102
unloaded kexts:
(none)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothA2DPAudioDriver 2.1.9f10 - last loaded 14316112544
com.apple.driver.InternalModemSupport 2.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAPlatformDriver 1.7.1a2
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 1.7.1a2
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 2.7.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 1.7.1a2
com.apple.kext.ATY_Lamna 5.4.8
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9d0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 2.1.9f10
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.0.2
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 6.0.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 1.7.1a2
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 1.7.7
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.0.6
com.apple.ATIRadeonX2000 5.4.8
com.apple.driver.AppleMCEDriver 1.1.7
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 3.4.0a17
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.0d28
com.apple.driver.CSRUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.1.9f10
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 3.5.2
com.apple.driver.CSRHIDTransitionDriver 2.1.9f10
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 3.4.6
com.apple.driver.PioneerSuperDrive 2.0.9
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.1.1
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 2.7.91
com.apple.iokit.IOATAPIProtocolTransport 1.5.3
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 1.2.2
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 1.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 1.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA 2.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 3.4.9
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 3.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 3.9.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntel8254XEthernet 2.1.2b1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 3.4.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 3.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.2.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPCI 1.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4
com.apple.security.seatbelt 107.12
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 1.8.77
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 76.2.0
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 199
com.apple.BootCache 30.4
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 1.7.1a2
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 9.4
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 1.7.1a2
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.6.9fc5
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.1
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 1.7.3
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 1.7.3
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 3.4.0a17
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 2.3.1d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.1.9f10
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.1.9f10
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.1.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 2.1.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.5
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.5
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 2.1.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 1.5.0
com.apple.iokit.IOATAFamily 2.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 3.4.9
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 1.6.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 3.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.5.6
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.2.0

 

[eicca]

Grab a second GPU and test it out. The Nvidia GeForce GT 120s from roundabouts the same generation Mac Pro are dirt cheap on eBay.

My Pro was having freezing issues recently and it turned out to be a GPU problem too.

 

[mrbudlightlime]

Thank you for advice!
I’m real close to buying a test GPU but, strangest thing is, this all started happening when I switched to new headphones. When I playback and editing without headphones and just use the built in speaker, there’s no freezing or crashing...

I pulled the GPU and RAM out, cleaned them and reset the SCM. So far everything is running tip top shape. I’m almost afraid to plug my headphones back in... but I’m certainly going need to in order to mix.

Any other thoughts?
Has this happened to you or anyone else you may know?

Thanks

 

[eicca]

Thank you for advice!
I’m real close to buying a test GPU but, strangest thing is, this all started happening when I switched to new headphones. When I playback and editing without headphones and just use the built in speaker, there’s no freezing or crashing...

I pulled the GPU and RAM out, cleaned them and reset the SCM. So far everything is running tip top shape. I’m almost afraid to plug my headphones back in... but I’m certainly going need to in order to mix.

Any other thoughts?
Has this happened to you or anyone else you may know?

Thanks

Running a hardware test might reveal something wrong with the audio system.

I'd still try a tester GPU. An issue with the GPU can manifest itself in weird ways. Mine would run graphics-heavy stuff totally fine but only freeze afterward when doing casual web browsing.

 

[mrbudlightlime]

Hello again,

my current situation has gone from bad to worse...

I attempted to run an AHT but, the mouse continues to freeze each time. The keyboard remains responsive enough to run the test but, it continuously gets hung up after 20 seconds in... The furthest test ran “8 minutes and 20 seconds” after 30 minutes but then became u responsive.

The only message I am getting is that “1 has passed” then the test essentially hangs...

Could this mean it’s the RAM and not the GPU?

Thank you!

 

[eicca]

Couldn't tell you either way. A GPU is still easier to test than RAM. Buy a cheap one and put it in.

 

[mrbudlightlime]

Sounds good!

*update
I was able to run a successful AHT on my machine and it came back with “no trouble found.”

Looks like I’ll be buying a GPU in a last stitch effort to save this guy.

 

[mrbudlightlime]

Great news!

purchased a new ATI Radeon HD 4870 GPU and installed it into my Mac Pro 3,1.

Eicca, you where absolutely right! My stock GPU was shot. My Mac Pro has been running solid for two weeks now with no freezing or crashing.

Thank you so much again for your help!