Mac Pro is the Apple branding for their professional desktop computer line.
Questions tagged [mac-pro]
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Mac Pro won't boot from Windows 7 DVD - Flashing prohibitory sign
I am trying to install Windows 7 on my Mac pro, I have tried everything it seems. I have a perfectly good Windows 7 DVD which boots on other devices, yet it doesn't on mine.
First off it started with spitting out the DVD (which I can understand ;)…
Paul Peelen
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How do I resize an APFS Volume to reclaim all space inside its container?
I'm running a MacPro 5,1 on MacOS 10.14.6 with a 500gb Samsung SSD as my boot/host drive. I recently ran out of space on my 500gb ssd so I speced an identical 1tb ssd.
A clean reinstall is not an option for me so I used clonezilla to do a block copy…
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How to upgrade Mac Pro 1.1 from OS X 10.6.8 to OS X 10.9 Mavericks?
Upgrading the Mac Pro 1.1 2006 in the standard way using the app store is not possible. This is caused by the lack of the 64 bit EFI bios. The hardware of the Mac Pro 1.1 is already complete 64bit capable but they do ship the efi bios only in 32bit…
cguenther
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Processes on Mac OSX getting 'stuck' and strange CPU usage
I work in a scientific institution and one of the tasks I'm currently working on involves running simulations and outputting the data it produces on-the-fly to hard disk. When I say 'on-the-fly', I mean that the program itself spits out data to disk…
Mani
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Mixed RAM modules in a Mac Pro
I'm considering buying some additional RAM for my Mac Pro.
I currently have 4GB installed as 4 x 1GB modules. I understand that Mac Pro RAM needs to be installed in matched pairs.
Am I able to install another 4GB s 2 x 2GB modules in addition to the…
Jasarien
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Mac Pro 5,1 firmware update for booting APFS
When High Sierra came out, I opted to not update my filesystem version, out of caution. Now that it’s been out for a while, and my MacBook Pro has had no issues, I’d like to upgrade my MacBook Pro 5,1 to APFS.
I naively tried by booting into…
Dylan McNamee
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Use Mac Pro as time machine, server and editing station?
Background:
My fiancée needs a Mac Pro for movie editing and rendering. I need a web server and a backup solution for my MacBook Pro.
Idea
We thought we could split the costs of the Mac Pro and set it up to act as both a web server and a backup…
Dan
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Can Mac Pro 2019 run Apple Thunderbolt Display 2011?
Can a Mac Pro 2019 or later run Apple Thunderbolt Display 2011? I used them with a Mac Pro 2013 though.
I haven't bought a Mac Pro 2019 yet, so if there's a specific configuration or video card I need to have for support, please advise.
I have been…
Source
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Mac Pro late 2013 stucked, can't install mojave
Yesterday i was working normally on my mac and it got stuck, the display was frozen but the sound was working. I clicked the power button until it turned off and then i wasn't able to boot again.
I reinstalled osx but it installed osx mavericks, and…
user3709132
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How can I create Windows install media that boots & installs UEFI ONLY?
I'm trying to install Windows 8.1 in UEFI mode on my Mac Pro 4,1 flashed to 5,1 with 3.46GHz Intel W3690.
As far as I can tell, Windows will only create media that boots the way the box that creates the media is booted. If the box booted via…
iMattux
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Why is my SSD showing up with over a dozen *tiny* fake disks in `diskutil list`?
I bought a new SSD from Other World Computing. Unfortunately, now that I've got it installed, it's showing up as 14 individual disks, only one of which is actually of the advertised size:
Meanwhile, it shows up in the GUI Disk Utility as a single…
ELLIOTTCABLE
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External usb ports
How many external USB ports can be connected to my computer (via a USB hub)?
My Mac Pro has 2 USB ports, but i'm using a USB hub with 12 ports connected to both USB connections. I'm then planning to connect every USB port on the hub to another USB…
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Transform my good old mac pro in a HDD box to be connected with my new iMac
I've just bough a new machine, 21,5 ", late 2013. And I would like to know if its possible to turn my old mac pro late 2006 in a HDD box to be connected via UB3 or thunderbolt to my iMac?
Then I could keep all my files in the same state if I can…
dave
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Mac Pro won't reboot
I have a Mac Pro, a couple years old now, that is having trouble rebooting.
On a consistent basis after the OS has shut down and the machine is restarting, I get the familiar chime, but nothing more. Then, I can hear something clicking inside the…
fbrereto
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Simultaneous Users ( 2 - 4 Users ) on a MAC PRO
With the up-coming high end Mac Pro, how would I share it with different people? Assume I have a keyboard, mouse and monitor for everyone.
I am involved in a setup in which there are 4 Users (3D Game Developers). I am considering the option to not…
Haris Hussain
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