mac pro

Hi, I have a 2006 MacPro 1,1 QuadCore 2.66ghz machine that Im trying to decide on repairing or replacing once the Thunderport models are released. In Hardware Test its showing the error "4ETC/7/40000006". Does anyone know what that might be related too? The machine runs pretty well...

Hi, I’ve been experiencing some fan spin-up issues on my Mac Pro 1,1 (late 2006 1st gen. Intel model). After posting at discussions.apple.com, I was encouraged to run Apple Hardware Test to test for any hardware faults. Unfortunately, ever since I replaced my old graphics card with a new one...

I'm looking at buying a new mac for work (I work as a graphic designer) and I'm looking at the following machines as I really could do with upgrading my old G5 to an Intel, but it needs to be one which will still run Leopard (Snow Leopard doesn't agree with my printer and a few of the...

I'm looking for 2 new 2TB sata drives to put in my Mac Pro. I'm a photographer and have lots of photos I want to keep on these drives as backups. Below are the specs from my Mac: Model Name: Mac Pro Model Identifier: MacPro3,1 Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor Speed...

So I'm aware that the rules for posting are use the search function first, and I have and have found many similar topics but nothing has work thus far. So here's the lowdown. I'm a PC user switched to mac after attending college and using Mac Pros daily for video editing. Bought the intel mac...

Hi I am traveling to Buenos Aires in a week and would like to know if I am going to be okay using my mac laptop with the Argentina voltage of 220-240 ? do I only need an adapter for my plug or what ? thank you so much tricia

Mac Pro 2.93 GHz Operating Temperatures ... I'm wondering if the operating temperatures for my Mac Pro are within safe range. All temperatures are Fahrenheit: * o CPU A Heatsink = 118.4 o CPU A Temperature Diode = 123.8 o Hard Drive Bay 1 = 102.2 o Memory Module Slot 1 = 114.8 o Memory...

I will be getting a Mac Pro 3.33GHz soon, and need to find the right UPS System. I will be connecting the Mac Pro and an external HD to the UPS system. I want to have a UPS system that will provide protection for the above devices, with enough protection to spare for several other devices (a...

Dear my friends : I added to my mac pro Atto PCI-Express card "Fiber channel 2 port " and then I made the AXUS YB-12SAEF4 as RAID 5 then connect it with MAC ..the problem some times the OS saw the HDD and sometimes not , until I change the Fiber Channel or the LUN I don't know what happen...

I'm working on mac pro dual quad core (nehalem) with 24 GB ram. It seems to be the case that the ram is "partitioned" evenly between the cores, 24/8 = 3 GB per core, at least when I run a program, if the RAM usage for the process reaches 3 GB, I get an out of memory error. Is there a way...

i'm new to this and i'm not sure if i'm doing it right, but i was wondering if someone can help me with connecting two monitors to a mac pro g5

Hey guys, this is probably my first casual question (that doesn't involve my comp getting blown up) on this site, hehe. I recently read that Crytek just discovered that Crysis 2 will max out the PS3 CPU-wise 100% (read the story here...

I haven't posted here in a long time, but I have a serious upgrade question to ask: would it be worth the $400-500 to upgrade my current machine (a 2.66GHz quad-core Mac Pro) to the new 27" quad-core iMac? My current setup is the aforementioned Mac Pro connected to two 22" run of the mill LCD...

I have a Mac Pro from late-2006. I'd like to put three 1.5TB drives in it (one for the OS and two raided together for Time Machine -- I'm doing this now with three 500GB drives). I've heard that some motherboards cannot support drives up to that size (on computers manufactured by companies...

Hi all, I want to get a new Mac Pro Laptop (17") with the built in battery. Does anyone know what happens if you want to run it on mains mostly? I currently store my powermac G4 12" laptops battery @ 50% detached from my laptop - this I find keeps the battey in good condition for when I...

I want to transfer our old video-8 / vhs PAL video tapes to a nice format on either a macbook pro or a mac pro. Not sure what software I will be using to edit, but the format should be easily edited on the most popular softwares. I'll be exporting to dvds so the quality should stay somewhat...

I just went from 4 to 8gb of memory by adding 2 x 2gb sticks. I have them placed as follows. Riser A" 2gb 2gb 1gb 1gb Riser B 512MB 512MB 512MB 512MB According to the documentation I found this should be correct. They...

I'm looking to buy a UPS to plug the following in... 3.0 Ghz Mac Pro, 30 inch Cinema Display, 24 inch iMac... I'm completely ignorant when it comes to UPS' and the wattage/voltage they provide. I believe the Mac Pro has a killowatt power supply in it (or maybe it was the quad G5)... What is the...

Hi guys, im really confused here. I recently got the 2.26 Octo with the radeon HD 4780. When i first got it, I used an LG LCD monitor, L1953. Everything was fine except for the mouse. I bought a new monitor from Samsung, 2233sw, connect it with DVI and everything was perfect. So i decided to use...

http://store.apple.com/us_smb_78313/browse/home/shop_mac/family/mac_pro Wonder what's going on? :)