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• 8 GB DIMM modules for early 2008 Mac Pro

  I see that OWC is now selling the 8 GB DIMMs for early 2008 Mac Pro (8-core, 3.2 GHz). This leads to the potential total RAM up to 64 GB.

  Anyone has any experience of the use of these, or potential problems?

  Thank you!

  I would call OWC and ask them. I remember not only here posts on this topic.

  However. I myself would buy a chance 2009-2012 in the place and level it. These Mac Pro are the most capable and reliable and 8 GB sticks are 1/3 of the cost of those of 2008.

• PC2-5300 memory will work in my Early 2008 Mac Pro?

  I picked up an Early 2008 Mac Pro to replace my machine from 2006 and I was wondering if I could use my 16 GB of memory in the new machine?

  Near as I can tell, the only difference from PC2-6400 is speed.

  Thank you

  According to MacTracker database all the Early 2008 Mac Pro using PC2-6400, and you cannot use slower RAM the RAM in the computer is designed to use. Sometimes faster RAM spec can clock on an old computer but the RAM slower than the technique almost never works.

• an early 2008 mac mini and want to know what OSX iI can be upgraded to.

  I have an early 2008 mac mini, model A1283 and the OS x 10.6.8.  Is there an OSX I can pass safely to this machine?

  Upgrade to El Capitan

  You can pass the Lion El Capitan or directly from Snow Leopard. El Capitan can be downloaded for FREE from the Mac App Store.

  Upgrade to El Capitan

  To upgrade to El Capitan, you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or installed Lion. Download El Capitan from the App Store. Sign in with your Apple ID. El Capitan is free. The file is big enough, more than 5 GB, allow it some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.

      Mac that can be upgraded to OS X El Capitan

  1 iMac (mid-2007 or newer) - model identifier 7.1 or later

  2 MacBook (late 2008 or early 2009 or newer aluminium) - model identifier 5.1 or later

  3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)- model identifier 3.1 or later version

  4 MacBook Air (late 2008 or newer)- model identifier 2.1 or later

  5 mac mini (early 2009 or newer)- model identifier 3.1 or later version

  6 mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)- model identifier 3.1 or later version

  7 Xserve (early 2009) - model identifier 3.1 or later version

  To find the identifier of the model open system information in the Utilities folder. It is displayed in the Panel on the right.

  My applications are compatible?

  See table of application - RoaringApps compatibility

  
  

  Upgrade to Lion

  If your computer does not meet the requirements to install the Mavericks, it can still meet the specifications to install Lion.

  You can buy Lion to the Apple store. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus taxes.  It's a download. You will receive an email with a redemption code that you then use on the Mac App Store for download Lion. Save a copy of this installer to your download folder because Setup deletes itself at the end of the installation.

  Lion system requirements

  1 mac with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,

  or Xeon processor

  2. 2 GB of memory

  3 OS X 10.6.6 or later (10.6.8) recommended

  4. 7 GB of available space

  5. certain features require an Apple ID; conditions apply.

  I suggest that stick you with Snow Leopard because the Lion is a bit a dog. If you really need to upgrade over Snow Leopard, then you need a new computer.

• 27 "New Cinema Display for early 2008 mac pro

  I have After Effects CS5 (version 10.0.0.458).  My old monitor DVI dead, in order to connect the new 27 "mini DisplayPort monitor, I was told that I need a new graphics card.  My question is, the ATI Radeon HD 5770 will work with CS5?

  early 2008 Mac Pro 2x2.8 GHz Quad Core Intel Xeon

  Memory: 12 GB 800 MHz DDR2

  Course graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

  Type: GPU

  Bus: PCIe

  The PCIe track width: x 16

  512 MB VRAM

  They are all "work" - CS5 has no specific for CUDA requirement or none of that, because it has simply no such features.

  Mylenium

• early 2008 mac pro running capitan

  My hearts early 2008 pro mac will no longer responds and the fan speeds. It takes multiple attempts to hear the startup sound and then not in mode 'sleep', machine works very well.

  "Sleep" mode is not automatic. I put on standby. Anyway, once invited to machine awake can show monitor 60 seconds up to end up alone as described above.

  Sorry to hear that you are experiencing problems, .bonitamacpro. I assume you did the usual stuff, zap pram, reset the SMU/PMC and all that. You can also check on the battery pram itself and perhaps the card video that maybe needing a good dusting out. I (we) don't have much to go outside of the info that you have given us here... If I remember correctly, press and hold the "D" key on startup starts the Apple Hardware test, which can be useful. You can try to start up the recovery partition (command and the keys R keys at startup), may be running disk utility, reinstall the operating system.  Etrecheck can be useful as well, but I have no idea how to do to get this going, but I'm sure that someone else doesn't. Perhaps it may be bad ram? Sorry, my "magical crystall ball" went dark...

  Good luck

  John b

• early 2008 mac pro run a 2560 x 1440 screen

  I have a Mac Pro (early 2008) with the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256 MB, 16 GB RAM, Yosemite 10.10.5 running. Can I use a screen of 2560 x 1440 with this graphics card?

  MMMmmmaybe... Apparently, it has 2 DVI ports, so you will need a Dual Link DVI to get us to open. You know, of course, this video card is a little

  a-n-t-i-q-u-e and it collects dust well enough, and that there are better cards out there, no? I guess you did... anyhoo, in answer to your question

  Perhaps, possiblly Yes

  This is my sign

  JB

• When using OS 10.11.4 after using Safari for a few minutes, the system freezes, the only way to UN - freeze is to close the system with the power switch on my Mac Pro early 2008. Any ideas?

  When you use Safari on my system Mac Pro 8 core early 2008 if will freeze with no other way to free it up it's close with the power button.  Any ideas?

  Once you can restart go immediately to disk utilities and run repair disk permissions.

  When is check your Safari to make sure you have the version appropriate for your machine.

• Mac Pro early 2008 adding ram problems

  I recently added RAM to my Mac Pro early 2008. The Mac Pro recognizes only 4 of 8 memory locations. I moved the slots and moved the memory and all slots and all the memories are good. No matter where I put them, or what memory I use, the Mac Pro will see 4 of 8. Any suggestions? Yosemite run 10.10.5, trying to fill all 8 locations with 800 mhz 2 GB DDR2 FB - DIMM.

  Ron

  How are new?

  Where have you bought the new?

  All new are identical?

  All the 'old' are the same?

  What is the size of the old and new?

• Yesterday, I downloaded the upgrade to El Capitan in a Mac Pro (early 2008) running Yosemite 10.10.5, and today I can not start the upgrade

  Yesterday, I downloaded the upgrade to El Capitan in a Mac Pro (early 2008) running Yosemite 10.10.5, and today I can not start the upgrade.

  The only option I have found is to click again on the download button, but the circle of download rest bike for a long time and ultimately that nothing happens.

  See if that helps...

  Start with CMD + r or the Option/alt key to boot from the recovery partition & use utility disk from there to repair the disk, and then repair permissions.

• Mac pro (early 2008) suddenly doesn't recognize RAM

  Model: Mac Pro (early 2008), 2 x Quad Core Intel Xeon 3.2, 20 GB (should have been 24Go - only recently realized that Genius bar replaced RAM they lost with bad spec, so we have to work outside 20 GB for now), NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB, startup disk 500 GB SSD, 1 TB SATA 7200 RPM, 2 TB SATA 72 RPM.

  O/S: Yosemite, 10.10.5 (14F1509) (to date). Waiting for the seeds with Adobe in El Capitan to be ironed out before the upgrade.

  Background: Mac runs slowly, and the fan is constantly on high even if Mac is not that much. Checked, only 16Gb 20 Gb showing, which then deteriorated to 12 and finally 8 GB of RAM.

  Checks / actions so far:

  -C' IS good RAM for this machine, IE 800 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM, provided by Apple.

  -All the RAM recognized before (he's been there more than a year and the last time I looked, it was see 20 GB, which is what is inside).

  -DIMM is properly matched on boards.

  -Boards are fully seated in the riser.

  N ' had not moved machine or s/w recently updated.

  -Removed and replaced DIMM, which dumped first tips of handling static etc. carefully according to the instructions from Apple. This resulted in reduction of recognized with 12 GB of RAM.

  -Again re-allocation of places 2nd; It resulted that 8 GB being recognized.

  -Same report (8 GB) I look under > memory or under Activity Monitor > memory

  -No obvious problem with DIMMs or connectors; No dust, scratches or crud.

  -Replace the LANDAU and SMC

  Now at the end of the straps with a job to get out (and Lightroom being a bigger dog than usual with only 8 GB of RAM. I read all the posts I can find on this point, can't find anything I did not... Ideas please people?

  The FBDIMM used in these Macs run hot and die. You did probably nothing wrong, and there is none of the extrinsic factors that prevent your RAM from functioning. DIMMs indicate does not are diagnosed properly - they're dead.

  You can buy more if you want to run more.

  Make sure that you buy DIMM modules with the huge heat sinks and Apple has approved the temperature probe, or they will die sooner.

  As a preventive measure, you can use a third-party program to modestly increase the fan speed.

• Mac Pro early 2008 OS 10.6.8 at 10.11 on a new SSD upgrade

  Hi all!

  I want to spend my Mac Pro hard drive to an SSD with a new installation of El Capitan, but I also want to continue to use Adobe CS3 (I can't afford a new version... > _ <).  I read that some people have a lot of problems after upgrading their operating system, even when you use the legacy of Java 6 to CS3.

  Someone at - it good tutorials step by step to install a new OS on a SSD?  I have the adapter for my Mac to use the SSD drive also.  I'm not * that * tech savvy, so I don't want to spoil anything!  :\

  Would it not be possible to keep my current hard drive with Snow Leopard and run Parallels or Fusion for Adobe CS3 on my SSD?  I've never used Parallels or Fusion (preferences?), so where the Snow Leopard operating system to be need?  On a partition on the SSD or can it be on its own hard drive (the one I'm currently using)?

  Also do not know when I improve my OS, how do I tell my Mac to start El Capitan and not Snow Leopard so I keep the older operating system on its own hard drive?  It is system-> startup disk preferences?  Is that how I can go back, if I need to?

  Here are my specs:

  Mac Pro early 2008 (MacPro 3,1)

  Quad-Core Intel Xeon 2.8 Ghz

  16 GB RAM 800 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM

  HARD drive 500GBx2 (one is currently my Time Machine, I'll use it as a backup of my photos)

  500GB SSD (no not in my Mac still installed)

  4 TB HARD drive (will have Time Machine on half)

  El Capitan would be really slow on my Mac Pro or should I go with the Mavericks or Yosemite?  I'm just trying to extend the life of my Mac as long as possible!

  I'm really sorry for all the questions!  Thank you very much for any help!  ^____^

  ~ Christina ~.

  -Unless you have already "purchased" Mavericks or Yosemite is is not available for download.

  -I just download the installer of El Capitan from the Mac App Store and run it and order that EL Capitan to be installed on the new SSD. You can then by pressing the Option key at startup to choose which version of the OS you want to boot from. You can set either as the default startup in system preferences > startup disk.

  -During installation, you use the configuration wizard to migrate SN drive stuff. YO can also do it later using Migration Assistant but who has created a new used with the migrated data.

  -With 16 GB of RAM and an SSD El Capitan will be fine

• Replacement for trust Mac Pro early 2008

  Hello

  Looking for a replacement for my very reliable and expandable Mac Pro early 2008.  I got it in 2009 after the death of my PC and on the eve of Apple, highlighted the 2009 model.

  Looking for a replacement and do not know whether to go for high spec 27 "iMac or Mac Pro.  Welder instead of videographer professional seriousness.  All I get will be faster than the current Mac Pro despite many improvements over the years.

  Thank you

  Matt

  As an amateur, I think you should seriously consider any movement until the 2009 model or later. Same factor form except the processor and RAM are on a shelf at the bottom of the Cabinet.

  They are faster because of some of the architecture changes, accept more RAM and still have the PCIe slots that allow you to add upgrades.

• The limits for OSX Mac Pro 3.1 update in early 2008

  I wonder till I can upgrade the operating system of my Mac Pro 3.1

  I currently have El Capitan

  I would spend the money, do some hardware upgrades (SSD, RAM)

  and I wouldn't, being an early 2008 to discover the next year general hardware of the machine is too old

  and does not receive any other updates or any new OS

  I do not pretend to have updates of the system for another 10 years but I don't find me 'old' next year

  Unfortunately, there is no way of knowing what will be obsolete next year or the year after, etc.

• Install windows on mac pro (early 2008) in other SSDS with RAID card

  Guys, good evening to all the same time.

  I get out of this crazy short, I ask humbly help.

  I explain my problem:

  I have a Mac Pro (early 2008), with RAID CARD MEDIA

  He does not then I "gave" to my mother who must use windows for work.

  I'm out all 4 disks in RAID installed and mounted 2 - SSD OCZ Agility 256 GB.

  one of them is installed OSX Yosemite. on the other hand, I want to install WINDOWS.

  and here the problems begin:

  When I insert the win8.1 to proceed installation standard dvd (EFI not talked since the beginning of 2008), I get, when I have to decide on which disk to install and format windows, does not reveal the installed drives

  After 2 days of tweaking, I was able to understand that this is a problem due to the RAID card installed, I also read that you just remove it and connect the SSD in one of the two doors empty ODDsata (and not in the 4 planned the raid card slots)

  but still does not see the attached HDD / SSD, so keep trying and I think it's a driver problem and I need to install the AHCI driver, now, I'm pretty Nerd, but I still can't get.

  Someone could want explain step by step what I need to do to install this * win on MacPro 8.1 designed for RAID card?

  Thank you so much in advance.

  A welcome message

  Ruggero

  If you remove the card RAID Apple on the Mac, you MUST connect the iPass cable on its location on the motherboard, or all four bays are unusable:

  

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