Mac Pro (to 2008-ish) upgrade help requested!

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• 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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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• MAC Pro early 2008 display goes off during execution of CPU

  My Mac Pro screen turns off at random. I have two screens. Most when it goes out when the system processes more than workload, but he died sometimes even its not working any program. Any help would be appreciated.

  Details of the system

  MAC Pro early 2008

  2 2.8 GHz Quad - Core Intel Xeon processor: 8 strands

  32 GB OF RAM

  ATI Radeon HD 3870 - VRAM: 512 MB

  Cinema HD 1920 x 1200

  Cinema HD 1920 x 1200

  Note the time of the next problem. After the reboot, open the Console app in Finder > Applications > utilities and look for entries of the log at the time of the problem. Suspicious message here.

  Also check the fan on the video card. It runs smoothly and free of dust?

• 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.

• Stop guard my Mac Pro (early 2008) and it is difficult to restart.

  I have a Mac Pro (early 2008) still works after the installation of El Capitan. The problem is that after a few hours he will leave, and to restart, I have to switch off/on power and try to restart several times. Sometimes, the fan runs at full speed. What could be the problem? Help, please!

  Have you blown dust lately?

  It starts better if left to cool for one hour about?

  If get you it to work again to get MacFanControl to see all time & the fan speed may adjust higher if too hot...

  http://www.CrystalIDEA.com/Macs-fan-control

• 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?

• 2008 mac Pro Apple Raid card problems, help!

  Hello, I have a mac pro 2008 with a raid set up. I want to get rid of all old raid together upwards and instead put a new ssd in the first Bay. The computer cannot read it because I think that it is always configured as a raid. Does anyone know how to make the available drive bays to new readers? You're help would be highly appreciated. I want to take the Apple Raid card so I can have an additional PCI port and I also want to get out the discs four raid. Just so I can put in a single ssd! Thank you very much.

  When you remove the Apple RAID card, readers who were searched will be unreadable. You need to make backups before time, because there is no way known to them read differently.

  There is a data cable, called the iPass cable connected to the motherboard to the RAID card. You must remove this cable when you remove the RAID card and reconnect the plug corresponding on the motherboard. Once you do this, you get four bays returned as SATA bays and can install any drives that you like. The problem with a lot of SSDS is that they are 2.5-inch form factor drives and may not fit on a standard sled. Users have used an IcyDock (in the 2008 version and earlier versions) or the newer technology adaptadrive:

  http://eShop.MacSales.com/item/NewerTech/ADPTADRV/

  ... to get the alignment and attached straightened.

• Mac Pro CPU and GPU upgrades

  Hello, I am looking to buy a Mac Pro 2008 and had a few questions. 1. I found I can pass of say a 2 X 2.80 GHz 2 x 3.0 GHz CPU, but I looked up a few processors (from my MacBook Air i5 2013) and one very well like i5 Core 6600 k in guides and found compared to my only MacBook, it is barely faster , but compared to the 6600 k, is pretty lame. So I would like to know if I can put a more modern, faster CPU in the Mac Pro. 2. I saw you pass GPU also through multiple models of Mac Pro, but a similar question, wondering if I can swap in a GPU more modern. I'd be by accepting a list of compatible CPU / GPU if it works.

  Thank you!

  -Micah

  See:

  http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/systems/2008_MacPro_Dual_X5482s.htm

  ORS.html http://www.everymac.com/Systems/Apple/Mac_pro/FAQ/Mac-Pro-How-to-upgrade-process

  http://forums.MacRumors.com/threads/early-2008-Mac-Pro-processor-upgrade.1586171 /.

  However, your options are limited since the latest processors will not functionally work in a 2008 although they will be inserted into the socket

  -For graphics, updated map see:

  https://discussions.Apple.com/docs/doc-6592

  I would not get a Mac pro prior to version 2009. They use the FB-DIMM memory that run hot and often fail. Get an MP 2009 or later

• Creative Suite CS3 and Bridge leaving the opening because I had to install a new logic board in my Mac Pro w 2008/OSX Yosemite

  The death of my logic board, installed a new in my Mac Pro (2008) with OS X Yosemite. Photo Shop CS3 and Bridge quit overtime trying to open a picture.   I tried to uninstall Creative Suite CS3 and reinstall.  Did not help.  How to make it up and running again?

  Move on to the General bridge Discussion

• 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.

• 2009 mac Pro 8 core graphics upgrade advice

  Hi everyone, my Mac Pro crashed recently and wiped out the SSD drive and 8800gt graphic card in the process. I have since replaced the SSD but you want to replace the graphics card also. Can anyone recommend some links to maps of upgrade appropriate that work with this machine you?

  Take a look at macvidcards, they have a wide variety of graphics cards from amd and nvidia, from low cost to high power.

  In general, every current video card should work in your mac, but the 'pure windows versions' do not show an image until osx is fully charged and drivers are loaded.

  Versions of macvidcard are flashed so can show splash screens. Not normally necessary, but when that mind in the process of starting or when you need bootcamp boot selection screen, you will see the value of the additional monetary you spent for the funniest versions.

  I got my 980ti to them.

  Greetings from the Germany

  Chris

• Receiver WiFi for Mac Pro (early 2008)

  The Mac Pro, I had originally was without a wifi receiver out of the box. My office is now off by an Ethernet connection. I tried the USB Datalink receivers and they... I won't go into that. I got lucky with the Netgear Powerline product until recently, but that was a fight lately. Is there a market after product I can get, or similar to what Apple Mac Pro to receive WIFI?

  Thanks in advance,

  DAve K

  https://eShop.MacSales.com/item/Apple/BCM94322MCK/