Apple tv / mac pro
Hola,
I just bought the apple tv, but i cant see on it my mac pro, i re check the wi fi connection the hdmi cable and everrything is connected right, the only thing that i cant see on the apple tv its itunes for movies music etc but i bougth it for be able to see my mac pro on my tv set wireless also i just purchase the lion and dont reaaly know how works the airplay, and the apple instructions are very bad.
thanks!!
You can't mirror your Mac screen natively. That is coming with Mountain Lion.
If you want to try a 3rd party program in the meantime there is airparrot
http://airparrot.com/
Airplay can be used to stream content from iTunes to your ATV, or compatible apps on an IOS device. You can also use home-sharing to stream local content from iTunes.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4437?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3819
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It sounds like your system is just suffering from "molasses effect" of a poorly installed and updated system, and that someone used Migration Assistant on it.
2GB of RAM is nice, but if you are running heavy files or memory hungry, 4GB would be nice.
You may want to setup a boot drive, a scratch drive, and a data drive to help spread the work over multiple drives. Also, the OEM drives do tend to be slow and sluggish, and you want your boot drive to be your best, whether 300GB or 500GB best of class, or 10K Raptor.
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How can I hook up 3 screens to a Mac Pro 8 core 2010 model?
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Can I set up a Mac Pro as a server using OSX Server for my current Windows-based office?
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What are the hardware and software requirements of your MRP/ERP software? If it will only run under Windows or any OS other than Mac OS X, then it will not work, and installing OS X Server will not change that.
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Should i buy a 2010 mac pro quad core 2.8 never been used at the price of £1350
i know someone selling a mac pro 2010 model they say its still got 1 year warranty the specs are
Introduction Date:
July 27, 2010*
Discontinued Date:
N/A
Details:
The "Introduction Date" refers to the date a model was introduced via press release. The "Discontinued Date" refers to the date a model either was replaced by a subsequent system or production otherwise ended. *On August 9, 2010, Apple began accepting orders for this model.
Also see: All Macs introduced in 2010.
Processors:
1 (4 Cores)
Geekbench:
8673/9715*
Processor Speed:
2.8 GHz
Processor Type:
Q. Core Xeon W3530
Custom Speeds:
3.2 (4), 3.33 GHz (6)*
Architecture:
64-Bit
Details:
*Via custom configuration, this model also can be equipped with a single 3.2 GHz Quad Core "Nehalem" Xeon (W3565) processor for an additional US$400 or a single 3.33 GHz Six Core "Westmere" Xeon (W3680) processor for an additional US$1200. As requested by readers, EveryMac.com also has documented these custom configurations as their own models.
Processor Upgrade:
LGA 1366 Socket
FPU:
Integrated
Details:
Also see: How do you upgrade the processors in the "Mid-2010" Mac Pro models? How are the processors mounted?
System Bus Speed:
4.8 GT/s*
Cache Bus Speed:
2.8 GHz (Built-in)
ROM/Firmware Type:
EFI
EFI Architecture:
64-Bit
L1 Cache:
32k/32k x4
L2/L3 Cache:
256k (x4), 8 MB*
RAM Type:
PC3-8500 DDR3 ECC
Min. RAM Speed:
1066 MHz
Standard RAM:
3 GB
Maximum RAM:
48 GB*
Motherboard RAM:
None
RAM Slots:
4*
Video Card:
Radeon HD 5770
VRAM Type:
GDDR5 SDRAM
Standard VRAM:
1 GB
Maximum VRAM:
1 GB
Display Support:
Up to 6 Displays*
Resolution Support:
2560x1600*
2nd Display Support:
Dual/Mirroring
2nd Max. Resolution:
2560x1600
Standard Hard Drive:
1 TB (7200 RPM)
Int. HD Interface:
Serial ATA (3 Gb/s)
Standard Optical:
18X DL "SuperDrive"
Standard Disk:
None
Standard Modem:
None
Standard Ethernet:
Gigabit (x2)
Standard AirPort:
802.11a/b/g/n
Standard Bluetooth:
2.1+EDR
USB Ports:
5 (2.0)
Firewire Ports:
4 (800)
Expansion Slots:
4 PCIe 2.0*
Expansion Bays:
4 3.5", 2 5.25"
Incl. Keyboard:
Apple Aluminum KB
Incl. Input:
Magic Mouse
Case Type:
Tower
Form Factor:
Mac Pro
Apple Order No:
MC250LL/A*
Apple Subfamily:
Mac Pro Mid-2010
Apple Model No:
A1289 (EMC 2314)
Model ID:
MacPro5,1
Battery Type:
N/A
Battery Life:
N/A
Pre-Installed MacOS:
X 10.6.4 (10F2521)
Maximum MacOS:
Current
Minimum Windows:
XP SP2 (32-Bit)*
Maximum Windows:
7 (64-Bit)**
MacOS 9 Support:
None
Windows Support:
Boot/Virtualization
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20.1 x 8.1 x 18.7
Avg. Weight:
39.9 lbs. (18.1 kg)
Original Price (US):
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Est. Current Retail:
US$2499
they want to sell it for £1300 and this would be my first mac im going to use it for maschine traktor scratch pro 2 and ableton vst s plugins etc i needed to know if this would be a good buy for me or not if u coulld all please help tell me the pros and cons
if possible answer as quick as u can as if it is a good buy i need to get it today or tommorw as he might find someone else to sell to
thanksYou are due for a new build or pre-built, most definitely.
you should be able to hit score of 14k on 6-core w/o trouble.
And for what you can get for £1799 - £2099 I think you could build one, but start with quality parts and go with a solid foundation that will be supported for years. As long as you don't need OS X as it stands.
the mac pro use to shine when it came to dual processor setups. Custom built dual PCs can be another matter, and not for faint of heart.
Choose current socket support, processor, and motherboard and you really are set for years and can upgrade from there.
Take a look at this for a start:
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-LGA-2011--X79-Motherboards/dp/B006L6ZIU4/ -
How best to setup a Mac Pro with two hard drives for 1st hard drive or OS failure?
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I need few answers before purchasing a Mac Pro.
Hi.
I am already using MBP 15" Late 2011.
It's about gaming at ultra settings. or medium settings.
I played this game, World Of Warcraft on MBP and it turns about to be 80. Celius temprature though it resist till 100. Celius, I really care for my Fans when they go to 6200 RPM. I really don't want to reduce my fans life and care for it.
It's not just about gaming but also rendering on Adobe After Effects.
I am a game developer, cg and vfx artist on very good level. I do render heavy files.
So I am ready to get a Mac Pro with the configuration of
Quad-core (standard configuration)
One 3.2GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon W3565 processor
8MB of fully shared L3 cache per processor
Turbo Boost dynamic performance up to 3.46GHz
Hyper-Threading technology for up to 8 virtual cores
But before I purchase a Mac Pro. I wanna know the tempreature levels of a mac pro while playing games like WoW , Deus Ex and etc.
I saw it on windows pc that tempreture goes till 65 to 70 during games and rendering. I wanna know about the Mac Pro.They are a server grade processor.
they fans are huge and quiet.
A PC is still best suited for extreme gaming, SLI and customized.
And yes Xeon will hit 65-70*C though it is the GPU you have less control over and those as you know do get hot but it is safe to hit 80*C - the GTX 670 is actually very robust and runs cooler than older models and less watts.
HT is about threads, not really virtual cores as much as logical cores.
And MacBook Pro and any notebook is hard to cool, and they run HOTTER under Windows if you were gaming on yours.
Before you stress the system, just boost the fans ahead of time to proactive preventative and set them to say 1500 rpm which is enough, rarely if ever will it get to 2000 and the fans only run @ cool quiet 500-600 most of the time that is normal default. And processors usually in the 30's
HT can cause a core to 'jump' by 10-20*C very quickly but then drop as quickly.
I would buy the W3680 6-core 3.33 instead. You can buy the 4-core 2.8 for $1869 Apple Specialsl, $600 for 6-core. And of course then 3x8GB RAM or more (there are 16GB DIMM support but never of course do so from Apple).
Mac Pro 2010 6-core 3.33GHz
Refurbished 2.8 4-core $1899
http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC560LL/A
http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=47917&processor=W3680&spec-codes=SLBV2
The GTX 570 or 670 are a nice DIY also for what you want to do. -
How can I tell what version of mac pro I'm buying?
So I want to buy a quad core Mac Pro used, But the benchmark is hard for me to understand.
It says that mac pro quad 4x 2.66 first gen got about 25 tracks
and the quad 2.66 2009 got almost 60!
How do I tell the difference between the two when buying used?
I want a 2009
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Check Apple support Mac Pro specs.
You'll have 1333MHz fsb / 667MHz FBDIMM -
A stupid question about the new mac pro
I know the mac pro has dual ethernet ports, but does it also have wifi built in? Or do I actually have to plug it tonto my router? Sorry for the perhaps obvious question.
PS. As a point of interest, I received mine yesterday. There was NOTHING inside of the box except for the cpu. I know the docs will be already installed on the cpu along with my purchase of Final Effex Pro X. It just took me by surprise is all. Now my next problem is trying to take my time and relish the exciting setup today. Unfortunately, I have compression fractures in my lower back from this last snow storm, so my enjoyment will be bitter sweet.
Thanks for you help.
---jerryFrom the product page (http://www.apple.com/mac-pro/specs/):
Wireless: 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking;3 IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
and
In the box: Mac Pro, power cord
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For many years, Apple has been cutting down on the amount of hardcopy documentation shipped with products. Two years ago, my MacBook Pro came with a tiny booklet that was little more than how to plug it in and turn it on, an equally tiny warranty booklet, and some logo stickers. I'm only a little surprised to hear they are now down to zero paper shipped. -
New Mac Pro Tower Configuration
Hi
I am currently looking at purchasing a new Mac Pro Desktop Tower to run CS 5.5. I am planning to use it for longer video projects with premier and AE. I would also be using audition to some extent.
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Also are there any compatability issues with OSX Lion?
Any help will do.
ThanksWhile the case for building a PC is strong and valid, and while I would build a PC if I needed a new system right now, I also understand the needs of some institutions to build a Mac. Here is my advice in that regard:
1. You don't need dual processors. I have a single 6-core 3.33GHz chip in my 2009 Mac Pro (which I upgraded myself) and it handles heavy work in Premiere and After Effects CS5.
2. Don't buy any RAM from Apple. With the price of hard drives today, it isn't such a big deal to have Apple install extra drives for you, but if you're even slightly technically inclined, you can install more RAM and hard drives for less if you shop and buy from other vendors. There is a great Mac-specialty website where I buy my RAM from called OWC (Other World Computing link) that has excellent deals and service. I think 24GB is minimum ($322), and 32GB is better... only $425 right now.
3. If you have the budget, a proper third party RAID card is a much better deal and performer than Apple's Mac Pro RAID Card, so don't waste your money there unless you really want to limit yourself to an internal RAID 5 of no more than four disks. I got by with a 3-drive RAID (AID) 0 stripe of disks for a year before needing to expand to a proper RAID. With three Apple drives striped together, you'll get a sustained data throughput of 330MB/sec both read and write speed, which is good enough to edit some HD video. I edited a feature-length film shot on P2 at 108060i/24p using only three internal Apple 1TB disks, with backups to external drives holding a safety net for my data.
4. You don't need to buy an NVIDIA /CUDA card (Quadro 4000). I have the 5870 from Apple, and I can edit DSLR 5DMkII footage in smooth real-time, but that is helped by the 32GB of RAM and fast RAID. I have a CUDA card, an older GTX285, and while it was good for Premiere, I felt it was slower than the 5870 in After Effects, which is where I spend more time rendering anyway.
I'm not sure how much weight you'll be placing on student projects being safe from loss in the event of a drive failure, but you could either have them back their projects up themselves on their own external drives, or build a robust RAID. I have an Areca RAID card that runs eight 2TB disks in RAID6, which yields 12TB of very fast data that is also still safe if any two of the eight drives fails before being replaced. Depending on the number of students using the system, it could cost less to build a similar RAID than have each student buy their own drives. Question is, does the school eat that cost of security for the students, or let them shoulder that cost themselves?
I was a film school student myself, and I know what it's like to sign up for a four-hour block on a limited number of edit suites. You want the system to run faster than the students, so they can be creative without wasting their time slot waiting for the computer.
With your education discount from Apple, you should be able to get a 6-core 2010 Mac Pro, RAM, disks (and RAID if you go that route) from 3rd parties about $6000... much less if you skip the RAID system. If I can help in any way, let me know. I love my system, even if I could build it in a PC today at half the cost. Adobe works the same (or better) on a PC as it does on a Mac once you're in the software, but if you have to go Apple and can't wait for what may come out in the future, consider a system like mine.
2009 Mac Pro (updated to 2010 firmware... you'd buy a 2010 and not worry about that.)
3.33GHz 6-core CPU
ATI Radeon HD 5870 (still runs software acceleration very nicely)
32GB RAM @1333MHz
(4) internal hard disks (1=OS X, Adobe CS5, 2+3=RAID0 (stripe) for scratch files, 4=other backups and storage)
Areca 1880ix-12 RAID card
Sans Digital 8-bay tower
(8) 2TB WD RE-4 hard disks in RAID6 = 12TB parity array (sustained 816MB/sec write, 714MB/sec read speeds)
Various backups in external disks.
Good luck! -
Dear Apple's Hardware Development Team,
From Apple's Xserve replaced by Apple's Mac Pro Tower Case unit with interface extension on RAID Controller Card, Dual/Quard Ethernet Gigabit Lan Card & Dual/Quard Fibre Channel 4Gbit Card, as network server connect to local LAN with high performance connection and connect to SAN Storage by RAID connection or Fibre Channel connection directly or throughout the SAN Fibre Channel switch hub, etc....
Since 10 June 2013, new Mac Pro enounnced on WWDC 2013 in San Francsico, we saw a fantacy, amazing new Mac Pro in fall in later 2013.
We are concerning about the networ server and server administration maintain in new Mac Pro, how we can do it mounting it fixing into traditional server rack in our owned Data Center or outsourced Data Center service provider.
We knew two x Gigabit Ethernet; four x USB 3.0, six x Thunderbolt 2 be a extension ports be used for external SAN Storage and extended capacity.
Is it same as Apple's Xserve or Apple's old Mac Pro acceptable RAID or Fibre Channel connection in the Enterprise Companies private network too?
On the other side, we are concerning the new Mac Pro how to fufill mulitple power supply for redundancy to prevent the power supply failure, on network server standard requirements.
IT Manager, Greater China
Peter TsangBecause of Xserve server is discontinuse so I have migrate it into several Mac Pro servers in Virtual Environment by VMWare vSphere ESXi to maintain more than ten OS X servers in virtualized.
In future or when the Mac Pro servers warranty expired we may considered to replace it by new Mac Pro server in this January/February 2013 on IT budget. Now, we need give up it and find other methods to maintain OS X server virtual environment in non-Apple or non-Mac hardware environment, but this is not accepatble by VMWare vSphere ESXi requirement.
The VMWare vShpere ESXi information center is not allowed or not supporting to install OS X server in non-Apple or non-Mac (for example, IBM server, DELL server or HP server, Cisco server etc...).
However I using Mac OS X and server but I using different band of SAN switch, SAN Storage (IBM and Cisco) in this virtual environment, this is working very well in many years.
No extension, No improvement, No supporting on Mac Pro server in the future in my company.
Why I do not consider the Mac Mini Server?
Because of the single CPU in Qual-core Intel Corei7 only, not in double CPUs 6-core Intel Xeon.
This is not enough CPU performance to maintain more then two or three vritual OS X server runing in one phyical server or failover in several server in disaster recovery. -
Mac Pro doing weird stuff at boot !!!
Hi
I bought my mac pro just 3 months back.
now its not booting up...
i started facing this problem maybe 2 months back.
basically i used it for a month with no issues and then suddenly one fine day it decided to not boot up.
i tried everything from all the resets to disconnecting everything except the monitor n keyboard n mouse,
but still nothing. there were 2 red lights on inside. one at the top on the vertical board and one on the lower board.
then after 15 mins of trying it started up.
so i sent it to apple service center as i have apple care.
they checked n said that it was the way my ram was put in (funny part here is that the mac pro itself told me to put the ram in that order when i first put it in)
so i got it back n it started working fine for a few days.
then again like last time it didnt boot up.
same red lights and no boot for sometime n then boot...
then a new thing started up....the fans started running at really high speeds.
they go on n off....speed up slow down....erratically...
but mac boots fine n works fine.
i did a apple hardware test n got a 4sns error....i checked online for it and didnt really find the exact error definition anywhere, but got to know that basically a 4sns error is a sensor error.
so i sent it back to service center.
this time i made them boot it infront of me...and it booted up perfectly...
so i left it with them to test it properly...
they called me 2 days later n said that there's nothing wrong with the machine n that they didnt even get the 4sns error....
they also told me that it must be a wiring issue in my house...earthing stuff..
i got it back again n tried to boot it but exactly the same thing like last time.
no boot at the beg, then boot with fans behaving erratically...
so i decided to buy a new ups and also check the machine at all the other points in my house....same thing again...
now i dont think its possible that every electrical point in my house is wired wrong...
so i spoke to the tech guy at the service center n he told me to take out the extra 4gb ram that i had added 3 months back when i bought the mac.
i did that but same thing...fans speeding up n down...
so i spoke to him again....well now he's sending a tech to my house to see what is really happening...
im depressed....n im seriously dissappointed with apple..
mac pro's are not supposed to do this...
so much of my work is suffering...
please help n advise...!!!I saw poeple with undersized UPS have trouble so the VA rating.
Some outlets are still part of a larger circuit, and you don't want a windows A/C or fridge also pulling. And of course home wiring, grounding, etc.
Your UPS if APC, Cyberpower or good name will tell you if there is a ground fault.
Did you ever test wtih just the new RAM in the proper DIMM slots?
Wait for a tech. I'm glad I could get an electrician to wire some outlets. And I much prefer building my own PCs and doing my own servicing.
The SMC RESET method keeps changing, but unplugging everything, all cables, then I would hit power button for 10 seconds. Wait. a minute, then reconnect the power, kb/mouse and video cable and power up. On a PC removing the CMOS battery (PRAM battery) for 15 minutes too.
I worry that travel and carrying that something can loosen up, even RAM DIMMs or battery or something.
"RAM was put in funny" though sounds suspecious. You did it by the booklet (by the book) and according to the RAM Utility guide instructions.
Apple has a service diagnostic and maybe it is the cpu daughter card.
You only need one DIMM to boot. Might go through some trial and error of one DIMM in one of the slots.
Please list what you can - something like:
Mid 201 Mac Pro 5,1 2.8GHz 3 x 1GB 4-core ATI 5770 etc -
Upgrading Mac Pro (2006) to 8-core Processor?
Hello i just purchased a Mac Pro locally for $775, and it has 2 x 2.66 intel xeon duo processors, making it a quad-core machine. I've read that you can upgrade the quad core setup to an 8-core setup. Is this true? And if it is, would this be something that would be difficult to do?
I read that the Intel Xeon x5355 quad processors (code name: "clovertown")are plug and play. Would these processors be able to sit right in the original heatsink? I know you could configure the Mac Pros to 8-cores, and I assume the MOBO is the same on all Mac Pros from the 2006 line. If so, would I have to buy new heatsinks for the quad-processors, or would the original heatsinks work just fine?
Thanks guys!Xeon 5355s are drop in replacements for the 5150s in the '06 MP. You will find more info here:
Hardmac.com - Le "Macbidouille" in English - Upgrading CPUs of a Mac Pro to Quad Core Xeons;
Apple's Mac Pro - Upgrading CPUs, Memory & Running XP - AnandTech -- Your Source for Hardware Analys…
A Google search will also help you find some videos. The task is not trivial and involves quite a bit of disassembly plus the need for special tools.
On eBay the 5355s are selling for around $290 each for refurbs. Altogether the tools will run around $50-70 if you don't have any of what's needed. If you also upgrade your RAM from 667 MHz modules to 800 MHz modules that will cost close to $250 for eight 1 GB modules.
You may also want a better video card depending on what you currently have installed. The ATI 5770 from Apple is about $250.00 or you can go with the less expensive ATI 4870. There's no real difference in performance since the old MP only has a PCIe 1.0 slot.
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