HT201364 My Mac Pro is mid/late 2007

System requirements for upgrading states you need a Mac Pro early 2007 or later...
Will upgrading to Mavericks DEFINITELY not work on my slightly older machine, or only POSSIBLY?
Thanks
Rob

Mavericks requires an Early 2008 or newer Mac Pro, so you can't upgrade to OS X Mavericks.
In the case of your Mac Pro, this is caused by a firmware restriction. OS X Mavericks is a 64-bit operating system that needs a 64-bit EFI version, and as far as I know, your Mac Pro has got a 32-bit EFI version, so you can't start up Mavericks. Leave your current Mac OS X version

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MacBook Pro 3,1 (Mid/Late 2007) running Mountain Lion audio issue?

Hello Everyone,
A few months ago, I installed the ML (Golden Master) over my copy of Lion. Lion was running great prior to install. After the upgrade, everything ran perfect, but I was having issues with both Ableton Live, Logic, iTunes and audio/video being played in Safari. The audio would stutter and even 'bit degrade' to a point nothing could be heard anymore. It was the weirdest thing I've ever seen. When running Ableton or Logic, songs would play fine, but randomly, my CPU would start spiking to ridiculously high amounts and audio would cut in and out. I had never had this issue previous to me installing ML. I upgraded multiple times as new updates for ML came out, eventually ending with 10.8.3. None of the updates fixed the issue. I was just curious if anyone else was having this issue with the same MacBook Pro model? Any insight would be great!
Jeff
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2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo
4 GB RAM
500 GB HD

I guess I'm confused. I had the ML Golden Master. Isn't that the same as the intial release version? Previous to installing that, I was running Lion. What do you mean by 'erase the boot volume'?

HT201364 mid-late 2007? can you be a bit more specific, will Mavericks work on Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz 4GB ?

mid-late 2007? can you be a bit more specific, will Mavericks work on Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz 4GB ?

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
It looks like you can upgrade to OS X Mavericks (you have got an Early 2009 iMac). Follow these steps to upgrade > http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade
Before upgrading, make a backup of your files with Time Machine and check that your apps are compatible > http://www.roaringapps.com

Mac Pro 1.1 2006-2007

Originally this posted as 1996-1997 as I was attempting to post this at 2:30am.
I recently had an experience with my Mac Pro 1.1 where it started lagging badly and when I attempted to reboot it locked up. At one point the Time Machine external drive unmounted and my USB ports weren't functioning. Later I attempted to retrieve the back up drive and do a complete restore, but found Disk Utility would never finish repairing the disk and permissions. In fact, this caused the Mac Pro to lock up and I would lose my USB ports again.
I ran the Apple Hardware Test twice and no results that would tell me what happened.
It was until I purchased a new drive to put in the external back up drive that my Mac Pro returned to normal. In fact I have seen better performance.
My question is, is I would like to hear opinions on this. Was this a gradual failure of a back up drive that had slowly been causing my Mac Pro to run sluggish until it finally crashed? Can a failing back up drive using Time Machine cause this? If not then what caused the Mac Pro to lock up? What can cause USB ports to stop functioning altogether and then return not afte a reboot but eventually?
I'm concerned that I could be losing my Mac Pro in the near future. I would love the new Mac Pro coming out later this year, but money is an issue right now. I would not be happy with a Mac Mini and iMacs are still financially out of my reach as well.
Thanks you.

My advice:
Replace the system drive with a Samsung 840 120 or 250GB SSD
Upgrade boot drive on a regular basis - for some that might be every two years
You are STARVING your system with so little memory. Anemia most likely.
If you are running Lion then upgrade to 10.7.5
If you did not do a "clean" install of Lion ./ or at least a clean install of Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and then update to Lion, that too can be an issue.
Remove the very old 512MB DIMMs taking up space and replace with 4 x2GB ($60)
How To Install and Remove Memory Mac Pro
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4433
http://www.datamemorysystems.com/apple-mac-pro-8-core-2-x-quad-core-intel-xeon-3 -0ghz-bto-2007-memory-upgrades/
2x2GB FBDIMM DDR2 667MHz @ $32
http://www.amazon.com/BUFFERED-PC2-5300-FB-DIMM-APPLE-Memory/dp/B002ORUUAC/
http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.aspx?IMODULE=CT2KIT102472AF667
Mac Pro 8GB Kit
Komputerbay 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR2 667MHz ECC FB-DIMM 240 PIN
http://www.amazon.com/Komputerbay-PC2-5300F-Buffered-FB-DIMM-Heatspreaders/dp/B0 05HIWD5U/
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http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Series-120GB-internal-MZ-7TD120BW/dp/B009NHAF06/
An SSD is a great way for $100 to make your mac faster and better than ever. Not justs quick boot and program launching but that too.
And a 1-2TB WD Black for data.
And of course you should be cloning your system, cloning your data drive(s), even swap and use a 2nd TimeMachine drive "only on weekend" to have a redundant backup set there too.
And instead of using USB, use FW400/800
You also have two extra SATA ports on the logicboard. For $25 run through a PCI card out the back for backups (not hot swap though). Ideal is to have internal 1-3TB drive for backup.
Can also add PCIe SATA card to add external backups; add USB3 (iffy).
If you have been living on 3GB RAM you have not been seeing good performance from your Mac Pro 1,1 (same model as mine, 7 yrs old this week)

Hello I am in Afghanistan i searched that in realtek but that told me you coulde not use this sit   I writ again my problem    i installed win 7 32 bit in my mac pro 13-inch, Late 2011 Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5

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I writ again my problem
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but there is no sound in windows 7 please send me a address sit for downoad driver that i can use in Afghanistan
believe it is confus me and other friend that bought 5 mac's that are the same and i serched a lot of site without result

Installing Windows 7 64-Bit Using BootCamp on Mac Pro 2,1 (Early 2007)

Hi everybody,
I have Mac Pro 2,1 (early 2007) 8-core, my OS X is 10.6.4, I couldn’t install Windows 7 64-Bit on BootCamp separate drive (as my Mac Pro 2,1 is not supported for this installation by Apple). I am seeking help if anyone find a trick to do that task. Your help on this will be highly appreciated.

I was waiting to see if the original poster was still intent on going through with it, since it's (a) lot of work, and (b) an unsupported configuration. Unless he's using > 4GB of memory I'm not sure why he needs the 64 bit version of Win7 (there's even less reason to run 64-bit Windows as a VM). I'm not prepared to assume the responsiblity of solving any/all current and future problems he may run into, especially if this is for "work" and not a hobby-level, "I just want Win7-64bit" situation. If he's reading this and wants to proceed -
The Jowie page, while workable, requires a more steps (i.e. even more work); plus, the screenshots used are from an earlier release of imgburn, which has different options from the current version, and if the original poster needs that much handholding he could be put off.
Win7 AIK is "needed" because of the oscdimg.exe that is included. It is the "official Microsoft sanctioned" way of generating Windows ISO images. It's a one-line command that outputs an ISO image file once you have the Win7 disc in the drive, no need to muck about checking/unchecking boxes etc., and running the risk of burning coasters (since there's no way of knowing whether your output works until you actually run it, and imgburn has too many ways of messing up when you don't know what you're doing).
There are alternate "direct" sources for oscdimg.exe, which are smaller downloads than Win7 AIK http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=696dd665-9f76-4177-a 811-39c26d3b3b34&displaylang=en , but I'm a little chary of "programs sourced from unidentified hosts", even though I'm certain most of them are just being helpful and are not malicious (have you read Ken Thompson's Reflections on Trusting Trust - http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/ken/trust.html )
If the original poster (or anyone else reading) is interested, either the jowie.com method can be used, if you are averse to a command line or have poor download bandwidth, or you can get oscdimg.exe (however you choose to do so) and execute:
oscdimg -n -m -bd:\boot\etfsboot.com d:\ c:\iso\win7dvd.iso
assuming oscdimg.exe is in your path (or your current directory), and you've created a directory c:\iso
Incidentally, after getting 64-bit Win7 installed your problems aren't over yet, because Boot Camp will refuse to install the 64 bit version on your "unsupported" machine. There is a workaround (see my post in the thread http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2589967&tstart=0 ) but I do not know if there will be a future release of Boot Camp that would defeat this.

Convert a Mac Pro Server from January 2007 with OS 10.4 Server to Snow Leopard 6.0 (NON SERVER)

I have a Mac Pro Server from January 2007 with OS 10.4 Server installed. I want to convert from OS 10 Server OS to just using Snow Leopard 6.0 (NON SERVER). I have two hard drives installed. What is the best way to do this?
Can I just install Snow Leopard NON-SERVER on the second drive, then switch it into the place of the original main drive?
Can I switch the drives, then install the Snow Leopard on the replacement drive?

Not sure how you configured the server, though you can install snow leopard on second HDD and select boot drive with pressing "option" key during startup.

HT201364 My Mac Pro will not upgrade past 10.7.5 Now what?

My Mac Pro will not upgrade past 10.7.5 Now what?

No, it is not possible. I have an early model, too, that now sits in a corner. I replaced it at the time with a mid-2011 iMac. The only less expensive route than a new computer is a used/refurbished model, but were you to go that route stick to a 2009 or later model MP.
Surely your business can afford £2500 for a necessary asset. It's depreciable for tax purposes if your tax system allows that. Just ask yourself how much it would cost your business if you did not have a computer. And, consider, if you really need to get a new computer assuming the one you have is still working. Keep it and start putting away enough from your business revenue to buy a new computer later. It's a required part of business planning.

Buy low end Mac Pro now, upgrade later?

Wondering if it makes sense to buy a low end 2ghz Mac Pro now, and then upgrade later (to for example, higher ghz or maybe a Clovertown cpu).
The difference now is about $300 for a 2ghz versus a 2.66ghz, which I suppose would get me by for some time. Cpu upgrade later would mean having to sell the old cpus, can PCs use these as well as Macs? That would certainly make them easier to sell, and then buy new faster cpus or even a new processor class.

It depends on whether you use the MacPro and applications that benefit from quad-core, from faster cpu, or whether you are memory bound.
I rarely need or use iDVD or iLife and the 2GHz model is plenty for my needs it seems.
I figured the cost of 2x512 extra from RAM (1GB isn't enough you really want 2GB, more if you run DTP or video editing) and I wanted to buy a 10K Raptor which I (and anyone) would find welcome addition.
Before, my SP G4 MDD 1.25 was just not cutting it and was only an 'interim' upgrade from an even older system while I waited for something better than the 2005 G5 series.
Also, 2GHz, for me, is fine and more than enough. If I was doing it again, I would have gotten the 2.66GHz just because it would have shipped faster
Games? professional? bragging rights? I would never plan on having to upgrade cpu, or selling the OEM processor (might want them someday).

Does Mac Pro 2.1 (end 2007) support Samsung SSD 840 Drives ?

Hi Folks, I am looking to upgrade my old Mac Pro 2.1 drives with a new 840 Samsung 256 Gb SSD drives, has anyone experienced this before ?
Meaning : is the upgrade straightforward ? considering the ssd drives holds sata 3 connectors and my old mac pro still has sata 2 ? also do I net to install particular firmware om my mac ? do this firmware exist and if yes where can I find them ?

there sre omly sata vonnevtors, there never is a change, just the supported features and of course backward compatible.
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https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4550651?tstart=0

Help: A bluray drive compatible with MAc Pro 1.1 2006 2007

Hi,
Seems my factory bundled Pioneer dvd drive is bad and I need a compatible bluray drive now.
I have read that there are some issues with some models of Pioneer and LG drives.
I tried to install older LG DVD drives I had here and they just kept ejecting dvd discs.
However, they were able to burn cd-Rs.
I was advised to search for Pioneer Bdr-208dbk
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Here in Brazil we have similar names, maybe they are adapted for our country market.
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More add memory questions for a MacBook Pro 1.1 (late 2007)

I've read some of the previous threads and looked at the info that "the Hatter" has provided. In my case (actually my wife's case) she has 4 GB of ram with 1GB in each of the risers A/DIMM 1&2 AND B/DIMM 1&2. She wants to add memory and my question is can I just add 2GBs to each of the empty slots (Riser A/ 3&4 and Riser B/ 3&4). The previous examples showed only one slot in each riser with stock RAM , so i'm not sure if I should move the existing RAM in riser B to slots 3&4 in Riser A or not. By the way, it's a dual core, 2.66 GHZ.
I'm assuming, also, from earlier threads that adding different sized memory, as long as it's in pairs is okay.

You confuse me, because it sounds like your title is MacBook.
So what is it you don't understand?
Sounds like the Mac Pro was ordered or already upgraded once to 4GB. They came stock with 2 x 512MB.
And yes, you can add 4 x 2GB.
And yes, I'd move them to slots 1&2.

Does my mac book pro 13" (mid-late 2010) have 16bit high color? The specs only say "millions of colors" - what does that mean???

what does "16bit" mean? millions of colors?
What is the "bit" spec for my mac book pro? - the specs only say "millions of colors"!
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These will help explain "what does "16bit" mean? millions of colors?"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_depth
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I have received my first mac from a designer friend who passed away recently. He had been having problems with crashing in Lion. His friend upgraded to Mountain Lion before his mac pro laptop, mid 2010, was sent to me. It has many problems and crashes

After sorting the material of my friends on the drive and creating a new user, I realized that the system was unusable with 30 or 40 crashes a day. I am a photoshop user and my friend had installed cs2 and upgraded to cs5. Actually everything was crashing and he had had the problems in Lion and they did not go away in Mountain Lion.
So my sense is the next best step is to uninstall and reinstall the operating system....but I'm entirely new to Mac though I quite good at problem solving on PC. I have been messing around trying to get Mac up for over a week now so am learning quickly but feel uncertain about the steps in installation and don't want to mess things further.
I have found this
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3351
which seems useful.
I'm backing everything now to a usb drive, I have one copy in timemachine, but I need a clean install so I'm backing things manually as it's not so complicated my being a new user.
I have the original discs of Snow Leopard and a dmg file of Mountain Lion that were installed on this computer.
I hope I can find my friends Adobe id and password.....he does have a list of passwords, how can I check if they are correct.
Do I need to install Snow leopard from the original disks first and then update and then upgrade to Mountain Lion?
He upgraded first to Lion but I can't find that program to install, do I need it to get to Mountain Lion?
I don't have boot disks, does that matter?
What can I do about CS5 in a restore? I don't mind loosing other programs so much as this one.....I haven't seen the upgrades and only have CS2. What happens to all your programs...I guess they are just lost?
I haven't used mail, so I'm not worried about that.
Hope I can get some support with the process, any support will be valued that is at all related. Thank you

Merielsea wrote:
I am looking through this material, it's great. I'm wondering though, does command r work in #8 if my original disks where Snow Leopard?
Yes, when the operating system was upgraded to 10.7 then to 10.8, it 10.6 was replaced so those 10.6 disks are only good now for completely erasing the entire drive and reverting the machine back to 10.6
10.7 and 10.8 has a Recovery HD partiton on the boot drive.
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718
I have a mountain lion dmg file that was used to upgrade from Lion, would double clicking on this equal the same thing as reinstalling mountain lion over itself?
I wouldn't use this, as Apple is now changing things, so you need to reinstall 10.8 via the Recovery HD
I would prefer to keep CS5 photoshop
Not going to happen, if it's working now good for you. But according to Roaring Apps it's not working for 10.8. and it needs to be upgraded to CS6
If you revert the machine to 10.6 or 10.7, your going to erase CS5 and everything else.
Doing #20 would be a bit beyond me and I don't know another mac user so that I can work from their mac.
Why do you need another Mac users machine?
Print out the instructions.
Here is some more about secure erasing for a new owner
How do I securely delete data from the machine?
Installing OS X 10.8 again
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718
Does the reinstall have to go from Snow Leopard which was the base install, to lion then to mountain lion,
No, you erase and install 10.8
When Apple upgrades 10.6 to 10.7 then to 10.8, it's a complete operating system replacement, it's called a upgrade because it's still OS X but leaves all your files and most programs intact, none of the older operating system version remains.
Just like if you would upgrade Vista to Windows 7, or Windows 7 to Windows 7 Pro.
Can I install the mountain lion upgrade over a freshly installed Snow Leopard?
Yes, but it requires erasing the entire drive (including 10.8 Recovery HD) from the 10.6 disks, then installing 10.6, then Software Updating to 10.6.8, then buying 10.8 from the AppStore, then downloading it and installing it, then the machine will be 10.8
Or you can use the Recovery HD and just erase the Macintosh HD parittion then reinstall 10.8 that way for free.
How to reinstall just OS X or erase/install OS X
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718
See what is confusing you is there is a hidden Recovery HD partition on the boot drive, it can do all the things like a OS X install disk can do, erase the Macintosh HD partiton (where OS X, programs and files are) and install a new copy of OSX from Apple's servers so it reboots to a brand new machine again (no Cs5 though)
Instead of a boot disk, there is a two bootable partitions on the boot drive, one is Recovery HD and the other is Macintosh HD which boots into OS X.
SO your command r booting the operating system in Recovery HD to erase the other partition and reinstall OS X into from Apple's servers, got it.?
Your going to need your AppleID and password to reinstall OS X 10.8, all part of the new world order.

HT201364 I have a Macbook White Late 2007 with 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor. 4GB SDRAM & 500GB Storage running OS X Lion. Can I Upgrade to OS X Mavericks

Any help for this

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
OS X Mavericks needs a Late 2008 Aluminum or an Early 2009 or newer MacBook, so your Mac is not supported. You are running the latest Mac OS X version for your MacBook.

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