Is it possible to install Nvidia Titan Z card in Mac Pro Mid 2010 ?

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I would like to now i if change pci-express power supply cables on mac motherboard from 2x 6pin to 2x8pin would it be possible to install Nvidia Titan Z card in Mac Pro Mid 2010 ?

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Mac Pro with GeForce Titan and GTX 780
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I want to install windows 8 32bit on my mac pro (mid 2012). I upgraded the windows 7 I already had, but now I dont have drivers at all...
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Hello Linc,
I followed your instructions. I have information for the BOOT_TIME and for SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS sections. I've included all within one post with heading separators between the two sections. I wasn't sure if you needed this posted as two separate posts or not. If this isn't correct, please let me know and I'll do again. Hopefully I didn't pull too much content for the BOOT_TIME section. I was trying to search for enough diverse content that would clearly represent what might be occurring. It was also challenging to choose content for the BOOT_TIME section though because there was no time-stamped content close to the time of BOOT_TIME time stamp. The last time I restarted my system was hours before I attempted your exercise. And, I haven't experienced "crashing" more than it just automatically restarts in the middle of things. I wonder if that's why there were no .crash reports? There was only a list of .panic reports so that's what I provided. Thanks for your help Linc.
STEP 1 - BOOT_TIME:
8/12/14 1:58:29.000 PM kernel[0]: Fixing incorrect zfree from zone kalloc.32 to zone kalloc.64
8/12/14 1:58:46.987 PM WindowServer[104]: Display 0x2b2840d1: Unit 1; ColorProfile { 3, "DELL 2408WFP"}; TransferFormula (1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000)
8/12/14 1:58:54.698 PM DMProxy[194]: CGSServiceForDisplayNumber: Invalid display 0x2b2840d0
8/12/14 2:00:51.000 PM kernel[0]: Fixing incorrect zfree from zone kalloc.32 to zone kalloc.64
8/12/14 2:00:51.000 PM kernel[0]: *** kernel exceeded 500 log message per second limit - remaining messages this second discarded ***
8/12/14 2:01:04.666 PM WindowServer[120]: Display 0x2b2840d1: Unit 1; ColorProfile { 3, "DELL 2408WFP"}; TransferFormula (1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000)
8/12/14 2:01:12.000 PM kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x1000): p=254[GoogleSoftwareUp] final status 0x0, allowing (remove VALID) page
8/12/14 2:01:13.811 PM WiFiKeychainProxy[237]: [NO client logger] <Nov 10 2013 18:30:13> WIFICLOUDSYNC WiFiCloudSyncEngineRegisterCallbacks: WiFiCloudSyncEngineCallbacks version - 0, bundle id - com.apple.wifi.WiFiKeychainProxy
8/12/14 2:01:20.859 PM NotificationCenter[243]: Failed to mmap file. The file has zero length.
8/12/14 2:01:23.997 PM com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[279]: The plug-in named BluetoothAudioPlugIn.driver requires extending the sandbox for the mach service named com.apple.bluetoothaudiod.
8/12/14 2:01:27.000 PM kernel[0]: Fixing incorrect zfree from zone kalloc.32 to zone kalloc.64
8/12/14 2:15:33.763 PM quicklookd[2724]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x203] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x103] - extension: mp4, UTI: public.mpeg-4, fileType: ???? request size:16 scale: 1
8/12/14 2:15:39.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: coreaudiod(264) deny file-read-metadata /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/UVIWorkstationAU.component
8/12/14 2:42:17.839 PM QuickLookUIHelper[2874]: *** Throwing exception err=-536870174 type=3 PlugInDevice.cpp line 81
8/12/14 2:42:17.851 PM sandboxd[145]: ([2874]) QuickLookUIHelpe(2874) deny iokit-open com_motu_driver_PCIAudio_UC
8/12/14 2:53:26.000 PM kernel[0]: firefox (map: 0xffffff803dc844b0) triggered DYLD shared region unnest for map: 0xffffff803dc844b0, region 0x7fff91200000->0x7fff91400000. While not abnormal for debuggers, this increases system memory footprint until the target exits.
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8/12/14 2:55:19.376 PM plugin-container[2917]: Adding ConsoleUID 501 to dictionary
8/12/14 2:55:21.182 PM plugin-container[2917]: CoreText performance note: Client called CTFontCreateWithName() using name "Myriad Pro" and got font with PostScript name "MyriadPro-Regular". For best performance, only use PostScript names when calling this API.
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8/12/14 2:55:32.960 PM plugin-container[2917]: PlugInDevice::~PlugInDevice
8/12/14 2:55:33.790 PM WindowServer[120]: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 63027
8/12/14 2:55:33.807 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.MailServiceAgent[2714]) Exited: Killed: 9
8/12/14 2:55:33.812 PM loginwindow[80]: ERROR | -[Application setAppContext:] | Unable to get PID for context [0,118813]
8/12/14 2:55:33.814 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.ShareKitHelper[282]) Exited: Killed: 9
8/12/14 2:55:33.816 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[200]: ([0x0-0x27027].com.apple.AppleSpell[2673]) Exited: Killed: 9
8/12/14 2:55:33.886 PM Core Sync[373]: NSDistantObject (0x1088026a0) is invalid (no connection)
8/12/14 2:55:34.305 PM sessionlogoutd[2929]: sessionlogoutd Launched
8/12/14 2:55:34.314 PM sessionlogoutd[2929]: DEAD_PROCESS: 80 console
8/12/14 2:55:34.335 PM fseventsd[86]: Events arrived for /Volumes/Mac OS X Install ESD after an unmount request! Re-initializing.
8/12/14 2:55:34.335 PM fseventsd[86]: creating a dls for /Volumes/Mac OS X Install ESD but it already has one...
8/12/14 2:55:34.612 PM shutdown[2930]: halt by _coreaudiod:
8/12/14 2:55:34.000 PM kernel[0]: Kext loading now disabled.
8/12/14 2:55:34.000 PM kernel[0]: Kext unloading now disabled.
8/12/14 2:55:34.000 PM kernel[0]: Kext autounloading now disabled.
8/12/14 2:55:34.000 PM kernel[0]: Kernel requests now disabled.
8/12/14 2:55:34.612 PM shutdown[2930]: SHUTDOWN_TIME: 1407880534 611700
8/12/14 2:55:34.625 PM Creative Cloud[252]: XPC error messaging com.apple.IconServicesAgent: Connection invalid
8/12/14 7:30:33.000 PM bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1407897033 0
STEP 2 - SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC REPORT:
Tue Aug 12 19:30:48 2014
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff801f8dc24e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff801fc51e48, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0xffffff803f930ec0, CR3: 0x0000000022630000, CR4: 0x00000000000206e0
RAX: 0xffffff803ebc9f80, RBX: 0x0000000000000070, RCX: 0xffffff801ff034d0, RDX: 0xffffff803f915588
RSP: 0xffffff81c98d3c10, RBP: 0xffffff81c98d3c40, RSI: 0x0000000000010002, RDI: 0x0000000000000001
R8: 0x0000000000000000, R9: 0x0000000000000039, R10: 0xffffff801ff03770, R11: 0x0000007e3672c41b
R12: 0xffffff801ff034d0, R13: 0xffffff803f8dc2c0, R14: 0xffffff803f915580, R15: 0xffffff803f930ec0
RFL: 0x0000000000010286, RIP: 0xffffff801fc51e48, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0xffffff803f930ec0, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x0
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff81c98d38a0 : 0xffffff801f822f79
0xffffff81c98d3920 : 0xffffff801f8dc24e
0xffffff81c98d3af0 : 0xffffff801f8f3746
0xffffff81c98d3b10 : 0xffffff801fc51e48
0xffffff81c98d3c40 : 0xffffff801fc8bffe
0xffffff81c98d3c80 : 0xffffff801fc8c1fd
0xffffff81c98d3cb0 : 0xffffff7fa01e49aa
0xffffff81c98d3ce0 : 0xffffff7fa01e48dc
0xffffff81c98d3d10 : 0xffffff7fa0144068
0xffffff81c98d3d70 : 0xffffff7fa0142c85
0xffffff81c98d3da0 : 0xffffff7fa0141646
0xffffff81c98d3dd0 : 0xffffff7fa01bfc43
0xffffff81c98d3e20 : 0xffffff7fa0140b8b
0xffffff81c98d3e50 : 0xffffff801fc956ef
0xffffff81c98d3ea0 : 0xffffff801fc952af
0xffffff81c98d3f30 : 0xffffff801fc90e89
0xffffff81c98d3f70 : 0xffffff801fc95e03
0xffffff81c98d3fb0 : 0xffffff801f8d7417
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily(1.9.7f2)[092DA230-DD20-3369-A32B-E162A496C638]@0x ffffff7fa013d000->0xffffff7fa016bfff
            dependency: com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib(1.14)[7C60EDB3-7527-3412-B424-C9A667A65B92]@0xffff ff7fa012b000
         com.motu.driver.PCIAudio(1.6)[00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000]@0xffffff7fa 01be000->0xffffff7fa0223fff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily(1.9.7fc2)[092DA230-DD20-3369-A32B-E162A496C638]@0 xffffff7fa013d000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[4662B11D-2ECA-315D-875C-618C97CDAB2A]@0xffffff 7f9febe000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
13E28
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.3.0: Tue Jun 3 21:27:35 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.110.17~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: BBFADD17-672B-35A2-9B7F-E4B12213E4B8
Kernel slide:     0x000000001f600000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff801f800000
System model name: MacPro5,1 (Mac-F221BEC8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 26153387208
last loaded kext at 18269508545: com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver    124 (addr 0xffffff7fa10fa000, size 20480)
loaded kexts:
com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower    1.5.1
com.motu.driver.PCIAudio    1.6 58373
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver    124
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver    2.6.3f4
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver    2.6.3f4
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA    2.6.3f4
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC    1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient    3.5.13
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl    1.2.5
com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer    1.2.4
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet    1.0.0d1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU    4.2.6f1
com.apple.AMDRadeonX3000    1.2.4
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X    7.0.0
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport    4.2.6f1
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess    1
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC    1.7.0
com.apple.kext.AMD5000Controller    1.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelMCEReporter    104
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin    1.0.0
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter    404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage    2.6.0
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient    3.6.6
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver    3.0.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless    1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeLZVN    1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib    1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache    35
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub    683.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI    5.0.2
com.apple.driver.Intel82574L    2.6.2b1
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331    700.20.22
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort    3.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI    660.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI    656.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC    2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET    1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons    2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS    2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC    2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC    1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient    217.92.1
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall    153
com.apple.security.quarantine    3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement    217.92.1
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib    2.6.3f4
com.apple.vecLib.kext    1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface    91.1
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport    2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily    4.2.6f1
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily    98.22
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController    1.0.12d1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport    4.2.6f1
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController    2.6.3f4
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily    2.6.3f4
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP    2.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI    1.0.12d1
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily    1.9.7fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib    1.14
com.apple.kext.AMDSupport    1.2.4
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl    3.6.22
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com.apple.driver.AppleSMC    3.1.8
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com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily    5.7.1d6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDKeyboard    170.15
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard    170.15
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver    660.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice    3.6.6
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass    3.6.0
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com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily    4.5.5
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com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily    2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily    683.4.0
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com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime    2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily    2.0.0
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com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet    7
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore    2
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com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily    23
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I'm a registered developer and used every beta since the first one, and had no problems until today.
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ECC DIMMs are required. If you could get a non-ECC DIMM to fit, it would shut off memory error correction, one of the best features of the Mac Pro with Xeon Processor.
Replacement DIMMs MUST have a large heatsink and Apple approved temperature sensor, because Apple reduces the airflow (based on measured temperatures) for quiet performance. Other manufacturers do not necessarily do this, and if you do not have the correct heatsinks and temperature sensors, the fans may run at full speed, or the DIMMs may die prematurely from overheating.
You can upgrade the DIMMs on each side (group of four slots) by the each. Pairs are not required. Most DIMMs 8GB and under mix readily with others, but some do not. Try the new ones by themselves first, so that you know first whether they work at all, then whether they "play nice with others".
You can spend the next month learning about exactly which DIMMs will and which will not work in your Mac. I do not recommend you do this for a one-off purchase. Instead, buy from a Mac-Centric Vendor who can tell YOU what DIMMs should be used in your Mac, and will stand by them:
"It works in your Mac,
or your money back."

Unable to open Bootcamp install of Vista after upgrading MacBook Pro / Mid 2010 to OS Mavericks

Dear Community,
I am unable able to boot the Windows Vista install (via Boot Camp) on my MacBook Pro / mid 2010 after upgrading to OS Maverick.
Any idea about how this problem can be solved (I don't want to purchase Windows 7 and I don't want to purchase a virtual machine)?
Many thanks for your support!
Regards,
PSeguro

Hello 88,
I haven't resized / modified anything since installing Vista on my System. The problem must have incurred when upgrading from Snow Leopard to Maverick.
by the way:
I (just) found out that Windows Vista is booting (automatically) when I insert my original "Mac OS X Install DVD" / 10.6.3 (or my "Applications Install DVD") before starting the MacBook. It will - hwr - not boot without above DVDs in the tray...
sudo fdisk /dev/disk0:
Disk: /dev/disk0          geometry: 60801/255/63 [976773168 sectors]
Signature: 0xAA55
         Starting       Ending
#: id cyl hd sec - cyl hd sec [     start -       size]
1: EE 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [         1 -     409639] <Unknown ID>
2: AF 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [    409640 - 510699696] HFS+
3: AB 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [ 511109336 -    1269544] Darwin Boot
*4: 07 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [ 512378880 - 464394240] HPFS/QNX/AUX
sudo gpt -r -vv show disk0:
gpt show: disk0: mediasize=500107862016; sectorsize=512; blocks=976773168
gpt show: disk0: Suspicious MBR at sector 0
gpt show: disk0: Pri GPT at sector 1
gpt show: disk0: Sec GPT at sector 976773167
      start       size index contents
          0          1         MBR
          1          1         Pri GPT header
          2         32         Pri GPT table
         34          6
         40     409600      1 GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
     409640 510699696      2 GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
511109336    1269544      3 GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
512378880 464394240      4 GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
976773120         15
976773135         32         Sec GPT table
976773167          1         Sec GPT header
Regards,

Can I install Windows 7 on my new MAC Pro running OSx 10.9

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Neil already gave you the answer. Here is the table repeated in case you accessed the wrong location.
Mac model
Windows 8, 64-bit
Windows 7, 64-bit
Windows 7, 32-bit
Windows Vista, 64-bit
Windows Vista, 32-bit
Windows XP, 32-bit
Mac Pro (Late 2013)
BCA
Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
5
5
4
DVD
DVD
DVD
Mac Pro (Early 2009)
5
5
4
DVD
DVD
DVD
Mac Pro (Early 2008)
4
4
DVD
DVD
DVD
Mac Pro (Early 2007)
DVD
Mac Pro (Mid 2006)
DVD
You should seek additional Boot Camp help in the Boot Camp forum: https://discussions.apple.com/community/windows_software/boot_camp
The Boot Camp Help Guides are located here: http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/

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I'm not sure if I'm in the right forum for this question, but I don't know where else to ask about installing on cross platforms. So, the computer I use at work is a PC. I know you are allowed to install the programs on two computers, one work computer and one laptop. My laptop is a Mac. Is it possible to install the second copy on a Mac?

Which Adobe product exactly?
Cloud: yes.
Creative Suite: no.

Is it possible to install photoshop 6.0 (CD) on macbook pro?

Is it possible to install photoshop 6.0 (CD) on macbook pro?
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March 23, 2013
Adobe
To whom it may concern,
I'm not sure how unique my situation is but let me briefly explain. In a prior life I was a photographer (about 12 years ago). At that time I had purchased Photoshop and upgraded it a couple of times. When I stopped photographing I was up to photoshop 5 with the CD and appropriate serial numbers. Recently I decided to get back to photography and went to install Photoshop 5 on my computer (MacBook Pro) but it was not compatible. What can I do to use it. I do not really want a newer version especially at full cost. My first preference is to somehow install Photoshop 5 even if there was some cost to the adaptation process. If this is not possible (hard to believe, as we've put men on the moon) then at some compromise cost I am willing to upgrade. But again, this is not my first choice. As I completely understand that you would not want to allow customers to skip numbers of additions at a fixed upgrade cost, you must understand that I really don't want or need the current version. I simply want to be able to use what I have purchased, even if it is out-dated.
I look forward to hearing from you, as I would like to solve this issue legitimately.
Sincerely,
Erik Simmons

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I have a 15' Macbook Pro, mid 2010 running Mavericks. I want to upgrade the hardware by increasing the RAM to 8GB and replacing the HD for a SDD one. What would be the best way to install mavericks on the new HD? I have the original OS X CD.
From what I read, I have 2 choices: 1. to install OSX and then upgrade to Mavericks, but I'm not sure if this would be possible (to upgrade directly from OSX to Mavericks); and 2. to use a software called Super Duper.
I wouldn't like to have to use a third party software to do this, so the question is: is there a better way to install directly the Mavericks not having to use a third party software?

Install the new drive in the computer.
Install the old drive in an external USB or Firewire enclosure.
Boot the computer from the Recovery HD on the external drive.
Use Disk Utility to partition and format the new internal drive.
Clone your external drive to the internal drive.
How to replace or upgrade a drive in a laptop
Step One: Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger, Leopard or Snow Leopard.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
Step Two: Remove the old drive and install the new drive. Place the old drive in an external USB enclosure. You can buy one at OWC who is also a good vendor for drives.
Step Three: Boot from the Recovery HD on the external drive. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager appears. Select the icon for the Recovery HD then click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Step Four: New Hard Drive Preparation
1. Open Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
2. After DU loads select your new hard drive (this is the entry with the
      mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of
      the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive
      is failing or has failed and will need replacing. Otherwise, click on the
      Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from
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      (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to
      GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and
      wait until the process has completed.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the
      drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main
      window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the
      Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to
      return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several
      hours depending upon the drive size.
Step Five: Clone the old drive to the new drive
1. Using Disk Utility still opened.
2. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
4. Check the box labeled Erase destination.
5. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the
      Destination entry field.
6. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the
      Source entry field.
7. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means the new internal drive. Source means the old external drive.
Step Six: Open the Startup Disk preferences and select the new internal volume. Click on the Restart button. You should boot from the new drive. Eject the external drive and disconnect it from the computer.

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Hello, my 13" macbook pro mid-2010 is only capable of running BootCamp 4, but has Mavericks which can only run BootCamp 5. Is there any way to get around this to install Windows 7 through Bootcamp or any ways to downgrade from Mavericks to Mountain Lion without a Time Machine backup? I also know that virtual machines and Parallels are out there, but I need a separate partition for Windows for gaming.
Thanks.

I just got off the phone with Apple Support. They have decided to make MacBook Pro mid 2010 models non-compatible with BootCamp 5. They have also decided to make OS Mavericks only compatible with BootCamp 5. Therefore it will not work at all unless you downgrade your OS. It is not possible to use BootCamp on mid 2010 MB Pros with Mavericks.

Purchased a early 2008 Mac Pro in 2010. Yesterday I updated my mac to System 10.9 and now I have a dialogue box in system preferences saying I need to update the NVIDIA CUDA drivers but the servers are unavailable. I download a driver from the site but th

Purchased a early 2008 Mac Pro in 2010. Yesterday I updated my mac to System 10.9 and now I have a dialogue box in system preferences saying I need to update the NVIDIA CUDA drivers but the servers are unavailable. I download a driver from the site but the Mac would not open it. This system has an ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256 MB graphics card. What do I need to do. Do I need a new Card?
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Vista Ultimate 64-bit recognizes 8 cores. 32-bit recognizes one physical cpu.
I've had very little trouble in two years. And now I do like Windows 7 but also eager for the RC.
I've been using the latest Nvidia. There is a method to the madness of how to uninstall/delete and install graphics drivers, or madness in the method. The W7 drivers are easier.
Nope. Something else. More sensitive to disk errors. You aren't running a program to boost fans. Something.
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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1866970&tstart=0

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