Mac pro 1.1 2006 version another upgrade -ssd,HD-raid,Maverics

My original machine was 2.0 Ghz with just 1GB Ram, over the years I upgraded
Processors to 2x 2.66 Quadcore and beefed up Ram to 22GB.
I have a new project.
I purchased 500GB SSD and I would like to install Maverics on it. But my question for today.
Is there any benefit if I take two old 1TB hdd and convert them to raid 0, will there be any benefit?
thanks

The original Mac pro can only easily go as high as Lion. Itr can go higher with upgraded graphics card and using EFI64 emulation
"OS X Mavericks on an Original Mac Pro", FairerPlatform, 14 October 2013
Jump up^ Dan Ackerman, "Apple's radically remained Mac Pro is a powerhouse performer", cnet, 20 December 2013
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Pro

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Sorry if posted before, was unable to find anything. Is it possible to upgrade a Mac Pro 1,1 (2006) Upgrade from Dual-Core to Quad-Core (or more)? If it is, would you mind providing a bit of info on what I would need to do this.
Many thanks.

Do some Google searching and visit XLR8YourMac.

What is a recommended internal hard drive for a Mac Pro 1,1 (2006)?

What is a recommended internal hard drive for a Mac Pro 1,1 (2006) model? I would like to
add more hard drive space by utilizing the three available slots. However, from my understanding,
Apple does not produce hard drives for my older computer so I'll need to turn to a third party.

You are very much over-due for some new larger more efficient drives.
the most common best approach goes something like this....
SSD 120GB for system
WD Black 1-2TB for data (and put all your data and media files, all your home account sub-folders)
Backup. I use WD Green but use what you want. I have a small boot volume, TimeMachine, and 3rd that is a clone image of the boot drive volume.
Very fond of WD 10K VelociRaptor drives. Not much louder now than the WD Black 2TB, $100-200 for 250GB to 1TB.
You can use any size SATA 3.5" drive, most now are 1TB and up to 4TB.
You should have always bought Amazon or Newegg or outside of Apple, Apple can often charge 3x what those places charge.
Probably want to add or replace FBDIMMs you have, these are excellent and price in the last year has fallen.
2x2GB FBDIMM DDR2 667MHz @ $29
http://www.amazon.com/BUFFERED-PC2-5300-FB-DIMM-APPLE-Memory/dp/B002ORUUAC/
WD Black 1TB $93
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Internal-Desktop/dp/B0036Q7MV0/
WD Green 3TB $149 - backup
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Green-Desktop/dp/B004RORMF6/
WD VR 10K 250GB $103 200MB/sec boot drive :
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007V5A1BK/
Those last and last and make a nice boot drive.
SSD: Samsung 840 128GB
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Series-120GB-internal-MZ-7TD120BW/dp/B009NHAF06/
Over-due to upgrade and replace the graphic card most likely it sounds like also:
ATI Radeon 5770
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC742ZM/A
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-ATI-Radeon-5770-MC742ZM/dp/B003Z6QH6M
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/726537-REG/Apple_MC742ZM_A_ATI_Radeon_HD_5 770.html
Your OEM 7300GT isn't helping now and with Lion or the X1900 dust magnet and out of date too. If you have a functional 8800GT still working you are lucky and no need.

I was running remote desktop on my old mac pro running 10.4.11. Upgraded to new pro running 10.6.7 Can I get remote desktop to run on new computer?

I was running remote desktop on my old mac pro running 10.4.11 Just upgraded to new pro running 10.6.7 Can I get my previous remote desktop to
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Are you talking Apple's Remote Desktop software, or Microsoft's?

Under Snow Leopard I used a WD My World NAS to back up my Mac Pro (Mid 2010). When I upgraded to Lion I am unable to access the backup because the NAS does not yet support AFP. I have now bought a Time Capsule and want to transfer the old backup onto it.

Under Snow Leopard I used a WD My World NAS to back up my Mac Pro (Mid 2010). When I upgraded to Lion I am unable to access the backup because the NAS does not yet support AFP. I have now bought a Time Capsule and want to transfer the old backup onto it.
How can I recover the NAS back up to put on my new Time Machine.
Talking to Apple Support Adviser was a waste of time on case number 239647273
Any thoughts or pointers?

Keep the old OS around and just kick the tires and test new OS. Apple has a history and habit of breaking support in things like this.
You can use TimeMachine as one level of backup, and even there there were changes with Lion, I would always recommend foremost backup clones of every volume. And clone (SuperDuper etc) can be stored on something like HP NAS Media Server which also was supporting TimeMachine, iTunes - until Apple made that harder and more their own proprietary format.
Apple AirPort Time Capsule Support
Lion Communities
Cloning as a Backup Strategy
Rather than "upgrade" I would clone the system, and do a clean install, then allow Setup Assistant to import your files.
Others who are asking the same question:
http://www.bing.com/search?q=mac+os+x+lion+WD+My+World+NAS

Which graphics cards are Mac Pro 1,1 (2006) compatible?

I suspect my graphics card is bad (though I could be wrong). At boot I hear the Apple sound but get no visuals whatsoever. No grey or blue or any other kind of screen. I tried resetting PRAM, holding shift, holding option, nothing works. The computer is stuck at the phase where the graphics card fan is on overdrive and it does not ever stop spinning. The card is an ATI Radeon that came stock with the Mac.
I found this article which shows which cards are compatible.
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What video card will work in a mac pro 1.1 2006?

what video works in a mac pro 1.1 2006 ? (I have a ati 1900xt 512 mb now!)

Not to be difficult but you do realize this is being asked and discussed today in multiple threads, and for the last... 23 months too.
Apple sells ATI 5750 $249 and is fine.
http://www.barefeats.com/wst10g5.html
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC742ZM/A

Is Mac Pro 2007 compatible with new 6Gb/s SSD harddrive?

Hi,
I'm using my old Mac Pro from 2007 for music production. It works very well, but I want to upgrade it with a new SSD harddrive.
Is the Mac Pro from 2007 compatible with a new SSD SATA 6GB/s harddrive, like a Crucial MX100?
As I see it, there are three possibilities:
1) It will run fine.
2) It will run, but only on half the speed (3GB/s).
3) It will not run.
What will happen?
Thanks for helping me out.
All the best,
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RE: SATA Bus speed:
Most Rotating drives available today, whatever their SATA spec, can source data off the spinning platters no faster than about 125MBytes/sec.
SATA 3 is rated at 6G bits/sec, which theoretically is about 750 Mega Bytes/sec
SATA 2 is rated at 3G bits/sec, which is theoretically about 375 Mega Bytes/sec
SATA 1 is rated at 1.5G bits/sec, which is theoretically about 187.5 Meg Bytes/sec
None of the SATA Busses is a bottleneck for consumer Rotating drives you can buy today. Trying to speed up the SATA Bus will not provide any real-world performance increases for Rotating Drives.
Even most common SSD drives are not bottlenecked by SATA 2.

I have a Mac Pro 1.1 (2006).....Can I upgrade to ATI 5770 for MAC?

I have a 2006 MAC Pro intel......Need to upgrade my Graphics card to acess all of the effects in my Final Cut Pro 4 Studio. Hoping I can go with an ATI 5770 since it will also work with FCPX "IF" I ever decide to upgrade to LION and FCPX. I have had mixed findings and can't seem to get a straight answer from APPLE. Do I need the 5770 for MAC or do I need the (Upgrade fro MAC) kit? I have 10.6.4 (snow leopard as an OS and don't want to upgrade to Lion yet because I don't want to use FCPX.

you won't get straight answer and yet there are dozens in the comments section of the product page for 5770 from MacPro1,1 owners running 10.6.5+.
Not sure what you mean by "upgrade kit" vs "5770 for Mac" but you want Apple card and possibly power connector.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC742ZM/A

Older Mac Pro users beware of Mountain Lion upgrade

I work at a company where we have 6 edit suites. Five of those suites are still running Mac Pros; three of them are Early 2008 models, two are Early 2009 models. All of these suites have 30" monitors in them running at 2560 x 1600 resolution. The other suite has a new 27" iMac. All but one of the Mac Pros have their original graphics cards.
When Mountain Lion first came out, I upgraded my Mac mini at home that has FCP7 and FCPX installed on it. Both applications ran fine and I was able to edit a project in FCPX with no problem. A co-worker who works remotely on a 27" iMac had also upgraded his machine and experienced no issues.
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While the programs still work fine, one fundamental change that Apple has made in Mountain Lion is to push more of the responsibility for displaying the image on the computer monitor to the GPU of the graphics card. Previously these responsibilities were shared with the CPU. Therefore, if you have an older graphics card (even if it is fully compatible with FCPX, as ours are), FCP6/7 has a difficult time playing back 1080 video in the Canvas window (at any size), without breaking up when there is some degree of movement in the video image.The screen cannot refresh quickly enough to draw the video image without showing horizontal banding and some minor digital garbage.
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Just a warning to those considering upgrading that you may experience performance issues with FCP6/7 if you are using an older Mac Pro and trying to edit 1080 footage. You may have to upgrade your graphics card to achieve best performance.

Christian Castagna1 wrote:
Yes, we previously we had purchased an ATI Radeon 5770 to enable use of FCPX, and 1080 video plays fine through that in both Early 2008 and Early 2009 models, although it is not fully compatible with those computers. Technically it is only compatible with Mid 2010 Mac Pros. It is unclear if there is a card that is fully compatible with Early 2008 computers and FCPX at this point.
We have noticed some small pixelation around the edges of icons with the 5770 in an Early 2008, but that is intermittent and goes away with a restart. We have not noticed any issues in the Early 2009. We have also just purchased a Radeon 5870 and will be testing that in Early 2008 models to see if the same pixelation issue happens. We will install that card eventually in an Early 2009 computer because it is fully compatible with that machine.
If nothing else, hopefully these graphics cards buy us a couple more years with our Mac Pros.
Can you explain a little more about this please... My primary system is a 2008 8X 3.2GHz system with a ATI Radeon 5770 and I have it running two 27" Samsung monitors and a 37" HDTV (all 1080p) on FCS3. None of the displays have any artifacts under any conditions. What are the compatibility issues? If I'm doing a no-no, I want to know before my next big project...

Mac Pro wont restart after Snow Leopard upgrade

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I have Mc Pro 3,1 8 cores with OS X 10.5.8. I upgraded to Snow Leopard 10.6.3 then download another upgrade to 10.6.3. The download was successful but I need to restart my Mac Pro but it won't restart. I'm seeing Apple Purple/Pink in desktop. I waited for an hour to seee if it will change but nothing Happen. Can anybody help.
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My own method, is to keep the old system as is, your safety net, and to do a clean install and let Setup Assistant help afterward.
If or when you upgrade past Snow Leopard be sure to do so, leave everything behind, Lion and above do not include support for the PowerPC coded apps and would cause trouble.
I think we have reached point where only 10.9.5 and Yosemite get full security support, Lion and earlier are gone as far as support and Lion did introduce a security bug just squashed finally but only in those later versions.
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7300 and Display replacements for Mac Pro 1,1 (2006)?

I have tried searching but remain more confused than ever. I have a 2006 Mac Pro (1,1) Dual core 2.66. Due to some increasing troubles, I now want to replace both my 7300 video card as well as my 20" Apple Cinema Display.
What sort of options are available to someone with my specs? I know that certain types of new monitors will have trouble working with the Mac Pro 1,1 no matter what card is used. What is a good, basic upgrade that won't break the bank? I don't need another cinema display. I'm really just looking for a good short-term bang for my buck. Thank you.

There is nothing confusing. The ONLY card being sold and that works is ATI 5770 and requires system with 10.6.5 or above.
Contrary to the marketing and misleading hardware requirements, ATI graphic card(s) work in any and all Mac Pro models (as long as it is Apple and not PC).
$249 in Apple world speak.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC742ZM/A

Mac Pro 1,1 - Bought It To Upgrade But Now...

Hi all
I'm by no means a power user - I just got my Mac Pro back in '06 under the line of reasoning that I wanted the MP so I could upgrade it later on... specifically, the video card and maybe the processors eventually...
But now it looks like the only option for a video upgrade is the Radeon 4870 and upgrading the processor isn't really economically worthwhile...
As I said, not a power user - just someone who wanted more "ummph" than the iMac could give... how do others feel about this? Should I have gotten an iMac?
BTW, this is stemming from my discovery today that Starcraft II isn't even supported on my 7300GT... not even runs slow, just period not supported...
Thoughts?
-Justin

Hi
Took a quick peek around and it seems that (at Amazon, for instance), a single Xeon 5355 is ~$900... to me, this seems that upgrading the processors would not be cost-effective, as compared to just buying a new machine? Mainly because the new machine would bring so many other benefits, no?
Although, there does seem to be a wide range of prices - any idea why that is?
I'm not necessarily looking to tinker - I had just hoped to have more "official" options with video cards and such... everything about the MP is good for, it's just the video card...
On a side note - wondering if you can answer another question since you said you have a MP 1,1... is it still using the original 5150 processor? If so, are you able to measure the CPU power usage? I ask because mine draw a lot more power under recent revisions of OS X - naturally, this causes the temperature to go up lots...
Thanks again
-Justin

Mac Pro 1,1 disassembly for CPU upgrade in pictures

A while back I upgraded my 2006 Mac Pro dual 2.66 Xeons to dual 3.0 Xeons just to see if I can do it. Kind of a practice run before I pay tons of money for 8-core 3.0 Xeons.
In case anyone is wondering how it's taken apart for CPU upgrade, here's some pictures: http://picasaweb.google.fi/jiimaa/5150To5160?feat=directlink
If any questions, I'd be happy to answer.
Also, if anyone knows an easy way to take the plastic memory riser card guide thingy (what's it even called?) out of the memory cage, it'd be greatly appreciated.. I kind of forced it out, luckily intact.

Very impressive set of pictures!
Thanks for making the process of your brave adventure available for others..

Updating Mac Pro 1.1 2006 to run 10.8.x?

I have decided to take my old Mac Pro 1.1of sept 2006 as far as I can and even if I can not get a better video card in it than the ATI 4870 it now has I will retire it to use with Appiture and photoshop.
As seen in the other thread I started this morning I have some problems with the prep work before my extra 16 gig of ram (for a total of 20gig) and 960 gig crucial 500 SSD new boot drive arrive from amazon tomorrow
This is the way it is right now
is there anyway to run OS X 10.8.x on this machine and if so where do I find it here in support? All that is on the AppStore is mavericks which I guess will never run on this antique
System Software Overview:
System Version:          Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63)
Kernel Version:          Darwin 11.4.2
Boot Volume:          Wells
Boot Mode:          Normal
Computer Name:          MacPro
User Name:(windshadow)
Secure Virtual Memory:          Enabled
64-bit Kernel and Extensions:          No
Time since boot:          36 minutes
Hardware Overview:
Model Name:          Mac Pro
Model Identifier:          MacPro1,1
Processor Name:          Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed:          3 GHz
Number of Processors:          2
Total Number of Cores:          4
L2 Cache (per Processor):          4 MB
Memory:          6 GB
Bus Speed:          1.33 GHz
Boot ROM Version:          MP11.005C.B08
SMC Version (system):          1.7f10
ATI Radeon HD 4870:
Chipset Model:          ATI Radeon HD 4870
Type:          GPU
Bus:          PCIe
Slot:          Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width:          x16
VRAM (Total):          512 MB
Vendor:          ATI (0x1002)
Device ID:          0x9440
Revision ID:          0x0000
ROM Revision:          113-B7710C-176
EFI Driver Version:          01.00.318
Displays:
LED Cinema Display:
Display Type:          LCD
Resolution:          1920 x 1200
Pixel Depth:          32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Display Serial Number:          2A92311M0K0
Main Display:          Yes
Mirror:          Off
Online:          Yes
Rotation:          Supported
Connection Type:          DisplayPort
Cinema HD:
Display Type:          LCD
Resolution:          1920 x 1200
Pixel Depth:          32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Display Serial Number:          2A62420GUG0
Mirror:          Off
Online:          Yes
Rotation:          Supported
MacPro 3ghz X1900 4 gig ram 500 gig HD, Mac OS X (10.7.2), 6 gig (4 Tera) ATI Radion HD 4870
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Sort of makes it easier (on me, maybe others) when - if possible - there aren't multiple over lapping threads... they do tend to revolve around similar issues.
You would have to look on various other sites and forums for help on how to - to me there is always "why" other than driver support for better graphic cards.
Isolating scratch and editing from t he system would have suggested the 960GB on Sonnet Tempo Pro SSD PCIe card (they only rcommend/support the Pro card due to issues, on the 2006). You could then put an SSD using the ODD SATA ports. Or stock SATA II drive bay. And a pair of 480GB on Sonnet Pro in RAID0 for scratch.
Aperture library should / could also go on the Sonnet Pro card where it benefits the most. you get more and better performance when I/O can be using multiple channels and bus (the new Mac Pro 6,1 though is so fast you can put everything on t he 1TB SSD-PCIe).
RAM: 4 FBDIMMs 4 x 4GB is ideal, next would be 4 x 4GB plus 4 x 2GB (and 4 x 2GB on Amazon is $50).
You didn't see these FBDIMMs which are dirt cheap for Mac Pro (2 x 4GB $48 set)
http://www.amazon.com/Komputerbay-PC2-5300F-Buffered-FB-DIMM-Heatspreaders/dp/B0 05HIWD5U/
Sonnet Tempo Pro SSD PCIe on Amazon was around $270 but now back up to $299.
Allegro $49: http://www.amazon.com/Sonnet-USB2-E-Allegro-5-Port-Express/dp/B000MUSQGS
10.7.5 can work with some GTX 6xx cards I think I've seen Kappy and/or others mention doing so, but without early video out boot screen. I don't feel the need or driven to Mavericks or Mountain Lion, not with the 1,1.
My 1,1 for now: video 16x slot / Sonnet Tempo Pro 8x slot / Sonnet Allegro USB3 4x slot

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