Macpro s l o w d o w n

Hey fellows, I have a Mac Pro 3 Ghz with 8 Gig of Ram and a nVidea GE force 7300 running dual 22 inch monitors, one samsung and one dell and using the expanded desktop option. Now on to the slow down issues. I have about 24- average resolution 640 x 480 security cameras running into this machine at work and recording all the time, and set up on one display for monitoring. recently the computer started slowing down, no new cameras have been added recently and no configuration options have changed. The mouse will start dragging and skipping (new batteries) and browser and other windows will be slow to open. Any idea what is causing the slowdown?

I have not tried removing camera's because the system has been working fine until a couple of days ago when all this started. What I have done to mitigate the slowdown has worked so far, which is closing some of the camera viewing windows, they are still recording, just not being under continuos observation. as to the activity monitor I am averaging using about 50% of the 8 Gb of ram in the machine and about 40% of the processing power peak consumption is a little higher on cpu usage, but has never exceed 60%. The cameras only record on motion detection. The software is Ben Birds Security Spy. I have about 2Tb of hard disk and usually have about half free space it is on a cycle to delete files older than 15 days. The system is still being expanded and when finished will have quite a few additional camera's, that is if we get the slowdown fixed. Current frame rates are set automatically and fluctuate between 6 and 9 fps per camera. I do not have a wired mouse to try and there are limited access to the raid drive unless I am reviewing camera footage, and lastly it is a 4 core machine. I hope I answered all your questions.

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Jun 27 21:33:12 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=1 LocalApicId=1 Enabled
Jun 27 21:33:12 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=2 LocalApicId=4 Enabled
Jun 27 21:33:12 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=3 LocalApicId=2 Enabled
Jun 27 21:33:12 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=4 LocalApicId=3 Enabled
Jun 27 21:33:12 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=5 LocalApicId=6 Enabled
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Jun 27 21:33:12 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=7 LocalApicId=7 Enabled
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Jun 27 21:33:12 localhost kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Safety net for Time Machine (TMSafetyNet)
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Jun 27 21:33:12 localhost kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Quarantine policy (Quarantine)
Jun 27 21:33:12 localhost kernel[0]: calling mpo_policy_init for Sandbox
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Jun 27 21:33:12 localhost kernel[0]: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
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Jun 27 21:33:12 localhost kernel[0]: ACPI: System State [S0 S3 S4 S5] (S3)
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Jun 27 21:33:12 localhost kernel[0]: wl0: Broadcom BCM4328 802.11 Wireless Controller
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My iphone 4s ios 7/0/4 will not update music or apps from itunes 11.1.3. this was true with my pc since ios 7.0.3 even with update 7.0.4 and now continues with my new MacPro also runing itunes 11.1.3. as most state in previous threads, syncs all non itunes related data with no issue and appears to work correctly on itunes data but then hangs on the last step of updating until it times out. i have tried marking specific music to transfer, setting up new playlist, deleting some old playlist on phone but stopped short of restoring my phone back to new due to the amount of non itunes data that i will lose. The itunes setup on the macpro was completely with the download of all music from a previous external backup and the creation of new playlist - on the first sync with existing phone it did ask to overwrite all phone itunes data with macpro itunes data which i did accept - no different result - no changes on phone.

Basic troubleshooting from the User's Guide is reset, restart, restore (first from backup then as new). Try each of these in order until the issue is resolved.
If the problem continues, take the device to Apple for evaluation and possible replacement.

I attempted to use netflix on my MacPro safari 10.5.8, I get a blank black screen when I attempt to watch a video, Has anyone encountered and solved this dilemma?

I attempted to use netflix on my MacPro safari 10.5.8, I get a blank black screen when I attempt to watch a video, Has anyone encountered and solved this dilemma?

I also have downloaded netflix "Silverlight" I believe successfully...at least acoording to the popup at the end of the Silverlight download "You have successfully downloaded Silverlight"

New Airport Extreme not working with my Quad Macpro

Hi all-
My Linksys 902.11b router finally died and our household is now completely Mac-based (all with Airport Extreme cards), so I decided to take the plunge and get an Airport Extreme.
2 of the machines on my home's network are doing fine with the router and are getting good speeds - iMac Dual 2.4 (10.5.1) - Both the wired and wireless connections are solid with this machine / Macbook Dual 2.0 (10.5.1) - Both the wired and wireless connections are solid with this machine as well.
I have a Macpro Quad 2.66 machine running 10.4.11. I cannot upgrade to 10.5 yet on this machine since it's being used in my recording studio business and there are known issues with some of my apps and 10.5 at the moment.
The Quad can see the network and has seemingly strong signal from the Airport Extreme BS, but DHCP reception is inconsistent (the machine often eds up using a self-assigned IP for some reason) and IP connectivity in general is inconsistent, even when an appropriate static LAN IP is manually setup. I can often get to a few webpages while using a manually config'd IP, but only with very slow DL speeds and then the connection quickly disappears and drops out entirely.
The AExtreme is setup like this: DSL Modem-->Airport Extreme (config'd with a static IP from my ISP) -->DHCP broadcast dummy IP's to my network. Currently I've not setup any security since I'm in the process of troubleshooting and I don't want to further complicate the situation. Radio-mode on the AExtreme is set to 802.11n (b/g compatible)/Channel 1. I've tried numerous config setups on the AExtreme, but none have helped the situation.
I've also disabled IPv6 on all clients per some reading on the forums of possible issues.
Anyone know what the problem might be? Is it perhaps an issue because the Macpro's using 10.4.11?
FYI, I've also also got an extra Airport Express around that's not being used that could be used as a repeater/wired connection downstairs if broadcast strength is the issue, which seems somewhat unlikely to me. I'm not sure how to config the AExpress to work in this capacity though, so if anyone could point me to a tutorial I'd appreciate it very much.
Thanks in advance.
Lee

I just did some more testing using an app mentioned here on the forums, iStumbler. The app offered these details:
- Signal Strength is between 45%-56%
- Noise is between 24%-41%
- Freq = 2412
- No websites load despite it's seeing the router and saying we've joined it.
I also did a screen capture of the iStumbler's screen in case that's helpful. There were several bits of info I wasn't sure about.
Here's the screen grab: http://www.pbase.com/infiniteposse/image/91793322/original
Thanks again...

Has anyone in this Forum had problems with installing and running Adobe apps on the new MacPro?

Has anyone in this Forum had problems with installing and running Adobe apps on the new MacPro?
I have been trying to install Photoshop CS6 & CC and Acrobat Pro XI on my Mac Pro (late 2013). I keep getting a 'configuration' error message and wondered if the problem was wide spread.
TIA,
Jerry

Thanks, Martin.
Good to hear someone has had success. The lack of it here is frustrating and depressing.
Thanks again,
Jerry

DVI to video MacPro with a NVIDIA GeForce GT 120

Hi All
I am currently trying to connect an external projector to create a second desktop.
I have tried using the DVI to Video adapter, but this doesn't seem to work. The adapter works fine with macbook pro though.
Is it something to do with the graphics card being a NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, and not a ATI X1900 XT - which seems to be what is suggested under the product description in the apple store?
If this is the case, what cable will allow me to create a video (preferably a composite) out from the DVI connector on the back of this MacPro.
The MacPro has one DVI video out and one MiniDisplay out. The monitor is using the MiniDisplay port out and I would prefer to not convert this i.e. DVI to a mini Display out for the monitor, and then use a MiniDisplay port as the video out for the projector - attaching some kind of MiniDP to video adapter. Although I don't know if that is possible.
Any suggestions as to the best solutions are much appreciated.
Neil

Conversion of the signals provided on a DVD-I connector to Composite Video and/or S-Video requires some circuitry in the adapter. To support that, the DVI port would have to supply power. My suspicion is that only the X1900 does this, but some research may determine whether your GT120 supplies power or not.
VGA requires no additional circuitry, because the VGA signals are present at the end of the connector, in the bar and four pins directly around it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DigitalVisualInterface

Can I connect my old Studio Display to my MacPro Tower as a second monitor?

I'd like to hook my old Apple Studio Display (Clear body) to my MacPro tower and use it for my Pallets in PShop. Can anyone tell me the cable(s) I need to convert the studio display to the MacPro monitor port?
Any idea on pricing?

Nevermind. I figured it out. I need the $100.00 adapter.

Acrylic 20" Cinema Display with new MacPro

As I read the posts here, to use the old cinema display with an ADC connector I will need to buy Apple DVI to ADC adapter to connect my 20" cinema display with ADC to the new MacPro?
This new DVI to ADC adapter provides power for the cinema display as I understand which is why it's so expensive whereas when cinema display was connected to my Powermac G5 the power came thru the ADC connection?
Is this correct?
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Is this correct?
Yes.
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