My late 2008 Mac Pro no longer recognizes my DVD Player/Recorder.

It stopped working properly after I installed one of the later Snow Leopard updates. When I insert a blank DVD I don't get the icon on the desktop that I used to get. It seems to recognize music CDs, however. I can't record to CD or DVD. Has anyone had this problem that might be able to tell me how to fix it. I could just purchase a new "SuperDrive" online, but I'm afraid its an OS problem and not the hardware itself. I figured I would install Lion and that would fix it, but it didn't. Any help would be appreciated.

well, you could try using one of those brush type cleaning dvd things, or blasting the lens with compressed air. If that doesn't work, you may have to shut your Mac Pro down, take the side panel off, disconnect the power cord, get in there, disconnect the power and data cable from the dvd drive, wiggle it out, take off the top cover of the dvd drive, clean the lens with a cotton swab and some pure isopropyl alcohol, clean out any dust and crud in there, put the top cover of the dvd drive back, wiggle the drive back in, reinstall the data and power cables, put the side panel back on, then reboot your Mac. Failing that, repair permissions. Your drive may also be toast, especially if you've been using it a lot. Did you know you can pretty much use any ATAPI dvd burning drive in your mac? it's true. I put a lite-on dvd drive from a pc that was about to fail into my mac pro's 2nd dvd drive cage, set both drives to cable select and it worked fine-just like that
hope that helped
John b

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I have a late 2008 Mac Pro. It will not start anymore. The computer chimes and then goes to the Apple icon screen with spinning cursor, but then it freezes and goes no further.
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Hi Linc,
Below please find the lists you requested below. I was unable to find any sort of crash,kernel or ,panic report in step 2.
If I provide too much information, I'm sorry :/
6/26/14 11:53:58.000 AM bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1403798038 0
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM syslogd[20]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.appstore" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM syslogd[20]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.authd" sharing output destination "/var/log/system.log" with ASL Module "com.apple.asl".
Output parameters from ASL Module "com.apple.asl" override any specified in ASL Module "com.apple.authd".
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM syslogd[20]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.authd" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM syslogd[20]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.bookstore" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM syslogd[20]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.eventmonitor" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM syslogd[20]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.install" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM syslogd[20]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.iokit.power" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM syslogd[20]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.mail" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM syslogd[20]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.MessageTracer" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM syslogd[20]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.performance" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM syslogd[20]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM syslogd[20]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM syslogd[20]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM syslogd[20]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM syslogd[20]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM syslogd[20]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM syslogd[20]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: Longterm timer threshold: 1000 ms
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: Darwin Kernel Version 13.2.0: Thu Apr 17 23:03:13 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.100.13~1/RELEASE_X86_64
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 2490038 free pages and 115018 wired pages
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: kext submap [0xffffff7f807a9000 - 0xffffff8000000000], kernel text [0xffffff8000200000 - 0xffffff80007a9000]
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: zone leak detection enabled
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: "vm_compressor_mode" is 4
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: standard background quantum is 2500 us
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: mig_table_max_displ = 74
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=0 LocalApicId=0 Enabled
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=1 LocalApicId=1 Enabled
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=2 LocalApicId=2 Enabled
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=3 LocalApicId=3 Enabled
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=4 LocalApicId=5 Enabled
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=5 LocalApicId=4 Enabled
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=6 LocalApicId=6 Enabled
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=7 LocalApicId=7 Enabled
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: calling mpo_policy_init for TMSafetyNet
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Safety net for Time Machine (TMSafetyNet)
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: calling mpo_policy_init for Sandbox
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Seatbelt sandbox policy (Sandbox)
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: calling mpo_policy_init for Quarantine
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Quarantine policy (Quarantine)
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: MAC Framework successfully initialized
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: using 16384 buffer headers and 10240 cluster IO buffer headers
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleKeyStore starting (BUILT: Apr 17 2014 23:36:27)
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: IOAPIC: Version 0x20 Vectors 64:87
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: ACPI: sleep states S3 S4 S5
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: pci (build 23:24:05 Apr 17 2014), flags 0x63008, pfm64 (38 cpu) 0x3f80000000, 0x80000000
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement: (built 23:35:25 Apr 17 2014) initialization complete
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: [ PCI configuration begin ]
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: console relocated to 0x3f80060000
6/26/14 11:54:00.567 AM com.apple.launchd[1]: *** launchd[1] has started up. ***
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: [ PCI configuration end, bridges 15, devices 27 ]
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: USBF:    0.377    AppleUSBXHCI::CheckSleepCapability - controller will be unloaded across sleep
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: USBF:    0.378    AppleUSBXHCI::CheckSleepCapability - controller will be unloaded across sleep
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: mcache: 8 CPU(s), 64 bytes CPU cache line size
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: mbinit: done [96 MB total pool size, (64/32) split]
6/26/14 11:54:00.567 AM com.apple.launchd[1]: *** Shutdown logging is enabled. ***
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: Pthread support ABORTS when sync kernel primitives misused
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 99BB2B53-0756-3D08-BFC4-1D1A158C60C4
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib kmod start
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless kmod start
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib load succeeded
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless load succeeded
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient: ready
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: FireWire runtime power conservation disabled. (2)
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@1F,2/AppleAHCI/PRT3 @3/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice/IOBlockStorageDri ver/WDC WD5000AAKS-00TMA0 Media/IOGUIDPartitionScheme/Crap 2@2
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: BSD root: disk1s2, major 1, minor 6
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in now active, GUID 001ff3fffe6d4888; max speed s800.
6/26/14 11:57:23.000 AM kernel[0]: hfs: mounted Feet 1st 2 on device root_device
6/26/14 11:57:22.541 AM com.apple.SecurityServer[14]: Session 100000 created
6/26/14 11:57:35.313 AM hidd[49]: void __IOHIDPlugInLoadBundles(): Loaded 0 HID plugins
6/26/14 11:57:35.313 AM hidd[49]: Posting 'com.apple.iokit.hid.displayStatus' notifyState=1
6/26/14 11:57:35.366 AM fseventsd[50]: event logs in /.fseventsd out of sync with volume. destroying old logs. (4 217 38122)
6/26/14 11:57:35.000 AM kernel[0]: Waiting for DSMOS...
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: VM Swap Subsystem is ON
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: SMC::smcReadKeyAction ERROR: smcReadData8 failed for key $Num (kSMCKeyNotFound)
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: SMC::smcReadKeyAction ERROR $Num kSMCKeyNotFound(0x84) fKeyHashTable=0x0
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: SMC::smcReadKeyAction ERROR: smcReadData8 failed for key LsNM (kSMCKeyNotFound)
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: SMC::smcReadKeyAction ERROR LsNM kSMCKeyNotFound(0x84) fKeyHashTable=0x0
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: SMC::smcGetLightshowVers ERROR: smcReadKey LsNM failed (kSMCKeyNotFound)
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: SMC::smcPublishLightshowVersion ERROR: smcGetLightshowVers failed (kSMCKeyNotFound)
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: SMC::smcInitHelper ERROR: smcPublishLightshowVersion failed (kSMCKeyNotFound)
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: Previous Shutdown Cause: 5
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: SMC::smcInitHelper ERROR: MMIO regMap == NULL - fall back to old SMC mode
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: init
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: probe
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: start
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHCIController][start] -- completed
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: NVDAStartup: Official
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: **** [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][start] -- completed -- result = TRUE -- 0x9000 ****
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: **** [CSRBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][start] -- completed -- 0x9000 ****
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHCIController][staticBluetoothHCIControllerTransportShowsUp] -- Received Bluetooth Controller register service notification -- 0x9000
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: NVDANV50HAL loaded and registered
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: USB Sound assertion in AppleUSBAudioDevice at line 286
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHCIController::setConfigState] calling registerService
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: **** [IOBluetoothHCIController][protectedBluetoothHCIControllerTransportShowsUp] -- Connected to the transport successfully -- 0x6640 -- 0xb800 -- 0x9000 ****
6/26/14 11:57:38.715 AM fseventsd[50]: log dir: /.fseventsd getting new uuid: C38679A1-7F33-4587-82E9-9B610F86BF10
6/26/14 11:57:38.000 AM kernel[0]: DSMOS has arrived
6/26/14 11:57:38.755 AM kdc[47]: label: default
6/26/14 11:57:38.755 AM kdc[47]: dbname: od:/Local/Default
6/26/14 11:57:38.755 AM kdc[47]: mkey_file: /var/db/krb5kdc/m-key
6/26/14 11:57:38.755 AM kdc[47]: acl_file: /var/db/krb5kdc/kadmind.acl
6/26/14 11:57:38.921 AM com.apple.usbmuxd[26]: usbmuxd-327.4 on Feb 12 2014 at 14:54:33, running 64 bit
6/26/14 11:57:40.000 AM kernel[0]: Ethernet [Intel8254x]: Link up on en0, 100-Megabit, Full-duplex, Symmetric flow-control, Debug [792d,6f48,0de1,0e00,45e1,4000]
6/26/14 11:57:43.457 AM com.apple.SecurityServer[14]: Entering service
6/26/14 11:57:43.543 AM aosnotifyd[65]: assertion failed: 13D65: liblaunch.dylib + 25164 [38D1AB2C-A476-385F-8EA8-7AB604CA1F89]: 0x25
6/26/14 11:57:43.556 AM loginwindow[43]: Login Window Application Started
6/26/14 11:57:43.560 AM UserEventAgent[11]: Failed to copy info dictionary for bundle /System/Library/UserEventPlugins/alfUIplugin.plugin
6/26/14 11:57:43.591 AM digest-service[76]: label: default
6/26/14 11:57:43.592 AM digest-service[76]: dbname: od:/Local/Default
6/26/14 11:57:43.592 AM digest-service[76]: mkey_file: /var/db/krb5kdc/m-key
6/26/14 11:57:43.592 AM digest-service[76]: acl_file: /var/db/krb5kdc/kadmind.acl
6/26/14 11:57:43.594 AM digest-service[76]: digest-request: uid=0
6/26/14 11:57:43.599 AM mDNSResponder[40]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-522.90.2 (Nov 3 2013 18:51:09) starting OSXVers 13
6/26/14 11:57:43.612 AM awacsd[62]: Starting awacsd connectivity_executables-97 (Aug 24 2013 23:49:23)
6/26/14 11:57:43.617 AM awacsd[62]: InnerStore CopyAllZones: no info in Dynamic Store
6/26/14 11:57:43.634 AM digest-service[76]: digest-request: netr probe 0
6/26/14 11:57:43.635 AM digest-service[76]: digest-request: init request
6/26/14 11:57:43.644 AM digest-service[76]: digest-request: init return domain: BUILTIN server: LOCALHOST indomain was: <NULL>
6/26/14 11:57:43.000 AM kernel[0]: hfs: mounted 320 Bare on device disk0s2
6/26/14 11:57:44.464 AM apsd[64]: CGSLookupServerRootPort: Failed to look up the port for "com.apple.windowserver.active" (1102)
6/26/14 11:57:44.745 AM mdmclient[41]: ApplePushService: Timed out making blocking call, failed to perform call via XPC connection to 'com.apple.apsd'
6/26/14 11:57:44.000 AM kernel[0]: flow_divert_kctl_disconnect (0): disconnecting group 1
6/26/14 11:57:44.957 AM WindowServer[104]: Server is starting up
6/26/14 11:57:44.974 AM mds[39]: (Normal) FMW: FMW 0 0
6/26/14 11:57:45.388 AM stackshot[29]: Timed out waiting for IOKit to finish matching.
6/26/14 11:57:45.465 AM locationd[45]: NBB-Could not get UDID for stable refill timing, falling back on random
6/26/14 11:57:45.483 AM systemkeychain[101]: done file: /var/run/systemkeychaincheck.done
6/26/14 11:57:45.498 AM mDNSResponder[40]: D2D_IPC: Loaded
6/26/14 11:57:45.498 AM mDNSResponder[40]: D2DInitialize succeeded
6/26/14 11:57:45.501 AM mDNSResponder[40]: mDNSPlatformSetDNSConfig: Error: dns_configuration_copy returned NULL
6/26/14 11:57:45.502 AM mDNSResponder[40]: mDNSPlatformSetDNSConfig: Error: dns_configuration_copy returned NULL
6/26/14 11:57:45.503 AM mDNSResponder[40]:   4: Listening for incoming Unix Domain Socket client requests
6/26/14 11:57:45.503 AM mDNSResponder[40]: Adding registration domain 1429353224.members.btmm.icloud.com.
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6/26/14 11:57:45.509 AM mDNSResponder[40]: mDNSPlatformSetDNSConfig: Error: dns_configuration_copy returned NULL
6/26/14 11:57:45.547 AM networkd[131]: networkd.131 built Aug 24 2013 22:08:46
6/26/14 11:57:45.572 AM awacsd[62]: Configuring lazy AWACS client: 1429353224.p13.members.btmm.icloud.com.
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6/26/14 11:57:45.592 AM kdc[47]: KDC started
6/26/14 11:57:45.633 AM locationd[45]: Location icon should now be in state 'Inactive'
6/26/14 11:57:45.000 AM kernel[0]: hfs: mounted Samples on device disk2s2
6/26/14 11:57:46.265 AM mDNSResponder[40]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FC8FE807F60**ANONYMOUS*****Mac-Pro.local. (Addr) that's already in the list
6/26/14 11:57:46.265 AM mDNSResponder[40]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FC8FE8083F0 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. (PTR) that's already in the list
6/26/14 11:57:46.265 AM mDNSResponder[40]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FC8FC002360 **ANONYMOUS*****Mac-Pro.local. (AAAA) that's already in the list
6/26/14 11:57:46.266 AM mDNSResponder[40]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FC8FC0027F0 1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.8.E.F.ip6.arpa. (PTR) that's already in the list

Mac Pro does not recognize inserted DVDs after startup

When i reboot my mac pro and log in my user in the moment the mac pro starts the finder it tells me that the inserted DVDs could not be recognized. my mac then ask me what it should do: ignore or eject. this happens everytime i at the startup.
i have a second DVD drive installed. is it a problem that causes out of wrong jumper settings?
from time to time i have startup problems with my mac and some people told me it is a major problem and i should call the support. is this another sign that my mac has a problem?
Thanks for your help

I have that same combo working here. Other than the Sony not reading older 4X DVD "Sony" discs, and saying they are CDs, it operates perfectly. If both drives are set to cable select like hatter said, all should be well.
Michael

Adding a 4870 to a late 2008 Mac Pro

I just got the card and realized my original card only had 1 power cable to the card. I'll have to pick up another 4 pin to 4 pin connector to run the card..
I can't seem to get a straight answer. Will a 4870 work on my machine?

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That should work, but for $10 more you get three display support, audio on the Mini DisplayPorts, free shipping, and a warrantee.
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2008 MAC PRO - ORANGE Screen of Death, well death of your video card.

2008 MAC PRO - ORANGE Screen of Death, well death of your video card.
My wife's MAC PRO had this occur yesterday, here is how I solved the problem as the system was out of warrantee. System had the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT for the MAC.
Symptom: System starts boot as normal, see the grey apple screen, just as the desktop screen is to start, the screen turn completely orange. Attempted several reboots, holding down the diagnostic keys, re-installed the video card after cleaning, all these actions resulted with the orange screen.
Solution: Go to the Apple store and buy the NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 Graphics Upgrade Kit for Mac Pro - around $149 at time of posting. The card will work in a 2008 MAC PRO as long as you have upgraded to Requires Mac OS X v10.5.6 or later. Card has DVI and MINI Display port so I also purchased the Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter (you can find these online for less then the Apple adapters) to support my wife's second monitor.
Replace the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT with the NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 and system started right up with no issues.
Hope this helps.

Sort of falls into the "common sense" though the GT120 cost and performance, I would have recommended the ATI 5770 for $100 more is all.
What is annoying is Apple doesn't offer a 10.6.5+ DVD to boot from or a way to slipstream the ATI support drivers. Some Mac Pro (2009) can boot with 10.6.3 DVD with the ATI 5770 but in general you need 10.6.4-1/2 (the Mid-2010 build number).

A late 2007 Mac Pro (2,1) no longer boots into 64-bit Snow Leopard

In Snow Leopard 10.6.7, my late 2007 Mac Pro (2,1/3.0 GHz/Dual Quad-Core Intel Xeon) no longer seems to be booting into 64-bit mode. I've tried holding down the 6 and 4 keys during startup and even used a Terminal sudo command to force the machine to always boot into 64-bit mode. No matter what I try, an About This Mac>More Info>Software check only reports the following:
     64-bit Kernel and Extensions: No
Before I upgraded from Leopard 10.5 to Snow Leopard 10.6, I carefully researched this, and this Mac Pro model specifically was listed by Apple as being capable of 64-bit booting — meaning that it would utilize at least some extra memory. At the time, under OS 10.5 and early versions of 10.6, when I used this Terminal command...
     ioreg -l -p IODeviceTree | grep firmware-abi
...my Mac Pro 2,1 returned this response:
     "firmware-abi" = <"EFI64">
As a result of my tests and research, I upgraded the installed SDRAM from 4MB to the theoretical maximum Apple indicated this model could support (16MB) so that Adobe Photoshop 12 (CS 5) would fully utilize extra installed memory under Snow Leopard. While using the first versions of 10.6 Snow Leopard, the machine worked fine in 64-bit mode. Now, in the wake of the 10.6.6 or the 10.6.7 update (I didn't notice which), I find that this model no longer even reports itself as being 64-bit capable, though it once did.
Now, the aforementioned Terminal query returns this response:
      "firmware-abi" = <"EFI32">
Also, the Library>Preferences folder does even not contain a file called "com.apple.boot.plist," which some owners have reported editing to force 64-bit booting.
The thing is, I spent a fair amount of money upgrading this machine to the maximum amount of SDRAM supported. I purchased it because it was advertised as being 64-bit capable and I upgraded it because Apple originally reported it as being a 64-bit model. Now, I'm not sure if the extra memory I added is being fully utilized, though Photoshop does report seeing 15547MB of available memory.
Have any other owners of these second-generation Intel Mac Pro's encountered this? Does anyone know what's going on? Am I doing something wrong when checking for the 64-bit installation or architecture? Is Snow Leopard 10.6.7 mis-reporting the architecture for this model? Or did Apple silently withdraw 64-bit support for this machine in a recent OS update?

Hatter: Thanks for the feedback and links. Well, as described in one of the threads you linked to, the document below reinforces your assertion that only Mac Pro's 3,1 or later (early 2008) support 64-bit booting in Snow Leopard:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3770
However, if you asked me in court, I would swear on a stack of Bibles that sometime in the past, I read an Apple document indicating that the Mac Pro 2,1 supported 64-bit booting and I really thought I recalled booting this particular machine into 64-bit mode under early versions of Snow Leopard.
I guess I'm mistaken. Certainly, this issue can be confusing. When I read them out loud to myself, even perfectly-written, accurate explanations on the subject can sound like a circular, non-sensical George Bush rationalization being delivered by comic Will Ferrell. I must not be correctly recalling the details of booting into 64-bit mode with this machine. And I guess that since Photoshop has its own memory management scheme, and I only have 16 gigabytes of SDRAM installed anyway, it doesn't matter that much. Furthermore, in one of your links, Jason Snell of Macworld writes:
"...If you’re running a Mac powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo processor or an Intel Xeon processor, your Mac is 64-bit capable. And Snow Leopard runs 64-bit-capable applications in 64-bit mode regardless of whether it’s booting into a 64-bit or 32-bit kernel. In fact, the only big advantage of booting into a 64-bit kernel would be the ability to use more than 32 gigabytes of RAM..."

My 2008 Mac Pro is no longer recognizing memory in the B card. Is it simply a defective card or should I look elsewhere for an answer.

My 2008 Mac Pro is no longer recognizing memory in the B card. Is it simply a defective card or should I look elsewhere for an answer? It was working unntil sometime early this year. Thank you for any enlightenment you can provide.

I'm not sure I understand. You swapped the A and B modules. The B module does not show up in the A modules slot? That would indicate the module is bad. If the A module doesn't show up in the B module's slot, then the slot is bad.

Hello. I recently pieced together a late 2008 MacBook Pro 15". Everything works fine except the battery constantly goes between "not charging" and "calculating" or, rarely "charging". It does charge after a long while and will report that it is charged.

Hello. I recently pieced together a late 2008 MacBook Pro 15". Everything works fine except the battery constantly goes between "not charging" and "calculating" or, rarely "charging". It does charge after a long while and will report that it is charged.
I have reset the NVRAM and the SMC a couple of time but that didn't work so I ran an Apple Hardware Test and while testing the logic board it gives the following error:
4SNS/1/40000000 LB1T
I've done some research and found this is a temperature sensor related to the battery, but cannot find where the sensor is located in the computer. Would you know how I can find the sensor to test it? Could my battery problem be related to something else? Would a fresh install of Lion help?
Thank you!
Mike
Two pieces of information that may or may not b helpful, the hard drive is from my early 2008 MBP and the only test disc I have access to is from an iMac.

Why do you have LION installed on that older machine?
So you say you built a macbook from a bucket of parts eh? Kudos
heres a pic of the battery temp sensor

I have a late 2008 Mac Book Pro and would like to upgrade to 8G, any suggestions on a brand? I can only find Ramjet or Cruical for the upgrade and there is a $30 difference in price.

I ahve a late 2008 Mac Book Pro and would like to upgrade the memory to 8g. I can only find 2 options Crucial and Ramjet. There is a $40 difference in the cost. Does anyone know if one is better than the other?

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