Mar 21, 2007 · However, the Mac Pros have been free of any widespread defects. Anyway, the major difference between the G5 and the Mac Pro is a different type of processor, faster clock speed, bus speed, etc, a new type of RAM, and a more expandable design.

Feb 27, 2023 · Mac Pro Tower does one of three things 1) clicks on, no light, stuck 2) ckicks on, light, clicks off, no light, 3) powers up (good) But the weird way I solve the boot problem is to remove the power cable, plug it back in, and hold the optical tray in place with my finger (opening up the silver door and pressing directly on the component tray ...

Nov 22, 2024 · I have recently purchased a new MacBook Pro with M4 Pro processor. Whilst I am very happy with it, one weird issue came up. When I connect my MacBook to the Docks we have at work (HP USB-C Dock G5 with 2 1080p displays), the Mac only recognizes a single display and shows the same output on both monitors.

Sep 30, 2021 · PowerMac G5 computers feature a powerPC processor and ONE DVD door on the front of the silver tower. A1186 covers Mac Pro silver tower from 2006 through 2008, three different models. all have two DVD doors on the front of the cabinet.

Apr 1, 2025 · A printed screenshot used w/ G4 Mac mini 1.5. So this is one way to start a partially failed Mac. Follow these steps for iMac, Mac mini, MacPro, and Xserve. Shut down the Mac. Unplug the power cord. Wait 15 seconds. Plug the power cord back in. Wait 5 seconds, then press the power button to turn on the Mac. Another: "Resetting NVRAM" • Shut ...

Aug 10, 2006 · G5 VS Mac Pro Hello, iam new using mac's please i have a new G5 Quad 2.5 with 4.5GB RAM iam interested in the new Mac PRO, i use my quad for video editing DV HDV etc.. There is a lot of diference between those computer, beside all …

Nov 26, 2013 · you need to reset the Mac's PRAM, NVRAM, and Open Firmware. Shut down the Mac, then power it up, and before the screen lights up, quickly hold down the Command, Option, P, and R keys, until the Mac has chimed twice more after the powerup chime. Then, before the screen lights up, hold down Command-Option-O-F until the Open Firmware screen appears.

Jul 25, 2010 · I have one PowerMac G5 tower and one Mac Pro tower. I am trying to decide whether to try and use various bits from one machine to boost the other and then ditch the shell of the redundant machine or to sell one machine and upgrade the other. The specifications are as follows: Dual 2.7Ghz PowerPC G5 4.5MB RAM MacPro 2.66QX Intel 1MB RAM

Nov 25, 2022 · hp dock g5 compatible with 2017 Macbook pro 13" Hello all, I have a new HP USB-c dock that I got for my work windows computer, however I'd like to know if I can safely attach this to my macbook pro for charging and use of my external monitor. HP documentation says that the dock is compatible with Mac OS, but I want to ask here just to be sure ...

Dec 8, 2020 · If you are not using Filevault on it, then either put the G5 into Target Disk Mode or remove the hard drive and use a USB hard drive dock to connect it to your other Mac. I've seen some reports that newer versions of macOS may not be able to mount the old style partition & file system used on a PPC Mac.