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Troubleshooting Memory Problems with the Mac Pro 1,1 and 2,1

Mark Sokolovsky,  Low End Mac, Maximize Your Mac - 2018.03.06 -

There are noticeably few articles, if any, about the 2006 and 2007 Mac Pros, that help you diagnose memory issues. I am changing this by documenting my own experiences with my primary computer, a Mac Pro 2,1. This article should help you recognize any memory symptoms with your Mac Pro and resolve them quickly.

Superspeed 4-drive SSD RAID in a 2006 or 2007 Mac Pro

Mark Sokolovsky,  Low End Mac, Maximize Your Mac - 2018.03.03 -

I have a 2007 Mac Pro sitting in front of me that I wanted to make much faster than a hard drive allows. If having a single SSD (Solid State Drive) is nice, works well, and really brings the life out of these older Mac Pros, what if we wanted even more speed? What if […]

CPU Upgrades So 2007 iMacs Can Run High Sierra

Mark Sokolovsky,  iMac Channel, Low End Mac, Mac CPU Upgrades, Maximize Your Mac - 2018.03.03 -

There is an earlier article by Dan Knight about CPU upgrades in the 2007 iMac that omits a few possible upgrades. This article is predominantly aimed at helping people get a “Penryn” Core 2 Duo CPU into their Early 2007 iMac, as the chipset does allow several “newer” CPU upgrades.

Install 64 GB of RAM in Your Mac Pro 1,1 or 2,1

Mark Sokolovsky,  Low End Mac, Maximize Your Mac - 2018.03.02 - 2 Comments -

Sometimes we think too much into whether we can – so much so that we don’t question whether we should. This is a dilemma which faced me several times as I pushed the envelope, took the risk, and got away with jamming 64 GB of RAM right into my Mac Pro 2,1. In this article, […]

Install an Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 TI in Your Mac Pro 1,1 or 2,1

Mark Sokolovsky,  Low End Mac, Maximize Your Mac - 2018.03.02 -

Despite the Mac Pro 1,1 and 2,1 (2006/7) models hitting past the 10-year mark, there is, surprisingly, a great amount of hardware that is still available for use. In contrast to the age of the older (first) Mac Pros, there is still some new hardware that is being released, which can be used on these […]

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