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Q: Diagnosing cause of kernel panic on a Mac Pro

I've got an early 2009 Mac Pro with the following specs:

 

2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon

16 GB 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC

NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 512 MB

OS X 10.8.1

 

Problem is, at random times, my Mac would just shut down and then restart after I clicked through the "gray your Mac shut down without telling you because it's selfish" warning screen.

 

I took it to a local computer shop and they couldn't really tell, and suggested I do a clean install of Mountain Lion. I did that, got everything back on from Time Machine (just Documents and Music, no Libraries per the technician's instructions), and then last night it did it again. Restarted while I was working on a web site. No notice.

 

I wondered if someone could help me diagnose the problem or problems(s), since I can't make ANY sense of the sytem report.

 

Here is the complete system report when the panic occurred. Thanks for ANY help at all you can provide.

 

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Interval Since Last Panic Report:  228862 sec

Panics Since Last Report:          1

Anonymous UUID:                    300EE43F-9F5E-478A-A738-158466678DEC

 

Fri Sep  7 22:25:11 2012

panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff800f2b7b95): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f90a27975, type 13=general protection, registers:

CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0xffffff81fe852000, CR3: 0x0000000011b01000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660

RAX: 0xffffff804da3e400, RBX: 0xffffff804e2ea800, RCX: 0xffffff803113c2c1, RDX: 0x0000000000000000

RSP: 0xffffff81e0f3bd90, RBP: 0xffffff81e0f3bdb0, RSI: 0xffffff8033581b00, RDI: 0xffffff8033581b00

R8:  0x00000000000007bf, R9:  0x0000000000000000, R10: 0x000000000000f784, R11: 0x0000000000000000

R12: 0x0000000000000001, R13: 0xffffff81af85b0b4, R14: 0xffffff81af85b000, R15: 0xffffff804df41800

RFL: 0x0000000000010286, RIP: 0xffffff7f90a27975, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010

Fault CR2: 0xffffff81fe852000, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x2

 

Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff81e0f3ba30 : 0xffffff800f21d5f6

0xffffff81e0f3baa0 : 0xffffff800f2b7b95

0xffffff81e0f3bc70 : 0xffffff800f2ce4ad

0xffffff81e0f3bc90 : 0xffffff7f90a27975

0xffffff81e0f3bdb0 : 0xffffff7f90a276f3

0xffffff81e0f3be00 : 0xffffff7f90a276ab

0xffffff81e0f3be50 : 0xffffff7f90a27936

0xffffff81e0f3be80 : 0xffffff7f90a0c5d2

0xffffff81e0f3bed0 : 0xffffff7f90a0a59f

0xffffff81e0f3bef0 : 0xffffff800f647078

0xffffff81e0f3bf30 : 0xffffff800f645b8a

0xffffff81e0f3bf80 : 0xffffff800f645cb9

0xffffff81e0f3bfb0 : 0xffffff800f2b2677

      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

         com.apple.GeForce(8.0)[4B9BE287-5251-398E-96B0-BB16C9BFB2D9]@0xffffff7f90a06000 ->0xffffff7f90ac8fff

            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0.0)[6A699209-FB98-316B-A3C0-DCA82AA8C86B]@0xffffff7f8f8 d8000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.4)[99CA4184-8D92-31B2-8726-46139E8E3DFF]@0xff ffff7f8f8c4000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7)[8C9E06A4-13D0-33F5-A377-9E36F0ECC229]@0xffffff 7f8f84d000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.4)[2600903C-EEDE-321B-A023-169DC9B26EA6]@0 xffffff7f8f881000

 

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

 

Mac OS version:

12B19

 

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 12.1.0: Tue Aug 14 13:29:55 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.9.2~1/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: 3005059E-270B-3B9F-940D-7A66C05DDC9D

Kernel slide:     0x000000000f000000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff800f200000

System model name: MacPro4,1 (Mac-F221BEC8)

 

System uptime in nanoseconds: 200816362998684

last loaded kext at 46599045324: com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0 (addr 0xffffff7f91145000, size 36864)

last unloaded kext at 120527452575: com.apple.driver.AppleIntel8254XEthernet          3.1.1b1 (addr 0xffffff7f90492000, size 69632)

loaded kexts:

com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver          1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.0.9f8

com.apple.filesystems.ntfs          3.10

com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0

com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver          1.0.2d2

com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.69

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.3.0f2

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.3.0f2

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.10

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.33

com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.0.9f8

com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.0

com.apple.GeForce          8.0.0

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0

com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.2.6

com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.2.1

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.5.1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1

com.apple.BootCache          34

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          5.1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.5

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          601.15.21

com.apple.driver.Intel82574L          2.3.0b4

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          5.1.5

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI          5.1.5

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.6.1

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.9

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          196.0.0

com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          4.0.39

com.apple.security.quarantine          2

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          196.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.6

com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.3.0f2

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.10d0

com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.0.9f8

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.9fc9

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.6

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          86.0.2

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.10d0

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.0.9f8

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.3.0f2

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.3.0f2

com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal          8.0.0

com.apple.NVDAResman          8.0.0

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.2.0d16

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.3d11

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.2.6

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.4

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.4

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDKeyboard          165.5

com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard          165.5

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          5.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          5.1.5

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.5.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.5.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          5.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.5.1

com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7

com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1

com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.5.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.5.1

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          5.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          500.15

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.0

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.2.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          5.1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.6.1

com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.8.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1

com.apple.security.sandbox          220

com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7

com.apple.driver.DiskImages          344

com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.18

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.6

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.7

com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4

com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0

Model: MacPro4,1, BootROM MP41.0081.B07, 4 processors, Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 2.66 GHz, 16 GB, SMC 1.39f5

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, PCIe, 512 MB

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, PCIe, 512 MB

Memory Module: DIMM 1, 4 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x857F, 0x463732353155363446393333334700000000

Memory Module: DIMM 2, 4 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x857F, 0x463732353155363446393333334700000000

Memory Module: DIMM 3, 4 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x857F, 0x463732353155363446393333334700000000

Memory Module: DIMM 4, 4 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x857F, 0x463732353155363446393333334700000000

AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8E), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.81.21)

Bluetooth: Version 4.0.9f8 10405, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en2

PCI Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, sppci_displaycontroller, Slot-1

PCI Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, sppci_displaycontroller, Slot-2

Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH41N

Serial ATA Device: WDC WD6400AAKS-41H2B0, 640.14 GB

Serial ATA Device: ST31000333AS, 1 TB

USB Device: Keyboard Hub, apple_vendor_id, 0x1006, 0xfa200000 / 2

USB Device: USB Receiver, 0x046d  (Logitech Inc.), 0xc526, 0xfa230000 / 4

USB Device: Apple Keyboard, apple_vendor_id, 0x0220, 0xfa220000 / 3

USB Device: LaCie Hard Drive USB, 0x059f  (LaCie), 0x1018, 0xfd100000 / 2

USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0x5a100000 / 2

USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8215, 0x5a110000 / 3

FireWire Device: built-in_hub, 800mbit_speed


 

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Mac Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1)

Posted on Sep 8, 2012 2:00 PM

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  • by Jsh111,

    Jsh111 Jsh111 Apr 8, 2013 10:49 AM in response to The hatter
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    Apr 8, 2013 10:49 AM in response to The hatter

    It looks like the 4 port GTX will suit me with a displayport to dual link DVI adaptor.  I am howver hesitant to put any more investment into the platform.  I've lost a lot of confidence in the Mac Pro platform and may seek alternatives altogether in Windows/Linux. 

  • by techmag,

    techmag techmag Apr 8, 2013 11:07 AM in response to Jsh111
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    Apr 8, 2013 11:07 AM in response to Jsh111

    >> I am howver hesitant to put any more investment into the platform.  I've lost a lot of confidence in the Mac Pro platform and may seek alternatives altogether in Windows/Linux.

     

    At no less than 6 crashes in the last 24 hours I fully concur. I had one crash in a few minutes just after a previous one with NOTHING but E-Mail and Safari open. In fact all 6 crashes were NOTHING but E-mail, Safari and Firefox.

     

    I too seem to be experiencing the *increasing* frequency. (That could be due to file system dings as the crashes happen - it seems my disks are grinding more and more with each sucessive crash)

     

    Does anyone have a triple monitor setup with Mac that actually works?

     

    I am in a period of retrospection - all I need is a stable, reliable platform so I can work and Apple is no longer somethign I would bet my lunch on let alone my life. A huge fall from grace in my books.

  • by Grant Bennet-Alder,

    Grant Bennet-Alder Grant Bennet-Alder Apr 8, 2013 11:13 AM in response to techmag
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    Apr 8, 2013 11:13 AM in response to techmag

    Does anyone have a triple monitor setup with Mac that actually works?

    One that does not include BOTH 10.8 AND Two GT120 cards seems to work fine. (e.g., 10.7 OR one 5770 card)

  • by Tay2001,

    Tay2001 Tay2001 Apr 8, 2013 11:18 AM in response to Jsh111
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    Apr 8, 2013 11:18 AM in response to Jsh111

    I too am in the same boat, I've enjoyed my time with Apple products but after spending several thousand quid on a Mac Pro a few years ago and numerous thousands on various apple devices for the family (2 x Mac Book Pro's, 2 x Mac Book Airs, 4 x Phones and Apple TV's) I feel its time to /wave goodbye and move on.

     

    There hasnt been so much as a knowing nod to suggest its going to be resolved.

     

    Time to go back to the nasty Windows world, at least you dont feel so bad when they die as they were cheap to start with.   Android is looking quite grown up now (I'm happy with my Nexus 4) and I dont need a million apps and thus the security that comes with the App store and iTunes store. 

     

    As soon as these devices expire (which at this rate wont be long with the reboots) I'll be offski. 

  • by andrew_smith,

    andrew_smith andrew_smith Apr 10, 2013 2:08 AM in response to kevloucat
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    Apr 10, 2013 2:08 AM in response to kevloucat

    Does anyone have a solution to this? ...Or do we wait for an update that will fix it?

     

     

    I keep forgetting that I can't look at Flash video anymore - and then: stutter/stutter/freeze!

  • by The hatter,

    The hatter The hatter Apr 10, 2013 2:54 AM in response to Jsh111
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    Apr 10, 2013 2:54 AM in response to Jsh111

    I use to feel that way, but with the support for GTX we've seen in Mountain Lion, and my personal take is that Nvidia had their hands full and engineering slowdown trouble with the rollout of the GTX 680 line a year ago... they still aren't perfect and less $$ being spent on PCs had an effect.

     

    EVGA   Mac Edition GTX 680 $599

    http://www.evga.com/articles/00730/

    http://www.evga.com/products/Product.aspx?pn=02G-P4-3682-KR

    http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1565735

     

    Intel also is finding their work cut out, more engineering and R&D to absort.

     

    10.8.3 and the Mac Editioin 7950 and now GTX Titan I was thinking that there is an attempt to turn a corner.

     

    I've had it with PCs and Lion is the first Mac OS in a while - and gutting PowerPC was a good thing.

     

    Windows 8 I am fine with but it does not have the feeling and responsive quality. My Mac Pro 1,1 is still solid and 7 yrs old. I'll probably buy the next model when it comes out. I'm tired of building PCs too - think they ship with good BIOS or firmware and that they work? I don't. Not  when i read about S3 issues and trouble here and there.

     

    I do wish there were two 8-pin aux connectors available, or a 6 and 8. Graphic support has been weak. It would be funny if the rumors are even close to true.

  • by cryptomagic,

    cryptomagic cryptomagic Apr 10, 2013 5:09 AM in response to andrew_smith
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    Apr 10, 2013 5:09 AM in response to andrew_smith

    andrew_smith wrote:

     

    Does anyone have a solution to this? ...Or do we wait for an update that will fix it?

     

     

    I keep forgetting that I can't look at Flash video anymore - and then: stutter/stutter/freeze!

     

    Andrew, do you have some evidence to suggest that the problem is Flash related?

     

    Last week my hard drive died, so I replaced with SSD and fresh install of ML hoping this might fix either this KP issue (I have 3 GT120s and 3 cinema grand monitors) or the ML monitor arrangement memory problem:

     

    https://discussions.apple.com/message/21748543#21748543

     

    Alas, both problems persist.  ML runs fine on my iMac and MacBook Pro.  I'm not willing to abandon the platform simply because a 3rd party video card from the Leopard era no longer works in ML. 

     

    Instead, I'm willing to replace my GT120s.  I'm interested in hearing from anyone who has a hardware configuration that supports multiple monitors in ML on a 2009 MacPro

  • by andrew_smith,

    andrew_smith andrew_smith Apr 10, 2013 5:41 AM in response to cryptomagic
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    Apr 10, 2013 5:41 AM in response to cryptomagic

    Anecdotal. Viewing a Flash video – is when I have tended to crash. Viewing the same video as html5 in Safari (an option under 'Develop > User Agent > iOS 5.1 – iPad') does not cause a crash. Could be coincidence or a combination or cumulative.

     

    Processor  2 x 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon

    Graphics  NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 512 MB – 2x 24-inch, Late 2008 (1920 x 1200)

    Software  OS X 10.8.3 (12D78)

     

     

    Even with this problem, Macs are still more stable than they used to be.

  • by Jsh111,

    Jsh111 Jsh111 Apr 10, 2013 6:36 AM in response to cryptomagic
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    Apr 10, 2013 6:36 AM in response to cryptomagic

    Cryptomagic:

     

    The immense frustration here is that this is not as you say an issue with a  3rd party video card from the Leopard era.  One of the great selling points and tradeoffs of the Mac platform has always been accepting a lockdown over 3rd party hardware options in exchange for stability.  The GT120s were the standard cards sold by Apple straight from the Apple store.  It isn't as if they have a million different cards they need to test their software against. 

     

    As for replacing the GT120s with a modern card, that is an annoying but perhaps necessary option.  However, there are no indications that it will fix the problem or that Apple wont continue to abandon this platform rendering your new hardware investment immediately obsolete.

     


     


     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     


  • by cryptomagic,

    cryptomagic cryptomagic Apr 10, 2013 6:45 AM in response to cryptomagic
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    Apr 10, 2013 6:45 AM in response to cryptomagic

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4279 talks about display configurations for various Mac Pros.

     

    I have 3 24" Cinema displays.  I see 3 options for my Early 2009 Mac Pro:

     

    1. Use a single Radeon 5770 and try to use the DVI port for the 3rd monitor via an adaptor described here https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4957240
    2. Use a single Radeon 5770 and try to use one of my GeForce 120 cards for the 3rd monitor.
    3. Use 2 Radeon 5770s but it's not clear (to me) from this article that this will work on an Early 2009

     

    Grant, Hatter, you folks seem to be the experts.  What do you suggest?  FWIW, I use my Mac Pro for Rails and iOS development and occasional Photoshop work.


  • by The hatter,

    The hatter The hatter Apr 10, 2013 6:47 AM in response to Jsh111
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    Apr 10, 2013 6:47 AM in response to Jsh111

      WE have had people remove and replace the GT120s with GT120 + ATI 5770 or just 5770 and you can use two 5770s.

     

    Caught me by surprise to read as people dug into troubleshooting their issues that OS X dropped support along the way for multiple 120's.

     

    Apple also dropped support - now back - for more than 80GB RAM too. Some dropped down to 64 but some people really do run with 96 and 128GB (some is not available and used for virtual ram disk unless you install OS X Server)

     

    Some features in Mountain Lion graphic support are not support on older cards that shipped with early versions of OpenCL / OpenGL. And the changes in performance for 90-% users was that 5770 made noticeable improvement over the 4870.

     

    What was/is "new" at the time are often a year behind current state. Like the 4870 in 2009. Or the GTX 285 . That gap, that Apple "tax" looks less to me today than at any time if the 7950 and EVGA Mac Edition GTX again are any indications. Two strong cards and Quadro 5000 and Titan around the corner.

     

    There are still driver issues with how AMD cards report VRAM used and available and other things

    if you follow the discussions and news out there.

     

    http://www.tonymacx86.com/home.php

  • by zenondelay,

    zenondelay zenondelay Apr 10, 2013 6:49 AM in response to kevloucat
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    Apr 10, 2013 6:49 AM in response to kevloucat

    "Even with this problem, Macs are still more stable than they used to be."

     

    I'm sorry but I can't say stable when my hardrive is having to crash ten times a week. Ok for the third party thing but still, how come they can't fix that or post anything to identify clearly the problem.

    ****, we are not talking about cheap computers that reads mails and surfs on the web. I'm very worried to get a KP whith an unsaved document on FC or Logic. Fortunaltly that never happened.

  • by Grant Bennet-Alder,

    Grant Bennet-Alder Grant Bennet-Alder Apr 10, 2013 7:47 AM in response to zenondelay
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    Apr 10, 2013 7:47 AM in response to zenondelay

    zenondelay-

     

    Your kernel panic appears to be caused by a bug in 10.8 that does not properly support multiple GT120 cards in a single Mac Pro.

     

    Work Arounds:

     

    • If you need to connect only two displays, pull out one of the GT120 cards and connect both displays to one card.

     

    • Alternatively, you could install an Apple-firmware 5770 WITH one GT120, or a different Apple-firmware graphics card alone with three or more ports.

     

    • You could install an older version of Mac OS X, such as 10.7, that does not have this problem.

     

    --------

     

    This forum is a User-to-User forum. You are not talking to Apple, Inc when you post here. Apple makes no promise to read these postings, an NEVER responds here.

     

    If you want a response from Apple, Inc, you need to contact them directly through the Genius Bar, Applecare support, or (if you are served by a large corporate or Educational channel) your account tech support manager.

  • by cryptomagic,

    cryptomagic cryptomagic Apr 10, 2013 11:09 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder
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    Apr 10, 2013 11:09 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

    Thanks, Grant + Hatter.  Just ordered my 5770.  My hopes are high to end this KP ordeal.

     

    http://www.amazon.com/Apple-ATI-Radeon-5770-MC742ZM/dp/B003Z6QH6M

  • by The hatter,

    The hatter The hatter Apr 10, 2013 11:16 AM in response to cryptomagic
    Level 9 (60,935 points)
    Apr 10, 2013 11:16 AM in response to cryptomagic

    I would have thrown in a WD Black or even better one of the 10K VR which seem to hold up forever and a lot of drives in the last years stopped offering 5 yr warranties and the reliability. The Tai flooding didn't help.

     

    If you suspect a drive, SMART  Utility seems to be the go to for bad sectors, SoftRAID for background and better reporting and action on read and write errors.

     

    Between that and multiple backups, I update one of the CCC system backups daily - you should always be current and able to work and prepared.

     

    I have no doubts on the 5770 being a worthy upgrade and will help regardless. And even there, while I don't have specifics, people have reported at times having to get theirs exchanged and the new ones were fine. So they do seem to update even the 5x70s with whatever is going on.

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