Hi everyone!
I have pretty poor Bluetooth performance on my Mac Pro, it constantly loses connection to my keyboard. What is the latest version of internal Bluetooth card I can fit in a Mac Pro 5.1 from 2010?
Is it possible to fit a brand new latest version in there? Many thanks in advance.
David
Mac Pro, macOS 10.14
Sure, i’d be delighted to help you, mandarcy. Bluetooth performance in the Mac Pro can be subject to interference, especially 2.4 Ghz wifi, plus having the BLuetooth antenna in the case doesn’t help.. you might get somewhat better Bluetooth performance by changing which antenna goes to the bluetooth antenna socket on the board, eg, the antenna that’s labelled ‘bluetooth’ should be disconnected and either #1 or # 2 connected to the Bluetooth socket… that being said, you can get a card from OSXwifi.com which will update both the Wifi and Bluetooth to the latest version.. you can also get a pci-E card which plugs into one of the pci-E slots, works with Mac OS X and has antennas that stick out of the back of your Mac Pro.. and upgrades both the Wifi and Bluetooth( available on Amazon) ..i can’t say with any certainty which one works the best.. but either one should be helpful… the os x wifi one is a little pricey, and you may have to do some work.. but that’s up to you… i can tell you, though, with 100 % certainty that installing a wifi and a bluetooth board in there, including finding and attaching the antennas, is a royal pain in the butt, but it’s do-able if you’re patient and have a somewhat light touch, which i don’t really have, but I still got it done successfully. You might want to check out xlr8yourmac.com and ask others for help/advice…
good luck to you
john b
You’re welcome, David. Absolutely yes you can upgrade the WiFi card too…
john b
Thanks John, that's great I'll take a look at that. Mine only has one wire that goes to the Bluetooth card, there's nothing else to swap it with? Some of those kits look good, plough a bit pricey as you say. I thought it might just be a case of upgrading the card but those kits have antenna extensions as well so should be far better than what I have now. Is it possible to upgrade the Wi-Fi card too? Many thanks.
Kind Regards
David
Internal Bluetooth Card for Mac Pro 5.1
