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Hi,
I assume I can ask this question on this forum? If not, I apologize in advance.
I think there are apps that enable one to test the diagnostics of one's Mac Pro...or, any Mac for that matter (e.g. cpu, hard drive, etc.). Can someone please recommend one?
Thanks.
Mac Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4), 2009-2010 Mac Pro; 5,1; 16 GB RAM
All I know is Apple Hardware Test
As the article says, for your Model Mac you need the original installation disks
All I know is Apple Hardware Test
As the article says, for your Model Mac you need the original installation disks
Are you having problems?
what are your symptoms?
Thanks. I had a MacBook Pro that I sold to a third party awhile ago and the buyer had an app that tested everything on the MacBook...and I mean everything...took like 10 minutes to complete the test. The app had all these fancy graphics like speedometers and other things. The problem is I can't remember the name of the app. 😕
I bought my Mac Pro used and I would like to run similar tests. I obviously don't have the original installation disks. Maybe a simple Google search on my part would do the trick. 😎
Running 10.9.4, so no need for the installation disks apparently.
That sounds like Tech Tool Pro. A lot of flashy stuff, but not necessarily substantially better than Apple Hardware test.
The Mac Pro Xeon processor has Hardware to support error-correcting memory. Simple memory errors are corrected in Hardware in one stretched memory cycle, and you keep going.
Hi,
It's very strange. My monitor turns green for about a millisecond every so often. Not sure what is up.
Thanks.
What connection method to the screen? {VGA, DVI, DisplayPort, HDMI, other}
Thanks! Please forgive me, but, I am not sure I quite understand what you are saying here: 'The Mac Pro Xeon processor has Hardware to support error-correcting memory. Simple memory errors are corrected in Hardware in one stretched memory cycle, and you keep going.' Can you say this in lay terms, if possible???
DVI monitor to DVI connector in graphics card in PCIe slot.
One very entertaining feature of previous versions of Tech Tool Pro was the memory test. It would put up all sorts of patterns and move them around on the screen while telling you what memory test it was doing. It gave you the warm fuzzy feeling that its was doing wonderful things testing the memory inside your Mac.
The Mac Pro does not allow memory errors. (so testing for them is hardly necessary.) It has Hardware to fix the simple ones, and halts with a distinctive kernel panic, machine check if you get a really wacky one.
No memory testing is needed, and since the Screens on the Tech Tool Pro test are mostly to entertain YOU, it starts to look silly.
Just visited Tech Tool Pro's website. $99? 😮 That seems a bit much.
I am going to run the Apple Hardware Test. Be back in a few minutes to report results. 😀
DVI continues the tradition of having a signal reserved for each color, and re-painting the screen every screen-refresh cycle (so 60 to 120 times per second. The green signal is not near the end of the connector (red is) so a loose cable is not likely.
Could be something in either the display card or the display.
Trying to run the Apple Hardware Test but something is wrong.
Step 1: Shut down computer
Step 2: Restart computer, hold the letter 'D down on keyboard before gray screen appears, wait about a minute, etc.
I did this but the computer is booting up normally, going directly to my home screen.
Any advice on what I am doing wrong?
Thanks. That definitely narrows it down. I am still curious as to how my Mac Pro responds to the Hardware Test.
The drive has probably been replaced, and the previous owner did not copy the Diagnostic to the new drive.
Best app for testing diagnostics of 2009 Mac Pro???
