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mauro16 Author

Level 1

15 points

windows self reboot on mac pro late 2013

I installed windows 10 on a mac pro late 2013. I found the ISO image on a windows site. The installation procedure did not ask me for a usb key (though i had it available). I did not activate windows, as it is not required according e.g. to this site http://www.windowscentral.com/you-do-not-need-activate-windows-10.

Apparently everything went well, devices are working. At the beginning i did not install external software and for the first two days everything seemed to work. Then i installed dropbox and firefox and when reproducing some video in streaming i had errors like 'the amd driver crashed, it has been restarted'. I then removed firefox and installed chrome, yestarday evening everything seemed to work correctly. Anyway, when i tried to shut down the computer the screen was deactivated but the mac did not shut off, i had to shut off by the physical button. This morning the computer rebooted itself (not on my request) many times, one time the reboot was preceded by a loud noise produced by the mac. Still i have the problem with shutdown that deactivates the dispaly but doesn't complete the operation.

My mac pro has already had problems with mac os, which i described in this thread https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7045057, i sent it two times to apple service with no result. I installed windows in the hope this would have a better behavior, but actually it's worse.

Mac Pro (Late 2013), OS X El Capitan (10.11), bootcamp windows 10

Posted on Oct 21, 2015 2:19 AM

23 replies

Loner T

Level 9

59,513 points

Nov 12, 2015 5:36 AM in response to mauro16

Can you check if the sleep-wake response time is better on the OS X/Mac side? Another place to check would be the Windows Event Viewer and device-specific messages for AMD.

mauro16 Author

Level 1

15 points

Nov 13, 2015 12:52 PM in response to Loner T

where do i find the device-specific messages for AMD? In the windows event viewer?

A thing to specify is that when the monitor wakes, 1 minute after i request the wake, i hear the device connect and device disconnect sounds.

mauro16 Author

Level 1

15 points

Nov 13, 2015 1:06 PM in response to Loner T

as regards OS X, i used the mac with osx until one month ago, and i don't remember problems with sleep-wake response time, it was instantaneous. But the system stability is better with windows, with osx i had one freezing every two-three days, with windows it seems definitely better, given it has worked 12 days without a single driver crash.

Loner T

Level 9

59,513 points

Nov 13, 2015 2:02 PM in response to mauro16

mauro16 wrote:

where do i find the device-specific messages for AMD? In the windows event viewer?

A thing to specify is that when the monitor wakes, 1 minute after i request the wake, i hear the device connect and device disconnect sounds.

Yes. Here is an example W8.1. You can click on View All Events and see them for a specific device. The connect/disconnect sounds could be due to the monitor being used as a USB hub, or some other device is not connected properly.

mauro16 Author

Level 1

15 points

Nov 13, 2015 2:16 PM in response to Loner T

i checked the device-specific messages for the AMD graphic cards, there is no recent event (the last event is on october, 26). The monitor is connected on the thunderbolt port of the mac, using a miniDP to DP cable. There is no other cable or device connected to the monitor. The keyboard and mouse are connected to the usb ports. The internet connection is via wi-fi. No other device is connected to the mac.