"Model No.: A1289 EMC No.2314." is this 5,1 2010 Mac Pro?

"Model No.: A1289 EMC No.2314." is this 5,1 2010 Mac Pro? I am asking because of the EMC No.2314 does not have the dash-2


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Posted on Oct 29, 2018 9:40 AM

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Posted on Oct 29, 2018 9:51 AM

Exactly why are you asking this question? the answer is more complex than it appears.

Because there are 28 Mac Pro models that match the A1289 model number, you may wish to lookup yours by EMC Number, Model ID, or Serial Number for (somewhat) greater precision.

from this list of all 28, broken out:

https://everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=a1289

There is an unsupported hobbyist hack that loads the 5,1 firmware into a 2009 Mac Pro. It seems to turn this slightly older model into a "real" 5,1 for almost every purpose, including installing later version of MacOS.**

** under most conditions. There are some special cases involved, be sure to ask.

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Oct 29, 2018 9:51 AM in response to craig from new haven

Exactly why are you asking this question? the answer is more complex than it appears.

Because there are 28 Mac Pro models that match the A1289 model number, you may wish to lookup yours by EMC Number, Model ID, or Serial Number for (somewhat) greater precision.

from this list of all 28, broken out:

https://everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=a1289

There is an unsupported hobbyist hack that loads the 5,1 firmware into a 2009 Mac Pro. It seems to turn this slightly older model into a "real" 5,1 for almost every purpose, including installing later version of MacOS.**

** under most conditions. There are some special cases involved, be sure to ask.

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