Recent content by quinterro

Looks nice and chonky - should be a nice one to use. Wonder if it could be a hackintosh with the exception of the graphics. I'm a fan of the 15" Thinkpads, but typically go with the T-series (and lately an E-series).

Last year I found a MDD 1.25ghz G4 at the thrift store, but the power supply was dead. I ordered a ATX adapter cable and a SFF ATX power supply. It works, but I have the power cord going through the hole it would originally have plugged into the power supply from into the new power supply. I...

I’m using Macs Fan Control on this one too, but with the RPMs getting higher as it heats up. Depending on what it is doing, it will go up to about 1400rpm.

Upgraded to MacOS Sequoia 15.3 along with whatever Open Core Legacy Patcher downloaded and installed and the wireless now works when powering on for the first time. No more needing to reboot to get wireless working. Woohoo! 😁 Tomorrow I'm taking another online class from home, and will attempt...

Are you using MacOS 12 or is it using OCLP with something more recent?

Over the last few days I have applied fresh thermal paste to the GPUs. I was able to do the first one without the T8 security bit because the center post was a little worn. It was challenging to tighten the two screws for power delivery. Fortunately I was able to find a security bit in another...

I have no clue what the specs were. I just tightened them all together until they felt like they did when trying to take them off. If the torque is that important, I do have an itty-bitty torque socket driver for 1/4” sockets. I think I have only used it when tightening the transmission pan...

Success! Honestly I thought the CPU upgrade was going to be harder than it actually was. Given how many laptops I have repaired over the years, working on the Mac Pro was downright easy. 😁 I have not reapplied the thermal paste on the GPUs yet since I wanted to make sure the processor upgrade...

I haven't upgraded the SSD yet (still the original 512GB unit), but would like to later with an adapter. Wouldn't mind trying WIndows 10 via Bootcamp, but will wait until the processor upgrade is complete and a larger SSD is in place. MacOS and Windows feel a little cramped when both are on a...

The 12-core Xeon processor for the Mac Pro arrived today. However, I’m out of heat sink compound. :rolleyes: I ordered another tube and will work on it over the weekend. I know the computer was upgraded from a quad-core to the 6-core processor since the seller sent the original processor...

I have moved the Mac Pro into my home office. Now I should be able to do more productive things with it.

It’s not really pouring money into it, more like a trickle. 😁 Found the 12-core Xeon processor on eBay for $25, so I snagged it. I’m using the Mac Pro, sadly doing the same thing I did with the HP t740 thin client: playing games, web browsing, and watching YouTube videos. If it weren’t...

I was also thinking if you were writing cross-platform applications and required a Mac with Xcode to compile the MacOS/iOS/tvOS versions, then a cheap Mac Pro that doesn’t take much space would do nicely. I have tried this with my i5 2012 Mac Mini. While it worked, the Mac Mini was a bit...

The second Mac Pro arrived this afternoon. It was an upgraded quad-core model and has the D300 GPUs. However, the fan works! It also works with the 64GB memory upgrade I purchased for the first one.

It has been boxed up and dropped off at the Post Office. God speed Mac Pro, and may you return to the seller swiftly. In the meantime, the replacement I purchased is still listed as “Tracking Available” on eBay - 6 days after purchase. Apparently the post office it was dropped off at was...