Rob Flinn
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Got given a 2012 mac pro by a client. I'm not really a mac user. It's started rebooting itself after about 5 mins. Someone told me to reset the PRAM, which I tried, but it's still doing it. Any ideas ?
I have booted into the safe mode, but I think it keeps doing it. Sometimes it displays a grey box with a message in multiple languages.Can you boot into the equivilent of macs safe mode, and did you notice any weirdness with the display when it forces a reset?
You can try resetting the SMC, which would seem a more likely culprit than the PRAM, and if youre mac pro has on board graphics, installing gswitch and using the mobo/inbuilt GPU, instead of the external one might yield results. I know apple had a lot of gpu troubles between 2011-2012, although based on what you describe this scenario seems less likelyI have booted into the safe mode, but I think it keeps doing it. Sometimes it displays a grey box with a message in multiple languages.
Thanks for the response. I switch off the mains socket to the the mac pro when not in use, which from the following instructions seems to mean I am resetting the SMC everytime it's not being used.You can try resetting the SMC, which would seem a more likely culprit than the PRAM, and if youre mac pro has on board graphics, installing gswitch and using the mobo/inbuilt GPU, instead of the external one might yield results. I know apple had a lot of gpu troubles between 2011-2012, although based on what you describe this scenario seems less likely
If you have an iMac, a Mac Mini, or a Mac Pro, resetting the SMC is dead simple:
- Shut down your Mac, then unplug the power cable.
- Wait 15 seconds.
- Plug the power cord back in, then turn on your Mac.
Ahh of course, I forgot that era of mac pro is reset by disconnecting it from power. Barring that, when I have encountered this, a fresh install has usually set things straight from what I can remember. If your files are all backed up, thats what I would recommendThanks for the response. I switch off the mains socket to the the mac pro when not in use, which from the following instructions seems to mean I am resetting the SMC everytime it's not being used.
that era of mac shipped with mountain lion iirc, which should be downloadable through here: Mac OS X Mountain Lion InstallerAll my data is on a seperate ssd. Unfortunately a friend installed the whole system for me at a film studio I was working at in January so I don't have access to the installation files. I had to install quite an old OS because I am still on PT11/
http://updates-http.cdn-apple.com/2...3ab5-4c92-bfe2-b725447a070d/InstallMacOSX.dmgThink it might have been yosemite that was installed. That is the most up to date OS that works with PT11 Pro Tools Operating System Compatibility Chart
It already has 2 ssd's. A 256GB for system & 1TB for data. It also has 16gb of RAM. I can't install anything higher than yosemite because I only have a licence for PT11 & as I said above that is the latest OS that will work. I don't really need a high powered machine because I only use it as a tape deck as I have a lot of hardware.That's a tad on the old side but if you put a solid state drive in it and bump up the ram it would be usable. A 500G SSD and 8G RAM for that machine is probably not that bad. Then find out which OS version is the latest you can run on it and install it fresh. Looks like Catalina or definitely High Sierra. With an SSD and RAM, it would definitely be usable.
Thanks John. I didn't know that. I am a MAC numpty !You probably know this already Rob but, one area that Mac is ahead of PC in terms of performing a clean install is, there's no need to worry about having physical install discs etc. in hand, O.S. is downloadable from Apple. Download it via another comp. to a usb thumb drive if it's not possible to download directly to the Mac Pro.
Thus ends my Mac Pro knowledge. Anyway, it's probably worth persevering with it until it caves and you win, congrats
Well, now that I told you that, you know as much or more than I doThanks John. I didn't know that. I am a MAC numpty !
Understood. Well that's a fine machine then. Very usable if you can get it working properly.It already has 2 ssd's. A 256GB for system & 1TB for data. It also has 16gb of RAM. I can't install anything higher than yosemite because I only have a licence for PT11 & as I said above that is the latest OS that will work. I don't really need a high powered machine because I only use it as a tape deck as I have a lot of hardware.
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