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<blockquote data-quote="thevaas" data-source="post: 1711624" data-attributes="member: 331901">Hey, sorry for the delayed response. Been 2 years since the Mac Pro was placed in its coffin <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> Flashback: So I took it to the 'techno enthusiasts group' to have it checked. And as someone on this thread had suggested 'swap good parts with the bad' - they tried that method. The problem was that Mac Pro 1,1 was already a vintage model with Apple discontinuing most of its parts (logic board, PSU et all). So they swapped it with a working 1,1 logic board - it booted with the chime but the graphic card LED was off. The existing PSU was working fine as well. The graphic card had gone kaput and since it was 'flashed' the only way was to get a replacement one which again, apple had stopped manufacturing (the original one NVIDIA 256mb). So logic board and graphic card had to be replaced. The cost given to me was something way above - so used the case and the existing HDDs and got a hackintosh done instead. Been working perfect since 2014.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thevaas, post: 1711624, member: 331901"] Hey, sorry for the delayed response. Been 2 years since the Mac Pro was placed in its coffin :( Flashback: So I took it to the 'techno enthusiasts group' to have it checked. And as someone on this thread had suggested 'swap good parts with the bad' - they tried that method. The problem was that Mac Pro 1,1 was already a vintage model with Apple discontinuing most of its parts (logic board, PSU et all). So they swapped it with a working 1,1 logic board - it booted with the chime but the graphic card LED was off. The existing PSU was working fine as well. The graphic card had gone kaput and since it was 'flashed' the only way was to get a replacement one which again, apple had stopped manufacturing (the original one NVIDIA 256mb). So logic board and graphic card had to be replaced. The cost given to me was something way above - so used the case and the existing HDDs and got a hackintosh done instead. Been working perfect since 2014. [/QUOTE]

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