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Well, kind of...let me elaborate:
I traded my PS2 for a Mac Pro 5.1. Specs:
- 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
- 8 GB 1066 MHz DDR3
- (4) 1 TB HDD
- ATI Radeon 5770 Graphics Card
My buddy says this computer is from like 2008-9. First off, I was so impressed that such an old computer could be so capable and even relevant today. When I got it home, I tried to get it working, only to suffer display issues. It would boot up, show the Apple logo, then the screen would shut off.
So I tried multiple TVs and monitors to no avail.
I finally remedied this by purchasing a new DVI to VGA adapter. Lo and behold, I could now boot up! The screen no longer shut off after the Apple logo. I was ecstatic. But something just wasn't right...
All of the colors were just... off. The color red seems to be missing entirely, and other colors just showed up as different, like a hue of blue or greenish tint. So, I did some reading, and someone on a forum recommended another user (using a MacBook, though) to use the Mini DP to HDMI option and that would fix the issue. So, I'm currently waiting on a Mini DP to HDMI adapter, but something happened and the package was lost. 14 days later, I'm now getting a refund for it. I live far away from any computer or Apple store, so I have to order everything.
So I came home from work today, and the computer had been left on, but the TV was put to sleep. I sat down and clicked play on a YouTube video, and after a few seconds, the screen suddenly went FULL COLOR! Everything was perfect and vibrant. I was so amazed and happy that I couldn't believe it. But then, the screen flickered to the dull bluish tint a couple of times, and then after about 5 minutes, went back to that blue tint and stayed that way.
So I'm seeking advice. This computer is so freakin' old, it doesn't have an HDMI port. It does have Bluetooth, but no HDMI. I didn't even know what a Mini DP was, but it has two of those ports and a DVI port. I'm currently using an old VGA cable to a TV, and was wondering if I should try DVI to VGA and just buy a new VGA cable (in hopes that it's just a bad VGA cable) or should I use Mini DP to HDMI?
I'm totally new to Mac, and honestly I didn't even know that they used DVI and Mini DP ports exclusively. I was kind of surprised there was no VGA port at all on the computer.
Seasoned Apple veterans, please advise me. What is the best route to go to get this old (but still pretty kick ass) computer to work again? It's really all I have and although it's functional, it sure would be nice to have full color support on it. Does this sound more like a software issue to you? VGA cable? Bad graphics card? BTW, resetting NVRAM and SMC accomplished nothing.
I'm half tempted to just install Linux on it, but I really wanted to enjoy the MacOS as I found it quite enjoyable and intuitive. When trying to do a software update from Snow Leopard, it says that everything is already up to date. Any suggestions on what I can do to get the colors back to normal?
I traded my PS2 for a Mac Pro 5.1. Specs:
- 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
- 8 GB 1066 MHz DDR3
- (4) 1 TB HDD
- ATI Radeon 5770 Graphics Card
My buddy says this computer is from like 2008-9. First off, I was so impressed that such an old computer could be so capable and even relevant today. When I got it home, I tried to get it working, only to suffer display issues. It would boot up, show the Apple logo, then the screen would shut off.
So I tried multiple TVs and monitors to no avail.
I finally remedied this by purchasing a new DVI to VGA adapter. Lo and behold, I could now boot up! The screen no longer shut off after the Apple logo. I was ecstatic. But something just wasn't right...
All of the colors were just... off. The color red seems to be missing entirely, and other colors just showed up as different, like a hue of blue or greenish tint. So, I did some reading, and someone on a forum recommended another user (using a MacBook, though) to use the Mini DP to HDMI option and that would fix the issue. So, I'm currently waiting on a Mini DP to HDMI adapter, but something happened and the package was lost. 14 days later, I'm now getting a refund for it. I live far away from any computer or Apple store, so I have to order everything.
So I came home from work today, and the computer had been left on, but the TV was put to sleep. I sat down and clicked play on a YouTube video, and after a few seconds, the screen suddenly went FULL COLOR! Everything was perfect and vibrant. I was so amazed and happy that I couldn't believe it. But then, the screen flickered to the dull bluish tint a couple of times, and then after about 5 minutes, went back to that blue tint and stayed that way.
So I'm seeking advice. This computer is so freakin' old, it doesn't have an HDMI port. It does have Bluetooth, but no HDMI. I didn't even know what a Mini DP was, but it has two of those ports and a DVI port. I'm currently using an old VGA cable to a TV, and was wondering if I should try DVI to VGA and just buy a new VGA cable (in hopes that it's just a bad VGA cable) or should I use Mini DP to HDMI?
I'm totally new to Mac, and honestly I didn't even know that they used DVI and Mini DP ports exclusively. I was kind of surprised there was no VGA port at all on the computer.
Seasoned Apple veterans, please advise me. What is the best route to go to get this old (but still pretty kick ass) computer to work again? It's really all I have and although it's functional, it sure would be nice to have full color support on it. Does this sound more like a software issue to you? VGA cable? Bad graphics card? BTW, resetting NVRAM and SMC accomplished nothing.
I'm half tempted to just install Linux on it, but I really wanted to enjoy the MacOS as I found it quite enjoyable and intuitive. When trying to do a software update from Snow Leopard, it says that everything is already up to date. Any suggestions on what I can do to get the colors back to normal?