Re: Macpro lion freeze - no restart

[gary dorn]

Further to my update
1 .  a ram Board or chips are causing white blinking light on startup - how do 
I get them tested?
Currently have only one ram board installed with 2x 512mb, 2 x 2gb chips 
installed.

2. I've reinstalled lion to 10.7.5
Now Safari on my main user account won't open. 

3. When screen saver is activated - the system states to  restart 

4 . One of my iCloud email accounts gd...@me.com won't connect.

Are these issues solvable?

Chow
Gary dorn 

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> On 21 Mar 2018, at 9:54 pm, gary dorn  wrote:
> 
> An update
> 
> I read something about dust affecting electronics  particularly ram chips, so 
> I pulled the graphics cards and ram cards and gave all a good vacuum and wipe
> 
> I also read that there are 2 buttons on a logic board - a reset and a 
> diagnosis button
> https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/buttons-on-mac-pros-logic-board.924495/
> 
> https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/363232/Mac+Pro+not+powering+on
> Pressed reset button and then put graphic cards and 1 ram riser card back 
> plus put hd 's in different trays.
> 
> Rebooted into Mac OS 10.5 on hd2.
> Plugged in my lion installer USB stick and started process of reinstalling on 
> hd 1
> 
> Took like 90 mins and it rebooted into lion on hd1 - yippee
> 
> Now I'm downloaded 10.7.5 combo client update( 1.9 GB)
> 
> Hopefully all will be okay !
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On 21 Mar 2018, at 9:49 am, gary dorn  wrote:
>> 
>> Howdy
>> Yesterday my macpro 1,1 os 10.7 had a freeze - the 2nd screen got thin red 
>> lines running across it in both directions - diagonally I think
>> Upon force restart I got blinking white start button- hmm I understand 
>> that's a ram error
>> 
>> Sorted out blinking white light by removing ram chips and then progressively 
>> reinstalling in pairs - 
>> 
>> Upon restart boots to grey screen
>> 
>> Can reboot into 500 GB 2 nd hardisk ( os 10.5.8)
>> 
>> Other combinations- 
>> Safe mode- shift key ( gets to about 25% left overnight
>> Recovery - r key 
>> D key
>> Option shift P R keys
>> 
>> All Get grey screen freeze
>> 
>> Can boot into system select - option key
>> Shows hd 1 - 1 tb OS 10.7
>> Hd2 - 230gb is 10.5.8
>> HD recovery
>> Backup efi ( time machine disk ?)
>> Lion efi ( when USB Instsller stick plugged in)
>> 
>> Except for hd2 all seem to get stuck in a loop of grey screen
>> 
>> I removed hd1 and plugged it into MacBook and did hardisk check via disk 
>> utility - says all is okay (65 GB free)
>> 
>> Does this likely mean the OS lion is corrupted and needs reinstalling
>> Can I reinstall lion via the MacBook ( I have new tech USB drive adaptor  
>> set).?
>> 
>> Also I gather I need another hardisk - can I use a  WD drive from an 
>> external hardisk, or do I need to buy an internal sata drive? Or an ssd!
>> 
>> Appreciate any advice.
>> 
>> Specs are
>> 2006 macpro 1,1
>> Hd1 935 gb Mac is lion 65gb free
>> Hd2 Mac OS leopard 232 gb 18gb free
>> Ram - 2x 512, 2x 2, 2x 4=13 gb
>> ATI Radeon hd5770 slot 1
>> Nvidia gforce 7300gt slot 4
>> 2x 23" Apple cinema displays
>> 
>> Chow 
>> gary dorn
>> 
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Re: Macpro lion freeze - no restart

[Rob Phillips]

Some good advice there...

Rob

On 21/3/18 9:54 pm, gary dorn wrote:

An update

I read something about dust affecting electronics  particularly ram 
chips, so I pulled the graphics cards and ram cards and gave all a 
good vacuum and wipe


I also read that there are 2 buttons on a logic board - a reset and a 
diagnosis button

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/buttons-on-mac-pros-logic-board.924495/

https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/363232/Mac+Pro+not+powering+on
Pressed reset button and then put graphic cards and 1 ram riser card 
back plus put hd 's in different trays.


Rebooted into Mac OS 10.5 on hd2.
Plugged in my lion installer USB stick and started process of 
reinstalling on hd 1


Took like 90 mins and it rebooted into lion on hd1 - yippee

Now I'm downloaded 10.7.5 combo client update( 1.9 GB)

Hopefully all will be okay !

Sent from my iPhone

On 21 Mar 2018, at 9:49 am, gary dorn > wrote:



Howdy
Yesterday my macpro 1,1 os 10.7 had a freeze - the 2nd screen got 
thin red lines running across it in both directions - diagonally I think
Upon force restart I got blinking white start button- hmm I 
understand that's a ram error


Sorted out blinking white light by removing ram chips and then 
progressively reinstalling in pairs -


Upon restart boots to grey screen

Can reboot into 500 GB 2 nd hardisk ( os 10.5.8)

Other combinations-
Safe mode- shift key ( gets to about 25% left overnight
Recovery - r key
D key
Option shift P R keys

All Get grey screen freeze

Can boot into system select - option key
Shows hd 1 - 1 tb OS 10.7
Hd2 - 230gb is 10.5.8
HD recovery
Backup efi ( time machine disk ?)
Lion efi ( when USB Instsller stick plugged in)

Except for hd2 all seem to get stuck in a loop of grey screen

I removed hd1 and plugged it into MacBook and did hardisk check via 
disk utility - says all is okay (65 GB free)


Does this likely mean the OS lion is corrupted and needs reinstalling
Can I reinstall lion via the MacBook ( I have new tech USB drive 
adaptor  set).?


Also I gather I need another hardisk - can I use a  WD drive from an 
external hardisk, or do I need to buy an internal sata drive? Or an ssd!


Appreciate any advice.

Specs are
2006 macpro 1,1
Hd1 935 gb Mac is lion 65gb free
Hd2 Mac OS leopard 232 gb 18gb free
Ram - 2x 512, 2x 2, 2x 4=13 gb
ATI Radeon hd5770 slot 1
Nvidia gforce 7300gt slot 4
2x 23" Apple cinema displays

Chow
gary dorn

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Re: Macpro lion freeze - no restart

[gary dorn]

An update

I read something about dust affecting electronics  particularly ram chips, so I 
pulled the graphics cards and ram cards and gave all a good vacuum and wipe

I also read that there are 2 buttons on a logic board - a reset and a diagnosis 
button
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/buttons-on-mac-pros-logic-board.924495/

https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/363232/Mac+Pro+not+powering+on
Pressed reset button and then put graphic cards and 1 ram riser card back plus 
put hd 's in different trays.

Rebooted into Mac OS 10.5 on hd2.
Plugged in my lion installer USB stick and started process of reinstalling on 
hd 1

Took like 90 mins and it rebooted into lion on hd1 - yippee

Now I'm downloaded 10.7.5 combo client update( 1.9 GB)

Hopefully all will be okay !

Sent from my iPhone

> On 21 Mar 2018, at 9:49 am, gary dorn  wrote:
> 
> Howdy
> Yesterday my macpro 1,1 os 10.7 had a freeze - the 2nd screen got thin red 
> lines running across it in both directions - diagonally I think
> Upon force restart I got blinking white start button- hmm I understand that's 
> a ram error
> 
> Sorted out blinking white light by removing ram chips and then progressively 
> reinstalling in pairs - 
> 
> Upon restart boots to grey screen
> 
> Can reboot into 500 GB 2 nd hardisk ( os 10.5.8)
> 
> Other combinations- 
> Safe mode- shift key ( gets to about 25% left overnight
> Recovery - r key 
> D key
> Option shift P R keys
> 
> All Get grey screen freeze
> 
> Can boot into system select - option key
> Shows hd 1 - 1 tb OS 10.7
> Hd2 - 230gb is 10.5.8
> HD recovery
> Backup efi ( time machine disk ?)
> Lion efi ( when USB Instsller stick plugged in)
> 
> Except for hd2 all seem to get stuck in a loop of grey screen
> 
> I removed hd1 and plugged it into MacBook and did hardisk check via disk 
> utility - says all is okay (65 GB free)
> 
> Does this likely mean the OS lion is corrupted and needs reinstalling
> Can I reinstall lion via the MacBook ( I have new tech USB drive adaptor  
> set).?
> 
> Also I gather I need another hardisk - can I use a  WD drive from an external 
> hardisk, or do I need to buy an internal sata drive? Or an ssd!
> 
> Appreciate any advice.
> 
> Specs are
> 2006 macpro 1,1
> Hd1 935 gb Mac is lion 65gb free
> Hd2 Mac OS leopard 232 gb 18gb free
> Ram - 2x 512, 2x 2, 2x 4=13 gb
> ATI Radeon hd5770 slot 1
> Nvidia gforce 7300gt slot 4
> 2x 23" Apple cinema displays
> 
> Chow 
> gary dorn
> 
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Macpro lion freeze - no restart

[gary dorn]

Howdy
Yesterday my macpro 1,1 os 10.7 had a freeze - the 2nd screen got thin red 
lines running across it in both directions - diagonally I think
Upon force restart I got blinking white start button- hmm I understand that's a 
ram error

Sorted out blinking white light by removing ram chips and then progressively 
reinstalling in pairs - 

Upon restart boots to grey screen

Can reboot into 500 GB 2 nd hardisk ( os 10.5.8)

Other combinations- 
Safe mode- shift key ( gets to about 25% left overnight
Recovery - r key 
D key
Option shift P R keys

All Get grey screen freeze

Can boot into system select - option key
Shows hd 1 - 1 tb OS 10.7
Hd2 - 230gb is 10.5.8
HD recovery
Backup efi ( time machine disk ?)
Lion efi ( when USB Instsller stick plugged in)

Except for hd2 all seem to get stuck in a loop of grey screen

I removed hd1 and plugged it into MacBook and did hardisk check via disk 
utility - says all is okay (65 GB free)

Does this likely mean the OS lion is corrupted and needs reinstalling
Can I reinstall lion via the MacBook ( I have new tech USB drive adaptor  set).?

Also I gather I need another hardisk - can I use a  WD drive from an external 
hardisk, or do I need to buy an internal sata drive? Or an ssd!

Appreciate any advice.

Specs are
2006 macpro 1,1
Hd1 935 gb Mac is lion 65gb free
Hd2 Mac OS leopard 232 gb 18gb free
Ram - 2x 512, 2x 2, 2x 4=13 gb
ATI Radeon hd5770 slot 1
Nvidia gforce 7300gt slot 4
2x 23" Apple cinema displays

Chow 
gary dorn

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