Got my refurb Mac Pro, came with a few upgrades!!!

[WardC]

Well, I just got my Mac Pro in about 15 minutes ago, I fired it up and quickly found out that it came with an AirPort card pre-installed (when I ordered it said it didn't come with one). Did "About this Mac" and found it that is shipped with 6GB of RAM (the one I ordered came with 3GB). Then, to my surprise, I open up System Profiler and find out I have a Radeon 4870!!!!! (it was supposed to come with an nVidia GT 120). Also, I have 2 SuperDrives!!! And, that is not all. It was supposed to ship with a 640GB Hard Drive and I got a 1TB Hard Drive!! Absolutely unbelievable. I got like $400 of upgrades for free, plus the AirPort card pre-installed, which wasn't advertised on either unit. I can't believe this. Totally insane (but very cool too)!!!

[wordoflife]

That's awesome. I hope you enjoy your new computer.

[johnnymg]

That's way cool. :p. What processor speed did you get? The refurb unit still listed is the 2.9GHz flavor.

Congrats on the new HW.

JohnG

[Whaditis]

Congrats on the extra goodies, maybe refurbished is the way to go these days.

Nice surprise for a great price!

[deconstruct60]

... When I looked at the order page yesterday there were 2 Mac Pros, one a $2599 Unit (3GB/GT120/640GB) and a $2999 unit (6GB/4870/1TB/2 SuperDrives). Apparently they shipped me the wrong unit

This was Apple who shipped the "wrong" order or some other vendor ?

[WardC]

Here are some photos to confirm the config they shipped me:

http://homepage.mac.com/wardc/macpro/screen1.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/wardc/macpro/screen3.jpg
http://homepage.mac.com/wardc/macpro/screen2.jpg
http://homepage.mac.com/wardc/macpro/screen4.jpg

[Cindori]

Here are some photos to confirm the config they shipped me:



it's not like this is unusual, there are 10+ posts on this forum about getting extra stuff when buying refurb
congratz to you, but noone likes a bragger, and I would be careful posting about stuff like this when it's easy for Apple to discover the mistake and recall your computer.

[Roman23]

Thats what happened with mine.. and now is the time for you to get the most powerful upgrade for your computer.. the mighty W3580! Goto www.velocitymicro.com and ask for Matt Gloskey.. I get a referral discount for each person I refer..

the processor is: 599.. with shipping it is 603 or less than that.. Enjoy.

Here is what came with my mac pro.. I made a mistake.. two superdrives also came with mine. 2TB western Digital hard drive w/32MB cache.. unfortionatly, the airport did not come with it, however i got it installed at my local apple store.. 6GB of memory came with it like yours.. I consider my radeon 4870 HD to have come with it since I took it out of my 2008 and installed it..

Glad you didn't get that piece of crap GT120.. I destroyed mine as I did not like it at all.. too slow, and was making a mockery of my mac.

Remember too that because of all of this, yours was more expensive than mine.. though 2199 is not a bad price for a refurb 2.66.

Refurb also means that someone bought it new with those configurations and for whatever reason returned it and thus.. now you have it.. Also, just to let you know should you decide to get the dual processor tray, you are free to do so.. its only 3-400 dollars.. but it will require the processors and sad to say the processors are expensive, unless you can get a good deal on two 2.26's.

Unlike the duals, we have ultimate power here.. power to upgrade the processors to what we want.. well, within reason.. 3.33 is the tops. And yes, even the lowest of lowest will fit though I wouldn't get a w3505 as it sucks.

And also, the mac pro can be fully expanded to 32GB using 4x8GB chips and 64GB using 4x16GB chips - ueber expensive!



Well, I just got my Mac Pro in about 15 minutes ago, I fired it up and quickly found out that it came with an AirPort card pre-installed (when I ordered it said it didn't come with one). Did "About this Mac" and found it that is shipped with 6GB of RAM (the one I ordered came with 3GB). Then, to my surprise, I open up System Profiler and find out I have a Radeon 4870!!!!! (it was supposed to come with an nVidia GT 120). Also, I have 2 SuperDrives!!! And, that is not all. It was supposed to ship with a 640GB Hard Drive and I got a 1TB Hard Drive!! Absolutely unbelievable. I got like $400 of upgrades for free, plus the AirPort card pre-installed, which wasn't advertised on either unit. I can't believe this. Totally insane (but very cool too)!!!

[Roman23]

Yeah, the hitachi/LG superdrives are crap also... mine crapped out on me, so I got one Pioneer DVR-218L from OWC.. and even OWC told me that lg and hitachi superdrives are built like flimsy crap.

Plus, they are 24x both.

Please now, tell me your bootrom firmware: it should be this:

MP41.0081.B08
Your serial number probably begins with an E, right? I think that means refurb.


Well, I just got my Mac Pro in about 15 minutes ago, I fired it up and quickly found out that it came with an AirPort card pre-installed (when I ordered it said it didn't come with one). Did "About this Mac" and found it that is shipped with 6GB of RAM (the one I ordered came with 3GB). Then, to my surprise, I open up System Profiler and find out I have a Radeon 4870!!!!! (it was supposed to come with an nVidia GT 120). Also, I have 2 SuperDrives!!! And, that is not all. It was supposed to ship with a 640GB Hard Drive and I got a 1TB Hard Drive!! Absolutely unbelievable. I got like $400 of upgrades for free, plus the AirPort card pre-installed, which wasn't advertised on either unit. I can't believe this. Totally insane (but very cool too)!!!

[chaosbunny]

Wow - now you almost got your moneys worth in terms of hardware with a '09 Mac Pro. Almost unbelievable. :)

[Roman23]

Ward and I were extremely lucky.. lucky for him he didn't get the GT120, while I did.. but I also had the 4870HD in my 2008 mac pro and all I needed to do was do the "ole switcheroo".. He also got a 1TB drive, while I got the 2TB drive.. I also got the same superdrives as he has, finding out shortly that the HL by LG and Hitachi are garbage and OWC recommended to me the Pioneer 218L-DVR which is what I currently have.. I took that one out of my 2008 mac pro also..

Now all he is missing is the W3580.


Congrats on the extra goodies, maybe refurbished is the way to go these days.

Nice surprise for a great price!

[wonderspark]

That is awesome for you, but it would totally suck to be the other guy if the boxes were swapped, and end up with a lot LESS than what was paid for. I imagine Apple might compensate the one that got rooked in that case. I wonder how often things like that happen.

[Roman23]

Mine says something different:

113-B7710C-176 - CALL FOR CONCERN??? Ward's is the 113-B7710F-176 = WHat does this mean?


Here are some photos to confirm the config they shipped me:

http://homepage.mac.com/wardc/macpro/screen1.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/wardc/macpro/screen3.jpg
http://homepage.mac.com/wardc/macpro/screen2.jpg
http://homepage.mac.com/wardc/macpro/screen4.jpg

[Roman23]

except I got the 2.66 of which came with 6GB of memory like his, a 2TB Western Digital hard drive.. his is a 1TB Hitachi which I don't like as I bought one brand new only a week later to find out its got UNCORRECTABLE ERRORS on it and one pending bad sector - according to smart utility.. all other utils check out fine, even windows.

My video card was the GT120 - Was, as I got rid of it.. not a good card at all.. replaced by the radeon 4870HD that was in my 2008 mac pro, though the revision firmware has me worried though.. his is an F and mine is a C. I am not sure what this means.

He got a supurb deal on the machine with the airport installed, while mine didn't come with it.. but I managed to get it anyway.


Wow - now you almost got your moneys worth in terms of hardware with a '09 Mac Pro. Almost unbelievable. :)

[WardC]

Just checked...

Boot ROM version on mine is: MP41.0081.B07

[Cindori]

replaced by the radeon 4870HD that was in my 2008 mac pro, though the revision firmware has me worried though.. his is an F and mine is a C. I am not sure what this means.

CALL FOR CONCERN???

your posts never make any sense. why would you be worried about this? -_-

OH WAIT B7710F DIVIDED BY B7710C IN HEX EQUALS "2010-07-30", IT PREDICTS END OF THE WORLD. CALL FOR CONCERN. :rolleyes:

[WardC]

except I got the 2.66 of which came with 6GB of memory like his, a 2TB Western Digital hard drive.. his is a 1TB Hitachi which I don't like as I bought one brand new only a week later to find out its got UNCORRECTABLE ERRORS on it and one pending bad sector - according to smart utility.. all other utils check out fine, even windows..

Yeah, it's Hitachi 1TB drive, but I am getting two Seagate 1TB drives tomorrow and a 120GB SSD drive which I will install tomorrow. I plan to use the SSD as my main boot disk, and only use the stock drive for extra space and boot camp. I plan to setup the two 1TB Seagate drives as a RAID 0 array for scratch and media files.

The upgrades from OWC are on the way and scheduled to arrive tomorrow. Also getting 16GB of RAM tomorrow too!

[Roman23]

Looks like you don't have the 2010 microcode.. requires B08.. and it looks like I have it.. that sucks..

But one thing thats getting to me is the revision firmware for the radeon 4870.. yours is F while mine is C.. what does this mean?? DOes this mean my radeon 4870HD is doomed to die soon?

difference between F and C revisions?


Just checked...

Boot ROM version on mine is: MP41.0081.B07

[Roman23]

So, do you know what it means or not?? Here is it again...

from my mac pro: 113-B7710C-176
Ward's: 113-B7710F-176

So, what does it mean?



your posts never make any sense. why would you be worried about this? -_-

[Roman23]

E something... I think Apple designates E to be refurbished.


Just checked...

Boot ROM version on mine is: MP41.0081.B07

[WardC]

E something... I think Apple designates E to be refurbished.

Yes, my Serial number starts with E

[Cindori]

FFS, stop spamming about this, so his card rom is another revision, unusual? No. Does it mean anything? NO!

It simply means that ATI, sometime in production, decided to change something in the firmware, maybe "Hm, we can make the fan 00.1% more effective by replaceing this with that" and thus, a new ROM revision is created.

[Roman23]

so, all that was is a revision by the date it was revised it seems.. ok.. it wasn't stupid.. I simply didn't know.

Remember your part of the bargain?? Oh, and did you get my message regarding congrats on going to the University?


your posts never make any sense. why would you be worried about this? -_-

OH WAIT B7710F DIVIDED BY B7710C IN HEX EQUALS "2010-07-30", IT PREDICTS END OF THE WORLD. CALL FOR CONCERN.

[johnnyfiive]

FFS, stop spamming about this, so his card rom is another revision, unusual? No. Does it mean anything? NO!

It simply means that ATI, sometime in production, decided to change something in the firmware, maybe "Hm, we can make the fan 00.1% more effective by replaceing this with that" and thus, a new ROM revision is created.

You're quite pissed for no reason, he's just curious. :)

Congrats on the unexpected upgrades Ward! The same happened to me when I ordered a refurbished MacBook a couple years ago, got some extra memory, was a nice surprise.

I would have ordered a refurbished MacBook Pro i5 but I got such a good deal on a new one, I didn't bother.

[Cindori]

You're quite pissed for no reason, he's just curious. :)


rough day



here is a bigger call for concern, I just discovered my machine does not have a serial number, lol

http://piclair.com/data/krw34.jpg (http://piclair.com/krw34)

[Roman23]

A young lad like you should be happy.. partying, and being with girls.. when I was your age I was a party animal.. Most Ukrainians and Russians tend to party very heavily into the late night to early morning..

I am sure the same applies to you also. No reason to be upset. Ok, I admit it was kind of off the wall, but I didn't know.. so, live with that. Now, tell me.. are you all caught up yet with your purchasing of your college books as of yet? Also, are you going to be living on campus?



rough day





here is a bigger call for concern, I just discovered my machine does not have a serial number, lol

http://piclair.com/data/krw34.jpg (http://piclair.com/krw34)

[Cindori]

A young lad like you should be happy.. partying, and being with girls.. when I was your age I was a party animal.. Most Ukrainians and Russians tend to party very heavily into the late night to early morning..

I am sure the same applies to you also. No reason to be upset. Ok, I admit it was kind of off the wall, but I didn't know.. so, live with that. Now, tell me.. are you all caught up yet with your purchasing of your college books as of yet? Also, are you going to be living on campus?

Going to a festival in two days, lots of partying planned. It's great and all that, but I have much to keep me stressed, finding a place to live, pick out furniture, make sure money is enough, selling my mac pro, preparing for studies. I admit I may have misused my caps lock :) I just really hate when people are completely off track and making new posts instead of using edit :rolleyes: Sorry, didnt mean to be rude. The new rom revision is not a call for concern.

[Roman23]

If you can show me or tell me exactly where it is, I can start using it.

Well, as far as a place to live, I assume you will be rooming with roommates on campus or off campus. This is great as you don't have to put up with siblings or parents telling you what to do :)

As I said, college life is cool! You meet new people and join many orgs and have fun, though you are there to get a degree in something and make use of it to plan out your working career. If I could do it all over again, I would go back to campus life. I was in a Fraternity on campus and was a Pledge master.. Boy, was that ever fun!

Good luck selling your mac pro.. where is it at anyway? Ebay?


Going to a festival in two days, lots of partying planned. It's great and all that, but I have much to keep me stressed, finding a place to live, pick out furniture, make sure money is enough, selling my mac pro, preparing for studies. I admit I may have misused my caps lock :) I just really hate when people are completely off track and making new posts instead of using edit :rolleyes: Sorry, didnt mean to be rude. The new rom revision is not a call for concern.

[Cindori]

http://piclair.com/data/hj0pn.jpg (http://piclair.com/hj0pn)

my mac pro is up at a swedish site, like a swedish version of craiglist.

[Tutor]

Clean up

[Roman23]

Your older than me!! How could that be?

Yes, I am 25 myself.


Cindori,

I appreciate your contributions to this forum. I wish you the best of times, learning and health for school. Enjoy every day and always maintain a positive attitude. Remember that people all over the world truly care about your success. So plan, plan, plan and follow your plan daily for success. Time flies, seemingly faster as you age. I attended my 35th college reunion this year.

[Tutor]

Clean up

[Tutor]

Clean up

[Roman23]

were kids, college students and whatnot.. I didn't expect to see people in their 50's or 60's on such sites though.. Now, I feel like a kid again..

You know your Russian history.. good. I came from Ukraine many years ago, but we have different politics.


Because I'm a babyboomer, born in the year - (1) Joseph Stalin died, (2) Georgi Malenkov became Soviet Premier, (3) East Berliners rose against Communist rule, (4) the Korean armistice was signed, (5) Moscow announced the explosion of a hydrogen bomb, and (6) Tito became president of Yugoslavia, among other things. The year was 1953. So I'm almost 2 years older than Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs (born February 24, 1955) and like Steve, I'm a cancer survivor.

as I have.. except mine is the 2.66 which now it is the 3.33 thanks to my purchasing the w3580 for less than 600..


Back on topic - Congrats WardC.

[The Rominator]

Looks like you don't have the 2010 microcode.. requires B08.. and it looks like I have it.. that sucks..

But one thing thats getting to me is the revision firmware for the radeon 4870.. yours is F while mine is C.. what does this mean?? DOes this mean my radeon 4870HD is doomed to die soon?

difference between F and C revisions?


Somewhere buried DEEP in the "Race to DUmp the 4870 ROM" thread there is some discussion of the 2 different 4870 EFI portions. We did some preliminary testing using it instead of original and it seemed to cause more problems than it solved. (didn't solve any actually)

However, we WERE testing in Leopard I think.

Wonder if any of the weird 4870/90 behavior starting in 10.6.3 could be affected by using the other EFI? Anyone feel like testing?

[Spacedust]

rough day



here is a bigger call for concern, I just discovered my machine does not have a serial number, lol

http://piclair.com/data/krw34.jpg (http://piclair.com/krw34)

Don't worry. I don't have it to as I replaced the logic board myself ;)