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cMP - odd crashes with blank displays

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barmann

macrumors 6502a
Original poster
Oct 25, 2010
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Since yesterday, my cMP has had three crashes , and I'm wondering if you could give me some assistance with finding the issue .

On all occassions, my two displays have suddenly gone completely blank during use .

One time both displays were white ; once the left one was white with red artifacts, the right one white ; the last time the left monitor was white, left one grey ( see attachment ) .

The system was frozen, didn't react to keyboard input, and I had to do forced shutdowns .

I've been researching and reading through console entries for hours now - not knowing much about those things - but can't seem to find a place to even start looking for the problem .

After the third time, a crash report to Apple popped up which I'll post below .

Any help would be greatly appreciated !

Specs :

Mac Pro 5.1 , 2010
3,33 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon
48 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 ECC
AMD Radeon R9 280X 3072 MB

OS X 10.9.5 (13F1911)

Apple Cinema Displays 20" and 23" (Aluminum)
Connectors : DVI , DVI- miniDP adapter


Code: 
Anonymous UUID:       xxxxxxx

Thu Mar 28 09:17:44 2019
Machine-check capabilities: 0x0000000000001c09
 family: 6 model: 44 stepping: 2 microcode: 15
 signature: 0x206c2
 Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU           W3680  @ 3.33GHz
 9 error-reporting banks
panic(cpu 11 caller 0xffffff80020dd4a9): "Machine Check at 0xffffff7f839805c1, registers:\n" "CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x000000010adb6000, CR3: 0x0000000004e28000, CR4: 0x00000000000206e0\n" "RAX: 0xffffff805d3d9000, RBX: 0x0000000000000000, RCX: 0x0000000000000000, RDX: 0x0000000000000831\n" "RSP: 0xffffff85684a3d90, RBP: 0xffffff85684a3e70, RSI: 0x0000000000000002, RDI: 0x0000000000000170\n" "R8:  0x0000000000000000, R9:  0x0000000000000006, R10: 0x0000000000000000, R11: 0x0000000000000200\n" "R12: 0xffffff855d8fb148, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0xffffff855d8fb148, R15: 0xffffff7f839a4e20\n" "RFL: 0x0000000000000046, RIP: 0xffffff7f839805c1, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010\n" "Error code: 0x0000000000000000\n"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2422.115.15/osfmk/i386/trap_native.c:168
Backtrace (CPU 11), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff855d77de80 : 0xffffff8002023139
0xffffff855d77df00 : 0xffffff80020dd4a9
0xffffff855d77e060 : 0xffffff80020f4d2f
0xffffff85684a3e70 : 0xffffff7f8397f8d9
0xffffff85684a3f30 : 0xffffff80020de4dc
0xffffff85684a3f50 : 0xffffff80020378fa
0xffffff85684a3f90 : 0xffffff8002037c48
0xffffff85684a3fb0 : 0xffffff80020d7c67
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement(217.92.1)[407F9153-D38F-3579-831A-F768DC5413B0]@0xffffff7f8397d000->0xffffff7f839a7fff

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:
13F1911

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.4.0: Mon Jan 11 18:17:34 PST 2016; root:xnu-2422.115.15~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 8926E512-6714-34FC-B27C-6AE90EB51D5E
Kernel slide:     0x0000000001e00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8002000000
System model name: MacPro5,1 (Mac-F221BEC8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 9007184313400
last loaded kext at 247922608167: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs    1.9 (addr 0xffffff7f847af000, size 65536)
last unloaded kext at 308209111755: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs    1.9 (addr 0xffffff7f847af000, size 57344)
loaded kexts:
com.aladdin.kext.aksfridge    1.0.2
com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver    1.2.0
com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver    3.3.0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC    1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor    1.9.5d0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs    3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver    1.0.2d2
com.apple.driver.AGPM    100.14.34
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager    4.2.7f5
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver    124
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBDisplays    360.8.14
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA    2.6.3f7
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver    2.6.3f7
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient    3.5.13
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl    1.2.5
com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer    1.2.4
com.apple.AMDRadeonX4000    1.2.4
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport    4.2.7f5
com.apple.kext.AMD7000Controller    1.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC    1.7.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet    1.0.0d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X    7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess    1
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin    1.0.0
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter    404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage    2.6.0
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient    3.6.7
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless    1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeLZVN    1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib    1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache    35
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub    683.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI    5.0.2
com.apple.driver.Intel82574L    2.6.2b1
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331    700.20.22
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBXHCI    683.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort    3.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI    660.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI    656.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC    2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET    1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons    2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS    2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC    2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC    1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient    217.92.1
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall    153
com.apple.security.quarantine    3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement    217.92.1
com.apple.kext.triggers    1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily    10.0.7
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib    2.6.3f7
com.apple.vecLib.kext    1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily    1.9.7fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib    1.14
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport    2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily    98.26
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController    1.0.12d1
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP    2.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport    4.2.7f5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI    1.0.12d1
com.apple.kext.AMDSupport    1.2.4
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl    3.6.22
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController    2.6.3f7
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily    2.6.3f7
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface    91.3
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily    2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily    4.2.7f5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC    3.1.8
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy    1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily    5.7.1d6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDKeyboard    170.15
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard    170.15
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver    660.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub    650.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite    656.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice    3.6.7
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily    1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily    1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily    1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI    2.6.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily    3.6.7
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily    4.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient    660.4.2
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family    640.36
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily    3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily    2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily    686.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM    2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime    2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily    2.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily    1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox    278.11.2
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch    1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet    7
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore    2
com.apple.driver.DiskImages    373
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily    1.9
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily    23
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore    28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform    2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily    2.9
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily    1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto    1.0
com.apple.kec.pthread    1
Model: MacPro5,1, BootROM MP51.007F.B03, 6 processors, 6-Core Intel Xeon, 3.33 GHz, 48 GB, SMC 1.39f11
Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 280X, AMD Radeon R9 280X, PCIe, 3072 MB
Memory Module: DIMM 1, 16 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D5434324752374D465234412D48392020
Memory Module: DIMM 2, 16 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D5434324752374D465234412D48392020
Memory Module: DIMM 3, 16 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D5434324752374D465234412D48392020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8E), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
Bluetooth: Version 5.2.7f4 15858, 3 services, 15 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Ethernet 2, Ethernet, en1
PCI Card: AMD Radeon R9 280X, Display Controller, Slot-1
PCI Card: AMD Radeon R9 280X, ATY,HamachiParent, Slot-1
PCI Card: pci1b73,1100, USB eXtensible Host Controller, Slot-3
Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH61N
Serial ATA Device: CT1000MX500SSD1, 1 TB
Serial ATA Device: Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series, 256,06 GB
Serial ATA Device: Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series, 256,06 GB
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD40EFRX-68WT0N0, 4 TB
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: iPhone
USB Device: Keyboard Hub
USB Device: USB Receiver
USB Device: Apple Keyboard
USB Device: Apple Cinema HD Display
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Apple Cinema Display
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Device: unknown_device, Unknown
FireWire Device: built-in_hub, Up to 800 Mb/sec
FireWire Device: unknown_device, Unknown
FireWire Device: unknown_device, Unknown
Thunderbolt Bus:
 

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tsialex

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barmann said:
Since yesterday, my cMP has had three crashes , and I'm wondering if you could give me some assistance with finding the issue .

On all occassions, my two displays have suddenly gone completely blank during use .

One time both displays were white ; once the left one was white with red artifacts, the right one white ; the last time the left monitor was white, left one grey ( see attachment ) .

The system was frozen, didn't react to keyboard input, and I had to do forced shutdowns .

I've been researching and reading through console entries for hours now - not knowing much about those things - but can't seem to find a place to even start looking for the problem .

After the third time, a crash report to Apple popped up which I'll post below .

Any help would be greatly appreciated !

Specs :

Mac Pro 5.1 , 2010
3,33 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon
48 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 ECC
AMD Radeon R9 280X 3072 MB

OS X 10.9.5 (13F1911)

Apple Cinema Displays 20" and 23" (Aluminum)
Connectors : DVI , DVI- miniDP adapter


Code: 
Anonymous UUID:       xxxxxxx

Thu Mar 28 09:17:44 2019
Machine-check capabilities: 0x0000000000001c09
 family: 6 model: 44 stepping: 2 microcode: 15
 signature: 0x206c2
 Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU           W3680  @ 3.33GHz
 9 error-reporting banks
panic(cpu 11 caller 0xffffff80020dd4a9): "Machine Check at 0xffffff7f839805c1, registers:\n" "CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x000000010adb6000, CR3: 0x0000000004e28000, CR4: 0x00000000000206e0\n" "RAX: 0xffffff805d3d9000, RBX: 0x0000000000000000, RCX: 0x0000000000000000, RDX: 0x0000000000000831\n" "RSP: 0xffffff85684a3d90, RBP: 0xffffff85684a3e70, RSI: 0x0000000000000002, RDI: 0x0000000000000170\n" "R8:  0x0000000000000000, R9:  0x0000000000000006, R10: 0x0000000000000000, R11: 0x0000000000000200\n" "R12: 0xffffff855d8fb148, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0xffffff855d8fb148, R15: 0xffffff7f839a4e20\n" "RFL: 0x0000000000000046, RIP: 0xffffff7f839805c1, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010\n" "Error code: 0x0000000000000000\n"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2422.115.15/osfmk/i386/trap_native.c:168
Backtrace (CPU 11), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff855d77de80 : 0xffffff8002023139
0xffffff855d77df00 : 0xffffff80020dd4a9
0xffffff855d77e060 : 0xffffff80020f4d2f
0xffffff85684a3e70 : 0xffffff7f8397f8d9
0xffffff85684a3f30 : 0xffffff80020de4dc
0xffffff85684a3f50 : 0xffffff80020378fa
0xffffff85684a3f90 : 0xffffff8002037c48
0xffffff85684a3fb0 : 0xffffff80020d7c67
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement(217.92.1)[407F9153-D38F-3579-831A-F768DC5413B0]@0xffffff7f8397d000->0xffffff7f839a7fff

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:
13F1911

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.4.0: Mon Jan 11 18:17:34 PST 2016; root:xnu-2422.115.15~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 8926E512-6714-34FC-B27C-6AE90EB51D5E
Kernel slide:     0x0000000001e00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8002000000
System model name: MacPro5,1 (Mac-F221BEC8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 9007184313400
last loaded kext at 247922608167: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs    1.9 (addr 0xffffff7f847af000, size 65536)
last unloaded kext at 308209111755: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs    1.9 (addr 0xffffff7f847af000, size 57344)
loaded kexts:
com.aladdin.kext.aksfridge    1.0.2
com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver    1.2.0
com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver    3.3.0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC    1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor    1.9.5d0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs    3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver    1.0.2d2
com.apple.driver.AGPM    100.14.34
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager    4.2.7f5
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver    124
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBDisplays    360.8.14
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA    2.6.3f7
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver    2.6.3f7
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient    3.5.13
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl    1.2.5
com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer    1.2.4
com.apple.AMDRadeonX4000    1.2.4
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport    4.2.7f5
com.apple.kext.AMD7000Controller    1.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC    1.7.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet    1.0.0d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X    7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess    1
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin    1.0.0
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter    404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage    2.6.0
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient    3.6.7
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless    1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeLZVN    1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib    1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache    35
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub    683.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI    5.0.2
com.apple.driver.Intel82574L    2.6.2b1
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331    700.20.22
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBXHCI    683.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort    3.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI    660.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI    656.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC    2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET    1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons    2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS    2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC    2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC    1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient    217.92.1
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall    153
com.apple.security.quarantine    3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement    217.92.1
com.apple.kext.triggers    1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily    10.0.7
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib    2.6.3f7
com.apple.vecLib.kext    1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily    1.9.7fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib    1.14
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport    2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily    98.26
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController    1.0.12d1
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP    2.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport    4.2.7f5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI    1.0.12d1
com.apple.kext.AMDSupport    1.2.4
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl    3.6.22
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController    2.6.3f7
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily    2.6.3f7
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface    91.3
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily    2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily    4.2.7f5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC    3.1.8
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy    1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily    5.7.1d6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDKeyboard    170.15
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard    170.15
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver    660.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub    650.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite    656.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice    3.6.7
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily    1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily    1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily    1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI    2.6.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily    3.6.7
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily    4.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient    660.4.2
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family    640.36
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily    3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily    2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily    686.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM    2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime    2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily    2.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily    1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox    278.11.2
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch    1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet    7
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore    2
com.apple.driver.DiskImages    373
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily    1.9
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily    23
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore    28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform    2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily    2.9
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily    1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto    1.0
com.apple.kec.pthread    1
Model: MacPro5,1, BootROM MP51.007F.B03, 6 processors, 6-Core Intel Xeon, 3.33 GHz, 48 GB, SMC 1.39f11
Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 280X, AMD Radeon R9 280X, PCIe, 3072 MB
Memory Module: DIMM 1, 16 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D5434324752374D465234412D48392020
Memory Module: DIMM 2, 16 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D5434324752374D465234412D48392020
Memory Module: DIMM 3, 16 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D5434324752374D465234412D48392020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8E), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
Bluetooth: Version 5.2.7f4 15858, 3 services, 15 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Ethernet 2, Ethernet, en1
PCI Card: AMD Radeon R9 280X, Display Controller, Slot-1
PCI Card: AMD Radeon R9 280X, ATY,HamachiParent, Slot-1
PCI Card: pci1b73,1100, USB eXtensible Host Controller, Slot-3
Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH61N
Serial ATA Device: CT1000MX500SSD1, 1 TB
Serial ATA Device: Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series, 256,06 GB
Serial ATA Device: Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series, 256,06 GB
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD40EFRX-68WT0N0, 4 TB
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: iPhone
USB Device: Keyboard Hub
USB Device: USB Receiver
USB Device: Apple Keyboard
USB Device: Apple Cinema HD Display
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Apple Cinema Display
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Device: unknown_device, Unknown
FireWire Device: built-in_hub, Up to 800 Mb/sec
FireWire Device: unknown_device, Unknown
FireWire Device: unknown_device, Unknown
Thunderbolt Bus:
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Did you checked your northbridge heatsink, on the CPU tray, to see if the nylon rivets are ok? It’s a common problem after all these years.
[doublepost=1553770211][/doublepost]https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...dge-heat-sink-on-2009-mac-pro-2x2-26.1637891/
 
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barmann

macrumors 6502a
Original poster
Oct 25, 2010
941
626
Germany
tsialex said:
Did you checked your northbridge heatsink, on the CPU tray, to see if the nylon rivets are ok? It’s a common problem after all these years.
[doublepost=1553770211][/doublepost]https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...dge-heat-sink-on-2009-mac-pro-2x2-26.1637891/
Click to expand...

Thanks for pointing that out .

In the meantime, I've been doing the most simple thing and reattached all the display connectors and adapters .
One DVI connection had a loose nut on it, a common issue that had caused me graphic glitches in the past , but ususally that resulted only in artifacts and not system freezes .

No crashes since - knocking on wood .
 
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barmann

macrumors 6502a
Original poster
Oct 25, 2010
941
626
Germany
Well, my GPU has been working again for a little while, but it seems like now it's gone for good .

After having a few crashes in a short period of time - trying to play a game - the R9 280X won't even start up to anything but a distorted output and or blank screen .

I also tried it on my old MP 3.1, with a different monitor, on DVI and miniDP , and it's the same issue ( see attached images ) .
Two old GPUs, an 8800GT and Radeon 5770, work just fine on my MP 5.1 ; so at this point I assume the R9 280X is at fault .

As I want to keep running Mavericks 10.9.5 for a little longer, but Metal support would be nice for the future too, my options for a decent replacement card seem to be limited .

Another R9 280X would be possible - but my further research has brought up possible power issues in cMPs , which might have had to do with the demise of my current R9 280X .

Or, the Nividia GTX 780 (3GB or 6GB , non Ti/Titan ) is apperantly Mavericks ( and Metal ) compatible as well and easier on the power supply .

Flashed GTX 780 3GB are around 200-250 Euros right now over here, same as a flashed R9 280X .

Any thoughts or recommendations ?
 

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If you're planning to make the jump to Mojave in the future, the r9 280x would be a good candidate as would the gtx780. As there are Apple nvidia drivers for Kepler based GPUs, the 780 should work with Mojave as well. 280x can be flashed to have an Apple ROM which has its benefits.

Depends on what your workflow situation is, but Nvidia is at the end of the road at present with Apple, unless they release new web drivers for use in Mojave. Both cards are quite decent. Many would recommend an RX580 (me included), which would be ideal and future proof you, but not sure what the cost or availability is in Germany at present. Also, its a far better GPU than both offerings you suggested.

If you have to stay with Mavericks, the RX580 is out of the question. Updating your OS would help open the door to more GPU choices, but if you're running older software that was never updated I get the hesitation to change.
 
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barmann said:
Well, my GPU has been working again for a little while, but it seems like now it's gone for good .

After having a few crashes in a short period of time - trying to play a game - the R9 280X won't even start up to anything but a distorted output and or blank screen .

I also tried it on my old MP 3.1, with a different monitor, on DVI and miniDP , and it's the same issue ( see attached images ) .
Two old GPUs, an 8800GT and Radeon 5770, work just fine on my MP 5.1 ; so at this point I assume the R9 280X is at fault .
Any thoughts or recommendations ?
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The R9 280X is a nice card, Perhaps it was not EFI flashed properly. Have you thought about going over to to the Netkas thread http://forum.netkas.org/index.php/topic,5619.0.html to learn how to re-flash it ? 45 pages - read ALL of them, make notes, work slowly, methodically - as we did as novices.
I recommend the Gigabyte R9 280X as it is a two PCIe slot card and will allow you to use PCIe slot 2. for other hi-performance PCIe cards or perhaps even an IOcrest M.2 NVME SSD adapter.

I plan to get the Gigabyte card next month.
 
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Thanks for the replies , guys !

I will look into bringing the R9 280X back to life, but won't put too much effort into it .
As you said, it's obsolete in many respects - still worked well enough for my needs .

I use a number of programs and hardware that are not supported or don't work well in an OS later than Mavericks, I don't really miss much apart from a more current Safari, GPU power is not a major issue for my work - and I'm a bit lazy ...
A secondary setup is running High Sierra, but I'll wait for the future MP before moving my entire workflow over to the latest OSX version .

Hence I figured I'd best stick with a GPU that gives me the choice of using anything from Mavericks to Mojave, for the time being .

The R9 280X ran without any issues for a year and a month - one month beyond the warranty I got from the refurbishing shop I bought my used MP 5.1 with the 280X from ...

Fortunately, the vendor has has been very accomodating when I contacted them - they are sending me a flashed GTX 780 3GB at half price . Kudos to mac-factory , they had no obligation to do that .
 
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GTX 580 is capable and if you're not needing the horsepower gpu wise. Decent of them to send a replacement for sure! Glad to help. Maybe the 280X need a repaste and reflash. Hopefully it didn't cook itself.
 
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