So, I am neither new to MACs or to computers. I have a Macbook Pro M2 MAX I use every day. I also have about 15 other computers running various versions of Windows or Linux.
However, I have always loved the Mac Pro cheese grater style. I had planned to buy a broken one and use the case to build an ATX computer in. That fell through and I ended up buying not 1, but 5 Mac Pros. 3 2008 and 2 2009 4.1s. All are complete except one thing, no Hdd.
I have plenty of blank SSD Sata, or HDD's, but no Mac OS.
I tried to download it to my Macbook, but it refused as it is older than what it has. It is running the latest version out right now.
The second issue I have is that when I connect a monitor, I get nothing. I have 5 "Video cards", all made during the Bush administration. I have tried them all, and I only get a boot chime, no display.
Learning how to troubleshoot this stuff is what I like, so I am open to both answers and links to resources on figuring it out.
BTW, the keyboard is a "Non-Mac" custom built keyboard and the display is just some random old monitor my son left behind. Good thing is, it has VGA, HDMI and Display ports as well as RCA. But it gets no signal on any of them.
However, I have always loved the Mac Pro cheese grater style. I had planned to buy a broken one and use the case to build an ATX computer in. That fell through and I ended up buying not 1, but 5 Mac Pros. 3 2008 and 2 2009 4.1s. All are complete except one thing, no Hdd.
I have plenty of blank SSD Sata, or HDD's, but no Mac OS.
I tried to download it to my Macbook, but it refused as it is older than what it has. It is running the latest version out right now.
The second issue I have is that when I connect a monitor, I get nothing. I have 5 "Video cards", all made during the Bush administration. I have tried them all, and I only get a boot chime, no display.
Learning how to troubleshoot this stuff is what I like, so I am open to both answers and links to resources on figuring it out.
BTW, the keyboard is a "Non-Mac" custom built keyboard and the display is just some random old monitor my son left behind. Good thing is, it has VGA, HDMI and Display ports as well as RCA. But it gets no signal on any of them.