I was planning on buying an Xserve 3,1 would I be able to put an Intel I7-990x@3.47Ghz and side-load a newer macOS?
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Xserve cpu upgrade?
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Flint Ironstag
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If you flash the xserve3,1 bootrom to a cMP 5,1 then yes that CPU would probably work however that CPU doesn't support ECC RAM, and is limited to 24Gb of RAM, so it would be a poor choice of CPU unless you already have it. Also note that this CPU doesn't support being in a dual CPU system either.
You'd be better off with the W3690 (if single socket) or dual X5690 if dual socket, as they are basically the same CPU as the one you list but have ECC and a lot more RAM support.
Once on cMP 5,1 bootrom you can easily natively load mojave if you have the right GPU installed.
Or you can load other OS on xserve now via alternative methods.
Side note of caution, you will lose some DIMM slots and probably IPMI by doing this flash, neither of these have been verified to much depth.
You'd be better off with the W3690 (if single socket) or dual X5690 if dual socket, as they are basically the same CPU as the one you list but have ECC and a lot more RAM support.
Once on cMP 5,1 bootrom you can easily natively load mojave if you have the right GPU installed.
Or you can load other OS on xserve now via alternative methods.
Side note of caution, you will lose some DIMM slots and probably IPMI by doing this flash, neither of these have been verified to much depth.
hwojtek
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Also the server.app in newer MacOS'es is becoming increasingly useless, so it's actually good idea to keep something around Sierra in there...
Ok i will keep it original for now and I ended up buying it and I’m having trouble installing an os I’m trying Yosemite from a website. As of right now I have had no luck installing from a usb drive. I would love for some tips and tricks to get it booted from scratch.
Things to note:
- I am currently using a windows laptop and I don’t have a Mac
- this Xserve came with no drive bays (cheap price-60$)
- I am trying to use a sata pci card in the future but would like to use a usb hard drive as storage right now.
Things to note:
- I am currently using a windows laptop and I don’t have a Mac
- this Xserve came with no drive bays (cheap price-60$)
- I am trying to use a sata pci card in the future but would like to use a usb hard drive as storage right now.
Flint Ironstag
macrumors 68000
I had to do a Catalina Server OS install the other day. Yeah, it's beyond gutted. They've even hidden the damn OD settings!
Where do you get your installs from? I’ve been playing with my 3,1 and can’t get it to find the os off of a usb
hwojtek
macrumors 68020
Since you don't have a Mac to create an USB drive to boot, perhaps this procedure would help? https://pureinfotech.com/create-macos-bootable-usb-windows/
I have tried this to no Avail. When I hold the option key a blank screen shows up with just my Mouse cursor. And if I don’t press the option key it acts like it’s reading the USB (light flickers) when the “missing files” pops up but nothing happens. I hope someone can help me with this and thanks.
Flint Ironstag
macrumors 68000
Sorry, I forgot this was the Xserve forum for a minute. I was just ranting - my install was on a mini.
OS Upgrade information: http://dosdude1.com/software.html
Hardware Upgrade info: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...v-tovBWA8kSZOdFphWLbMbXJtU0GE3z-dA5abV6TKRsHA
Hardware Upgrade info: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...v-tovBWA8kSZOdFphWLbMbXJtU0GE3z-dA5abV6TKRsHA