
This is less a how-to guide/manual than it is a roadmap to primary sources by other brilliant people, written to be accessible to both new and advanced users. The information is out there but knowing what is possible, what questions to ask, and where to find it isn't nearly as easy. The largest/most-complete guide to all possible classic Mac Pro upgrades covering OS, Firmware, GPU, CPU, Storage, USB and Network upgrades. Collected Articles on classic Mac Pro and the 2019 Mac Pro.Upgrading from a single CPU to dual CPU on a 2009 - 2012.Enabling Apple Watch Auto Unlock with the Mac Pro.Update Recovery Partition on Unsupported Macs.Fan / Heat Sink / other case part Replacement, Liquid Cooling.



Radeon Navi 21 GPUs (Radeon 6800 - 6900 XT).OEM EFI Bootable Cards / Aftermarket EFI Bootable.Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS) vulnerabilities.Instruction Sets, SSE 4.2, VT-x/EPT, AVX/AVX2.Running Apps from unidentified developers.OpenCore: Codec acceleration, boot selection, and unpatched OS updates.Upgrading to Catalina: OpenCore vs DosDude1.Updating Firmware Strategies for Mac Pro 5,1s.Fast Resource Loading API / DirectStorage API.3.0 vs 4.0 and its impact on GPU performance The Cheese Grater's last stand & Big Sur.This guide is a living document, it was last updated: 10/11/22
