My MacPro 5,1 is BROKEN! What's Next? A Beginners Guide to OpenCore.

[@GCDSHOP182]

did you ever try repalcing the 2032 battery on the logic board of the mac pro, i have seen issues where the 5,1 wont do anything not even make the start up chime, because of the dead battery on the board.

[@spottedtango]

yeah, I even ordered OEM Panasonic BR2032s for both my mainboards. It's definitely PSU as far as I can tell. Doesn't matter to me now though!

[@GCDSHOP182]

Well hopefully the replacement machine fairs you better than then the mac pro did, if it wasn't for your videos i don't think i would be running a mac pro at all. If you ever decide to try to get that machine running again and need access to parts let me know, ill gladly send you anything you need! I appreciate the reply and the videos man! @@spottedtango

[@spottedtango]

@@GCDSHOP182 Thanks man! I definitely still love the 5,1 but until someone makes an ATX conversion kit for it, it's dead to me. After blowing through 3 power supplies, it's dawned on me that I have terrible luck. They're all ticking ever closer to EOL at a hardware level sadly. I won't trust another 20 year old PSU that hasn't been rebuilt, I haven't found a rebuild service for those, and even still, I think an off the shelf PSU would make more sense for the 5,1 at this point anyway.