Harpertown Mac Pro and HDX

[Rubicon]

I am ready to order my HDX2 from my local avid dealer, and he is saying my harpertown mac pro (PCIE) won't work with HDX.

Is this true?

I would like to find out the definitive answer on this before I place my order.

He seemed to think the cards would fit, but I would hit a "wall" somewhere inside the system. What would this wall be?

TIA

Rubicon

[Drew Mazurek]

It's true. Confirmed by Max G.

here

[Rubicon]

Thanks, that is big news to me. I guess I'll have to wait for the next generation of mac pros to surface before I can update to HDX. It wouldn't be prudent to purchase a mac pro with a new generation slated to come out next quarter...

This is one really big reason pt 10 for tdm should not be $1000...

Rubi

[Rockman413]

What?? Our current Mac Pro PCIE won't work with HDX?

[Siegfried Meier]

Huh?? Really?!? Jeez I'm glad I read this thread! We were just about to buy a last generation Mac Pro!

But, they will work in a 4,1 and a 5,1 Mac Pro, correct?

[nst7]

The Mac Pros have to be Nehalem or later, which would be the current models (Westmere included, of course) or the previous generation, which were all Nehalem.

[DeVille]

So…HDX will work in a Harpertown Mac Pro until you have to do a firmware update on the card?

Is this an automated process? Can HDX be used in a Harpertown Mac Pro perhaps for a while until the new Mac Pros arrive?

[drumster]

From the sounds of things, the Harpertown Mac Pro is a no go on all accounts. If you plan on moving up to HDX, you're best off selling it and putting it towards a newer machine.

[suicune]

Could anyone point me to the official confirmation of this?

[drumster]

Originally Posted by suicune

Could anyone point me to the official confirmation of this?

The official word came yesterday from Max Gutnik. Please see his post, #234, from this thread over on Gearslutz: http://www.gearslutz.com/board/aes-2...upgrade-8.html