is 2008 mac pro compatible with pro tools11

[frankie murillo]

hi, i have an early 2008 apple mac pro running mountain 10.8,, 3.1 8 core 10gb memory and run pro tools hd10 with 2 io 192 and c/24 and i want to up grade to the hd 11,,,i read some where that my mac is not supported.is that true and what does that mean not supported?
thanks for your help
frankie

[TimNielsen]

I'm running a 2008 2.8gHz 8-Core Harpertown with Mavericks and PT11 just fine.

[frankie murillo]

Originally Posted by TimNielsen

I'm running a 2008 2.8gHz 8-Core Harpertown with Mavericks and PT11 just fine.

good to know,,thank you tim

[Shan]

I have a Mac Pro 1,1 2.66GHz Woodcrest with W7 64, W8 64 running PT HD 10.8.3 and PT HD 11.1.2. All runs fine on this older system. I have yet to try it with OS X Mavericks, but others like Tim above will chime in to confirm. There's still some life left in these older systems.

Shane

[soundboy35]

I have a 1,1 and can't 10.8 to run on it. How are you installing it, etc?
Thought I read that 10.8 is 64 bit and the 1,1 can't run a 64bit OS.
Do tell

[Shan]

Originally Posted by soundboy35

I have a 1,1 aan can't 10.8 to run on it. How are you installing it, etc?
Thought I read that 10.8 is 64 bit and the 1,1 can't run a 64bit OS.
Do tell

A 64-bit computer that can't run a 64-bit OS is just wacky artificial crippling by Apple. Both W7 64 and W8 64 run very well on these old machines with no issues. You'll have to do some command line work. I've yet to try Mavericks on my old 1,1 but search and you will find. There's still some life left in these.

Shane

[soundboy35]

Nice! Would be be great to get 10.8.x on this machine. Not ready for Mavericks yet...

Thanks!

[KV626]

I have installed Mavericks on my MacPro 1,1 with no trouble whatsoever a few weeks ago (you have to make your own USB installer with a few modifications on it, nothing unfeasible though, and have a "mavericks-compatible" video card, like the ATI 5770). 10.9.2 runs on this machine like a charm. I recently switched back to ProTools from Digital Performer 8 for a number of reasons, and my MacPro 1,1 is relevant again, both with 10.9.2 and PT 11.1.2 Couldn't be happier actually.