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Old 11-19-2011, 06:19 AM
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Default i think i F***ed my Computer

i am not sure but i think i really broke my Mac pro...

i added a 3rd Accel card a few days ago , and since i did my very stable Mac pro crashes a few times a day....
when i added the accel card the Ram went crazy and i had to change the Ram boards places , cause even if i had 8 gigs of ram installed it showed only 2 gigs of ram.....

after switching between the 2 boards it showed 8 Giga.....

now today , i am doing some Arrangements with some of my old Virtual samplers , that i always use with no hassle.... Like Mach 5 and contact , but after loading some samples it quits....and crashes , and dies on me , freezes the computer....leaving me nothing but to push the power button for a few seconds to restart...

did i made something that bad that i could have ruined the motherboard? or the Ram boards?

my mac was never giving me any troubles , even when i used it with LE 2 years ago , and until a few days ago it was the most stable machine i have ever had.....

did i fu*&^ed it up?
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Old 11-19-2011, 06:49 AM
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Default Re: i think i F***ed my Computer

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i am not sure but i think i really broke my Mac pro...

i added a 3rd Accel card a few days ago , and since i did my very stable Mac pro crashes a few times a day....
when i added the accel card the Ram went crazy and i had to change the Ram boards places , cause even if i had 8 gigs of ram installed it showed only 2 gigs of ram.....

after switching between the 2 boards it showed 8 Giga.....

now today , i am doing some Arrangements with some of my old Virtual samplers , that i always use with no hassle.... Like Mach 5 and contact , but after loading some samples it quits....and crashes , and dies on me , freezes the computer....leaving me nothing but to push the power button for a few seconds to restart...

did i made something that bad that i could have ruined the motherboard? or the Ram boards?

my mac was never giving me any troubles , even when i used it with LE 2 years ago , and until a few days ago it was the most stable machine i have ever had.....

did i fu*&^ed it up?
When you remove the 3rd card and put things back the way they were how does it act? Have you deleted prefs and databases? Reset permissions?

Perhaps it's nothing more than how you have the cards placed.
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Old 11-19-2011, 02:44 PM
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Default Re: i think i F***ed my Computer

When you installed or removed the cards did R35 fall off
It's a common problem when some people use a little more force than necessary
This will cause erratic behavior when operating pro tools

There are also 3 capacitors just inline above R35 that can fall off as well

FYI I repair this problem with quick turn around, using all OEM parts
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