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Re: Upgrading MacPro

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In message <lyndon-203D4F.14560121072020@news.newsguy.com> Lyndon <lyndon@someisp.com> wrote:
> I have a 2010 MacPro running Sierra with 16gb RAM. I believe I have to 
> install High Sierra before going to Mojave. I also have a metal graphics 
> card to put into my computer. I have also come across the fact that 
> firmware needs to be upgraded. 

> So:

> Does Mojave install the firmware upgrade?

I believe the firmware updates are automatically done with system
installs now, but definitely worth checking.

> Will Mojave run with regular spinning harddrives?

Technically? Yes. I would not run any computer without an SSD boot drive
in this day and age, the difference is simply too large.

> What order should all these steps be taken?

Install the new GPU as early as you can, keep the intermediate systems
until you're done with the entire process so if you need to go back you
don't have to go back to the beginning.

> After doing all this, can Catalina be installed?

Not officially, but you can probably finagle something if the system
recognizes the METAL GPU. Unsupported, but probably will work.

> (App store will not download Catalina at this time for my machine.)

No, you will have to download it on a fully supported machine. Your 2010
Mac Pro will never download Catalina.

> Where in this whole process does an SSD become mandatory?

Never, but I would have already put one in the 2010 Mac Pro years ago.

You can get a 1TB SATA SSD for around $100 or a 512GB for about $50. I
don't think there are any SATA-II 1TB SSDs, but SATA-III works. Your
machine only has SATA II, so if you can find a cheaper SATA-II drive,
get it.

> Does Catalina or Mojave recognize spinning harddrives?

Of course.

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Upgrading MacPro Lyndon <lyndon@someisp.com> - 2020-07-21 14:56 -0400
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