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#Mac pro 5.1 thunderbolt card install
#Mac pro 5.1 thunderbolt card update

Mounting the EFI drive using the command diskutil mount /dev/.Figure out the EFI disk using the diskutil list.Open the terminal and run the following commands to make your EFI drive bootable (bless) To boot into recovery mode hold down the Command (⌘) + R key after turning on the Mac Pro.įollow the instructions on the official OpenCore documentation to OpenCore your Mac. Note: I used my original graphic card while I was trying to boot into the recovery drive.

#Mac pro 5.1 thunderbolt card update

I got an alert asking to merge or update the contents. I already had a EFI folder within the drive.

#Mac pro 5.1 thunderbolt card install

Install flashrom using brewĬopy Contents of MacPro5.1 OpenCore.zip file into the mounted EFI drive The blue and the green chips that need to be flashed have a small dot with their respective colors. Unscrew the 4 philips head screws to expose the PCB: Once you unbox your titan ridge card it should look like this: Source: Gigabyte Website Link Disassemble GC-Titan Ridge Here is a information about the package contents of Gigabyte GC-Titan Ridge Card Link. My Upgrade Journey Gigabyte GC-Titan Ridge Card package contents

Custom firmware for the Gigabyte GC-Titan Ridge Card v2.0 Download.

EEPROM Flash Bios USB Programmer Amazon.

Obviously a Mac Pro and a Gigabyte GC-Titan Ridge Card Amazon.

My purchase and upgrade story can be found here ( Github View).

Processor: 2 x 3.33 Ghz 6-Core Intel Xeon (X5680).

My mac pro has the following configurations: Please follow the links mentioned in the the Useful Links section below for more update to date information about the community postings on this topic. These steps have worked for me but there might be additional steps that might be required for getting other thunderbolt devices to work. This is not a end all be all guide for getting the GC-Titan Ridge thunderbolt card working for every use case. This is purely for educational purposes and I am not responsible for any void in warranty. I do not guaranty that this will work for you but I hope it does. Before we begin a quick disclaimer below.ĭisclaimer: Try this at your own risk. This is my story to add Thunderbolt support to my Mac Pro Early 2009 (5,1) with a Gigabyte GC-Titan Ridge Card. Home ▸ Thunderbolt Mac Pro Early 2009 with Gigabyte GC-Titan Ridge Card Thunderbolt Mac Pro Early 2009 with Gigabyte GC-Titan Ridge Card