Mac Pro 5.1 Aug 2010 - broken out the box

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12sep2010-
phoenix and LFG:

new 5,1 macs boot up in 64bit mode out of the box - so AS drivers dont work - phoenix and lfg - catalyst works in 64bit mode but it cant work with 32 bit drivers in 64bit mode.

they have to be rebooted in 32bit kernel by holding down '3' and '2' at startup

i cant find any software out there which does this properly right now - though there are some that claim to do this

the pieces of software and the information on the web didnt do the right thing.

all very confusing to everyone
12sep2010

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apple technote on changing modes-

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3773

Method 1: Startup key combination (for current startup only)

If your Mac uses the 32-bit kernel by default, but supports the 64-bit kernel, you can start up using the 64-bit kernel by holding the 6 and 4 keys during startup.
If your Mac uses the 64-bit kernel by default, you can start up with the 32-bit kernel by holding the 3 and 2 keys during startup.
Your Mac will revert to the default kernel the next time you reboot it.


Method 2: On-disk setting (persistent)

To select the 64-bit kernel for the current startup disk, use the following command in Terminal:

sudo systemsetup -setkernelbootarchitecture x86_64

To select the 32-bit kernel for the current startup disk, use the following command in Terminal:

sudo systemsetup -setkernelbootarchitecture i386

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apple technote on changing modes-

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3773

The same holds true for the new Mac Minis.

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gtx 285 back in uk applestore

http://store.apple.com/uk/product/TW387ZM/A

all ati cards currently broken on 10.6.4