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Everything can be purchased through another company, the only part that will be exclusive to the Mac Pro will be the PSU - they have a pretty special config in that case, but I think it is designed to handle a maxed out system (last time I looked it's a 980 watt PSU). You can buy either new or refurbs online but it's going to be the same part that ships in ...
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The answer is probably, "Because Mac Pro towers have...um...less than ideal...antenna placement". If you open it up and look where the antennas are, you'll probably find that they face out the bottom of the unit.
For a temporary test, try getting your tower out from under your desk, and put it on its side on top of your desk, with its bottom pointing toward ...
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There were also some issues with cables that were connected to the wrong pins inside the case. Your model is probably affected by this issue. To see if you’re affected you can follow the steps at http://nobblynoel.wordpress.com/2010/04/25/mac-pro-2009-bluetooth-fix/
Also note that it hasn’t necessarily something to do with Bluetooth. Sometimes the cables ...
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I use rsync for backing up a selection of folders from my Macbook Pro to my Ubuntu box. With rsync you can make incremental backups. Rsync is a command line program that comes with every mac. You can automate your rsync backups by putting them in a cron job. A nice article on rsync can be found here: ...
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Even if you'll manage to copy the files over, your XP won't boot on your Mac Pro.
XP and to a lesser degree Windows 7 really do not like to be moved to a totally different hardware. As part of Windows install there's installation of system-critical drivers, which are specific only to a particular hardware. These drivers from your PC won't work on your Mac ...
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Mac's are not my specialty but I have experience working on this model and can tell you that the built in connectors can get damaged or even corroded under some circumstances. They pinout they are connected to can also work it's way loose but this is rare.
To test wether the #4 controller or pin array is damaged, try unscrewing the two screws holding the ...
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