LockDown Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 What is the ideal smbios for the said machine since Siera dropped MacPro3,1? I am thinking something like iMac10,1 Any suggestions? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/315879-smbios-for-core2-quad-q9550/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefano.85 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Hi ellaosx, i'm currently using an iMac 14,2 smbios for my Core2 Quad Q9300 and it seems it's working fine! Power management works like on Mac Pro 3,1 and also sleep isn't affected... cheers Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/315879-smbios-for-core2-quad-q9550/#findComment-2285269 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergiy.gagarin Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Cool that I have found this thread guys! I am on L5430 (C2Q Xeon) myself on P5Q board and thinking about proper SMBIOS model for 10.12 As I see 10,1 would be definitely more bulletproof since C2D in those iMacs support same or less instructions compared to my CPU. 14,2 on the other hand is much newer processor with those new fancy AVX and other new instruction sets that C2Q just doesn't have.Then 2 more considerations:1. iMessages — will my iMessages work fine after I change model without changing serial and MLB? Won't it trigger any security concerns on Apple side? 2. WiFi — I've ordered Continuity supported BCM94431(from 2012 retina macbook pro) with PCIe adapter from eBay (pretty cheap I must say — 22$ for both). Will it work OOB on iMac10,1 model or I will need a patch it after every update? Can you answer any of these? Hi ellaosx, i'm currently using an iMac 14,2 smbios for my Core2 Quad Q9300 and it seems it's working fine! Power management works like on Mac Pro 3,1 and also sleep isn't affected... cheers Schermata 2016-09-25 alle 21.47.49.png Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/315879-smbios-for-core2-quad-q9550/#findComment-2285740 Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefano.85 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 About 10,1 smbios... probably it works too and both without issues...if you want I can make a test.About FaceTime issue...prior to install Mac OS sierra (from El Capitan) and make changes to the smbios definition I have made a backup of the old parameters (just for safety)... then with clover configurator I have changed ONLY the smbios part with the automatic wizard tool included. I have then replaced only the new serial with my "old" one. Also make sure that the MLB isn't changed after all... (must be your previous one).By doing this now on system profiler macOS detects that I have a macpro 3,1 (because it follow the serial number) and on Apple Store it detects an iMac 14,2 and it allows you to download Mac OS sierra and proceed to the installation.For now all is working perfect. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/315879-smbios-for-core2-quad-q9550/#findComment-2286207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergiy.gagarin Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 That is interesting! Thanks Stefano.I think no need to change it to 10,1 since I will probaly use something like 14 or 13 myself because it seems that Continuity is looking for model number and not actual card installed. If 14,2 work good I'll probably use it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/315879-smbios-for-core2-quad-q9550/#findComment-2286292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DADAAA Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Hi! I came from El Capitan with SMBIOS MacPro3,1 on a P5Q (Core2Duo SSE4.1) and it works like a dream. With Sierra and the SMBIOS iMac14,2 it works, but i lost the cpu-powermanagement. So, i edit the plattform.plist and got Sierra working as a MacPro3,1, like with El Capitan before. Greets. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/315879-smbios-for-core2-quad-q9550/#findComment-2497999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ricoc90 Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 You can use MacPro3,1 SMBIOS on Sierra nevertheless (-no_compat_check). However, this breaks updates through the AppStore. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/315879-smbios-for-core2-quad-q9550/#findComment-2498036 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DADAAA Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 You can use MacPro3,1 SMBIOS on Sierra nevertheless (-no_compat_check). However, this breaks updates through the AppStore. Hi! Okay, i'll check this here... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/315879-smbios-for-core2-quad-q9550/#findComment-2498777 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DADAAA Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Hi, rico! Funny and interesting: 2 fresh installs and tryouts later, you're absolutely right. Hmmm, okay, lazy coders or apple's way to tell you, buy new hardware... o_O Greets. PS: System-Updates don't, but App-Updates worx... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/315879-smbios-for-core2-quad-q9550/#findComment-2498845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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