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#Continuity patch for mac pro (mid 2010) install#
#Continuity patch for mac pro (mid 2010) upgrade#
#Continuity patch for mac pro (mid 2010) pro#
#Continuity patch for mac pro (mid 2010) software#
#Continuity patch for mac pro (mid 2010) Bluetooth#

Of course you can buy them for half that much or less, but the way I like them configured it usually costs me about three bills. It's also true that every Mac I ever bought usually cost about $3000, and that also goes back to 1984 or so. That is not some hard limit it's just the very approximate point at which a Mac usually no longer does what I would like it to do, and upgrading hardware becomes necessary. It's been my experience that Macs enjoy a useful economic life of about seven years. a bunch of little things that once you get used to are impossible to give up. Is there anything you cannot do with your Mac that High Sierra would convey the ability to do? Don't misunderstand me-I like HS and have not desire go back to anything earlier, but the reasons amount to things like Handoff and Continuity, swiping left to delete emails, the ability to unlock my Macs using my Apple Watch, split screens.

#Continuity patch for mac pro (mid 2010) software#

Do you really expect Apple to stand still with software or hardware development? If they did Apple would have ceased to exist as a going concern a long time ago, relegating your Mac to permanent obsolescence, the Amiga of the computer world, a footnote you can look up on your Windows PC-which without any competition will still be running XP.

#Continuity patch for mac pro (mid 2010) install#

Characterizing the inability to install an operating system nine years after the hardware was built much less designed as "built-in obsolescence" strains credulity. I still believe, that I'm experiencing the built in obsolescence that Apple's so famous for. Apple still provide security updates for it, the latest one having been delivered five days ago. You said yourself that it has a lot more life in it, and you're right.

#Continuity patch for mac pro (mid 2010) pro#

The guide is based on this MacRumors thread.There is nothing wrong with a 2009 MacBook Pro or El Capitan. When possible use small pieces of tape to fix wires to ensure they stay securely connected and don’t move much.

#Continuity patch for mac pro (mid 2010) Bluetooth#

The loose end of our Bluetooth data cable must be connected to the motherboard: The loose end of our Bluetooth antenna extension cable should be connected to the existing Bluetooth antenna cable (disconnected previously from the old Bluetooth card). Tighten the adapter in place with one of two screws holding the old card. Slide the card with all 4 antennas attached into the mPCIe adapter then slide the adapter into the mPCIe slot. Connect three existing Wi-Fi antennas and one Bluetooth antenna extension cable to the card exactly as shown below: The new card with adapter goes in the PCIe slot where your old Wifi card was.

Unscrew 1 screw holding the old Bluetooth card, disconnect data cable and gold antenna connector, remove the card by pulling it towards you, it’s slightly glued with adhesive.

Unscrew two small screws holding the old AirPort Wifi card and disconnect 2 or 3 antennas by lightly pulling them towards you (depending on the model, one antenna can be unused and hidden below the card), remove the card by sliding it to the left.

Later we will be passing wires behind the area highlighted in the center. Wi-Fi card is highlighted on the left and the small Bluetooth card on the right. With the tray removed your computer should look as on the photo below. Open your Mac Pro and remove the CPU/RAM tray.

Solder (or ask someone who has a soldering machine) D+ and D- contacts on the adapter to black and red wires correspondily (not quite neatly on the photo).

Connect them to each other so you have enough length for Bluetooth data cable:.

You will need THREE JST cables where you remove yellow and green wires (only black and red are used).

D+ and D- connectors on the mPCIe adapter must be connected to the motherboard instead of the old Bluetooth card. The original Bluetooth card will be removed because the BCM94360CD has both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi on board. Solder Bluetooth data cable to the mPCIe adapter There’s a version of the mPCIe adapter that doesn’t require soldering! Amazon, Ebay.

Some smart guy sells similar kit for around 215 USD + shipping but normally you get it for less than a quarter of the price (and free shipping from China) The Broadcom card mentioned in the kit is used in many iMac models thus natively supported by macOS.

#Continuity patch for mac pro (mid 2010) upgrade#

The upgrade kit described here is 100% native, doesn’t include any external cards, antennas and doesn’t require any additional software installation. We take zero responsibility if you damage your computer somehow (highly unlikely but you never know).

macOS 10.15 Catalina no longer supports old BCM94322MC Wi-Fi card so Wi-Fi will not work thereĭisclamer: this website is by no means associated with any of ebay sellers mentioned here.

Wi-Fi 802.11ac is insanely fast, Bluetooth 4.0 is more reliable, secure and way quicker.

You get Continuity, Handoff and new AirDrop working natively.

Here’re main reasons why you want to upgrade Wi-Fi to 802.11ac and Bluetooth to 4.0: Classic Mac Pro 5,1 (also 4,1 upgraded to 5,1) features only Wi-Fi 802.11n and Bluetooth 2.1.