MacPro4,1
Mac Pro (Early 2009)Mac Pro2009EFI 64-bitno security chip
Mac Pro (Early 2009)
GT 120
Quad-core or 8-core Xeon · GeForce GT 120
Untested0/19 tested
Boot0/3 passed
- Stock installer boots via 64-bit EFIUntested
- Internal storage detected and installation completesUntested
- Installed system starts, restarts and shuts down cleanlyUntested
Graphics0/2 passed
- Discrete GPU accelerationUntested
- External display outputUntested 0 of 2 port groupsback-2back-3
Power0/1 passed
- Sleep and wakeUntested
Audio0/5 passed
- Built-in speakersUntested
- Headphone / analog audio outputUntested front-1back-12
- Line-in / analog audio inputUntested back-11
- Optical digital audio outputUntested back-10
- Optical digital audio inputUntested back-9
Networking0/3 passed
- Wi-FiUntested
- BluetoothUntested
- EthernetUntested back-13back-14
Ports0/2 passed
- USB-A portsUntested front-2front-3back-4back-5back-6
- FireWireUntested front-4front-5back-7back-8
- Port methodology
Storage0/1 passed
- Internal optical drive reads discsUntested
Thermal0/2 passed
- Temperature sensors report under loadUntested
- Fans respond to loadUntested
Hardware Configuration Detailsmacpro4-1-early-2009-a
- CPU
- Xeon W3520 2.66 GHz · 4-core; Dual Xeon E5520 2.26 GHz · 8-core
BTO: Xeon W3540 2.93 GHz · 4-core; Xeon W3580 3.33 GHz · 4-core; Dual Xeon X5550 2.66 GHz · 8-core; Dual Xeon X5570 2.93 GHz · 8-core (Bloomfield) - Memory
- 3 / 6 GB DDR3-1066 ECC · max 32 GB
- Storage
- 640 GB HDD · SATA · BTO 1 TB HDD, 2 TB HDD
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 · OpenGL ES 3.0
pci:10de:0655 · pci:10de:0640 · pci:10de:0656 - Wi-Fi
- Broadcom BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n BTO
pci:14e4:432b - Bluetooth
- Apple Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (USB 05ac:8215)
usb:05ac:8215 - Audio codec
- Realtek ALC889A
- Ethernet
- Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet (×2)
pci:8086:10f6 - Storage controller
- Intel ICH10 SATA controller
pci:8086:3a22 - FireWire controller
- Texas Instruments XIO2213 FireWire 800 controller
pci:104c:823f - Ports
- Line in (analog) · Optical digital audio in · 2× Headphone / line out (analog) · Optical digital audio out · DVI · 2× Gigabit Ethernet · 4× FireWire 800 · Mini DisplayPort · 5× USB 2.0 (Type-A)
- Port layout
- Download drawing (SVG)
Port methodology - Back:1
back-1Power inlet2back-2DVI (on the graphics card; the order can differ between cards)3back-3Mini DisplayPort (on the graphics card; the order can differ between cards)4back-4USB 2.0 (Type-A)5back-5USB 2.0 (Type-A)6back-6USB 2.0 (Type-A)7back-7FireWire 8008back-8FireWire 8009back-9Optical digital audio in10back-10Optical digital audio out11back-11Line in (analog)12back-12Headphone / line out (analog) (line out)13back-13Gigabit Ethernet14back-14Gigabit Ethernet - Front:1
front-1Headphone / line out (analog) (headphone jack)2front-2USB 2.0 (Type-A)3front-3USB 2.0 (Type-A)4front-4FireWire 8005front-5FireWire 800
Numbered left to right as you face each side (top to bottom on a Mac Pro). Source: Apple manual - Back:1
- Features
- Built-in speaker(s) · Cooling fan · Internal optical drive
- Order no.
- MB871LL/A · MB535LL/A
Dual-processor models use Gainestown (Xeon 5500) CPUs.
HD 4870
Xeon · Radeon HD 4870 (build to order)
build to order
Untested0/19 tested
Boot0/3 passed
- Stock installer boots via 64-bit EFIUntested
- Internal storage detected and installation completesUntested
- Installed system starts, restarts and shuts down cleanlyUntested
Graphics0/2 passed
- Discrete GPU accelerationUntested
- External display outputUntested 0 of 2 port groupsback-2back-3
Power0/1 passed
- Sleep and wakeUntested
Audio0/5 passed
- Built-in speakersUntested
- Headphone / analog audio outputUntested front-1back-12
- Line-in / analog audio inputUntested back-11
- Optical digital audio outputUntested back-10
- Optical digital audio inputUntested back-9
Networking0/3 passed
- Wi-FiUntested
- BluetoothUntested
- EthernetUntested back-13back-14
Ports0/2 passed
- USB-A portsUntested front-2front-3back-4back-5back-6
- FireWireUntested front-4front-5back-7back-8
- Port methodology
Storage0/1 passed
- Internal optical drive reads discsUntested
Thermal0/2 passed
- Temperature sensors report under loadUntested
- Fans respond to loadUntested
Hardware Configuration Detailsmacpro4-1-early-2009-hd4870
- CPU
- Xeon W3520 2.66 GHz · 4-core; Dual Xeon E5520 2.26 GHz · 8-core; Dual Xeon X5570 2.93 GHz · 8-core (Bloomfield)
- Memory
- 3 / 6 GB DDR3-1066 ECC · max 32 GB
- Storage
- 640 GB HDD · SATA · BTO 1 TB HDD, 2 TB HDD
- Graphics
- ATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB) · OpenGL ES 3.0
pci:1002:9440 - Wi-Fi
- Broadcom BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n BTO
pci:14e4:432b - Bluetooth
- Apple Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (USB 05ac:8215)
usb:05ac:8215 - Audio codec
- Realtek ALC889A
- Ethernet
- Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet (×2)
pci:8086:10f6 - Storage controller
- Intel ICH10 SATA controller
pci:8086:3a22 - FireWire controller
- Texas Instruments XIO2213 FireWire 800 controller
pci:104c:823f - Ports
- Line in (analog) · Optical digital audio in · 2× Headphone / line out (analog) · Optical digital audio out · DVI · 2× Gigabit Ethernet · 4× FireWire 800 · Mini DisplayPort · 5× USB 2.0 (Type-A)
- Port layout
- Download drawing (SVG)
Port methodology - Back:1
back-1Power inlet2back-2DVI (on the graphics card; the order can differ between cards)3back-3Mini DisplayPort (on the graphics card; the order can differ between cards)4back-4USB 2.0 (Type-A)5back-5USB 2.0 (Type-A)6back-6USB 2.0 (Type-A)7back-7FireWire 8008back-8FireWire 8009back-9Optical digital audio in10back-10Optical digital audio out11back-11Line in (analog)12back-12Headphone / line out (analog) (line out)13back-13Gigabit Ethernet14back-14Gigabit Ethernet - Front:1
front-1Headphone / line out (analog) (headphone jack)2front-2USB 2.0 (Type-A)3front-3USB 2.0 (Type-A)4front-4FireWire 8005front-5FireWire 800
Numbered left to right as you face each side (top to bottom on a Mac Pro). Source: Apple manual - Back:1
- Features
- Built-in speaker(s) · Cooling fan · Internal optical drive
Research notes (unverified)
- Graphics cards are PCIe cards that owners often replace; configurations cover only the cards Apple sold with the machine.
- Shares its board ID with MacPro5,1; many 2009 machines have been flashed to 5,1 firmware. Wi-Fi was optional (real machines show a BCM4322). Audio is a Realtek ALC889A codec on every observed machine.
Sources (11) and identifiers
Board IDs: Mac-F221BEC8
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/112590
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/102887
- https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/specs/mac-pro-eight-core-2.26-early-2009-nehalem-specs.html
- https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/specs/mac-pro-eight-core-2.66-early-2009-nehalem-specs.html
- https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/specs/mac-pro-eight-core-2.93-early-2009-nehalem-specs.html
- https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/specs/mac-pro-quad-core-2.66-early-2009-nehalem-specs.html
- https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/specs/mac-pro-quad-core-2.93-early-2009-nehalem-specs.html
- https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/specs/mac-pro-quad-core-3.33-early-2009-nehalem-specs.html
- https://github.com/acidanthera/OpenCorePkg/blob/master/AppleModels/DataBase/MacPro/MP41.yaml
- https://github.com/linuxhw/LsPCI/tree/master/Desktop/Apple/MacPro4/MacPro4%2C1
- https://github.com/linuxhw/Dmesg/tree/main/Desktop/Apple/MacPro4/MacPro4%2C1