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Hello, I need help from you Mac experts. I have a 2009 12 core Mac Pro that I'm trying to revive.
It has 40 gigs of Ram, running the latest version of High Sierra. It crashes every few minutes with out fail.

I don't fully understand this crash report; I'm not sure if its a processor issue, or a corrupted file.
Can you guys help me decipher this report?
Thank you in advance!

Anonymous UUID: 4F20E287-CC9F-01BA-DEBA-22BD9B4918EA

Mon Jan 25 19:57:08 2021

*** Panic Report ***
Machine-check capabilities: 0x0000000000001c09
family: 6 model: 44 stepping: 0 microcode: -65514
signature: 0x206c0
Genuine Intel(R) CPU 000 @ 2.53GHz
9 error-reporting banks
Processor 0: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000004
IA32_MC6_STATUS(0x419): 0xfe00084000080152
IA32_MC6_ADDR(0x41a): 0x0000000a3c755680
IA32_MC6_MISC(0x41b): 0x00000000040d1401
Processor 1: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000004
IA32_MC6_STATUS(0x419): 0xfe00084000080152
IA32_MC6_ADDR(0x41a): 0x0000000a3c755680
IA32_MC6_MISC(0x41b): 0x00000000040d1401
Processor 2: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000004
IA32_MC6_STATUS(0x419): 0xfe00084000080152
IA32_MC6_ADDR(0x41a): 0x0000000a3c755680
IA32_MC6_MISC(0x41b): 0x00000000040d1401
Processor 3: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000004
IA32_MC6_STATUS(0x419): 0xfe00084000080152
IA32_MC6_ADDR(0x41a): 0x0000000a3c755680
IA32_MC6_MISC(0x41b): 0x00000000040d1401
Processor 4: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000004
IA32_MC6_STATUS(0x419): 0xfe00084000080152
IA32_MC6_ADDR(0x41a): 0x0000000a3c755680
IA32_MC6_MISC(0x41b): 0x00000000040d1401
Processor 5: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000004
IA32_MC6_STATUS(0x419): 0xfe00084000080152
IA32_MC6_ADDR(0x41a): 0x0000000a3c755680
IA32_MC6_MISC(0x41b): 0x00000000040d1401
Processor 6: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000004
IA32_MC6_STATUS(0x419): 0xfe00084000080152
IA32_MC6_ADDR(0x41a): 0x0000000a3c755680
IA32_MC6_MISC(0x41b): 0x00000000040d1401
Processor 7: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000004
IA32_MC6_STATUS(0x419): 0xfe00084000080152
IA32_MC6_ADDR(0x41a): 0x0000000a3c755680
IA32_MC6_MISC(0x41b): 0x00000000040d1401
Processor 8: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000004
IA32_MC6_STATUS(0x419): 0xfe00084000080152
IA32_MC6_ADDR(0x41a): 0x0000000a3c755680
IA32_MC6_MISC(0x41b): 0x00000000040d1401
Processor 9: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000004
IA32_MC6_STATUS(0x419): 0xfe00084000080152
IA32_MC6_ADDR(0x41a): 0x0000000a3c755680
IA32_MC6_MISC(0x41b): 0x00000000040d1401
Processor 10: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000004
IA32_MC6_STATUS(0x419): 0xfe00084000080152
IA32_MC6_ADDR(0x41a): 0x0000000a3c755680
IA32_MC6_MISC(0x41b): 0x00000000040d1401
Processor 11: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000004
IA32_MC6_STATUS(0x419): 0xfe00084000080152
IA32_MC6_ADDR(0x41a): 0x0000000a3c755680
IA32_MC6_MISC(0x41b): 0x00000000040d1401
mp_kdp_enter(): 16776191, 1, 24 TIMED-OUT WAITING FOR NMI-ACK, PROCEEDING
panic(cpu 10 caller 0xffffff800cb8722a): "Machine Check at 0x00007fff7032b198, registers:\n" "CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x000070000d3be904, CR3: 0x0000000a260e102e, CR4: 0x00000000000226e0\n" "RAX: 0x000070000a3d5c50, RBX: 0x000070000a3d5450, RCX: 0x0000000000000422, RDX: 0x0000000000000802\n" "RSP: 0x000070000a3d52b0, RBP: 0x000070000a3d64c0, RSI: 0x0000000000000008, RDI: 0x0000000000000000\n" "R8: 0x000070000a3d6a80, R9: 0x000000000000000c, R10: 0x00000001055d88ac, R11: 0x0000000000000194\n" "R12: 0x0000000000000002, R13: 0x000070000a3d65f2, R14: 0x0000000000000001, R15: 0x00000000000003f8\n" "RFL: 0x0000000000000202, RIP: 0x00007fff7032b198, CS: 0x000000000000002b, SS: 0x0000000000000023\n" "Error code: 0x0000000000000000\n"@/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/xnu/xnu-4570.71.82.8/osfmk/i386/trap_native.c:168
Backtrace (CPU 10), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff98be7c3c00 : 0xffffff800ca6ae76
0xffffff98be7c3c50 : 0xffffff800cb94484
0xffffff98be7c3c90 : 0xffffff800cb86654
0xffffff98be7c3d00 : 0xffffff800ca1ce60
0xffffff98be7c3d20 : 0xffffff800ca6a8ec
0xffffff98be7c3e50 : 0xffffff800ca6a6ac
0xffffff98be7c3eb0 : 0xffffff800cb8722a
0xffffff98be7c3fa0 : 0xffffff800ca1d6df

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: mDNSResponder

Mac OS version:
17G14042

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 17.7.0: Fri Oct 30 13:34:27 PDT 2020; root:xnu-4570.71.82.8~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 5E83A13A-32F5-3604-8591-50E2F2F70DC6
Kernel slide: 0x000000000c800000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff800ca00000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff800c900000
System model name: MacPro5,1 (Mac-F221BEC8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 5406999266096
last loaded kext at 249247876629: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.10 (addr 0xffffff7f8dbb3000, size 69632)
loaded kexts:
com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard 5.9.1
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com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
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com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1
com.apple.kext.AMDLegacyFramebuffer 1.6.8
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com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 6.0.7f22
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 281.52
com.apple.driver.pmtelemetry 1
com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX3000 1.6.8
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.kext.AMD5000Controller 1.6.8
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFIVRDriver 4.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU 6.0.7f22
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBDisplays 380
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1
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com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 40
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com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.5.9
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com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 800.21.30
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com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 6.1
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com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 186
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 220.50.1
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com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAVBFamily 683.1
com.apple.plugin.IOgPTPPlugin 680.15
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSSE 1.0
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com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 526
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com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 211.15
com.apple.kext.AMDSupport 1.6.8
com.apple.AppleGPUWrangler 3.20.18
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.20.18
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.18d1
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 281.52
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 281.52
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.14d1
com.apple.kext.AMDLegacySupport 1.6.8
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com.apple.iokit.IOSlowAdaptiveClockingFamily 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.9
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
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com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.8
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EOF
Model: MacPro5,1, BootROM MP51.0089.B00, 12 processors, 6-Core Intel Xeon, 2.53 GHz, 40 GB, SMC 1.39f5
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5770, ATI Radeon HD 5770, PCIe
Memory Module: DIMM 1, 4 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x463732353155363246393333334758534158
Memory Module: DIMM 2, 4 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x463732353155363246393333334758534158
Memory Module: DIMM 3, 4 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x463732353155363246393333334758534158
Memory Module: DIMM 4, 8 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1333 MHz, 0x85F7, 0x463732314755363547393333334700520000
Memory Module: DIMM 5, 8 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1333 MHz, 0x85F7, 0x463732314755363547393333334700520000
Memory Module: DIMM 6, 4 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x463732353155363246393333334758534158
Memory Module: DIMM 7, 4 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x463732353155363246393333334758534158
Memory Module: DIMM 8, 4 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x463732353155363246393333334758534158
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8E), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.102.30)
Bluetooth: Version 6.0.7f22, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en2
PCI Card: ATI Radeon HD 5770, Display Controller, Slot-1
PCI Card: pci1033,35, USB Open Host Controller, Slot-2@7,0,0
PCI Card: pci1033,35, USB Open Host Controller, Slot-2@7,0,1
PCI Card: pci1033,e0, USB Enhanced Host Controller, Slot-2@7,0,2
PCI Card: pci1a00,1, Other Multimedia, Slot-3
PCI Card: pci1b21,625, AHCI Controller, Slot-4
Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH41N
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD1500ADFD-00NLR5, 150.04 GB
Serial ATA Device: HGST HDN724040ALE640, 4 TB
Serial ATA Device: OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G, 1.92 TB
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: Maschine Jam
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: iLok
USB Device: eLicenser
USB Device: Apple Cinema HD Display
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus
USB Device: Keyboard Hub
USB Device: Kensington Expert Mouse
USB Device: Apple Keyboard
USB Device: USB2.0 Hub
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Console 1
USB Device: Apple Cinema HD Display
FireWire Device: built-in_hub, Up to 800 Mb/sec
Thunderbolt Bus:

Hey Kwiz... although I am no expert when it comes to reading crash reports, the section that begins:

mp_kdp_enter(): 16776191, 1, 24 TIMED-OUT WAITING FOR NMI-ACK, PROCEEDING
panic(cpu 10 caller 0xffffff800cb8722a):

seems interesting.

Have you tried a clean install of the OS and removal of all peripherals? NVRAM reset? Removal of RAM?

Here's what Apple recommends: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT200553

If no luck, I'd suggest you log in over at MacRumors.com and post in the Mac Pro Forum there. I hope you can get it sorted.

Remove this.

com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard 5.9.1

You may need to disable SIP to do so. It will not affect any version of iLok that works over High Sierra. This was required only through Lion is a well known crash inducer in later OS.

I have no idea if that's the only troublemaker but it's one I know.

HCMarkus and mikehalloran, thank you so much for the help!

BTW HC, I did do a fresh install about a month ago and today I was tempted to wipe the entire drive and start over.
Thought about what that would entail and decided not to go that route.

I'll try all suggestions and report back.

First, boot into the Repair Partition (boot holding the ⌘ r keys). Reinstall the MacOS via Internet Recovery. This will install a fresh copy of OS 10.13.6 leaving your data untouched.

Second, do a Safe Boot holding the Shift key. Log in when prompted. After the desktop finishes rebuilding, reboot again.

If you can't do either of these, post back.


If the problem remains, give Apple support a try. If you can get someone to call you back, they'll install a crash tracer that will list anything causing a problem.

If Mojave or later over a supported Mac, they will call you back after initiating the request at the support site. Support for High Sierra ended two months ago so you might be told that this is ineligible for the call. It doesn't hurt to try, however, and the techs don't care once they are on the phone with you. They will tell you to do the first two steps, howeve, so doing them beforehand saves a lot of time.

Whatever they tell you to remove, do so. I put such things in a desktop folder in case it causes something to mess up. I've never had to put things back, though. A similar call after last March Security Update was how I found out about that old iLok .kext so make it gone.

mikehalloran wrote: ↑Tue Jan 26, 2021 5:01 pm First, boot into the Repair Partition (boot holding the ⌘ r keys). Reinstall the MacOS via Internet Recovery. This will install a fresh copy of OS 10.13.6 leaving your data untouched.

Second, do a Safe Boot holding the Shift key. Log in when prompted. After the desktop finishes rebuilding, reboot again.

If you can't do either of these, post back.


If the problem remains, give Apple support a try. If you can get someone to call you back, they'll install a crash tracer that will list anything causing a problem.

If Mojave or later over a supported Mac, they will call you back after initiating the request at the support site. Support for High Sierra ended two months ago so you might be told that this is ineligible for the call. It doesn't hurt to try, however, and the techs don't care once they are on the phone with you. They will tell you to do the first two steps, howeve, so doing them beforehand saves a lot of time.

Whatever they tell you to remove, do so. I put such things in a desktop folder in case it causes something to mess up. I've never had to put things back, though. A similar call after last March Security Update was how I found out about that old iLok .kext so make it gone.

Thanks Mike, I’ll give this a try later on today. I tried what you previously suggested and couldn’t locate the com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard 5.9.1 file. I disabled the SIP as well. Spotlight nor Easy Find could locate the file even though another crash report showed it being there. Not sure if this file is invisible but right now I can’t locate it.
HCmarkus recommended a Re-install as well so hopefully what you both suggested will work. Fingers crossed.
Thanks again for the help, I’ll report back.

Finder's search won't show you hidden files or other non-hidden system files.

My method is to use a lovely utility called Find Any File. It faithfully shows you all files that meet your search criteria and lets you see them and delete them as you see fit.

stubbsonic wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 9:37 am Finder's search won't show you hidden files or other non-hidden system files.

Yes it will but you have to enable System and Hidden files are included in the dropdown menus for Find.

My method is to use a lovely utility called Find Any File. It faithfully shows you all files that meet your search criteria and lets you see them and delete them as you see fit.

+1 on Find Any File. Great utility. It's how Find should work but doesn't.

mikehalloran wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 9:52 am

stubbsonic wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 9:37 am Finder's search won't show you hidden files or other non-hidden system files.

Yes it will but you have to enable System and Hidden files are included in the dropdown menus for Find.

I'm looking for that, but I'm not seeing it. Would you mind describing that?

Also, a fun tip, for those who don't know. You can toggle the view of hidden files on/off in any Finder windows by typing COMMAND-SHIFT-PERIOD (I just recently learned that one).

There's a + sign in the search screen that appears when you enter something, at the top. At the extreme right click this plus sign, and another line of options appears to add other search criteria. Click where it says name, and go to other. That opens up a very long list of file characteristics including system and hidden. That list contains a box you can check to make criteria a regular part of your searches.

stubbsonic wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 9:37 am Finder's search won't show you hidden files or other non-hidden system files.

My method is to use a lovely utility called Find Any File. It faithfully shows you all files that meet your search criteria and lets you see them and delete them as you see fit.

Thanks stubbsonic, I’ll check that out!

bayswater wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 12:41 pm There's a + sign in the search screen that appears when you enter something, at the top. At the extreme right click this plus sign, and another line of options appears to add other search criteria. Click where it says name, and go to other. That opens up a very long list of file characteristics including system and hidden. That list contains a box you can check to make criteria a regular part of your searches.

Like this:



Sometimes, File Visibility should be changed to Invisible instead. Visible or Invisible normally works fine

Ah right. I was looking for "dropdowns" in the wrong place. Now I know what you mean.

mikehalloran wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 3:58 pm

bayswater wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 12:41 pm There's a + sign in the search screen that appears when you enter something, at the top. At the extreme right click this plus sign, and another line of options appears to add other search criteria. Click where it says name, and go to other. That opens up a very long list of file characteristics including system and hidden. That list contains a box you can check to make criteria a regular part of your searches.

Like this:



Sometimes, File Visibility should be changed to Invisible instead. Visible or Invisible normally works fine

Unfortunately, after trying all the was suggested, the computer still crashes every few minutes.
Even after installing "Find Any File", I still can't locate the "com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard 5.9.1" file.
The latest crash reports it as being there...

Mikehalloran, the only thing I haven't done is call Apple as you suggested.
My question to you is, do you think wiping the SSD and starting from scratch will fix it?
I wouldn't need to load everything I normally use on this machine. Just a few 3rd part plugins with DP, Protools, and Logic Pro.

Thanks again for your help guys!

It's possible you're typing too much and getting a character wrong.

Try typing just part of that file name. Find any file will give you all the results matching your string, even if incomplete.