Mac Pro 2010 Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Ready, Set Up, Go
- Life with Your Mac Pro
- Making a Good Thing Better
- Problem, Meet Solution
- An Ounce of Prevention
- Problems with Your Mac Pro
- Problems with Software
- Repairing, Restoring, or Reinstalling Mac OS X Software
- Checking for a Hardware Problem
- Keeping Your Software Up to Date
- Problems with Wi-Fi Communication
- Problems with Your Display
- Problems with Your Internet Connection
- Replacing the Apple Magic Mouse Batteries
- Maximizing Ethernet Performance
- Learning More, Service, and Support
- Locating Your Serial Number
- What’s Under the Hood
- Last, but Not Least
- Looking for Something?
54 Chapter 3 Making a Good Thing Better
Installing Memory in an 8-Core or 12-Core Mac Pro
The8-coreand12-coreMacProhaveeightmemoryslots,and,inmostcongurations,
comewithatleastsix1GBDIMMsinstalled.Youcaninstallatotalofupto32GB
ofmemory.
It’simportantthatalltheDIMMsinstalledinyourMacProhavethecorrectspecications.
UsetheinstructionsthatfollowtoinstallDIMMsinan8-coreor12-coreMacPro.
To install memory in a dual-processor Mac Pro:
1 ShutdownyourMacPro,openit,andremovethesidepanel,followingtheinstructions
in“OpeningYourMacPro”onpage39.
WARNING: LetyourMacProcooldownfor5to10minutesbeforeyouremovethe
processortrayortouchtheinternalcomponents.Theprocessortrayandcomponents
maybeveryhot.