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?
74 Chapter 3 Making a Good Thing Better
Adding PCI Express Cards
YoucanexpandthecapabilitiesofyourMacProbyinstallingcardsinthePeripheral
ComponentInterconnect(PCI)Expressslots.YourMacProhasonedouble-widePCI
ExpressgraphicsslotandthreePCIExpressexpansionslots,foratotaloffourslots.
TheseslotsaccommodatePCIExpressgraphicscardsandexpansioncards.
About PCI Express Cards
YourMacProcomeswithahigh-performancePCIExpressgraphicscard,which
containsthegraphicsprocessingunit(GPU)andprovidesthecomputer’sdisplayports.
Thegraphicscardisinstalledinslot1.
YoucaninstalladditionalPCIExpressgraphicsandexpansioncards.Beforeinstallinga
card,checkitsspecicationstomakesureitcanoperateinyourMacPro:
 Slots1and2arex16,PCIExpress2.0slots
 Slots3and4arex4,PCIExpress2.0slots
Allfourslotssupport16-lanecards.
NOTICE: CombinedmaximumpowerconsumptionforallfourPCIExpressslotsmust
notexceed300watts(W).