How to Install Computer Memory in an Apple Mac Pro
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I’ve already done the great unboxing of my new Mac Pro. Now, let’s take a look at installing some more RAM into Big Mac. Yes… I named the Mac Pro. Yes… it really IS named Big Mac.
I’ve done memory upgrades in so many different systems. I don’t think anything can approach the ease and elegance of the design of the new Mac Pro’s. You can tell they put a lot of thought into the design of the case, and inside the case as well. Here we go to install memory.
I just pulled out the little slot that the FB DIMMs will sit in. I’m replacing the 2 GB it came with, with 16GB of memory. I’m removing the two 1GB sticks, and will get a rebate on them. Imagine just popping the old RAM stick out with ease. You’ve wrestled with RAM slots before in a case. This Riser card is so simple. It makes it nice and easy. You pop it out, and then just pop in the new RAM sticks. Of course… you then pop the Riser card right back in the case, and voila!
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This Riser card is much heavier than it was when I took it out… since it has four separate 2GB sticks of RAM on it, instead of one 1GB stick. However, it just slid right back in with ease.
On so many levels, this is just beautiful. It was so easy to do, and I didn’t even break a sweat. This machine is just beautiful.
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Left Of Center
February 13th, 2008
at 4:18am
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OmniDragon
February 17th, 2008
at 8:50pm
This video definitely made me want to go out and get more RAM for my mbp. While I won’t be able to put anywhere near as much as 16gb on there, I could do with at least ONE more gig. Though it will definitely be 10 times harder to install on the mbp than it would be if I had a Mac Pro. That is quite the awesome looking machine.
John Howard Oxley
February 18th, 2008
at 8:57am
Now really! Where’s the fun, the pride, that sense of leaping tall buildings with a single bound, if you are able implement a hardware upgrade without breaking into a sweat?!? I expect next you will be touting the virtues of moving from stone tablets to paper! Humph!
On a side note, I notice you name your computers, and so does Jerry Pournelle. I was very surprised after I got my first computer that I did not name it [since I habitually name both my houses and my cars -- ah, in sequence -- I never have more than one of either]. This puzzled me right up to the time I had my first hard drive failure [weren't MFM HDD *fun*? Kids have it so easy these days! Sigh!] and found myself wandering around in a daze until I got a new HDD operational.
It then became clear to me why I don’t name my computers — I do not think of them as separate entities, like cars or houses [seriously, I only have one of each at any one time], but rather as extensions of myself.
itar4
March 17th, 2008
at 7:58pm
Wich os supports 16 gigs of ram???
yomamaspetbeaver
March 20th, 2008
at 8:32am
lol i got 2gb on my laptop
Dhextter
March 21st, 2008
at 7:13am
Any 64 bits OS.
zytekfan
March 22nd, 2008
at 11:29am
Yep.
OS X and server OS’s will utilize the RAM better though..
Dhextter
March 22nd, 2008
at 1:33pm
Especially if you compare to windows, or “ruindows”(something like badwindows) how I use to say here xD.
JvH2424
March 28th, 2008
at 11:03am
Lepard
mapumac
March 31st, 2008
at 9:35am
My Pc only has 3GB of RAM and i thouth that was alot 16ram why would you need so much
q9450
March 31st, 2008
at 12:03pm
$800 for 16GB, when you can get A-brand ram for the PC for around $400 (=16GB). Add the tax and you talk about a difference of almost $500!!
For $500 I don’t mind moving some cables or taking a video card out hehe
So go ahead nOObs, follow the advices of this self acclaimed messiah hehe
q9450
March 31st, 2008
at 12:05pm
And in all fairness, how many need an amount of RAM that wouldn’t even fit on DVD, let alone needed for a movie. Pirillo, you’re an idiot, you would even buy 128GB it was available.
q9450
March 31st, 2008
at 12:08pm
That background comment “That sounded gorgious!” when a person just snaps in 4 memory modules pretty much describes the foolish fanboyism of Mac users.
lollipop2kewl
April 1st, 2008
at 10:52am
HD Video is much higher than 16Gb.
q9450
April 1st, 2008
at 1:08pm
If that’s the case I would have used more than 16GB, right? hehehe
(mumbles “dumbass” and walks away)
kainaussie
April 8th, 2008
at 5:00pm
16 gb of ram
u can get 32 gigs of ram lol
but u wouldnt nee that much LOL
DxlilxD
April 17th, 2008
at 9:35pm
16GB waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…. the comp should be flying
sexymeg1988
April 23rd, 2008
at 6:53am
you seem like your such an ass sometimes.
jedixo
April 30th, 2008
at 11:00pm
16 GIG holy f&#*
jedixo
April 30th, 2008
at 11:08pm
the mac pro is prob the olny mac i like or anything made by apple
dumpsterdives
May 6th, 2008
at 8:59am
this is to user q9450 hello it is a macs are made well. pc are trash in 2 years may be 3 you keep puting new crap in to it come on i use all pcand no mac i will get one soon today windows xp crashed my two pc`s i have got so many new fans i have got new cpus,hard drives,net card,powerboxs so i don`t mean the hate love thing but go to your pc list a do your thing. have a open mind get a mac run linux windows and mac osx 10.5
Kevitivity
May 6th, 2008
at 8:28pm
Ya, the new Mac Pro is a thing of beauty.
Dave31294
May 11th, 2008
at 3:32am
16 GB! Windows Vista might actually run good with that much RAM. LOL.
bloodydata
May 11th, 2008
at 2:38pm
it’s almost to easy
all i would have done differently was get the full 32GB’s
and $50 per GB is a dream price
JohnHFilms
May 13th, 2008
at 7:34pm
FF-class Mac Pro! :D
apuz5
May 16th, 2008
at 3:20pm
where did you buy your ram?
apuz5
May 26th, 2008
at 6:41am
ya but 50 x 32 = $1,600 thats a lot for ram but better than $3,200
Wilie Ha
June 27th, 2008
at 10:01pm
cool… why not 32GB?