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45Chapter 3 Making a Good Thing Better
YoucanalsodeterminewhichMacProyouhavebychoosingApple()>AboutThis
Macfromthemenubar.ClickMoreInfo,chooseHardwarefromtheContentslist,and
thenndNumberOfProcessorsinHardwareOverview.Thequad-coreand6-core
MacProhaveoneprocessorandthe8-coreand12-coreMacProhavetwoprocessors.
Installing Memory in a Quad-Core or 6-Core Mac Pro
Thequad-coreand6-coreMacProhavefourmemoryslots,andcomewithatleast
three1GBDIMMsinstalled.Youcanreplaceorinstalladditional1GB,2GBor4GB
DIMMsforatotalofupto16GBofmemory.
It’simportantthatallDIMMsinstalledinyourMacProareofthecorrectspecications.
UsetheinstructionsthatfollowtoinstallDIMMsinaquad-coreor6-coreMacPro.
To install memory:
1 ShutdownyourMacPro,openit,andremovethesidepanel,followingtheinstructions
in“OpeningYourMacPro”onpage39.
WARNING: LetyourMacProcooldownfor5to10minutesbeforeyouremovethe
processortrayortouchtheinternalcomponents.Theprocessortrayandcomponents
maybeveryhot.