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Memory Upgrade for Apple Mac Pro (MA970LL/A)
Apple Mac Pro (MA970LL/A) memory upgrade specification, Mac Pro (MA970LL/A) maximum memory, memory speed, and memory upgrade options.
Upgrade memory on Apple Mac Pro (MA970LL/A) upto a maximum of 32.0 GB
PC2-6400 Fully Buffered ECC DDR2 SDRAM FBDIMMs. Apple recommends installing identical FBDIMMs for best performance., with maximum per slot in 8 (4 banks of 2) - 4 slots per memory riser memory slots. The Apple Mac Pro (MA970LL/A) takes the PC2-6400 Fully Buffered ECC DDR2 SDRAM FBDIMMs. Apple recommends installing identical FBDIMMs for best performance. Memory Type.
| Apple Mac Pro (MA970LL/A) Memory Upgrade Specification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Memory | Maximum Memory | Memory Expansion | CPU Type | Model/Chipset |
| 2.0 GB = 1.0 GB (removable) + 1.0 GB (removable) | 32.0 GB PC2-6400 Fully Buffered ECC DDR2 SDRAM FBDIMMs. Apple recommends installing identical FBDIMMs for best performance. |
8 sockets (4 banks of 2) - 4 slots per memory riser | 3.0GHz Dual Intel Xeon 5462 | 1.60GHz FSB. |
Apple Mac Pro (MA970LL/A) Memory Upgrade options.
What are memory sockets or slots and how are these divided into bank?
Memory Sockets or Slots are the place where memory RAM modules are inserted in the motherboard. The Apple Mac Pro (MA970LL/A) has 8 (4 banks of 2) - 4 slots per memory riser memory expansion slots. A memory bank is a group of memory expansion sockets, a bank must be completely filled with memory modules of the same size and type in order for the system to recognize and address the memory. i.e. :
2 sockets (2 banks of 1) This indicates that there are 2 memory slots. These are divided into 2 banks, and each bank consists of one memory slot. So you can add memory one piece at a time for the system to use.
3 sockets (3 banks of 1) This indicates that there are 3 memory slots. These are divided into 3 banks, and each bank consists of one memory slot. So you can add memory one piece at a time for the system to use.
4 sockets (2 banks of 2) This indicates that there are 4 memory slots. These are divided into 2 banks, and each bank consists of two memory slots. So you must add memory two pieces at a time (they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.
8 sockets (4 banks of 2) This indicates that there are 8 memory slots. These are divided into 4 banks, and each bank consists of two memory slots. So you must add memory two pieces at a time (they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.
12 sockets (3 banks of 4) This indicates that there are 12 memory slots. These are divided into 3 banks, and each bank consists of four memory slots. So you must add memory four pieces at a time (and they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.
