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Memory Upgrade for Apple Mac Pro Quad Core 2.66 (MA356LL/A)
Apple Mac Pro Quad Core 2.66 (MA356LL/A) memory upgrade specification, Mac Pro Quad Core 2.66 (MA356LL/A) maximum memory, memory speed, and memory upgrade options.
Upgrade memory on Apple Mac Pro Quad Core 2.66 (MA356LL/A) upto a maximum of 16 GB
PC2-5300 Fully Buffered ECC DDR2 SDRAM FBDIMM. Apple recommends installing identical FBDIMM for best performance., with maximum per slot in 8 Slots (4 slots per memory riser) memory slots. The Apple Mac Pro Quad Core 2.66 (MA356LL/A) takes the PC2-5300 Fully Buffered ECC DDR2 SDRAM FBDIMM. Apple recommends installing identical FBDIMM for best performance. Memory Type.
| Apple Mac Pro Quad Core 2.66 (MA356LL/A) Memory Upgrade Specification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Memory | Maximum Memory | Memory Expansion | CPU Type | Model/Chipset |
| 10 GB | 16 GB PC2-5300 Fully Buffered ECC DDR2 SDRAM FBDIMM. Apple recommends installing identical FBDIMM for best performance. |
8 Slots (4 slots per memory riser) | 2.66GHz Dual Intel Xeon 5100 Dual-Core | 1.33GHz FSB |
Apple Mac Pro Quad Core 2.66 (MA356LL/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 Quad Core 2.66 (MA356LL/A) has 8 Slots (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.
