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Which of these RAM upgrades should I buy for a Mac Pro 1,1?
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<blockquote data-quote="sailor#1" data-source="post: 1618954" data-attributes="member: 231337"><p>Hi. I have virtually the same machine you have that I purchased in mid 2006. My original configuration was 4 GB in two stacks of 2. (Yeah I know). In April of 2011, I purchased an additional 16 GB of ram as two of</p><p></p><p>Crucial Technology CT2CP51272AP667 8 GB (4 GBx2) Apple Specific DDR2</p><p>PC2-5300 CL=5 Fully Buffered ECC DDR2-667 1.8V 128Meg x 72 Memory Kit</p><p></p><p>which I installed alongside my previous 4 GB for a total of 20. I needed this so I could run my virtual Windows 7 machine inside OS X. I know Apple specs say max of 8 GB or something and Apple won't talk with you if you tell them you have 20, but it works fine and has since the installation 3-1/2 years ago. It is always recognized, shows in the "About," tests out fine in diagnostics, etc.</p><p></p><p>The only thing I can figure is that Apple set 8 GB as a paper limit to provide themselves with a no-cost upgrade path. At any rate, I suggest to go ahead an think 32 GB would probably be the limit. </p><p></p><p>Hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sailor#1, post: 1618954, member: 231337"] Hi. I have virtually the same machine you have that I purchased in mid 2006. My original configuration was 4 GB in two stacks of 2. (Yeah I know). In April of 2011, I purchased an additional 16 GB of ram as two of Crucial Technology CT2CP51272AP667 8 GB (4 GBx2) Apple Specific DDR2 PC2-5300 CL=5 Fully Buffered ECC DDR2-667 1.8V 128Meg x 72 Memory Kit which I installed alongside my previous 4 GB for a total of 20. I needed this so I could run my virtual Windows 7 machine inside OS X. I know Apple specs say max of 8 GB or something and Apple won't talk with you if you tell them you have 20, but it works fine and has since the installation 3-1/2 years ago. It is always recognized, shows in the "About," tests out fine in diagnostics, etc. The only thing I can figure is that Apple set 8 GB as a paper limit to provide themselves with a no-cost upgrade path. At any rate, I suggest to go ahead an think 32 GB would probably be the limit. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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