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Another option is that some Nehalem processors support DDR3-1333, so with matching RAM, and this firmware update, it would be possible to run the RAM at 1333 MHz, according to. Other than that it isnt trying to be a different product. This 2019 'rack option' is mostly just an option of a better optimized container for the horizontal position. Newegg is currently listing the 2.66 Six-Core Processor for $1019.99 each. The Mac Pro 2009-2012 was 'rack hostile' with the handles getting in the way of rotating and inserting into a standard width rack.
#SERVER RAM FOR MAC PRO 2009 UPDATE#
To update the 2009 model, one would not only have to update the firmware, but also purchase additional processors. MacEFIrom also included a mechanism to downgrade the updated firmware to the original if any issues are encountered.Īs for value, the current 2010 model (similarly equipped as the 2009 model mentioned earlier) is priced at $3,499 on, and is currently not recommended for purchase by, as the 2010 model is due for a refresh. Fortunately, this update works because the 2009 Mac Pro has very similar base system components as the 2010 Mac Pro. The custom installer essentially has firmware strings from the 2009 Mac Pro inserted into the 2010 Mac Pro firmware update image, thus allowing the updater to work its magic.

If one of the firmware version strings is modified to what the 2009 Mac Pro model is, and the CRC32 checksum is changed to match the 2010 Mac Pro firmware image, and the firmware image filename is changed to the 2009 Mac Pro firmware image filename, then all is well." "Inside the EfiUpdaterApp2.efi program are a list of firmware version strings from different releases of the 2010 Mac Pro, along with the CRC32 checksum of the firmware image file. Despair not: user MacEFIrom on has found a firmware workaround to allow use of Westmere Xeons in the 2009 Mac Pro: Since then, not only has Intel released an updated version of their Xeon Processor (Westmere), but also many other components have advanced as well.Īlthough you can replace many of these components with their newer, faster counterparts changing the processors out with the Westmere Xeons would at first thought, lead one to believe that it wouldn't work. When the Mac Pro was released in March of 2009, it boasted a 2-2.66 Quad-Core Nehalem Xeons with 6 GB of RAM, costing nearly $5000. Buy RAM for Mac Mini machines from Ramjet.
#SERVER RAM FOR MAC PRO 2009 UPGRADE#
Despite being fully assembled upon arrival, the Apple Mac Pro is no different. An Apple Mac Mini Memory Upgrade includes 2GB, 4GB, 8GB and 16GB DIMMs for Mac Mini Model IDs 3.1, 4.1, 5.1. As everyone knows, when building a dream pc, there's always a possibility that it will be outdated as you put the case cover on.
