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Re: True memory limits of systems

From Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: True memory limits of systems
Date 2014-03-03 14:06 +0000
Organization Miskatonic U
Message-ID <slrnlh9332.2ln.g.kreme@oswin.local> (permalink)
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In message <53144e06$0$59834$c3e8da3$e074e489@news.astraweb.com> 
  JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
> Crucial tells me the max for a Mac Pro 2009 is 16 gigs, 4 * 4gb.

The actual max for the 2009 quad core is 48GB. The 8 core can take
128GB. (16GBx3 for the quad core).

> Apple's tech specs mention 16 gig max with 4 slots filled with either 1,
> 2 or 4gb DIMMs. But those date from the time the system was produced, so
> if 8gig sticks were introduced later, the tech specs don't mention them.

Exactly.

> However, for the 2010 model, it mentions 8gb DIMMs which brings the
> limit to 32gigs for a single processor system.


> Is Crucial the authoritative source of the true memory limits on Macs ?

No. MacTracker is. OWC is also usually reliable.

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True memory limits of systems JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-03-03 04:40 -0500
  Re: True memory limits of systems JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-03-03 05:25 -0500
    Re: True memory limits of systems Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-04 19:51 -0500
  Re: True memory limits of systems Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-03 14:06 +0000
    Re: True memory limits of systems JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-03-03 18:22 -0500
      Re: True memory limits of systems Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2014-03-03 21:45 -0800
        Re: True memory limits of systems JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-03-04 01:02 -0500
  Re: True memory limits of systems Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-04 09:10 +1300
  Re: True memory limits of systems Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-03-04 15:06 -0800
    Re: True memory limits of systems JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-03-04 19:26 -0500
      Re: True memory limits of systems Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-05 03:29 +0000
        Re: True memory limits of systems Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-03-09 20:19 +1100
          Re: True memory limits of systems JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-03-09 05:43 -0400
            Re: True memory limits of systems Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-03-22 15:45 +1100
          Re: True memory limits of systems Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-09 13:59 -0400
          Re: True memory limits of systems Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-09 23:25 +0000
  Re: True memory limits of systems Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-04 19:43 -0500
    Re: True memory limits of systems JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-03-04 20:05 -0500
      Re: True memory limits of systems Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-07 16:34 -0500
        Re: True memory limits of systems JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-03-07 16:44 -0500
          Re: True memory limits of systems Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-07 16:54 -0500
            Re: True memory limits of systems Bread <BreadWithSpam@Fractious.net> - 2014-03-10 13:39 -0700
              Re: True memory limits of systems Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-10 17:22 -0400
          Re: True memory limits of systems Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-07 22:54 +0000
            Re: True memory limits of systems JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-03-07 18:51 -0500
              Re: True memory limits of systems Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-03-09 20:21 +1100
  Re: True memory limits of systems Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-10 20:51 +0000
    Re: True memory limits of systems Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-10 17:33 -0400
      Re: True memory limits of systems Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-10 21:48 +0000
        Re: True memory limits of systems JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-03-22 00:09 -0400
          Re: True memory limits of systems Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-03-28 06:18 +1100
      Re: True memory limits of systems Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-03-22 15:49 +1100
    Re: True memory limits of systems nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-10 17:41 -0400

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