Mac Pro Red light on memory DIMM

Hello all i was getting an ecc error on one of my RAM DIMMS, so i reseated it and now at boot a red light comes on during memory check which is dimm 3 lit up i check system profiler and riser B dimm 3 and 4 r showing none
My mac pro has 24GB OF RAM but now its showing as sixteen what do i do?
Do i get 2 new DIMMS to replace the failing ones?

Do i get 2 new DIMMS to replace the failing ones?
Yes. They don't get better.

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If you remember, there were serious heat problems with those and 10.5.7+ up thru 10.6.2 even with iTunes, audio, and hyperthreading and cores hitting and staying in 80*C range. That I assume was both poor code (sleep does not mean poke and ask constantly) as well as changes in SMC and kernel improvements, to work around. Microcode can be patched in firmware, kernel, by drivers and by code, but it is best when the chips and core elements don't need to be.
If someone is stretched, and can get 2009 for $1200 it might be a fine fit. That year offered the OEM GT120 which isn't really as nice and matched for today both OS and apps that rely on a GPU. And for odd reasons two such 120's don't work well in Lion+ but that is probably minor. Having the 5770 is just "nicer" though.
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Processor 2 x 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Memory 2 GB 800 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM

Faulty Mac Pro "Red LED" on Processor Tray (not RAM LED)

Hello.
I have a faulty Mac Po and wondering if someone can advise.
There's a red LED constantly switched on on the processor tray (see photos). It is not one of the RAM diagnostic LEDS.
The Mac Pro does not load up. It does initialise the RAM and boot up the Hard Disks.
At the same time the Graphics card fan spins very fast, and no input is detected on the display. I have removed it (in the photos) just in case it overheats.
I have plugged in the graphics card and processor tray on an identical Mac Pro and they both work fine. I have also swapped out the small button-battery fo a new one.
I have also unplugged all cables, reseated the RAM and removed any non-Apple RAM, leaving the shipped RAM in place.
If anyone has any ideas what this might be I'd be grateful for a response.
With thanks in advance
Lawrence
Info & Images below:
Model Name:
Mac Pro
Model Identifier:
MacPro4,1
Processor Name:
Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed:
2.66 GHz
Number of Processors:
1
Total Number of Cores:
4
L2 Cache (per Core):
256 KB
L3 Cache:
8 MB
Memory:
6 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed:
4.8 GT/s
Boot ROM Version:
MP41.0081.B07
SMC Version (system):
1.39f5
SMC Version (processor tray):
1.39f5

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Symptoms
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You don't hear a startup chime.
You don't hear any fan or drive noise.
The power button or power indicator doesn't light up at all.
If your computer doesn't display any video, it may display one or more of these similar symptoms when you press the power button:
You may hear a startup chime.
You may hear fan or drive noise.
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If your computer won't turn on, try each of these steps:
Make sure that the power cord is plugged into a working wall outlet, and that it's properly connected to the power adapter. (To check if the wall socket is working, plug in a lamp or other electrical device.)
Make sure that the power adapter is properly connected to the power port on the side or back of the computer.
Disconnect all accessories that are plugged into the computer, such as a printer, hub, or other mobile device.
Reset the computer's PMU, SMC, or PRAM. Refer to the instructions for your model:Mac Pro
reset SMC For "Mac wont' turn on or boot" and related
https://support.apple.com/kb/TS1367
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General purpose Mac troubleshooting guide: Isolating issues in Mac OS X
Creating a temporary user to isolate user-specific problems: Isolating an issue by using another user account
Identifying resource hogs and other tips: Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory and determine how much RAM is being used
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2008 Mac Pro-Red LED on motherboard = ?? (not diagnostic LEDs)

My 2008 Mac Pro looks like it's on it's way out to pasture. (Again.)
So, last year I put a new PSU into my 2008 Mac Pro. Worked great and kicked it right back into gear. Temporarily. Now it's behaving almost the same—erratically. It won't boot. It may chime, may not, but either way it's going to "click" and turn off within 4-5 seconds of pushing the power button. THEN, re-pushing the power button makes it behave like it's fully dead—like it's not even plugged in. This is exactly how it behaved when the PSU died before.
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Here's a picture of the led in question.

Mac Pro 2.66, New Memory & Repeated KPs

Hi all
I've had 4GB of RAM in my Mac Pro for some time now, in the following config
Riser A - 2x1GB, EMPTY
Riser B - 2x512MB, 2x512MB
I recently upgraded to another 2x1GB, which I put in the empty slots of Riser A... I did this back in February or so - purchased from OWC... as soon as I installed them, my computer ended up KPing almost immediately and when I rebooted, the MP wouldn't boot anymore off the main drive...
So I returned those modules and got a replacement pair, which I finally got around to installing this past week... the KPs started almost immediately and all seem to be related...
Here's the latest one
Sat Apr 4 08:55:31 2009
panic(cpu 2 caller 0x001A9C68): Kernel trap at 0x00194178, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x00000308, CR3: 0x0149c000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x240c8900, EBX: 0x00269190, ECX: 0x00000b80, EDX: 0x00000304
CR2: 0x00000308, EBP: 0x7f44ba28, ESI: 0x08269190, EDI: 0x00000fff
EFL: 0x00010202, EIP: 0x00194178, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x0d210010
Error code: 0x00000002
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x7f44b7a8 : 0x12b4f3 (0x45b13c 0x7f44b7dc 0x1335e4 0x0)
0x7f44b7f8 : 0x1a9c68 (0x464700 0x194178 0xe 0x463eb0)
0x7f44b8d8 : 0x1a038d (0x7f44b8f0 0x0 0x7f44ba28 0x194178)
0x7f44b8e8 : 0x194178 (0xe 0xa610048 0x7f440010 0x1a0010)
0x7f44ba28 : 0x196491 (0x9b820e8 0x2c20a000 0x0 0x782f5050)
0x7f44ba88 : 0x16a4f0 (0x9b820e8 0x2c20a000 0x0 0x2c217000)
0x7f44bba8 : 0x16e804 (0x2c217000 0x0 0x8 0x1e1a744)
0x7f44bd18 : 0x172106 (0x1e1a26c 0x7f44bdb0 0xd000 0x0)
0x7f44bdd8 : 0x376176 (0x1e1a26c 0x7f44bf50 0xd000 0x0)
0x7f44bf78 : 0x3df460 (0x9ef4a80 0xa5d96c0 0xa5d9704 0x0)
0x7f44bfc8 : 0x1a0887 (0xa351040 0x0 0x1a30b5 0xa351040)
No mapping exists for frame pointer
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BSD process name corresponding to current thread: OmniWeb
Mac OS version:
9G55
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.6.0: Mon Nov 24 17:37:00 PST 2008; root:xnu-1228.9.59~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacPro1,1 (Mac-F4208DC8)

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First try with JUST the new 2 x 1GB. Riser A 1:2 with all the other memory removed.
Second, install the "original" 2 x 1GB in Riser B 1:2 (that insures the ideal 4-channel config also)
Third, the 4 x 512MB should be either left out, or slots 3:4 on each Riser.
Fourth, insist on OWC TechWorks. And 2 x 2GB costs ~$30 more than 2 x 1GB.
Have there ever been parity errors? System Profile -> Memory.
Those can result in writing dirty data out to disk and leaving the system unstable.
Once you do get it back working you may want to do a fresh install or restore, depending.
Lastly, run Apple Hardware Test when you install new RAM.

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I've tried to turn off the macbook for a long time and then start it up, didn't work. I've tried to just normally restart it, didn't work either.
The problem just came suddenly, I didn't do anything specific before it happened, one day it just didn't work, which is about 3 weeks ago now.
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Try the following: I
nsert the earphone jack several times.
Blow real hard into the audio output port. Use compressed air if you have it.
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New Mac Pro - Errors detected on memory module

My system:
Mac Pro (Late 2013)
3,5 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon E5
16 GB 1866 MHz DDR3 ECC
AMD FirePro D500 3072 MB
250G SSD Internal
OSX Yosemite 10.10.1
Problem:
During the hard editing in Final Cut or work in Motion I feel like my mac starts to slow down.
Especially during sharing video to h264 format. Mac starts very slowly rendering.
After the first failure in the system, I found this errors:
first error occurs in one module, then after 15-20 min. in all modules
Is this a hardware problem?
If not a hardware problem, is there some well understood fix for this?
Sorry for my English.
Thank you!

Use About This Mac > ( More Info ) > ( Report ) > Memory
You may see that the Error detection-and-correction Hardware has found (and corrected) errors in some of your modules, as seen in this report:
graphic courtesy anandtech.com
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Hardware Information:
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
    1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
    4 GB RAM
Video Information:
    Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Startup Items:
    HWNetMgr - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr
    HWPortDetect - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect
System Software:
    OS X 10.8.3 (12D78) - Uptime: 0 days 3:52
Disk Information:
    ST9500325ASG disk0 : (500.11 GB)
        disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
        JaD3d (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (121.01 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information:
    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
    Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
           [failed]    com.apple.mrt.uiagent.plist
Launch Daemons:
           [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
           [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
           [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
           [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
Launch Agents:
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           [loaded]    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist
           [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist
User Launch Agents:
           [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
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           [failed]    [email protected]t.plist
           [loaded]    com.facebook.videochat.sonsamte.plist
User Login Items:
    None
3rd Party Preference Panes:
    Flash Player
    Growl
    MacFUSE
    NTFS-3G
Internet Plug-ins:
    AdobePDFViewer.plugin
    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
    Flash Player.plugin
    FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
    googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
    JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
    npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin
    o1dbrowserplugin.plugin
    QuickTime Plugin.plugin
    SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
    Picasa.plugin
    Unity Web Player.plugin
Bad Fonts:
    None
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        28%    firefox
         9%    uTorrent
         5%    WindowServer
         1%    EtreCheck
         1%    Dock
         1%    hidd
         1%    mds
         1%    Locum
         0%    mtmd
         0%    netbiosd
Top Processes by Memory:
    681 MB    firefox
    168 MB    mds
    86 MB    Finder
    74 MB    WindowServer
    61 MB    AdobeReader
    53 MB    uTorrent
    37 MB    SystemUIServer
    37 MB    Dock
    37 MB    coreservicesd
    25 MB    loginwindow

Mac pro problem despite plenty memory

Hi Guys and Gals
I have tried all the things i read elsewhere including full wipe of HD and reinstall, reducing to 32 bit, removing some of the relevant files from the library extensions, emptying cache in terminal, removing all history and web cache, memory clean, removal of all unused software, removal of printers and so on. The computer is still regularly freezing with the spinning wheel which is making it unusable as a live tool with ableton and traktor pro. I can't find the blackberry files if they might be to blame.
The etrecheck info is below if anyone has any ideas. Thanks in advance!!!!
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated 16 November 2014 18:55:47 GMT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.53GHz, Mid 2009) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,4
1 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 8:2:29
Disk Information: ℹ️
HGST HTS721010A9E630 disk0 : (1 TB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 999.35 GB (809.11 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.kaspersky.kext.klif (2.2.1d19) Support
[not loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.39) Support
[not loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.39) Support
[not loaded] com.tomtom.driver.UsbEthernetGadget (1.0.0d1) Support
[not loaded] com.wibu.codemeter.CmUSBMassStorage (1.0.7) Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist Support
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist Support
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
None
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
NumarkOMNICONTROLAudioHAL: Version: (null) Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Destinations:
Untitled [Local]
Total size: 319.73 GB
Total number of backups: 13
Oldest backup: 2012-06-05 22:48:02 +0000
Last backup: 2014-11-13 17:57:37 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 319.73 GB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      10% WindowServer
      2% Safari
      1% hidd
      0% AppleSpell
      0% coreduetd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
99 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
77 MB mds_stores
47 MB WindowServer
47 MB Safari
39 MB Dock
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
1.83 GB Free RAM
1.33 GB Active RAM
304 MB Inactive RAM
561 MB Wired RAM
1.00 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs

Thanks for this, very helpful.
I've manged to find and remove the offending files and will let you know how i get on!
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated 17 November 2014 00:35:15 GMT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.53GHz, Mid 2009) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,4
1 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 0:16:42
Disk Information: ℹ️
HGST HTS721010A9E630 disk0 : (1 TB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 999.35 GB (809.04 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
None
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Destinations:
Untitled [Local]
Total size: 319.73 GB
Total number of backups: 13
Oldest backup: 2012-06-05 22:48:02 +0000
Last backup: 2014-11-13 17:57:37 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 319.73 GB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      5% WindowServer
      1% loginwindow
      0% fontd
      0% syslogd
      0% notifyd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
56 MB ocspd
52 MB Finder
47 MB WindowServer
43 MB Dock
39 MB spindump
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
1.96 GB Free RAM
1.10 GB Active RAM
402 MB Inactive RAM
557 MB Wired RAM
2.75 GB Page-ins
922 KB Page-outs

Red light on memory-card when going in and out of sleep

Each time when my M,P, goes from and into the sleepmode, a little light flickers for a second from one or both of my memorycards...At the same time I hear an electrical click...
Is this normal??
Of course one has to open the side panel to see this happen..
Also when booting up, I hear the motor winding up up like a vacumecleaner, but then the sound gets soft : Normal??
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Hi,talked with an apple technician who told me the leds on memory boards lighting up is normal , when going in and out of sleep and also with booting up and shutting down...
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Mac Pro won't power up. Power indicator light blinks rapidly

2008 Mac pro, Mountain Lion

Blame it on FBDIMMs that are dual channel DDR2.
Adjacent slots make a pair, not one from Riser A and one from Riser B.
There are the Apple tech notes, they use to publish and allow access to the Mac Pro Developer Note but those got taken down which were better and technical - can't have users actually knowing those things! :-)
2008 - best memory performance with all 8 DIMM slots populated.
How To Install and Remove Memory Mac Pro
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4433
2008 Mac Pro Memory Arrangement
http://eshop.macsales.com/Customized_Pages/Framework.cfm?page=install_videos/mac pro/macpro_quicksheet.html
Ideal RAM config is 8 DIMMs - offers 17% improvement memory bandwidth performance
667MHz FBDIMMs are cheap, excellent and 4% 'hit' you would never know about.
http://www.barefeats.com/harper5.html
For best performance on Mac Pro, install memory in risers symmetrically
The Mac Pro comes with two memory riser cards, each with four DIMM slots. With a total of eight slots, you can add up to 16 GB of memory.
Note: DIMMs must be installed in pairs of equal size from the same vendor. For instance, you must not have one or three DIMMs on either riser at any time. Additionally, two DIMMs from different vendors should not be combined and used as a pair.
Other configurations of DIMM pairs are still compatible with Final Cut Studio, but may not achieve the same performance levels as when DIMM pairs are installed on both risers evenly.
Riser A contains:
Riser B contains:
2 x 512MB
2 x 512MB
2 x 1GB
2 x 1GB
2 x 2GB
2 x 2GB
4 x 512MB
4 x 512MB
4 x 1GB
4 x 1GB
4 x 2GB
4 x 2GB
https://support.apple.com/kb/TS1957

My Mac Pro is running slow...

Not ready to buy a new computer yet.
it is 5 years old running 10.6 Lion. What might I do to clean it up and get it running faster?
Thanks,
Mark

5 yrs old does little to tell us what yours is and has now...
But 2007-8 and you need FBDIMMs and should start with 16GB probably, some faster and more disk drives for system, media and projects, for scratch. Even processor upgrade.
ATI Radeon 5770
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC742ZM/A
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-ATI-Radeon-5770-MC742ZM/dp/B003Z6QH6M
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/726537-REG/Apple_MC742ZM_A_ATI_Radeon_HD_5 770.html
How To Install and Remove Memory Mac Pro
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4433
2x2GB FBDIMM DDR2 667MHz @ $36
http://www.amazon.com/BUFFERED-PC2-5300-FB-DIMM-APPLE-Memory/dp/B002ORUUAC/
For best performance on Mac Pro, install memory in risers symmetrically
The Mac Pro comes with two memory riser cards, each with four DIMM slots. With a total of eight slots, you can add up to 16 GB of memory.
Note: DIMMs must be installed in pairs of equal size from the same vendor. For instance, you must not have one or three DIMMs on either riser at any time. Additionally, two DIMMs from different vendors should not be combined and used as a pair.
Other configurations of DIMM pairs are still compatible with Final Cut Studio, but may not achieve the same performance levels as when DIMM pairs are installed on both risers evenly.
Riser A contains:
Riser B contains:
2 x 512MB
2 x 512MB
2 x 1GB
2 x 1GB
2 x 2GB
2 x 2GB
4 x 512MB
4 x 512MB
4 x 1GB
4 x 1GB
4 x 2GB
4 x 2GB
https://support.apple.com/kb/TS1957
WD Black 1TB $93
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Internal-Desktop/dp/B0036Q7MV0/
WD Green 3TB $149 - backup
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Green-Desktop/dp/B004RORMF6/
WD VR 10K 250GB $103 200MB/sec boot drive :
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007V5A1BK/
Those last and last and make a nice boot drive.
SSD: Samsung 830 128GB $99
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0077CR60Q/
Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, Compressor 4: Graphics card compatibility
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4664
http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/specs/

Is it worth the upgrade to a new Mac Pro?

I have a question about the new Mac Pro. I have a 1st Generation Mac Pro (the one released in 2006). I primarily use it to do a lot of motion graphics and video editing/effects. I use Final Cut Pro, Motion (I have FCS 2), After Effects, Cinema 4D, etc. Would it be worth upgrading to the newer Mac Pro? Would I notice much difference in rendering speeds, working with 3D, etc?
My current Mac Pro has 5 GB of Ram, and the NVidia GeForce 8800 GT graphics card; 2 x 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Processors
I'm really debating on selling my Mac Pro and purchase one of the 2009 Mac Pros but only if I would really notice much of an overall difference.
Thanks in advance for any answers and input!

Hi, it really depends on what you plan to do with the computer. If running windows in 64 bit mode is a worry for you, then I would trade your 2006 for at least a 2008 mac pro. The Harpertown mac pros are still considered by many just as fast as the 2009, if not faster in some things. Remember, it is hyper threading that gives the 2009 their power and the speed of 1066mhz DDR3 memory.
If you plan on just using the mac pro for light video editing and encoding and using pro apps, the 2008 mac pro will be more than enough. I had a 2006 mac pro going from a G5 Quad. Once I found out that I really enjoy running windows on it and the thought of a new cinema display, I decided to trade my 2006 for the 2008. Sometime in the next few years, I will then trade up my harpertown for the Nehalem mac pro and so forth.
You are right! very few people these days have 2000+ dollars to spend outright on a computer, but I got a great deal on my 2006 trade which was 1850 - the 2008 3.0 harpertown for 2300.00

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