What kind of Mac do I have

I was given a Mac. It looks like the Mac Pro. How do I find which Mac it is and wht operating system It has.

If it has one optical drive bay (in idiots' terms, one rectangly thingy on the top-front) it's a PowerMac G5 (or the extremely rare Pentium 4 Mac described below). If it has two, it's a Mac Pro.
Still not sure? If it boots, log in (or not, if it autologins), then click the little Apple in the top-left corner of the screen and see what it says there.
If it says Intel Xeon, you have a Mac Pro.
If it says PowerPC, you have a PowerMac G5.
If it says Pentium 4, you're extremely lucky and got one of those Macs that were used to migrate PowerPC software to Intel! Look inside and check if the motherboard is red, then post here with details.
It also shows your OS there. If it says 10.2.x, you're using Jaguar, 10.3.x is Panther, 10.4.x is Tiger, and 10.5.x is Leopard.
It also shows your RAM amount. Anything below 1 GB should be upgraded (not required, but recommended). A quick Google should show you all you need. (Don't upgrade if you got that extremely rare Pentium 4.)

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Hello, I've been trying to figure out what kind of RAM do I have in a computer (because I'm not sure if it's DDR2 or DDR1), so that when I purchase an upgrade, i will be able to use it.
I tried:
lspci | grep -i ram
00:00.0 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation MCP55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.2 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation MCP55 Memory Controller (rev a2)
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
sudo dmidecode --type 17 :(
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SMBIOS 2.3 present.
Handle 0x0023, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x0022
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 512 MB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: A0
Bank Locator: Bank0/1
Type: Unknown
Type Detail: None
Speed: Unknown
Manufacturer: None
Serial Number: None
Asset Tag: None
Part Number: None
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Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x0022
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Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 512 MB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: A1
Bank Locator: Bank2/3
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Type Detail: None
Speed: Unknown
Manufacturer: None
Serial Number: None
Asset Tag: None
Part Number: None
Handle 0x0025, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x0022
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: No Module Installed
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
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Type Detail: None
Speed: Unknown
Manufacturer: None
Serial Number: None
Asset Tag: None
Part Number: None
Handle 0x0026, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x0022
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: No Module Installed
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: A3
Bank Locator: Bank6/7
Type: Unknown
Type Detail: None
Speed: Unknown
Manufacturer: None
Serial Number: None
Asset Tag: None
Part Number: None
As you can see, in the Type subsection there is no information about it.
Any links related are appreciated.
Cheers!
+: Is it true that if 1 RAM is only 400MHz, and another one in the same PC with 800MHz, both only will only use 400MHz?

alphaniner wrote:
You could try lshw -short -C memory , dmidecode --type memory (this one gives a bit more info than --type 17), and dmidecode --type 2 (reports mobo model). But I wouldn't be surprised if these don't give you anything either.
You may just have to bite the bullet and crack open the case.
I can open the case, there is no problem with that (though most times it's not specified on the label)
From your commands I can't figure out what kind it is (though I know it's DDR2)
[ubunchu@quickie ~]$ lshw -short -C memory
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
^CI (sysfs)
[ubunchu@quickie ~]$ sudo lshw -short -C memory
H/W path Device Class Description
===================================================
/0/0 memory 128KiB BIOS
/0/3/a memory 128KiB L1 cache
/0/3/b memory 512KiB L2 cache
/0/3c memory 2GiB System Memory
/0/3c/0 memory DIMM [empty]
/0/3c/1 memory 1GiB DIMM 533 MHz (1,9 ns)
/0/3c/2 memory 512MiB DIMM 533 MHz (1,9 ns)
/0/3c/3 memory 512MiB DIMM 533 MHz (1,9 ns)
/0/4 memory RAM memory
/0/1.2 memory RAM memory
[ubunchu@quickie ~]$ sudo dmidecode --type memory
# dmidecode 2.12
SMBIOS 2.4 present.
Handle 0x0005, DMI type 5, 24 bytes
Memory Controller Information
Error Detecting Method: 64-bit ECC
Error Correcting Capabilities:
None
Supported Interleave: One-way Interleave
Current Interleave: One-way Interleave
Maximum Memory Module Size: 1024 MB
Maximum Total Memory Size: 4096 MB
Supported Speeds:
70 ns
60 ns
50 ns
Supported Memory Types:
Standard
SDRAM
Memory Module Voltage: 2.9 V
Associated Memory Slots: 4
0x0006
0x0007
0x0008
0x0009
Enabled Error Correcting Capabilities: None
Handle 0x0006, DMI type 6, 12 bytes
Memory Module Information
Socket Designation: DIMM_B1
Bank Connections: None
Current Speed: Unknown
Type: Unknown
Installed Size: Not Installed
Enabled Size: Not Installed
Error Status: OK
Handle 0x0007, DMI type 6, 12 bytes
Memory Module Information
Socket Designation: DIMM_B2
Bank Connections: 6 7
Current Speed: 7 ns
Type: Unknown EDO
Installed Size: 1024 MB (Double-bank Connection)
Enabled Size: 1024 MB (Double-bank Connection)
Error Status: OK
Handle 0x0008, DMI type 6, 12 bytes
Memory Module Information
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Bank Connections: 0
Current Speed: 7 ns
Type: Unknown EDO
Installed Size: 512 MB (Single-bank Connection)
Enabled Size: 512 MB (Single-bank Connection)
Error Status: OK
Handle 0x0009, DMI type 6, 12 bytes
Memory Module Information
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Bank Connections: 4
Current Speed: 7 ns
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Installed Size: 512 MB (Single-bank Connection)
Enabled Size: 512 MB (Single-bank Connection)
Error Status: OK
Handle 0x003C, DMI type 16, 15 bytes
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Use: System Memory
Error Correction Type: None
Maximum Capacity: 4 GB
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Number Of Devices: 4
Handle 0x003D, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x003C
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Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: No Module Installed
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: DIMM_B1
Bank Locator: Bank0/1
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Type Detail: None
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Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x003C
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 1024 MB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: DIMM_B2
Bank Locator: Bank2/3
Type: Unknown
Type Detail: None
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Manufacturer: None
Serial Number: None
Asset Tag: None
Part Number: None
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Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x003C
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 512 MB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: DIMM_A1
Bank Locator: Bank4/5
Type: Unknown
Type Detail: None
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Manufacturer: None
Serial Number: None
Asset Tag: None
Part Number: None
Handle 0x0040, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x003C
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 512 MB
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Bank Locator: Bank6/7
Type: Unknown
Type Detail: None
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Manufacturer: None
Serial Number: None
Asset Tag: None
Part Number: None
Though if I see there is no easy bypass, I shall check up on the manufacturer's info.
Thanks so far. Cheers!

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Also, will these issues be the same in terms of Windows 7 when it comes out?
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Total Number Of Cores: 4
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If your work requires FireWire ports then you will need the White MacBook or a MacBook Pro. Unibody MacBooks do not have a FireWire port.
Oh, and I'm the guy you insulted not the other way around. You simply have a problem listening.
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Editing HD-Video is one of the most intensive applications you can run.
Generally maxing out CPU und RAM should be a priority (Especially RAM since its not that expensive).
The SSD-Drive might be a good idea (speedwise) to, but it´s very expensive
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