Mac Pro (2006-2007)

A1186 · MacPro1,1 · MacPro2,1 · 2006–2008 · tower

Specifications

Cpu: Two Intel Xeon 5150 2.66 GHz dual-core at launch (2.0-3.0 GHz options); up to two 3.0 GHz quad-core Clovertown Xeons on 2007
Gpu: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256 MB (Radeon X1900 XT, Quadro FX 4500 options)
Ram: max: 32 GB (2006/2007, 8x4 GB; Apple listed 16 GB) · base: 1 GB FB-DIMM DDR2 ECC
Ports: USB 2.0 x5 · FireWire 400 x2 · FireWire 800 x2 · Gigabit Ethernet x2 · Optical audio in/out · Analog audio in/out · 4 PCI Express slots
Storage: base: 250 GB SATA HDD · options: Four tool-free 3.5" SATA drive bays · Up to 750 GB per bay at launch
Os Support: latest: Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion (2006/2007) · shipped: Mac OS X 10.4.7 Tiger
Release Price: $2,499

Revisions

2006A1186 · MacPro1,1First generation Mac Pro tower, launched 2006

2007A1186 · MacPro2,18-core option added, 2007 revision

RAM

32 GB FB-DIMM (2006/2007) · FB-DIMMs on slide-out riser cards; they run hot, use modules with proper heat spreaders.

EASY

storage

Four tool-free SATA bays plus two optical bays; SSDs and SATA cards extend it further

EASY

CPU

Socketed Xeons; 2006 models upgrade to eight cores with Clovertown chips · Well-documented community swap.

MODERATE

GPU

PCIe graphics; flashed PC cards widely used · The 32-bit EFI on 2006/2007 machines limits late OS and driver support.

MODERATE