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'About this mac' is saying different RAM to whats installed
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And what exact Mac Pro do you have?
Look for the Model Identifier here (#3) and report back.
Read the manual, pages 2-13 onwards. I quote from it:
"The default memory operation frequency is dependent on it's Serial Presence Detect (SPD), which is the standard way of accessing information from a memory module. Under the default state, some memory modules for overclocking may operate at a lower frequency that the vendor-marked value".
If you are going to build a hackintosh it is reasonable to expect that you read and understand all the manuals for the hardware you choose and that you are capable and competent of solving issues with that hardware.
"The default memory operation frequency is dependent on it's Serial Presence Detect (SPD), which is the standard way of accessing information from a memory module. Under the default state, some memory modules for overclocking may operate at a lower frequency that the vendor-marked value".
If you are going to build a hackintosh it is reasonable to expect that you read and understand all the manuals for the hardware you choose and that you are capable and competent of solving issues with that hardware.
That shouldn't matter too much, my hackintosh reports RAM speed correctly. I have a different motherboard, though (and who knows how he installed OS X).
My point is more that hacks do sometimes have these little niggles, such as i7 CPUs reporting as Xeons etc. Whereas it's time to be concerned if your legitimate Mac Pro is reporting its memory in a funny, if not outright wrong fashion, when a hack is doing it you just don't bat an eyelid.
on a Hack, check what the BIOS says the memory speed is, if its correct then what OS X is telling you is wrong and you can modify it. lots of info on how to make a Hack report correct numbers.
You'd probably have better luck getting help on a hack forum, where more people have dealt with this stuff.