Adding additional hard drives and memory to Mac Pro

[Zillax0rz]

So I ordered a Mac Pro and bought some aftermarket RAM and hard drives. This is my first Mac, so I'm not sure if there's anything Apple-specific when installing these components.

I'd assume I just stick in the memory and be happy, but for hard drives (SATA), do I need to do any pre- or post-configuration? Do I have to specially format the drives? Any and all help is appreciated.

 

[tribe3]

So I ordered a Mac Pro and bought some aftermarket RAM and hard drives. This is my first Mac, so I'm not sure if there's anything Apple-specific when installing these components.

I'd assume I just stick in the memory and be happy, but for hard drives (SATA), do I need to do any pre- or post-configuration? Do I have to specially format the drives? Any and all help is appreciated.

Hi,

The memory is plug-n-play.

The hard drives will be recognized when you boot and a warning sign will appear saying something (i don't remember now what) You have to choose "Initialize". Than open "Disk Utility" and erase the HDdisk in the format you want; "Extended journaled" is the most common format

 

[linrey]

Mac Pros are _special_

The memory is installed in MATCHED PAIRS and must be to Apple's specs. They've got huge heat sinks on them are very different than any I've ever used before...

The hard drives must be partitioned in the GUID format for Intel machines. Use Disk Utility to do this.