As an continuous Apple owner from the days of the Apple ][, I am upgrading from my 3rd iMac to a MacPro 2.8 GHz core. A few questions:
1) I will be installing 3rd party RAM. Does it really matter if I add 4 sticks of the same size, or can I just add 2 larger sticks. Also, should I (and where) should I utilize the stock 2x1GB Apple sticks?
2) Should I replace the boot drive with a Raptor to enhance performance of Leopard? If so, should I put most of my applications on this drive or have a separate drive dedicated to applications.
3) As I will need some functions only available to Windows (probably best done with Bootcamp), should I dedicate a drive to this purpose (i.e. avoiding cross contamination from Microsoft voodoo, possibly protect from viruses, etc.) Also XP versus Vista ... any experiences?
4) I have my setup in a large computer armoire. Will the beast need significant clearance for ventilation or will a standard tower space suffice?
5) Can Time Machine back up multiple internal drives to multiple external drives (I have a number of 200-500 GB LaCie triple interfaces from old applications I can daisy chain (or possible set-up as an external RAID) or should I splurge on a TB drive
I know this is a lot, but I want to get my big purchase right the first time around. Thank you in advance for the help!
1) I will be installing 3rd party RAM. Does it really matter if I add 4 sticks of the same size, or can I just add 2 larger sticks. Also, should I (and where) should I utilize the stock 2x1GB Apple sticks?
2) Should I replace the boot drive with a Raptor to enhance performance of Leopard? If so, should I put most of my applications on this drive or have a separate drive dedicated to applications.
3) As I will need some functions only available to Windows (probably best done with Bootcamp), should I dedicate a drive to this purpose (i.e. avoiding cross contamination from Microsoft voodoo, possibly protect from viruses, etc.) Also XP versus Vista ... any experiences?
4) I have my setup in a large computer armoire. Will the beast need significant clearance for ventilation or will a standard tower space suffice?
5) Can Time Machine back up multiple internal drives to multiple external drives (I have a number of 200-500 GB LaCie triple interfaces from old applications I can daisy chain (or possible set-up as an external RAID) or should I splurge on a TB drive
I know this is a lot, but I want to get my big purchase right the first time around. Thank you in advance for the help!