Mac Pro 8 Core - Design page 5 April 2007

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With its multicore Intel Xeon processor lineup and its tour de force design, Mac Pro revolutionizes desktop usability, functionality, and accessibility. It provides four hard drive bays and a cable-free installation process — with no cables or connectors to trouble you. A tool-less PCI bracket simplifies the installation and removal of expansion cards. The double-wide graphics slot means you don’t have to sacrifice a valuable expansion slot. Eight FB-DIMM slots on two riser cards offer quick, easy memory installation. And you’ll find plenty of ports up front for added convenience — including a FireWire 400 port, a FireWire 800 port, and two USB 2.0 ports.

Massive internal storage

Mac Pro offers four drive bays, providing up to 3TB of internal storage. Speedy 3Gb/s Serial ATA drives install in sleek aluminum carriers that slide simply into place. And the side door latch locks them securely into the enclosure.

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A double dose of optical drives

Every Mac Pro comes with a single 16x SuperDrive, but a second bay lets you outfit your Mac Pro with a pair of SuperDrives. Talk about productivity gains. With two 16x SuperDrives, you can simultaneously read from one drive and write to the other. Read from both drives. Or even write to both.

Workstation graphics, no sacrifices

Offering ample room for future growth, the Mac Pro enclosure features a double-wide PCI Express graphics slot. Install any of the available graphics cards, and you can still use any and all of the three remaining PCI Express expansion slots.

Making connections

Mac Pro provides 16 ports for connecting network and peripheral devices. That includes five ports right up front: Below the Power button, you’ll find the headphone minijack,
USB 2.0, FireWire 400, and FireWire 800 ports.

And 11 more in back, including USB 2.0, FireWire 400,
FireWire 800, optical audio in and out, analog audio in and out, and dual Gigabit Ethernet ports.

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