MacPro3,1

Mac Pro (Early 2008)Mac Pro2008EFI 64-bitno security chip

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Out of coverage scope · Released before 2009 This Mac is listed and can be tested, but it isn't counted in the site's coverage figures.

MacPro3,1 HD 2600 XT 8800 GT Quadro FX 5600 0 of 3 configurations tested Cards Matrix

Mac Pro (Early 2008)

announced 2008-01-08 · discontinued 2009-03-03 · A1186 · EMC 2180

HD 2600 XT Xeon · Radeon HD 2600 XT Out of coverage scope · Released before 2009 Untested0/18 tested

Boot0/3 passed

Stock installer boots via 64-bit EFIUntested
Internal storage detected and installation completesUntested
Installed system starts, restarts and shuts down cleanlyUntested

Graphics0/2 passed

Discrete GPU accelerationUntested
External display outputUntested back-2back-3

Power0/1 passed

Sleep and wakeUntested

Audio0/5 passed

Built-in speakersUntested
Headphone / analog audio outputUntested front-1back-12
Line-in / analog audio inputUntested back-11
Optical digital audio outputUntested back-10
Optical digital audio inputUntested back-9

Networking0/2 passed

BluetoothUntested
EthernetUntested back-13back-14

Ports0/2 passed

USB-A portsUntested front-2front-3back-4back-5back-6
FireWireUntested 0 of 2 port groupsfront-4back-7front-5back-8
Port methodology

Storage0/1 passed

Internal optical drive reads discsUntested

Thermal0/2 passed

Temperature sensors report under loadUntested
Fans respond to loadUntested

Hardware Configuration Detailsmacpro3-1-early-2008-a

CPU: Dual Xeon E5462 2.8 GHz · 8-core; Dual Xeon X5482 3.2 GHz · 8-core
BTO: Xeon E5462 2.8 GHz · 4-core; Dual Xeon E5472 3 GHz · 8-core (Harpertown)
Memory: 2 GB DDR2-800 FB-DIMM ECC · max 32 GB
Storage: 320 GB HDD · SATA · BTO 500 GB HDD, 750 GB HDD, 1 TB HDD
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT (256 MB) · OpenGL ES 3.0
pci:1002:9588
Bluetooth: Apple Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (USB 05ac:8206) BTO
usb:05ac:8206
Audio codec: Realtek ALC889A
Ethernet: Intel 80003ES2LAN dual Gigabit Ethernet
pci:8086:1096
Storage controller: Intel 631xESB/632xESB (ESB2) SATA controller
pci:8086:2681
FireWire controller: Texas Instruments XIO2213 FireWire 800 controller
pci:104c:823f
Ports: Line in (analog) · Optical digital audio in · 2× Headphone / line out (analog) · Optical digital audio out · 2× DVI · 2× Gigabit Ethernet · 2× FireWire 400 · 2× FireWire 800 · 5× USB 2.0 (Type-A)
Port layout: Download drawing (SVG)

Port methodology

Back:1back-1 Power inlet2back-2 DVI (on the graphics card; the order can differ between cards)3back-3 DVI (on the graphics card; the order can differ between cards)4back-4 USB 2.0 (Type-A)5back-5 USB 2.0 (Type-A)6back-6 USB 2.0 (Type-A)7back-7 FireWire 4008back-8 FireWire 8009back-9 Optical digital audio in10back-10 Optical digital audio out11back-11 Line in (analog)12back-12 Headphone / line out (analog) (line out)13back-13 Gigabit Ethernet14back-14 Gigabit Ethernet
Front:1front-1 Headphone / line out (analog) (headphone jack)2front-2 USB 2.0 (Type-A)3front-3 USB 2.0 (Type-A)4front-4 FireWire 4005front-5 FireWire 800
Front and back panels are numbered top to bottom, each row left to right as you face it.
Numbered left to right as you face each side (top to bottom on a Mac Pro). Source: Apple manual
Features: Built-in speaker(s) · Cooling fan · Internal optical drive
Order no.: MA970LL/A · MB451LL/A

? components.wifi: AirPort Extreme was an optional card on this model and no Linux probe identifies it, so no Wi-Fi component is listed.

8800 GT Xeon · GeForce 8800 GT (build to order) build to orderOut of coverage scope · Released before 2009 Untested0/18 tested

Boot0/3 passed

Stock installer boots via 64-bit EFIUntested
Internal storage detected and installation completesUntested
Installed system starts, restarts and shuts down cleanlyUntested

Graphics0/2 passed

Discrete GPU accelerationUntested
External display outputUntested back-2back-3

Power0/1 passed

Sleep and wakeUntested

Audio0/5 passed

Built-in speakersUntested
Headphone / analog audio outputUntested front-1back-12
Line-in / analog audio inputUntested back-11
Optical digital audio outputUntested back-10
Optical digital audio inputUntested back-9

Networking0/2 passed

BluetoothUntested
EthernetUntested back-13back-14

Ports0/2 passed

USB-A portsUntested front-2front-3back-4back-5back-6
FireWireUntested 0 of 2 port groupsfront-4back-7front-5back-8
Port methodology

Storage0/1 passed

Internal optical drive reads discsUntested

Thermal0/2 passed

Temperature sensors report under loadUntested
Fans respond to loadUntested

Hardware Configuration Detailsmacpro3-1-early-2008-8800gt

CPU: Dual Xeon E5462 2.8 GHz · 8-core; Dual Xeon X5482 3.2 GHz · 8-core; Xeon E5462 2.8 GHz · 4-core; Dual Xeon E5472 3 GHz · 8-core (Harpertown)
Memory: 2 GB DDR2-800 FB-DIMM ECC · max 32 GB
Storage: 320 GB HDD · SATA · BTO 500 GB HDD, 750 GB HDD, 1 TB HDD
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (512 MB) · OpenGL ES 3.0 ?
pci:10de:0611 · pci:10de:0602
Bluetooth: Apple Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (USB 05ac:8206) BTO
usb:05ac:8206
Audio codec: Realtek ALC889A
Ethernet: Intel 80003ES2LAN dual Gigabit Ethernet
pci:8086:1096
Storage controller: Intel 631xESB/632xESB (ESB2) SATA controller
pci:8086:2681
FireWire controller: Texas Instruments XIO2213 FireWire 800 controller
pci:104c:823f
Ports: Line in (analog) · Optical digital audio in · 2× Headphone / line out (analog) · Optical digital audio out · 2× DVI · 2× Gigabit Ethernet · 2× FireWire 400 · 2× FireWire 800 · 5× USB 2.0 (Type-A)
Port layout: Download drawing (SVG)

Port methodology

Back:1back-1 Power inlet2back-2 DVI (on the graphics card; the order can differ between cards)3back-3 DVI (on the graphics card; the order can differ between cards)4back-4 USB 2.0 (Type-A)5back-5 USB 2.0 (Type-A)6back-6 USB 2.0 (Type-A)7back-7 FireWire 4008back-8 FireWire 8009back-9 Optical digital audio in10back-10 Optical digital audio out11back-11 Line in (analog)12back-12 Headphone / line out (analog) (line out)13back-13 Gigabit Ethernet14back-14 Gigabit Ethernet
Front:1front-1 Headphone / line out (analog) (headphone jack)2front-2 USB 2.0 (Type-A)3front-3 USB 2.0 (Type-A)4front-4 FireWire 4005front-5 FireWire 800
Front and back panels are numbered top to bottom, each row left to right as you face it.
Numbered left to right as you face each side (top to bottom on a Mac Pro). Source: Apple manual
Features: Built-in speaker(s) · Cooling fan · Internal optical drive

? components.wifi: AirPort Extreme was an optional card on this model and no Linux probe identifies it, so no Wi-Fi component is listed.

Quadro FX 5600 Xeon · Quadro FX 5600 (build to order) build to orderOut of coverage scope · Released before 2009 Untested0/18 tested

Boot0/3 passed

Stock installer boots via 64-bit EFIUntested
Internal storage detected and installation completesUntested
Installed system starts, restarts and shuts down cleanlyUntested

Graphics0/2 passed

Discrete GPU accelerationUntested
External display outputUntested back-2back-3

Power0/1 passed

Sleep and wakeUntested

Audio0/5 passed

Built-in speakersUntested
Headphone / analog audio outputUntested front-1back-12
Line-in / analog audio inputUntested back-11
Optical digital audio outputUntested back-10
Optical digital audio inputUntested back-9

Networking0/2 passed

BluetoothUntested
EthernetUntested back-13back-14

Ports0/2 passed

USB-A portsUntested front-2front-3back-4back-5back-6
FireWireUntested 0 of 2 port groupsfront-4back-7front-5back-8
Port methodology

Storage0/1 passed

Internal optical drive reads discsUntested

Thermal0/2 passed

Temperature sensors report under loadUntested
Fans respond to loadUntested

Hardware Configuration Detailsmacpro3-1-early-2008-fx5600

CPU: Dual Xeon E5462 2.8 GHz · 8-core; Dual Xeon X5482 3.2 GHz · 8-core; Xeon E5462 2.8 GHz · 4-core; Dual Xeon E5472 3 GHz · 8-core (Harpertown)
Memory: 2 GB DDR2-800 FB-DIMM ECC · max 32 GB
Storage: 320 GB HDD · SATA · BTO 500 GB HDD, 750 GB HDD, 1 TB HDD
Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 (1.5 GB) · OpenGL ES 3.0 ?
pci:10de:019d
Bluetooth: Apple Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (USB 05ac:8206) BTO
usb:05ac:8206
Audio codec: Realtek ALC889A
Ethernet: Intel 80003ES2LAN dual Gigabit Ethernet
pci:8086:1096
Storage controller: Intel 631xESB/632xESB (ESB2) SATA controller
pci:8086:2681
FireWire controller: Texas Instruments XIO2213 FireWire 800 controller
pci:104c:823f
Ports: Line in (analog) · Optical digital audio in · 2× Headphone / line out (analog) · Optical digital audio out · 2× DVI · 2× Gigabit Ethernet · 2× FireWire 400 · 2× FireWire 800 · 5× USB 2.0 (Type-A)
Port layout: Download drawing (SVG)

Port methodology

Back:1back-1 Power inlet2back-2 DVI (on the graphics card; the order can differ between cards)3back-3 DVI (on the graphics card; the order can differ between cards)4back-4 USB 2.0 (Type-A)5back-5 USB 2.0 (Type-A)6back-6 USB 2.0 (Type-A)7back-7 FireWire 4008back-8 FireWire 8009back-9 Optical digital audio in10back-10 Optical digital audio out11back-11 Line in (analog)12back-12 Headphone / line out (analog) (line out)13back-13 Gigabit Ethernet14back-14 Gigabit Ethernet
Front:1front-1 Headphone / line out (analog) (headphone jack)2front-2 USB 2.0 (Type-A)3front-3 USB 2.0 (Type-A)4front-4 FireWire 4005front-5 FireWire 800
Front and back panels are numbered top to bottom, each row left to right as you face it.
Numbered left to right as you face each side (top to bottom on a Mac Pro). Source: Apple manual
Features: Built-in speaker(s) · Cooling fan · Internal optical drive

? components.wifi: AirPort Extreme was an optional card on this model and no Linux probe identifies it, so no Wi-Fi component is listed.

Research notes (unverified)

Graphics cards are PCIe cards that owners often replace; configurations cover only the cards Apple sold with the machine.
First Mac Pro with 64-bit EFI. Audio is a Realtek ALC889A codec on every observed machine.

Sources (7) and identifiers

Board IDs: Mac-F42C88C8