Why my Mac pro 3.1 RAM keeps breaking?
Hi,
I have a Mac Pro early 2008 (3.1) and just under 2 years ago I had to replace the RAM because the old ones did not work anymore, and now the new ones stop working one by one over the past few months. I had 32 and just 8 GB.
So I can buy new ones again but maybe they will break also.
Can anyone tell me what the cause is and what is the best I can do?
Is this a good question?
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Hmm. I don't exactly know why the ram in your mac pro is dying, but keep in mind that most memory manufacturers have a "Limited Lifetime warranty." So as long as you have a receipt, send it back under RMA and get a new stick. It is not uncommon for RAM to fail. However, your failure rate does seem to be a bit abnormal. I don't have much experience repairing Mac Pros, but there should be a memory utility you can use to test your RAM. There is memtest86 available in linux distros and that probably also works for Macs. Good luck!
by Anthony Kouttron