MacUpgrades.co.uk offers a wide range of fixed price upgrades and repairs for your Apple computers. You can drop in to our offices in Sawston, Cambridge or if you are not local you can either have us collect or send in your computer yourself. Sameday fitting is available for most items, contact us for details. We also offer on site installation services and training on your premises.
Macupgrades offers a wide range of on-site services for your Apple equipment. We offer all of our upgrade services, and most of our repair services too.
All our engineers have at least 15 years of experience with Apple hardware and software
Enter your serial number into the box below for specific upgrades for your machine. Each upgrade has been tested in the machine we list it for. Compatability is 100% guaranteed or your money back.
How to find your serial number in software
You can find your Mac's serial number in Apple System Profiler: Select the Apple Menu > About This Mac, then (depending on the version of OSX you are running) click the System Report button or the More Info button. This brings up System Profiler, and on the Hardware Overview that is displayed by default you should see your serial number, and be able to copy/paste it. The procedure does vary slightly between different versions of OSX.
If you can't boot your Mac
If your Mac is not working, the serial number is printed on the computer casing but the location varies. Here are the main locations of serial numbers on Apple computers.
Unibody MacBook Pro - Laser etched onto the base.
MacBook, Early MacBook Pro, PowerBook G4 - Inside the main battery bay. Remove battery to locate.
iBook (White) - Under the keyboard. To lift keyboard, pull back on the release tabs between the F-keys.
Intel iMac, iMac G5 - Underside of the foot/stand.
iMac G4, iMac G3 - Underside of the iMac.
Mac mini - On the underside of the Mac mini.
Mac Pro 2006-2012 - On rear of machine near graphics card ports.
PowerMac G5 - On lower chassis under side panel. To remove side panel, lift lever on rear of Mac.
PowerMac G3, PowerMac G4 - Label on the back of the Mac.
Your Mac's Model Identifier can be found in System Profiler. You can use the drop-down menus above to be taken to a page that displays upgrades specifically for your exact model.
This tool is also available on its own page, with a list of all Model IDs here.
COVID Update: Online orders and mail-in repairs/upgrades are happening as normal. Collection and drop-off are operating by appointment - please call us on 01223 833 412 to book a slot.
Mac Pro Late 2013 Upgrades
This page covers all the upgrades we sell for the cylindrical Mac Pro workstations. Choose the type of upgrade you are looking for from the tabs below.
If you want specific upgrades for your exact model, choose it from the Model ID links below, or enter your serial number here:
Announced in Late 2013, the new model Mac Pro was a radical departure from the previous tower model. Instead of a large tower workstation with PCI Express expansion and graphics slots and 4 bays for internal 3.5" drives, then new model is in a slim black cylindrical case with a single internal SSD. Additional storage and peripherals are all done via its Thunderbolt 2 ports.
The Mac Pro Late 2013 was released built around 4 main CPU configurations, a quad core 3.7GHz, a 6 Core 3.5GHz, an 8 core 3.0GHz and a 12 core 2.7GHz. Apple specs here.
How to Identify these Machines
The cylindrical case design makes the Mac Pro 2013 unique and unmistakeable.
The Mac Pro Late 2013 was released built around 4 main CPU configurations, a quad core 3.7GHz, a 6 Core 3.5GHz, an 8 core 3.0GHz and a 12 core 2.7GHz. It has a single internal SSD and 4 slots for DDR3 ECC DIMM 1866MHz RAM. Apple specs here.
Memory Upgrades
The Mac Pro Late 2013 has 4 memory sockets and can take up to 128GB of RAM in 4 x 32GB modules. However using 32GB modules will reduce the memory bus speed from 1866MHz to 1333MHz (in the 4 core, 6 core, 8 core models) or 800MHz (in the 12 core model). We do not yet have 32GB modules available for purchase, so the maximum we can supply at present is 64GB in 4 x 16GB modules.
Please note that the 4GB and 8GB modules are unregistered while the 16GB modules are registered. This is the same for the stock Apple memory, and registered and non-registered RAM cannot be mixed. So if you wish to use 16GB modules, all smaller modules will need to be removed.
Registered. Can only be mixed with other registered modules, so with 16GB and 32GB ones.
Any fitting information below is intended as a guide before purchase ONLY, when fitting these products you should refer to the original manual for your computer, and any instructions that come with the item. Please see this page for more information, or here for information on our fitting service.
Difficulty
1/5 - Easy
You can see a memory installation video guide from OWC here.
Note that the "spludger" tool they mention is only present in their
4 module memory kits - it is not not an essential tool and the
memory release can be triggered with your finger, though care should
be taken since the part is delicate.
CD/DVD/Blu-ray Drive Upgrades
The Mac Pro Late 2013 does not have an internal optical drive.
Blu-Ray is not fully supported in OSX. Disks can be mounted and read, but movie playback requires third party software.
Any fitting information below is intended as a guide before purchase ONLY, when fitting these products you should refer to the original manual for your computer, and any instructions that come with the item. Please see this page for more information, or here for information on our fitting service.
Internal Hard Drive & SSD Upgrades
Internally the Mac Pro has a single PCIe attached SSD. Below are the upgrades we have available for this internal drive. Larger amounts of storage should be attached externally via Thunderbolt.
If you don't want to fit a new hard drive yourself, you can take advantage of the MacUpgrades Installation Service. Add the installation service from the list below to your cart along with your chosen hard drive. We can also clone your existing hard drive onto the new one, simply add the Clone Original Hard Drive service below to your cart.
Once you have booked the service, send your machine to us, we will carry out the work and return it to you. Alternatively, we do offer a Collection Service with our courier, please see here for details.
Requires 10.13 High Sierra or later. For Retina models from the Late 2013 to the Mid 2015. Note the included Envoy enclosure is for the original Apple supplied SSD only, fitting the new OWC SSD into it will damage it.
Any fitting information below is intended as a guide before purchase ONLY, when fitting these products you should refer to the original manual for your computer, and any instructions that come with the item. Please see this page for more information, or here for information on our fitting service.
Graphics Cards and Displays
The Mac Pro comes configured with a powerful twin graphics card
setup, even in its minimal configuration. We do not have upgrades
available at this time.
There are none available.
Expansion Card Upgrades
This
Mac Pro does not have internal expansion, but its 6 Thunderbolt
2 ports allow the attachment of PCI Express chassis
Can only be used when mounted in a compatible Thunderbolt attached PCI Express chassis.
2
Can be used only in an external PCI-Express chassis attached via Thunderbolt. Requires OSX 10.12.6 or later. Booting from drives attached via this card is not supported.
Any fitting information below is intended as a guide before purchase ONLY, when fitting these products you should refer to the original manual for your computer, and any instructions that come with the item. Please see this page for more information, or here for information on our fitting service.
Keyboards & Mice
The following keyboards and mice are compatible with this Mac.
This can be connected to this Mac to access a 2.5in SATA drive. But this Mac does not use a 2.5in SATA drive internally.
External Drives & Enclosures
This
Mac Pro has 6 Thunderbolt 20Gb/s ports, and connect a wide range
if high bandwidth devices. It also has USB 3.0, which is backward
compatible with USB 2.0.
Requires a Thunderbolt 2 - Thunderbolt 3 adaptor, and speed will be limited to Thunderbolt 2.
3
This can be connected to this Mac to access a 3.5in SATA drive. But this Mac does not use a 3.5in SATA drive internally.
4
This can be connected to this Mac to access a 2.5in SATA drive. But this Mac does not use a 2.5in SATA drive internally.
Complete Machines - Refurbished
Any complete machines of this type or similar that we have for sale are listed here. Please note that these are refurbished models with a 3 month warranty, and that delivery is likely to take 3 - 5 working days. These can be purchased online with the standard website courier delivery charge for the mainland UK only. Please contact us for a quote on shipping to other areas.
There are none available.
Repair Services for this Mac
Here are the various repair services we offer for this Mac. You can have us take the machine in for evaluation, or book a fixed-price repair if you already know what the fault is and the service is listed below (for services without parts, please see the relevant tab on this page for compatible parts that we sell). If you know what the fault is, but we don't have a fixed-price repair listed below, please contact
us for a quote.
