RAM Upgrade

I have a late 2006 24" iMac with Intel processor. I have two 1-gig memory cards that I took out of new MacBook Pro. These are DDR3 while iMac specs call for DDR2. Will the DDR3 cards work in the iMac?

Hi D Howard
Physically compare them next to each other, you will find that the DDR2 modules are 200 pin and the DDR3 modules are 204 pin with the notch located in a different position.
It has been reported that DDR2 PC2-6400 800MHz modules from a MacBook Pro will work in some Earlier PC2-5300 667MHz iMac systems, but I don't think the DDR3 modules will even fit because the notches are in a different place.
Dennis

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    Thanks for reading my reply.
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