2.8ghz late 2008 macbook pro with 8gb and a happy ending but...

This machine was bought on June 2009. A week after the mid 2009 were released. It was a refurbished unit which might explain it.
Ok let's get started. I am using 1x4gb crucial module & 1x4gb owc module. Why mixing brands? Well by the time I decided to go from 4gb to 6gb, I found on Amazon the 4gb Crucial module for $190 while at Owc it was at $249. 6gb was a good combination for me and my needs. However, it didn't stop me from trying 8gb even knowing that my computer wasn't capable of using them. What was next? Yeah to buy another 4gb module This time I went for something cheaper (Owc's $179) since I wasn't sure if that was going to work.
Ok enough of that and back to topic. 8gb works fine in the 32 and 64 bit kernels. I tested the 32 bit kernel for almost 12 hours with absolutely no problems. I was able to use 7.99gb flawlessly with the cpus fully stressed.
The 64 bit kernel provided the same satisfactory results. The machine felt fast and reliable at all. The only thing I notice different was the temperature. While on the 32 bit kernel the cpu reached up to 85C, on the 64 bit it reached up to 92C
I will keep testing the computer in the next days, but overall, I am pretty sure I will not have problems.
For pictures check post 717 at: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=9438010#post9438010

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Why don't you take your 'old' MBP into your local Apple Store and have them check out everything that's wrong with it - and I mean everything? Then, when you get an estimate about how much it would cost to get the machine completely repaired, ask about the Apple flat-rate repair pricing?
It's worth a shot - and with what you may save, you can put in the bank for a new MBP.
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Welcome to Apple Support Communities
In OS X, Apple provides the GPU drivers and you cannot update them from NVIDIA. They are updated with each OS X update, so you are running the most recent drivers for your OS X version. OS X Mountain Lion and Mavericks have got more recent GPU drivers, but it's not worth upgrading unless you need newer drivers for an app (I highly doubt this).
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By googling for a while, I noticed that several people experienced very slow performance of their late 2008 MacBook Pro. That is also my case. Apparently, this is due to the hard disk which is dying, and then I considering to change it. However, I haven't found answers to these questions:
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Hi!
Thanks for all the answer. Please let me to resume this old and interesting discussion.
After having evaluated several solutions (including NAS, different ways of backup, etc) I bought an external firewire HDD, since I believe it nicely fits my necessities. Next, after these holidays, I will finally replace my old HDD with a SSD one. I think 120 GB are ok. I just need the apps and small-sized documents (rather LaTeX, Matlab, word, pages or excel documents, etc. - no movies or mp3 (I have Spotify, for that) ). Large files (e.g. movies, pictures, etc) may end up in external firewire HDD.
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JoeyR wrote:
Actually the unibody machines switched from an Intel chipset to the NVidia MCP79 chipset.
The thing is tho, what I dont understand is why both late 2008 and mid 2009 motherboards use the came motherboard (both using the same chipset) and still limit the user from doing this. I thinks its just apple's way of saying "Buy a new computer"
Below in the links, NVidia say that their chipset used in the late 2008 systems can support 8GB but its up to Apple if they want to enable it or not.
It's really not fair at all, its been proven that the late 2008 systems can support the update just by a simple EFI update. *Get on it Apple!*
----Links----
(http://blogs.computerworld.com/nvidiasays_new_macbook_pro_can_do_8gb_ofram)
(http://www.macrumors.com/2008/10/24/new-macbook-pro-does-not-support-8gb-ram-for -now/)
(http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=6493933&postcount=49)
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Erica M31 wrote:
Is there anyway of directly connecting a Late 2008 MacBook Pro to a MacBook Pro, with retina, in a Target Disk Mode way without having to wait for the magical adapter in July?
There is Setup Assistant when you first boot the new Mac, over wireless it's supposed to migrate for you, however I hear it can take hours and days to complete.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/MacBook_Pro_Retina_QuickStart.pdf
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I think I am in the right forum. I have the previous version of the macbook pro. Not the unibody.
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http://blogs.technet.com/keithcombs/archive/2008/07/05/testing-my-apple-macbook- pro-with-8gb-of-ram.aspx
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thanks,
C

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http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=250
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