Any way possible to break the 3GB barrier without buying a new MBP?

I've seen several posts here and saw reference to Video memory addressing hardware space that conflicts with limits of 3GB RAM but was curious whether anyone has been able to get more RAM in a MBP2.2 2.33GHz model. I just really need the horse power and can't wait until refresh next year.
Thanks

Thanks Joey, I knew there was a limitation but wasn't sure whether anyone had found a way to bypass it. What I mean by refresh, I've got a company refresh coming in May next year but the added RAM would be a big help in the meantime. I run Fusion on top of Mac for certain applications, in particular I've got some very large Excel 2007 spreadsheets that just can't be handled by Excel in Office 2008. I've tried all sorts of various combination's of tools, apps, VM configs and it all boils down to performance challenges. In order to run Excel proficiently, I need to allocate 1GB RAM min but that totally eats up my ability to also run Keynote, Pages, other native Mac apps effectively. 3GB RAM is optimal so long as I don't run anything in the Windows world but when I get real busy with multiple spreadsheets, presentations, documents, email, etc., my Mac comes to a screeching halt.

Similar Messages

  • I dropped my iPhone 4 in water and now it won't turn on at all, will i lose all of my data, for example my photos and messages etc? and is there any way you can back the phone up without having it switched on?

    I dropped my iPhone 4 in water and now it won't turn on at all, will i lose all of my data, for example my photos and messages etc? and is there any way you can back the phone up without having it switched on?

    If you had previously been backing up to iCloud (or a computer with iTunes), you would possibly have a backup.  That said, if you can't turn the phone on, you cannot create a backup of the device now.  Sorry.

  • I messed up when I bought the second season of Game of Thrones recently. I wanted to buy the season pass but it seems I bought the first four episodes instead. Is there any way of upgrading to the season pass, without having to download those I have?

    I messed up when I bought the second season of Game of Thrones recently. I wanted to buy the season pass, but it seems I bought the first four episodes instead. Is there any way of upgrading to the Season Pass now, without having to download those first four episodes again? Don't think my download limit will cope! Thanks for your advice.

    Not that I am aware.

  • I accepted a recent update for iTunes and now my version of Spin Doctor can't communicate with it any more. I don't think I can upgrade the Spin Doctor without buying a new program.  Is there a way to undo the last iTunes update?

    I accepted a recent update for iTunes and now my version of Spin Doctor can't communicate with iTunes, specifically, I can't get music files to go over to iTunes.  Spin Doctor gives me a message indicating that iTunes isn't working properly.
    I am using iTunes 9.1.1(12) and Spin Doctor 3.1.1.304t.  I have investigated upgrading the Spin Doctor but I think too much time has passed and the version available are too far advanced. 
    Any ideas?  Can I undo the iTunes upgrade?  Is there a website that I can go to to get the upgrade for my Spin Doctor?
    Thanks.
    Mary

    If your iMac is an Intel CPU model, you can upgrade the OS to OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
    Then use software update to update 10.6 Snow Leopard to OS X 10,6.8.
    Then you can run the latest iTunes to sync your iPad running iOS 6
    You can purchase OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard by calling Apple at 1-800-MYAPPLE. Ask for retail software sales and purchase a copy of 10.6 for $19.99 plus shipping.

  • I love using Muse! But....is there any way I can use the form widget without having to use the BC?

    I would really like the form to be sent to my email either in a text/doc/xml format. Is this possible?

    Hi Itsfuji,
    Liam is right. I've done 2 websites 100% in MUSE but using a php contact form. I had to edit the HTML code in Dreamweaver, insert the code and created the php file. Then I published them in an external Host provider.
    These are the sites
    http://www.bythebooktaxes.net/contact.html
    http://www.nicolatarzia2012.com/contact.html
    Regads,
    Eva

  • Is there any way to quickly access the options menu without clicking "Firefox/Options"?

    I want to be able to quickly jump to the Firefox Options menu without having to click the "Firefox" button and then "Options" after. The reason I want to do this is because I want to be able to quickly change fonts, and I also want to quickly allow/disallow websites from using their own font and background colors. The bright whites that websites often use hurt my eyes. Some websites don't work properly if they aren't allowed to use their own font and background settings, so I have to switch it back and forth, depending on the website. It is annoying to have to go through multiple Firefox menus every time I change my font and background settings. A quick keyboard shortcut or a button press to access options or allow/disallow font and background settings would be great. Any help?

    One alternative solution would be to investigate some of the add-ons available. Some of these may need a bit of setting up but then modify how websites display.
    * https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/nosquint/
    About this Add-on
    Having a hard time reading on the web? Is that website with the ridiculously small font and hot-pink-on-slightly-darker-hot-pink text raising your blood pressure? NoSquint can:
    Override the default text-only and full-page (both text and images) zoom levels for all websites
    Enforce your own foreground and background colors
    Remember your zoom levels and color settings per site, automatically applying them when you return.
    Disagree with what NoSquint calls a site? A powerful exceptions mechanism lets you split up or group together sites with URL patterns.
    A second alternative if you are good with the keyboard is to use keyboard existing shortcut sequences. I do not know them offhand for Windows, but they are not likely to be particularly convenient unless well learnt and used frequently.

  • Is there any way possible to move games from my iPod Fifth Generation back to my computer?

    I recently did a restore on my computer losing all my iTunes Apps.  Thus, Right now, I have games on my iPod Fifth Generation but, not on my computer.  Since iTunes removed the games from the store, Is there any way possible to move the games from my iPod back to my computer?

    Yes. With your iPod plugged in and appearing in iTunes, choose File -> Transfer Purchases.
    B-rock

  • Is there any way to find out the serial number to an old ipod that i cannot find?

    theres a recall on the od ipod nanos the 1st generation ones and i purchased one and im not sure when and currently i am unaware of the whereabouts of the ipod. is there any way to find out the serial number without actually finding the ipod to confirm when i purchased it? thank you any help will be appreciated.

    iPod: How to find the serial number

  • Hi at the moment my ipod is on manual sync mode. Is there any way of changing this to auto-sync without losing the music on my ipod or library? Possibly more importantly is there a way I can transfer the ratings from my ipod onto my i-tunes?

    Hi at the moment my ipod is on manual sync mode. Is there any way of changing this to auto-sync without losing the music on my ipod or library? Possibly more importantly is there a way I can transfer the ratings from my ipod onto my i-tunes?
    This is so I can delete music from my ipod knowing its rated on my i-tunes so I can then see later if I want to re-add it based on its rating
    Thanks

    Is there any way of changing this to auto-sync without losing the music on my ipod or library?
    Unfortunately there is not.
    Possibly more importantly is there a way I can transfer the ratings from my ipod onto my i-tunes?
    Not without the help of third party software such as this one:
    http://www.copytrans.net/copytrans.php
    B-rock

  • I've bought 640 rubies pack and have used it. But the day after, my pack ran out. I'd appreciate if you could give me back my pack or help me in any way possible.

    I've bought 640 rubies pack and have used it.
    But the day after, my pack ran out.
    I'd appreciate if you could give me back my pack or
    help me in any way possible.
    The Glu Customer Care answer my question;
    Hello, and thank you for contacting Glu Mobile Customer Care
    The game you mentioned does not save online. If you have made a backup using "iCloud" or "iTunes backup" then you may be able to restore to that last save point on your device which will include whatever you had for currency at the time when the save was created.
    Unfortunately, we do not have a way to restore game progress, this is done by the user on the device itself using the backup and restore method for the entire device.
    If you have not performed a backup save for your device before this problem happened and you have lost currency from purchases, please contact the iTunes store customer service to inquire about your purchase and request help regarding this loss of currency issue.. Apple does not allow developers to handle billing issues.
    If you get an answer saying that In-App purchases are the responsibility of the developer, please insist that they assist you as we have no way of accessing their purchase records. We are the developer and do not have access to any account or billing information on the iTunes App Store.
    We hope this information assists you and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.
    Regards,
    Glu Mobile Customer Care

    We are fellow users here on these forums, you're not talking to iTunes Support. You say that you used the pack that you bought and that it then ran out - does that mean that you used it all up ? If you didn't use it all up but your game lost the purchase then you can try the 'report a problem' page to contact iTunes Support : http://reportaproblem.apple.com
    If the 'report a problem' link doesn't work then you can try contacting iTunes support via this page : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/- click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page, then Purchases, Billing & Redemption

  • If my phone is disabled.. Is there any way possible to do a iCloud back up before restoring my phone

    If my phone is disabled.... Is there any way possible to somewhere back up my stuff before I restore my phone

    Once the Device is asking to be Restored with iTunes... it is too late to save anything...
    See Here  >  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
    Once you have Recovered your Device...
    Re-Sync your Content or Restore from the most recent Backup...
    Restore from Backup  >  http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766

  • I deleted emails from VIPs and didn't realise they would be deleted from my Mailbox. VIPs does't appear in Mail on Time Machine. Is there any way I can restore the deleted emails?

    I deleted emails from VIPs in Apple Mail and didn't realise they would be deleted from my Mailbox. I have tried to restore from Time Machine but VIPs doesn't appear. Is there any way I can retrieve the deleted emails? I also have bachups on an external hard drive.
    I have OS X 10.9.2

    You can't download pictures from iCloud by logging into icloud.com.  If you deleted pictures from camera roll AND photo stream, the only possibility is preforming a restore from an iCloud backup, assuming the backup has the pictures in it.  (Many users have been unable to restore and get back their pictures.)
    If the restore doesn't have all the pictures, then they are gone.
    In the future, use photo stream to sync photos from an iPhone to a computer, then copy the photos on the computer from the photo stream album into a permanent album.  Photo stream pics stay there only for 30 days, and only up to 1000 photos are stored.  Don't use photo stream as a storage medium, it's only for copying photos from one device to another.  Always copy (either via USB cable or photo stream) to a computer and then move to an album.

  • I accidentally deleted one of my iMessage contacts, but they are still on my iPod contacts. I really need to get it back, and i don't have iCloud but i did back up my iPod to iTunes after it happened. Is there any way i can get the past messages back?

    I wasn't looking at what I was doing and I deleted an imessage conversation and I havent figured out how to get it back yet. I have my ipod backed up with itunes but not icloud. It is onlt that one conversation though and I really want to get it back. Is there any way possible to get my conversation back on my ipod?

    If it was there and you creaded an iPod backup via iTunes then restore from that backup. Otherwise y are out of luck.
    Autosyncing
    To help prevent the last backup from being overwritten and thus erasing the Messages from the last backup turn off autosyncing so that you have to overtly start a sync. To turn off go iTunes>Preferences>Devices and check the box that says "Prevent iPods...".

  • I bought a iphone 4 on online . But the guy forgot the his apple id pasword and i cant restore the iphone cuz i need the password is their any way i can restore the iphone . ?

    I bought a iphone 4 on online . But the guy forgot the his apple id pasword and i cant restore the iphone cuz i need the password is their any way i can restore the iphone . ??

    iOS 7 has an antitheft feature. A stolen phone can NEVER be used again, except by the original owner or with the authorization of the original owner. If you bought a stolen phone that was your mistake; get your money back. While it's possible that the seller "forgot" their password, that is an easily corrected problem. In most countries knowingly possessing stolen property is a crime. Even if you don't know it is stolen, it can be taken from you and returned to the rightful owner.
    If it really wasn't stolen, and it was an honest mistake on the part of the seller, the seller can easily correct the mistake and authorize your activation of the phone.

  • Is there any way possible to restore deleted text messages or even get paper copies of them?

    I accidentally deleted all of my messages to my boyfriend.  My icloud says I have never backed up my phone.  Is there any way possible for me to retrieve the deleted texts or somehow receive a printed copy of them?  They are very special to me as he is in the military and I don't want to lose them all.  I'm so upset.  Thinking of ditching Apple altogether.

    If you did not back up the messages, they are gone. This would be true regardless of what brand of phone you have.
    I don't understand what you mean about paper copies. Unless you printed out the messages, there would be no paper versions at all.

Maybe you are looking for