Can you run 16Gb RAM in a late 2010 15" MBPro?

Obviously it's "officially" rated at 8GB but can it be done? This is what I'm lookng into. I got my girlfriend to buy them assuming that because it ran in my late 2011 17" MBPro just fine they'd run in her late 2010 15" just fine. That was not the case. Is the RAM wrong for that machine or is it actually truly limited at 8GB? Also is there a possibility the RAM is bad? When started up with the 16GB it would get to the desktop, show an error message and then say there was an error and then go black and reboot. With the stock 4GB installed it ran fine. http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Certified-Laptop-Memory-CMSA16GX3M2A1333C9/dp/B006 ON5KZC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1389712229&sr=8-3&keywords=16gb+1333mhz+ddr3+204+p in

A 13" 2010 MBP can accept 16 GB RAM, but the 2010 15" and 17" models are restricted to 8 GB RAM.  The difference is attributable to a firmware modification made in the 13" MBP and not in the other two.
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