Does DDR3 ram work in my early 09 macbook?

does DDR3 ram work in my early 09 macbook?

No, if it's a  model 5,2 (Early 2009, 2.0GHz Model Only) it can handle 6gb of 667mhz PC2-5300 RAM. http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/MacBook/DDR2/
If it's a model 5,2 (Mid 2009, 2.13GHz Model Only) it can handle 6gb of 800mhz PC2-6400 RAM http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook/White/2.13GHz

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  • Will PC2 6400/800MHz work with my Early 2008 MacBook (4,1)?

    I am having a problem with upgrading new RAM.  I received new RAM sticks and they will not work with my Early 2008 MacBook(4,1) with OS Lion.  Here are the stick specs:
    Make: Kingston
    Product #: KTD-INSP6000C/2G
    Speed: PC2-6400/800MHz
    Pin count: 200
    Other attributes:
    SODIMM
    DDR2-SDRAM
    Unbuffered
    Non-ECC
    The tech specs from Apple (http://support.apple.com/kb/SP5) say that the bus speed is 800MHz and the how-to-guide to install RAM (http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1651#link3) says that PC2-6400/800MHz should work.  However, that how-to-guide lumps 2006-2009 models together.  I don't know if all of those models are compatible with PC2-6400 AND PC2-5300 or if that is just the range within the models (e.i. 2006 takes 667MHz while 2009 takes 800MHz).  On the Kingston website it lists only Dell products as compatible with the product number I am thinking that is the problem.  The how-to-guide does say that  667MHz is the recommended maximum speed for my MacBook model.  I just don't know now if 800MHz works for my MacBook.  The current RAM sticks I have are the stock PC2-5300/667MHz.
    The two Kingston sticks together: Doesn't boot up
    One Kingston stick (tried both) with an old stick: Does boot up and work
    One Kingston stick (tried both) completely by itself: Doesn't boot up
    Here is my frustration, I bought some Kingston sticks (KTA-MB800K2/4G) that are supposed to be compatible with Apple from a company on Amazon and they shipped me the other product number since it is also PC2-6400/800MHz and they are out of stock of the specific product number I ordered.  They are saying that the problem is that my computer can't take PC2-6400/800MHz and that the different product number is irrelevant.  So, do I need to order different RAM sticks that are a lower speed or should this company ship me the original product number that I ordered?
    Thanks!

    No. Your model requires:
    Maximum Memory
    6.0 GB (Actual) 4.0 GB (Apple)
    Memory Slots
    2 - 200-pin PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 SO-DIMM

  • Will this 2x8gb RAM work on my 15" 2012 Macbook Pro?

    Will this 2x8gb RAM work on my 15" 2012 Macbook Pro?
    Also if this is not the best, can you suggest a better option? thanks
    http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-Laptop-Memory-CMSX16GX3M2A1600C10/dp/B00 76W9Q5A/ref=cm_cd_ql_qh_dp_t

    You run the risk of owning perfectly good memory that does not happen to work in your Mac.
    The best way to shop is to patronize Vendors who promise:
    "It works in your Mac,
    Or your money Back."
    These guys do and usually have pretty good prices as well:
    http://www.datamemorysystems.com/apple-macbook-pro-memory-upgrades/

  • Does Samsung RAM work?

    Does this Samsung RAM work?  
    It's not listed as compatible either on the forums nor in MSI's documentation.. although it's not listed anywhere as uncompatible, either.  
    I just want to run it at stock timings (for now).

    Quote
    Originally posted by d_jedi
    Does this Samsung RAM work?  
    It's not listed as compatible either on the forums nor in MSI's documentation.. although it's not listed anywhere as uncompatible, either.  
    I just want to run it at stock timings (for now).
    I've got a coupld of builds with Nvidia 250gb chipsets that work with Samsung. I have a couple that don't.
    It's really dicey with Samsung memory. I would say don't use it.

  • Will this RAM work with my early 2011 MBP?

    http://www.amazon.fr/Transcend-JM1333KSN-4G-Mémoire-DDR3-SO-DIMM/dp/B00432SYU4/r ef=sr_1_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1344152904&sr=8-1
    I'll buy 2 of them, to double my MBP's memory - just checking whether they'd work. Also, has anyone got any experience in upgrading RAM?

    Yes, that would work with your MB PRO.....you can upgrade up to 16GB...
    It takes 10 minutes max to upgrade your memory...
    just make sure you have a #00 Phillips screw driver....
    10 screws in the back - 3 of them are long and 7 of them are short....remember where the long screws belong when you install them back in...
    good luck..

  • Will this RAM work for my early 2011?

    I found this on apple's web site:
    - 67.6mm x 30mm (1.18 inch)
    - 2 GB or 4 GB
    - 204-pin
    - PC3-10600 DDR3 1333 MHz type RAM
    Can I use this one:
    Corsair DDR3 SO-DIMM 1333MHz 8GB KIT MAC
    Kit w/2x 4GB, CL9, 204pin, Apple iMac, MacBook and MacBook Pro
    with the following spec:
    Type
    DRAM
    Teknologi
    DDR3 SDRAM
    Produktformfaktor
    SO DIMM 204-pins
    Hastighet
    1333 MHz ( PC3-10666 )
    Ventetidstiming
    CL9 ( 9-9-9-24 )
    Dataintegritetskontroll
    Non-ECC
    Egenskaper
    Non-buffer
    Voltage
    1.5 V
    (sorry for the norwegian)
    Only difference I can see is that the one specified by apple has "PC3-10600" and the one this shop is selling is "PC3-16666"...
    I don't know if that will cause problems...
    Thanx,
    K.

    That macbookpro needs:
    204-pin PC-10600 (1333 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM
    so that Corsair set is correct.
    But in this forum it is said always that a mac is very sensitive of the quality of new ram. And then most of the time Crucial or OWC are recommended.
    In older Macs like yours (haha) I have used Corsair also once and did not have any problems.
    Lex

  • Can I install two different RAM sizes in my Early 2011 Macbook Pro 2.0 GHz

    I just bought me a 8 GB 1333 Mhz RAM for my Macbook Pro. I installed it in slot 2 and I installed the stock 2 GB RAM in slot 1. Is my decision good to have two different sizes RAM in my computer. It is showing me I have 10 GB RAM in my system, and I think my computer has become little faster, but t I had expected that it would be much more faster since I have 10 GB instead of 4 GB.

    Boysovereign,
    the speed of your MacBook Pro will only increase by installing additional RAM if the apps which you run were constrained by their previous amount of RAM. If they weren’t being constrained by the previous amount of RAM, then adding more RAM won’t affect the speed at which they run.
    That being stated, you’ll suffer a minor performance hit by using two memory modules of different capacities; to maximize your MacBook Pro’s performance, you should install two memory modules of the same capacity.

  • Will early 2011 macbook pro accept kta-mb1066k2 ram

    Will MB 1066K2/8G work on an early 2011 macbook pro?

    Yes, see here:
    http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator_new/partsinfo.asp?root=&LinkBack=&k tcpartno=KTA-MB1066K2/8G

  • HT201335 can I use apple tv on my early 2010 macbook pro

    Can anyone tell me If I can get Apple TV device to work on my early 2010 macbook pro

    No it wouldn't. If you don't have a TV you would be watching content on the MB, the ATV is for accessing said content on an HDTV

  • Problems with early 2011 MacBook Pro 13" 2.7 GHz / OWC Mercury Extreme Pro

    *Has anyone else experienced issues getting their OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD working in the early 2011 MacBook Pros?*
    I am having difficulties getting OS X installed on the new OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 240 GB. When I install the SSD in place of the factory HDD and boot from the 10.6.6 reinstallation DVD the SSD is not visible to the installation program. If I quit the 10.6.6 installer and run Disk Utility (from the 10.6.6 installation DVD) the SSD is not visible. If I quit Disk Utility and run System Profiler (from the 10.6.6. installation DVD) the drive is visible and firmware and serial numbers are displayed. So like the drive is visible to OS X but the installer / Disk Utility can not see it.
    If I put the SSD in an external USB enclosure it is visible - I can format the drive and copy files to it.
    I also tried installing the SSD in place of the factory HDD, putting the HDD in a USB enclosure, booting from the OS X installation on the HDD and running the OS X installer from the 10.6.6 DVD. I was able to select the SSD as the target for the installation and the initial file copy was OK, but when the laptop restarted during the installation the SSD would not boot. The grey folder icon with the flashing question mark was displayed instead. Holding down Option while booting only gave me the option to boot from the DVD.
    I also tried resetting the NVRAM and SMC of the MacBook Pro - this did not resolve the issue.
    I spoke to OWC support who said they did not know of any compatibility issues with the new MacBook Pros and suggested I request a replacement.
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    This is my exact problem. I have had 2 of these drives so far and both of them have had the same problem with installation internally. The first one I was able to get operational using the method you described, ie: put the OWC SSD in an external case (FW800 was my choice) and install it there. But I encountered the sleep issues, so I sent it back for a replacement.
    The second drive I was finally able to install using the second method, but now the computer regularly locks up. So I'm going to call again and hopefully the third try will work.
    Just to clarify. The first drive had sleep issues, but had the older firmware. The second drive had the newer firmware (360 I think it is) and didn't have the sleep issues, but locks up while running.
    I'm so irritated on how many hours I've spent on this issue. And their support department, though very nice, wasn't helpful at all. It's as if they never heard of this problem.

  • Tried the "Apple Bake" on my early 2008 macbook pro and it worked, does that mean for certain it is my Nividia chip that is bad?

    So I had my early 2008 macbook pro (A1260) not wake up after clamshell sleep. After researching the boards felt confident it was the logicboard issue. Not being able to afford a replacement I decided to try the "apple bake", as I have been employed as a maintenance tech for a corrugation company and was comfortable doing the work myself. Anyhow it worked (350 degree f - 8mins) and my mac was back to life working as normal except for the fans running at %100 all the time. The fix was short lived, only lasted about 5 weeks and wouldnt wake up from sleep again. (yes, I applied new thermal paste the first time haha) I did the bake again and again it was revived this time fans working properly (still not sure what that was about) I have since had to do it one more time and now I just dont ever close it or let it go to sleep. I found a guy online who will replace the gpu for a good price ($150), my question is, is it actually the Nividia chip thats the issue and not something else? Is there any other issue that would be reolved by doing the bake and Im just thinking its the faulty 8600 geforce chip?
    Macbook Pro 4,1 - 10.6.8 - 2.6ghz Core 2 Duo - 4gb 667 Mhz DDR2 SDRAM
    Other issues I had aside from not waking up from sleep
    -Strange feedback noise coming from speakers in between any audio being played. (intermittent) any audio will stop the noise. (might be unrelated)
    -Dark lines from bottom of screen to top. Screen reset will fix (shift+cntrl+eject)
    -Pixeleation when gaming (intermittent)
    Any help would be appreciated,
    Thanks in advance

    So I had my early 2008 macbook pro (A1260) not wake up after clamshell sleep. After researching the boards felt confident it was the logicboard issue. Not being able to afford a replacement I decided to try the "apple bake", as I have been employed as a maintenance tech for a corrugation company and was comfortable doing the work myself. Anyhow it worked (350 degree f - 8mins) and my mac was back to life working as normal except for the fans running at %100 all the time. The fix was short lived, only lasted about 5 weeks and wouldnt wake up from sleep again. (yes, I applied new thermal paste the first time haha) I did the bake again and again it was revived this time fans working properly (still not sure what that was about) I have since had to do it one more time and now I just dont ever close it or let it go to sleep. I found a guy online who will replace the gpu for a good price ($150), my question is, is it actually the Nividia chip thats the issue and not something else? Is there any other issue that would be reolved by doing the bake and Im just thinking its the faulty 8600 geforce chip?
    Macbook Pro 4,1 - 10.6.8 - 2.6ghz Core 2 Duo - 4gb 667 Mhz DDR2 SDRAM
    Other issues I had aside from not waking up from sleep
    -Strange feedback noise coming from speakers in between any audio being played. (intermittent) any audio will stop the noise. (might be unrelated)
    -Dark lines from bottom of screen to top. Screen reset will fix (shift+cntrl+eject)
    -Pixeleation when gaming (intermittent)
    Any help would be appreciated,
    Thanks in advance

  • My early 2011 MacBook Pro says battery not detected and does not work with a new battery either. Works only with the charger plugged in.

    About a year back i had replaced the MLB of my early 2011 macbook pro and it was all working fine. A month back my battery went dead saying "Battery Not Detected". I went to Ample technologies, Bangalore, India and gave it for diagnosis. Ample technologies are the authorized Apple support service in Bangalore, India. After 3 days and no phone calls they email me that "They feel that the MLB MIGHT be the problem and they want to test it by replacing the MLB and i have to pay for their testing". I had already spent 40k indian rupees ($700) less than a year back to replace an MLB and now they want to replace it again at the cost of 43k ($750) indian rupees. I have no idea what to do now. Spending 80k indian rupees ($1400) in less than a year to replace the MLB twice sounds unfair to me. Can someone help me out here ? Is there a valid warranty period applicable , since i have changed the MLB a year back ?

    short of doing a SMC reset, you maybe at their mercy.
    resetting the  SMC http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
    You can try yourself running the Apple Hardware Test- and see if it generates any error codes. Post the results
    AHT  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1509

  • HT2213 Does this EFI restore from CD works on 2011 early MBP 13" ?

    My 2011 early MBP 13 has some proble, if I did not connect the Hard drive, and power on, the fan always run full speed, also if I connect the Hard drive, the system usage always show high number around 80%, I reinstall the OS few time, and did not solve the problem, wil restore EFI fix it?

    I understand you replaced the superdrive with your SSD so far right ?
    This mac (used to have one) doesn't handle having an SSD in the superdrive bay well.
    You need to put your HD into that bay, and the SSD into your HD bay.
    I would suggest to put the SSD directly on the HD bay, start in recovery (I think it will go online to fetch the OS install) and install the system directly on the SSD.
    I think on some macs, the superdrive connection cant handle Sata3 devices properly, hence the errors you probably get. (that's the case with Early 2011 MacBook Pros i.e.)
    Else, if you cant get to recovery, create a USB install drive with a software called Diskmaker (used to be called Lion Diskmaker). Boot on the USB drive, and install from there.

  • Early 2013 Macbook Pro Retina 2.7 i7 512GB SSD and 16gb Ram with Serious Cuda Problems! Trying to teach Apple their Macbook Pro Retina isn't a Pro Jan. 11. 2015.

    Apple replaced the logic board, wiped the computer, did a fresh instal of the OS, and also a fresh instal of all the programs during the beginning of 2015. The GeekBench scores are the highest of any of the similar computers (at least on the day of my testing). But here's what's happening. The Macbook Pro Retina has a GeForce GT 650m with Cuda Technology and it can't handle editing in Premiere Pro with Cuda Acceleration turned on. Open CL, a second form of graphic acceleration on the Macbook Pro, appears to be functioning properly.
    At the Apple Store on 1-10-2015, I was told that since the logic board and the graphic cards have been replaced that there is nothing they can do and they recommend contacting Corporate. This comes after they told me to buy a new logic board and that that would solve the problem. This comes after Apple did not listen, for over a month, about the possibility that they didn't properly build a professional notebook computer.
    The computer displays a black program monitor screen, at random times, when the user edits footage with Cuda Acceleration enabled. It used to lead to an entire system crash and/or a Premiere Pro crash before the operating system was completely re-installed. My solution, since I bought the computer, was to edit in Open CL... However, I've come to learn that there is a major difference in performance between Open CL and Cuda Acceleration.
    For the Macbook Pro Retina, Adobe Media Encoder render times are about 20% faster with Cuda Acceleration than Open CL. The 2013 Macbook Pro Retina appears to be able to handle Cuda Acceleration in Media Encoder, but I have had a number of issues leading to program crashes on every project before the new logic board and operating system were installed. For over a year and a half, I actually never used Cuda Acceleration. Having sent every crash report and user data to Apple over that time, I truly expected an update of some sorts and it never came.
    FYI: The latest Macbook Pro Retina uses the GeForce GT 750m... This is essentially the same graphic card that performs about 10 - 20% faster due to a new "boost mode." More importantly, it actually has the exact same number of Cuda cores. Having the same number of Cuda Cores means that the Cuda Acceleration is essentially the same when exporting or viewing video. To prove a point to Apple that their 2013 Macbook Pro Retina isn't functioning properly, I bought the latest computer with the 2.5 i7, 16gb Ram, 512gb SSD and I can honestly say that the 2014 model works perfectly fine with Cuda Acceleration turned on while editing in Premiere. I can also say that a proper render test proved the 2013 and 2014 model to be the exact same.
    I'm new to this whole pay $2700 for a computer that your manufacturer didn't / can't test properly, so I will be contacting Apple and speaking with Senior Advisors, their Customer Support division, and will soon speak with their Corporate branch. I'm confident that the Early 2013 Macbook Pro Retina with a 2.7 i7 16gb Ram and a 512 SSD is nearly the same at rendering video and editing video, provided the Cuda Acceleration works, as their latest 2014 Macbook Pro Retina with the 2.5 i7 processor 16gb Ram, and a 512 SSD. It's truly a great computer and a great build, minus their current inability to properly test / diagnose their computer.
    Knowing that the latest graphic card in the Macbook Pro lineup is essentially the same model, I feel that Apple is not directly looking into the viability and life span of their current Macbook Pro Retina product line. They can't test for performance issues relating to their graphic cards, so why consider buying from them when the end user is actually in a position to experience up to a 20% decrease in certain professional programs.
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    Looks like a RAM issue.
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x02FE, 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x02FE, 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000

  • What stops me to insatll 16GB of DDR3 ram over limited 8GB

    Hi IT Geeks.
    I have  HP Pavilion g6-2380sa Notebook with max of 8GB DDR3 ram. Cpu is intel I5 3230M 3rd generation and support up to 32GB of DDR3 ram. Intel HM76 Express chipset which has nothing up to supporting the amount of ram. As i understand limit is not done by hardware but is done by UEFI (Bios). Is any chance that hp has UEFI update to support  8GB DDR3 ram modules????????????
    I want answers only form people those undesrstand what im talking about.
    Myself Comptia A+ Network + Certified and doing MCSA server 2102 and Security+ so waiting only for clever answers what explains the whole thing.

    Does sound like a less than optimized OS install & kind of typical of most factory OEM install machines.
    I would download the generic Windows 7 install & give it a nice clean install & setup as will be far more rewarding than RAM upgrade.
    I run a probook on 3GB for business/work related use & it is enough & the craze for 16GB of ram is simply a waste for 99% of people.
    Do a ram test & hard drive test & ifgood think about a clean install.
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