Early 2011 13" MacBook Pro maximum Ram upgrade amount

I have an early 2011 MacBook Pro 13" and am looking to upgrade my ram. I notice one Apple's website the maximum recommended amount to upgrade is only 8 Gb. Is it possible to upgrade to a higher amount without affecting my MacBook?

Not negatively. Apple didn't test it with the higher capacity modules before releasing it and didn't update its specifications afterwards.
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I've been researching this issue extensively and it seems as if it would be most efficient if I started my own post instead of cluttering someone else's.
I upgraded to Mountain Lion within a week of its release. In the past two weeks, my computer has crashed 3 to 4 times. I can still move my mouse, and if I have an app like Spotify open it will continue to play music through the speakers. However, the computer is frozen and I cannot type/click/control the computer. The only way to get it back is by pressing and holding down the power key and rebooting.
Called AppleCare and went to the "Genius" Bar multiple times; neither helped.
I ran EtreCheck on my computer and below are my results:
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
          1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
System Software:
          OS X 10.8.1 (12B19) - Uptime: 0 days 4:16
Disk Information:
          Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (248.19 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Kernel Extensions:
          com.avatron.AVExVideo          Version: 1.6.5
          com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver          Version: 1.0.0
          com.protech.NoSleep          Version: 1.3.1
          com.avatron.AVExFramebuffer          Version: 1.6.5
Problem System Launch Daemons:
                 [failed] com.apple.coresymbolicationd.plist
                 [failed] com.apple.xprotectupdater.plist
Problem System Launch Agents:
                 [failed] com.apple.accountsd.plist
                 [failed] com.apple.afpstat.plist
                 [failed] com.apple.CalendarAgent.plist
                 [failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
                 [failed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
Launch Daemons:
                 [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
                 [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
                 [loaded] com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist
                 [loaded] com.crashplan.engine.plist
                 [loaded] com.DesignScience.DSMTTool.plist
                 [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
                 [loaded] com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist
                 [loaded] com.logmein.raupdate.plist
                 [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
Launch Agents:
             [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
                 [loaded] com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist
                 [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
                 [loaded] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist
                 [loaded] com.logmein.logmeingui.plist
                 [loaded] com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist
             [not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist
                 [loaded] com.wacom.pentablet.plist
                 [loaded] com.xerox.scan.workcentre6505.ButtonListenerAgent.plist
User Launch Agents:
                 [loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
                 [failed] [email protected]plist
                 [loaded] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist
                 [loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
                 [loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
User Login Items:
          NoSleep
          CheatSheet
          Window Tidy
          Flux
          Caffeine
          CrashPlan menu bar
          Spotify
          Sparrow
          Google Chrome
          Microsoft Word
          Dropbox
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Air Display Preferences
          PenTablet
          Flash Player
          NoSleep
Internet Plug-ins:
          AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin.plugin
          Flash Player.plugin
          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
          iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
          LogMeIn.plugin
          LogMeInSafari32.plugin
          LogMeInSafari64.plugin
          OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
          SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
          Silverlight.plugin
          WacomNetscape.plugin
          WacomTabletPlugin.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Bad Fonts:
          None
Top Processes:
          4.3   %          WindowServer
          2.4   %          Spotify
          1.9   %          EtreCheck
          1.6   %          hidd
          1.1   %          Finder
          0.7   %          Activity
          0.6   %          activitymonitord
          0.3   %          quicklookd
          0.2   %          Flux
          0.2   %          fontd
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Here's an updated report reflecting fewer errors that I took this afternoon. I hope someone on this message board can help...
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
          1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
System Software:
          OS X 10.8.1 (12B19) - Uptime: 0 days 3:17
Disk Information:
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                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (249.27 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
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          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
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          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
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          com.avatron.AVExVideo          Version: 1.6.5
          com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver          Version: 1.0.0
          com.protech.NoSleep          Version: 1.3.1
          com.avatron.AVExFramebuffer          Version: 1.6.5
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                 [failed] com.apple.xprotectupdater.plist
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                 [failed] com.apple.afpstat.plist
                 [failed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
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                 [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
                 [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
                 [loaded] com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist
                 [loaded] com.crashplan.engine.plist
                 [loaded] com.DesignScience.DSMTTool.plist
                 [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
                 [loaded] com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist
                 [loaded] com.logmein.raupdate.plist
                 [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
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             [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
                 [loaded] com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist
                 [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
                 [loaded] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist
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MacBook Pro 13' Early 2011: Still Slow After 16GB RAM Upgrade

Hi,
I have a MacBook Pro 13' Early 2011 running Yosemite. After the RAM upgrade to 16GB, the speed of the computer is still not satisfactory, having some lag times in launching softwares and startup. Please suggest me what to do. Below is the report. Thank you!
Problem description:
The computer is still running slow even after the RAM upgrade to 16GB.
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated November 18, 2014 at 5:40:20 AM EST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
16 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 0:7:52
Disk Information: ℹ️
ST9320325ASG disk0 : (320.07 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 318.84 GB (156.62 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
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[not loaded] com.marvell.kext.USBGenericPrinterClass (1.0.0) Support
[loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.74) Support
[not loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.74) Support
[not loaded] com.wacom.kext.pentablet (5.3.0 - SDK 10.8) Support
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[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
[running] com.rim.BBAlbumArtCacher.plist Support
[running] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist Support
[running] com.wacom.pentablet.plist Support
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[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
[running] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist Support
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[not loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist Support
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Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
WacomNetscape: Version: 2.1.0-1 - SDK 10.8 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.0.11 Support
WacomTabletPlugin: Version: WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.2 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
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Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.6 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.6.5r635 Support
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Java Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 318.84 GB Disk used: 162.22 GB
Destinations:
LACIE SHARE [Local]
Total size: 350.07 GB
Total number of backups: 5
Oldest backup: 2012-07-17 01:12:57 +0000
Last backup: 2014-03-19 07:05:24 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 350.07 GB < (Disk used 162.22 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      9% mds
      6% WindowServer
      1% BBLaunchAgent
      0% AppleSpell
      0% fontd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
103 MB mds_stores
86 MB Dropbox
86 MB ocspd
69 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
52 MB Safari
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
13.07 GB Free RAM
1.71 GB Active RAM
740 MB Inactive RAM
1.66 GB Wired RAM
1.31 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs

First go to the RIM web site and look to see if they have an uninstaller for the device you had. Some times a reinstall of the application and then running the uninstaller is required for complete removal.
If no uninstaller is available, then you will have to use Spotlight to find all items with 'Blackberry' and 'Rim' in the titles. I would also download EasyFind and use that to locate such files. Often it will locate items that Spotlight misses.
Ciao.

You can't upgrade to a 7200rpm hard drive in the Early 2011 13" MacBook Pro. It is not supported. Period.

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Early 2011 2GHz Macbook pro distorted blue screen then wont boot, 3 times in last 2 weeks

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2. I thought that the problem might be because I was on windows, so took a back up of the windows drive, erased it and installed windows 8 using bootcamp. It ran well for an week. After that, once I connected it with the tv using HDMI to watch a video, after I disconnected it, the screen was garbled over the windows start screen, but I was able to command restart normally. After restart, it wont boot to windows or mac.
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I have the Early 2011 2GHz Macbook Pro and I have the same problem too.
I switched out the logicboard a month ago and today the graphics just went distorted.
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Early 2011 15" Macbook pro fans full speed/unresponsive

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If your Mac doesn’t seem to be remembering your speaker volume, display resolution, or the disk it should be using during startup, you may need to reset your computer’s PRAM.
Resetting PRAM may change some system settings and preferences. Use System Preferences to restore your settings.
Important: To print these instructions, click the Share button in the Help window, then choose Print.
Choose Apple menu > Shut Down.
Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Option, Command (⌘), P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
Turn on your Mac.
Immediately press and hold the Option-Command-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
Continue holding the keys down until your Mac restarts, and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
Release the keys.
After resetting your computer’s PRAM, you may need to update your speaker volume, display resolution, and startup disk preferences. For more information about PRAM, see the Apple Support article About NVRAM and PRAM.
Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
BobbyD

Apple original battery for the Early 2011 17" MacBook Pro

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Have looked for a replacement battery and found many. What they have in common is they are (with one exception) not Apple, and specs differ from the original (the original specs taken from the battery the MBP was delivered with as new are 31CP90/44/89-2 Li-ion Polymer 10.95V 95.0Wh Model No. A1383).
An Apple certified service center in Stockholm Sweden offers an original Apple A1383 battery with identical specs, but: they only offer a 3-month guarantee! Even worse, they claim that they cannot discern the manufacturing date (or will not provide it).
I contacted OWC (macsales), have always been happy with their products and service and knowledge. They hold that they cannot offer this battery at all but that it should be available in the Apple Store, ie online. But we cannot find it there, one of the few models missing.
Probably a lot of people with an Early 2011 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz will be having this problem right around now. Has anyone found a great solution?

Have you tried ifixit or PowerBookMedic?
Clinton

Early 2011 13" MacBook Pro Sata III

What does Negotiated Link Speed: 3 Gigabit mean when I have a sata III drive and connection?
I have an Early 2011 13" MacBook Pro and purchased a Corsair Force 3 120gb SSD to replace the HDD. It's all running fine (kind of). I have the latest firmware on the drive and all the updates for my mac. This drive is supposed to get around 500 MB/s r/w speed but because it is only being recognized at 3 Gigabit my speeds are being severely impacted.
Is there some way to force the drive into Sata III?

See posts from MacRS4 in this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=13129019&#13129019

64-bit or 32-bit for the 2011 (spring) Macbook Pro 8 RAM 500HD?

I wanted to know the differences between 64 bit and 32 bit OSx I am currently running the latest Lion 10.7.3 on a 2011 spring macbook pro with 8 gigs of ram 500 gigs HD. From what I can read in the info it looks like it defaults to 32 bit automatically but I was told that I can hold down the 6 and 4 keys during startup to start with 64 bit. I would just like to know anyones experiences and what software it works better with. I usually run Adobe CS5.5 and it would be great to find out 64 bit will give it a boost. Please list pros and cons you know of..
Thanks..
Pete

It should be running 64-bit on its own with Lion. My 2007 MBP began running full 64-bit after I installed Lion.
Run the Activity monitor and see what the kernel is using. It should show 64-bit.

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Macbook Pro 16gb ram upgradability

I'm looking into buying a Macbook pro and was planning on buying the non-retina display version. This laptop will primarily be used for school work, iTunes, video streaming, Photoshop, lightroom, aperture, and whatnot. Now i plan on buying the 2.6gh version, but Im wondering if the 8gb of ram it comes with is enough. I also heard somewhere that it would be recognized and wouldn't make a difference if i upgraded it to 16gb.
I would've liked to go with the new retina display model, but i can only afford the lower entrance model with the 2.3 processor, and i'm not sure if this would work for my needs.

My 2011 MBP can take 16 GB RAM. macsales.com sells the 16 GB kit for $160 currently. Apple tests against the more commonly available RAM types when publishing hardware limits, so only reports 8 GB as a maximum.
8 GB RAM is abut $50 through macsales.com, so buy the default 4 GB regardless of where you decide to go.

Retina MacBook Pro 15'' Ram Upgrade

Hello, my name is Joseph and I have 15'' Retina Macbook Pro.
Well, recently, I want to upgrade my ram from 8g to 16g, anyone knows how much it cost? how long it take?
if someone answerss these, it would be appreciated. Thank you! I hope you have a great night!
Blessings,
Joseph

The Retina models can not have their RAM upgraded. It is permanently soldered to the main-board.

Early 2011 15inch MacBook Pro not displaying on external monitor

I have an early 2011 15 inch MacBook Pro and I tried to connect it to a Samsung U28D590D 4k display. My computer is recognizing it as a monitor and saying that the output resolution is 2560x1440, which is what I expected considering my graphics card is an Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB and my chipset is an AMD Radeon HD 6490M with 256VRAM. I just don't know why its not displaying on the monitor. Any help will be very appreciated.

i did manage to get a little step further and get my mac to ask about resolutions but it still won't appear on the monitor

I've been having technical difficulties with my early 2011 13" macbook pro

I bought the computer about a day before I left for college, where I would have no access to an Apple store. From the second day I had it, I noticed that when I try to log on to my user, the screen is completely black. I have to move the mouse around to allow color squares to show up until I can find where to click to log on. Has anyone else had this problem? I have to deal with this every day and I have since taken it into the store but nobody has been able to help me. I did not get an extended warranty or anything because at the time it seemed like this was the only issue and I'm not the most tech-savy person so I didn't know what it was/still dont know if its a symptom of a bigger issue.
-Since then, my computer has started having more and more problems, like when I open the word app, my last ~six (number changes each time) recent documents will pop up. Each time I am done with word I close the document i am working on and Quit word, hoping that it wont happen again, but it does every time.
-Within the last two months, if I do a command-f to find a word on a webpage or document, the document will freeze up. The word that I am searching for will be highlighted but the highlighted word isn't where it actually is on the document, it'll be off to the side or overlapping another. If I try to scroll down, the lines of text will stack on top of each other and a few seconds later the page will freeze. Refreshing the page doesn't work and neither does the back arrow. I have to quit out of that tab and open a new one and then it will work.
-Another problem that I've faced over the last few years is that if I don't touch the computer for more than 5 minutes it will ask "Are you sure you want to shut down?" and have a countdown, and tries (sometimes successfully) to close all of my open applications. I have turned off the screesaver option and don't allow it to go to sleep in an attempt to stop this from happening. It still happens, even if I am watching a movie or listening to music. If I am backing up my computer to my G-drive, it will cancel the backup because of this if I don't stand over it the entire time and make sure this doesnt happen.
-Last year I had a problem where the mouse stopped responding to me all together and would click and open applications without me touching the track pad. I take very good care of my computer, don't allow it near steam or water or heat, back it up often, shut it down when not in use, and never drop it. I got this problem fixed and they had to replace my track pad.
-All of my applications take forever to open, and words often stack on top of eachother just from reading and scrolling.
-Even if the battery is full and I close my laptop, the battery will be empty when I turn it back on if I did not shut it down or put it to sleep.
-As of yesterday, web pages won't load and show me a grey screen, including the apple support page. I had to restart my computer three times for this page to finally load. I am in the process of writing a 15 page research paper, so I have quite a few science journals open and all of them showed me a blue-grey screen until I restarted my computer. After quitting all of the applications including safari, I shut down my computer and waited a few minutes. When I turned it back on all of the web pages re-opened even though I had not clicked the option when it asks.
I read here http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/01/16/owners-of-late-2011-macbook-pros-repor t-critical-gpu-failures-system-crashes that many people have been having problems with the same model, and since I'm not versed in the language of technology I was wondering if anyone can see if there are similarities between my problems and the ones on this article.
I'm on a tight budget and would rather not pay the $20 apple is requesting to fix the broken computer that they sold to me. If anyone has any idea of what I should do, advice is greatly appreciated. I have one more year of school and I would prefer to not have to buy a new laptop, although it isn't looking good for this one. I have some photos/videos of problems I've been having.

You can always take your Mac in and give it a check-up for free. What will cost you is the repairs you select to have preformed. I recommend shutting your Mac down before you go to bed. Problem solved. There is no need for you to keep it running if all applications are quit. Why do you need it on?

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