I have a late 2008, aluminum body macbook.  I'm told 4GB is the most RAM it will take, but DMS says it will take 6GB.  Can anyone clarify?  Thnx

I have a late 2008, aluminum body macbook.  I'm told 4GB is the most RAM it will take, but DMS says it will take 6GB.  Can anyone clarify?  Thnx

This one http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/stats/macbook-core-2-duo-2.4-alumi num-13-late-2008-unibody-specs.html ?
Quote:
"Apple officially supports a maximum of 4 GB of RAM. Originally, this model was only unofficially capable of stably supporting 6 GB of RAM, but as confirmed by site sponsor OWC, it is capable of supporting 8 GB of RAM if updated to Boot ROM Version MB51.007D.B03 and running MacOS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" or higher."
Stefan

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