MacBook Ram slots - Which bank is which?
I installed two new RAM chips in my MacBook and one of the chips is faulty. I discovered that it was a RAM problem by switching the chips. In the first instance the good RAM showed up in Bank 0 and the second installation showed the good RAM was in Bank 1.
I have consulted the user manual but it does not say which RAM slot corresponds to what bank!
I don't want to take the chance of putting 1 chip in and ending up with no RAM. So, I need to know what slot is Bank 0 and what slot is Bank 1.
Hope someone can help!
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.8) 13" (older model)
Thanks folks for your help! Here is the result of my findings:
1. When I chose the bad chip and 256MB chip, the MacBook would startup but the screen was black. So I knew I must have the bad chip installed.
2. When I chose the good chip and the 256MB chip, it booted and when I looked in the "About this Mac" it showed 1.25GB.
3. When looking in the battery compartment with the chip levers at the top, I put the 1GB chip in the slot on the LEFT. The System Profiler indicated that that was Bank1/Dimm1.
Briefly then - Bank 1 - left and Bank 0 -right when the levers are viewed at the top.
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