Upgrade my mac mini (2010 mid 2.4ghz) memory

hi everyone
i am planning to upgrade my mac mini memory. i have a 2010 mid model mac mini which is support 1066mhz, pc3-8500, ddr3
but i was bought two 2 gb pc3-10666 memory. is that work on my mac?
and what is the different between them?
thanks

No take or send them back, you need PC3-8500.
Computer memory upgrades for Apple Mac mini (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz) DDR3 - Mid 2010 Desktop/PC from Crucial.com
Apple Mac mini Memory DDR3 / Ram upgrades for 2009 Mac mini & 2010 Mac mini unibody models

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I searched the forums to see if my question had already been answered, but I couldn't find it. My apologies in advance if this, in fact, is solved. I am having some issues with my installation of Windows 7 on my Mac Mini 2010 model 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo. I used boot camp to create a partition, installed windows 7 64 bit from a copy that I bought from school, and it did install.
Problem 1
The problem that I am having is that the operating system states that 4GB of RAM is available and 3.5GB is usable. I currently have 8GB installed(Not factory, I purchased third party) and it reads fine in Mac OS X. Does anyone else have this problem or a similar one?
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The screen will not expand fully in Windows 7. I have an ASUS 21.5in HD screen that will display up to 1080p connected to the HDMI connection on my mac. When I boot up, the screen will display in a smaller size(about 3/4 the size of the screen) while the rest of the screen is black.
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I completely agree with your assessment for Problem #1, but here we have it.
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I guess the question is, should I get an external HD enclosure and install Mountain Lion onto the hard drive that way and hope it works when I put it back into the Mini?
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IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport.kext
IOFireWireAVC.kext
IOFireWireFamily.kext
IOFireWireIP.kext
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Joke...???!!!!!!

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http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=mac+os+x+leopard+retail+10.5
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http://www.seamonkey-project.org/
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/
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http://code.google.com/p/seamonkey-ppc/
PROJECT SITE:
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register for updates at the SourceForge seamonkey-for-ppc project page
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EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
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Google Chrome
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iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
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AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
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Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
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90 MB Google Chrome
82 MB Finder
57 MB mds_stores
51 MB Google Chrome Helper
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I'm planning to get a Mac Mini 2010, with 4GB of ram instead of the default basic 2GB. I'm getting it to do iphone app development. Is this computer going to be sufficient? Are there any caveats I should be aware of?
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I got exactly that setup for exactly that purpose... even the 4GB upgrade Even without the ram upgrade it should still be fine for iPhone app development. I've not run into any problems with mine.
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