White macbook ram

i have got a 2006 white macbook and i was wonting to know what kind of ram it takes do i have o buy it from apple or can i buy just any ddr2 ram and what is the max i can put in it it only has 1 gb

Model Identifier:          MacBook1,1
Processor Name:          Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed:          2 GHz
Number Of Processors:          1
Total Number Of Cores:          2
L2 Cache:          2 MB
Memory:          1 GB
Bus Speed:          667 MHz
Boot ROM Version:          MB11.0061.B03
SMC Version (system):          1.4f12
here is all the specs of my macbook so can i take two or three gb of ram

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I had the exact same problem. The Apple centre in Rotterdam referred me to Apple. After calling Apple twice they agreed to replace the outer bottom case.
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Hi guys, I a have a late 2006 white macbook running on leopard (32GB free space) with the following specs:
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Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
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This is also experienced when I am just browsing on safari and have an app like Word opened. Safari crashes more than once a day and the entire system seems to freeze up when I am running even basic apps like firefox, word, itunes, preview etc
I can understand a lag if I am running Photoshop but this is becoming quite bugging. I still have a year of warranty left btw.
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If your machine is slow right now, you need to figure out why--upgrading to Snow Leopard could make the machine even slower. Overall, Snow Leopard improves performance for machines, but if the machine has issues already, you may not see the improvements.
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You also want to reseat your RAM and see if that helps; instructions here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1651
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Hello all,
Macbook, white, late-06 model. It's freezing more and more often and more and more unpredictably. First it wouldn't wake from sleep - it would be totally frozen with the spinning wheel. Nothing responding, not force quit window, nothing. I would stop the machine with the power button and restart. Got the file symbol with the blinking question mark. Restart with Applejack and it went nuts in the repair permissions part, it must have repaired thousands of files, they just kept scrolling past for ages. Other times there wouldnt be much repair during Applejack. Later I discovered that if I waited several minutes before restart, it would often in fact find the system and restart normally. Now it's freezing randomly, not just from sleep, sometimes not finding the system, often it does. 3 - 10 times a day.
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Thanks, Dave

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Interval Since Last Panic Report: 102143 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          2
Anonymous UUID:                    E0E1637A-6696-09C1-69B7-05EF0D8AEEB2
Thu Oct 17 10:02:51 2013
panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff80144b8945): Kernel trap at 0xffffff80147a47bd, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x0000000000008900, CR3: 0x00000000347e1000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660
RAX: 0x0000000000008900, RBX: 0xffffff802b03d6e0, RCX: 0xffffff802185fcf8, RDX: 0xffffff808c503c78
RSP: 0xffffff808c503cc0, RBP: 0xffffff808c503cd0, RSI: 0xffffff802b03d73e, RDI: 0x0000000000000001
R8: 0x0000000000000000, R9: 0x00000000000003ff, R10: 0xffffffffffffffff, R11: 0x00000000ffffffff
R12: 0xffffff802b9795d0, R13: 0xffffff802a11a0b8, R14: 0x0000000000000001, R15: 0xffffff802b03d6e0
RFL: 0x0000000000010206, RIP: 0xffffff80147a47bd, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0x0000000000008900, Error code: 0x0000000000000002, Fault CPU: 0x1
Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff808c503960 : 0xffffff801441d636
0xffffff808c5039d0 : 0xffffff80144b8945
0xffffff808c503ba0 : 0xffffff80144cebfd
0xffffff808c503bc0 : 0xffffff80147a47bd
0xffffff808c503cd0 : 0xffffff80147ad1ba
0xffffff808c503d20 : 0xffffff80147aae57
0xffffff808c503d30 : 0xffffff801479ed4b
0xffffff808c503d80 : 0xffffff801479f110
0xffffff808c503da0 : 0xffffff801475468c
0xffffff808c503e10 : 0xffffff8014754c06
0xffffff808c503e50 : 0xffffff801475eab9
0xffffff808c503ec0 : 0xffffff801443a0e9
0xffffff808c503ef0 : 0xffffff801443cc48
0xffffff808c503f20 : 0xffffff801443cabe
0xffffff808c503f50 : 0xffffff801441b70d
0xffffff808c503f90 : 0xffffff80144b8f53
0xffffff808c503fb0 : 0xffffff80144cebcc
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: diskmanagementd
Mac OS version:
12F45
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.5.0: Sun Sep 29 13:33:47 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.48.12~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: EA38B02E-2B88-309F-BA68-1DE29F605DD8
Kernel slide:     0x0000000014200000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8014400000
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System uptime in nanoseconds: 5459724326351
last loaded kext at 172692363963: com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          1.8.4 (addr 0xffffff7f96635000, size 229376)
Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff808c503190 : 0xffffff801441d87b
0xffffff808c5031c0 : 0xffffff801441d5bd
0xffffff808c503230 : 0xffffff80144b8945
0xffffff808c503400 : 0xffffff80144cebfd
0xffffff808c503420 : 0xffffff8014af3b00
0xffffff808c503540 : 0xffffff801441e027
0xffffff808c503710 : 0xffffff80144bd2a6
0xffffff808c503920 : 0xffffff80144bcd43
0xffffff808c503960 : 0xffffff801441d636
0xffffff808c5039d0 : 0xffffff80144b8945
0xffffff808c503ba0 : 0xffffff80144cebfd
0xffffff808c503bc0 : 0xffffff80147a47bd
0xffffff808c503cd0 : 0xffffff80147ad1ba
0xffffff808c503d20 : 0xffffff80147aae57
0xffffff808c503d30 : 0xffffff801479ed4b
0xffffff808c503d80 : 0xffffff801479f110
0xffffff808c503da0 : 0xffffff801475468c
0xffffff808c503e10 : 0xffffff8014754c06
0xffffff808c503e50 : 0xffffff801475eab9
0xffffff808c503ec0 : 0xffffff801443a0e9
0xffffff808c503ef0 : 0xffffff801443cc48
0xffffff808c503f20 : 0xffffff801443cabe
0xffffff808c503f50 : 0xffffff801441b70d
0xffffff808c503f90 : 0xffffff80144b8f53
0xffffff808c503fb0 : 0xffffff80144cebcc
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: diskmanagementd
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It seems that there is a problem with some component in the motherboard, this happened with me too with my Macbook pro retina display. Take it to a genius bar, and tell them of this problem. They will replace the motherboard or give you a new laptop if its under warranty.

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1) It's impossible to guess the likelihood of cracks. We don't have the numbers.
2) Discolouration seems to have been a problem specific to some earlier ones.
3) The MacBook is solidly built, but still feels more fragile than a MacBook Pro or even an iBook.
4) the outside plastic is easily scratched.
5) impossible to say, we don't have the numbers
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Which color looks better? I'm not wondering about the specs just how the color looks and wears...
Thanks,
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Whites show dirt but black shows fingerprints...buy lots of iKlear if you get the black.
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Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Jamie

jamieo82 wrote:
Hi
I am planning to buy the new white macbook and Logic Studio. The macbook has 2Ghz processor and 2GB ram. Will that be enough to run Logic effectively or do I need more power? I could afford to upgrade to 4GB ram but can't afford a Mac book pro or the 2.4Ghz processor macbook. I will be using an Edirol UA-20 audio interface.
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