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Ordered 2X 8GB PC3-8500 for late model 2010 mini Lets see what happens

Item Sku Qty Subtotal

Mushkin 997019 DDR3 SODIMM (2x8GB) 16GB PC3-8500 SODIMM 204p 7-7-7-20 1.5V 997019
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$57.99
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$57.99
Shipping & Handling
$40.00
Grand Total $97.99
 
Add me to the list of 2010 Macmini (non-server) users with a 16gb kit installed.

I used the same Mushkin 2x8gb PC3-8500 7-7-7-20 SO-DIMMs that others have mentioned, and at <60$ shipped? A Bargin!

13.52gb used at the moment, with only 52.8mb of swap allocated, so much faster then the 8gb kit was!
 
Another 2010 mac mini (server) with Mushkin 997019 16Gb installed.

The key to getting this to work, seems to be using 1.5V memory at the correct speed.
 

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I've upgraded my mac mini 2010 to 16G RAM too, together with an Intel X25-M G2 80G SSD and used the TRIM hack. I can't find any DDR3-1066 sticks here so I bought two DDR3-1600 and program the SPD to pretend to be DDR3-1066, it works fine, I've ran memtest86+ and prime95 over night, all seems nice.

But I've encountered a mysterious problem since then, for the record I've disabled the sleep timer but left the screen sleep timer on, if I left the mac on with nothing running for a while, I won't be able to wake up the screen, the power LED remains on but I can't do anything, I can't ping it anymore, so I guess it's dead. I have to long press the power button to power off and turn it on again. OSX tells me a improper shutdown or something like that, can't find anything useful in /var/log/system.log
 
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I just bought a non server 2010 Mac mini. I had forgotten to try this and bought 8G of ram for it already. Once I get some more funds saved up, I'll buy the 16G and test it out. Possibly next week.
 
Disregard. I went home and opened everything that I use daily, although not at the sametime daily, and I barely used over 5.5Gs of ram. So I'm going to hold off on getting the 16G.

Once I decide to get a real mac mini server, I'll put 16Gs in that... it'll be a 2011 or 2012 mac mini server. Then I can retire my 2009 mac mini (as the current server) and give it to my 5yo.

2010 mac mini will get an updated 128G SSD drive and some large external drive.

Thanks all.
 
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Disregard my last post. haha I started up VMware Fusion and it killed the ram, so I went ahead and bought the 16Gs.

Here are the screen shots for you.

Also, I tested it in my Mod 2010 Macbook, see the screen shots there.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1508452/

I'll be ordering 16G more today, in just a few actually.
 

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Mushkin RAM no good :(

Hey everyone, just wanted to share my experience with the 16 GB Mushkin upgrade. Last Sep I purchased a mildly used 2010 (DVD) Mac Mini for home theater duty. The unit was in great condition, 4 GB RAM installed, OS X 10.6.8, booted right up and worked fine. We used the machine for playing movies and music on Front Row for about a week. Also, started burning my DVD collection on Hand Brake.

About a week after, I decided to upgrade to 8 GB RAM, but found this thread and learned 16 GB could be supported, so I dropped the $60 and ordered the Mushkin RAM cards. Installed a few days later with success.

Over the next few weeks, we were happy. Everything seemed normal. One day, the machine froze. Odd - restarted, no problems for awhile. We tend to leave the Mini on for days or weeks at a time, so it's always at the ready when we switch the video source on TV. I assumed it needed to be restarted. We had a few other freezes over the next couple months, but overall nothing huge. It was a used machine after all.

In January, I had an issue with iTunes accessing the iTunes Store. Error -50 and some other error, basically it could not connect. Reinstalled iTunes and it worked, but still the -50 error when starting the app. I decided to live with it. About a week ago downloaded an HD movie (our first) and played it back on Front Row. The experience was less than ideal - crisp image and audio, but jerky panning and movement on screen. I tried playing in Plex with similar results. Frustrating!

A few days ago, a TV show froze up mid-play, and after rebooting it happened again, eventually would not even reboot. I tried reinstalling Snow Leopard, but it would lock up during the install. Black screen of death on every restart attempt. Could not even get the unit to boot from the install disk (C on start-up, Opt, Opt/Comm/Shift/Del, even changing the boot disk). Reset PRAM, SMC, no dice.

Finally pulled the Mini and swapped out the Mushkin 16 GB RAM for the original 4 GB - Boom - instantly the problems went away. Booted up on first try, machine runs great, no freezes, HD plays back smoothly, rebooted again and again without issues. And the iTunes Store error is also now gone.

I realize it could be the Mushkin RAM was somehow not seated correctly, and simply swapping the RAM cards may have cured the problem. After a week or so, I will reinstall the Mushkin RAM and report back. Just wanted to share this experience in case there is anyone out there having issues similar to mine. Swapping out RAM is a simple step on the Mini; could save you lots of troubleshooting time!
 
Hey everyone, just wanted to share my experience with the 16 GB Mushkin upgrade. Last Sep I purchased a mildly used 2010 (DVD) Mac Mini for home theater duty. The unit was in great condition, 4 GB RAM installed, OS X 10.6.8, booted right up and worked fine.


Aasseries: Did you upgrade the operating system? You probably need Mountain Lion 10.8.x for this configuration to work properly. There is supposedly a firmware update.

With that said, 8GB memory may be more reliable than 16gb (fewer soft errors with less memory); generate less heat (fewer active transistors) within the small confines of the mac mini system; and consume less power. But then again I dream of all the software applications I could have running simultaneously and want the max 16gb.
 
For 16Gb to work with the Mini 2010 you need at least OSX 10.7.3 and update your EFI.
 
Not on the OP's model. The maximum RAM is 8GB on that model. While you may be able to install more RAM, the system will only use a maximum of 8GB.
To update my post from almost 7 months ago, EveryMac.com has since updated their website with the following, regarding the 2010 Mac mini:
*Originally, both the official and actual maximum RAM was 8 GB. However, as confirmed by site sponsor OWC, if running OS X 10.7.5 or higher, updated with the latest EFI, and equipped with proper specification memory modules, this model can support up to 16 GB of RAM.
 
For 16Gb to work with the Mini 2010 you need at least OSX 10.7.3 and update your EFI.


I'm running my Mac Mini 2010 Server (with regular Mac Mini software) on Snow Leopard and 16gbs.

Runs perfect.

Guy might have just had a bad ram chip.

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Hey everyone, just wanted to share my experience with the 16 GB Mushkin upgrade. Last Sep I purchased a mildly used 2010 (DVD) Mac Mini for home theater duty. The unit was in great condition, 4 GB RAM installed, OS X 10.6.8, booted right up and worked fine. We used the machine for playing movies and music on Front Row for about a week. Also, started burning my DVD collection on Hand Brake.

About a week after, I decided to upgrade to 8 GB RAM, but found this thread and learned 16 GB could be supported, so I dropped the $60 and ordered the Mushkin RAM cards. Installed a few days later with success.

Over the next few weeks, we were happy. Everything seemed normal. One day, the machine froze. Odd - restarted, no problems for awhile. We tend to leave the Mini on for days or weeks at a time, so it's always at the ready when we switch the video source on TV. I assumed it needed to be restarted. We had a few other freezes over the next couple months, but overall nothing huge. It was a used machine after all.

In January, I had an issue with iTunes accessing the iTunes Store. Error -50 and some other error, basically it could not connect. Reinstalled iTunes and it worked, but still the -50 error when starting the app. I decided to live with it. About a week ago downloaded an HD movie (our first) and played it back on Front Row. The experience was less than ideal - crisp image and audio, but jerky panning and movement on screen. I tried playing in Plex with similar results. Frustrating!

A few days ago, a TV show froze up mid-play, and after rebooting it happened again, eventually would not even reboot. I tried reinstalling Snow Leopard, but it would lock up during the install. Black screen of death on every restart attempt. Could not even get the unit to boot from the install disk (C on start-up, Opt, Opt/Comm/Shift/Del, even changing the boot disk). Reset PRAM, SMC, no dice.

Finally pulled the Mini and swapped out the Mushkin 16 GB RAM for the original 4 GB - Boom - instantly the problems went away. Booted up on first try, machine runs great, no freezes, HD plays back smoothly, rebooted again and again without issues. And the iTunes Store error is also now gone.

I realize it could be the Mushkin RAM was somehow not seated correctly, and simply swapping the RAM cards may have cured the problem. After a week or so, I will reinstall the Mushkin RAM and report back. Just wanted to share this experience in case there is anyone out there having issues similar to mine. Swapping out RAM is a simple step on the Mini; could save you lots of troubleshooting time!

I have same ram and no problems, though one of your ram chips might have failed. Try mixing it up with the old ram, see what happens.
 
Upgraded to 10Gb - Cooler CPU.

Got my hands on an 8GB SODIMM 1066. Swapped it for a 2GB so there is now 10GB in my 2010 Mac Mini Server instead of 4gb. MAC OSX 10.8 mountain lion w EFI upgrade. I have run memtest and it seems to be alright. If I can get another stick of the same size and type, I am pretty sure it would work with 16GB.


I am finding the the temperatures seem to be running cooler now as the CPU does not have to do as much page swapping.
I previously thought the greater amount of RAM would heat things up. However, I now see how free memory space can actually keep a system cooler overall.

Your mileage of course may vary.
 
Got my hands on an 8GB SODIMM 1066. Swapped it for a 2GB so there is now 10GB in my 2010 Mac Mini Server instead of 4gb. MAC OSX 10.8 mountain lion w EFI upgrade. I have run memtest and it seems to be alright. If I can get another stick of the same size and type, I am pretty sure it would work with 16GB.


I am finding the the temperatures seem to be running cooler now as the CPU does not have to do as much page swapping.
I previously thought the greater amount of RAM would heat things up. However, I now see how free memory space can actually keep a system cooler overall.

Your mileage of course may vary.


look for a 4gb stick of 1066 from the same company.

as 12gb is better then 10gb.

of course if you can get a second stick of the same 8gb ram to work for the max total of 16gb that would be best.
 
FYI, I recently installed 16GB PC3-8500 Mushkin RAM in my 2010 Mini with Mountain Lion. Everything seems to be stable. I also have a 256GB SSD.

The boot time has not improved (35 seconds from power-on to desktop) but Plex and iPhoto seem a bit faster than with 8GB RAM. The Plex menus open instantaneously and iPhoto folders open extremely fast. It feels like a brand-new Mini again! I wouldn't be surprised if the resale price of the 2010 Mini goes up now that it can benefit from 16GB RAM.
 
Has anyone tried Crucial memory in the 2010 at 16GB?

try to find it;

pc3 8500 1066



not pc3 10660 1333.

you need the ram to be pc3 8500 1066. the 2010 and the 2009 chipset are picky they do not like anything but spec.

I have put lots of pc3 10660 1333 2gb sticks in these minis yes they work

but got to a pair of 4gb off size sticks No they do not work




But you never know just because I have not done it does not mean it can not work. Years ago when 4gb sticks were 500 a pair I was able to get 6gb to work in the 2009 minis this was a big deal back then. I sold a lot of them on ebay.
 

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Can you put 16GB in a 2010 Mac Mini Server and have it available with Snow Leopard or Snow Leopard Server?
 
Anyone else running the 2010 server with 16gb?
Perhaps there's a hardware difference between the standard and server 2010 minis, or is it the ram brand?
 
Ddr3 1333 works

Hey i just bought two 8 Gig DDR3 1333 RAM Chips (16 gig) for a Mac Mini mid 2010 4.1 works perfectly, i think 1066 is way slower, was wondering if 16 gig 1333 is supported on 2010 model , and it is:)
 
Hey i just bought two 8 Gig DDR3 1333 RAM Chips (16 gig) for a Mac Mini mid 2010 4.1 works perfectly, i think 1066 is way slower, was wondering if 16 gig 1333 is supported on 2010 model , and it is:)

you are the first to claim this.

I am happy it works for you.

what ram and what os? A screen shot like this would help
 

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