It does in fact work on the 2011 Mac Mini. All 2011 Macs support 8GB 204-pin 1333MHz 1.3v-1.5v memory. The Clarksdale iMac and Macbook Pros support it as well.
Hmmm.. well, any thoughts why mine would only be showing up 8GB, then?
Depends on the CPU:Do we know for a fact that the Mac Mini supports adding 16GB?
Depends on the CPU:
http://att.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=14130876#post14130876
well, mine is the i5-2415, so it should support the 2x8GB=16GB... I will see if one of the chips isn't seated right, but I would think it wouldn't have let me boot up if not.
It actually took me a lot of tries to seat the RAM correctly in the Mac mini. It was actually easier disassembling and disconnecting the HDD to replace it with the SSD than it was trying to seat the second RAM module.
If your machine is only showing 8 GB, then either one stick is not seated properly or it's defective. The mini will allow 16 GBDo we know for a fact that the Mac Mini supports adding 16GB? I just bought and installed 2x8GB but on the dashboard it's showing 8GB not 16GB...
Wired 1.12GB
Active 1.31GB
Inactive 268MB
Free 5.32GB
If your machine is only showing 8 GB, then either one stick is not seated properly or it's defective. The mini will allow 16 GB
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The upgrade from 8 to 16 GB is going to be superfluous and get you only minimal upgrades to speed. Here's a you tube video on exactly that upgrade on a 2011 iMac(not a mini), but I'm sure the results would be relatively the same.
8 to 16 GB upgrade
Will this work in the mid range Mac Mini with the 2.7 Dual Core i7 ??
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233251
Seat each stick separately. Insert at 30 degrees and align the pins. Firmly press the memory into the slot, then press down to lock. Pressing the memory down does not automatically seat the memory.
I've test the 2010 27" iMac, 2011 15" Macbook Pro, and 2011 Mac Mini (all models) to be compatible with Corsair Value Brand 8GB RAM modules found on Newegg.com for $229 USD. Geekbench stress test and Rember tests all passed.
Thunderbolt carries the display signal on a separate channel. You would have to place the regular mini display port monitor last in the chain. The base Mac Mini and Server model only support two displays. The mid-range Mac Mini with discrete AMD 6630M graphics can drive two display port monitors on Thunderbolt and one HDMI limited to 1080p resolution for a total of three monitors.
If your machine is only showing 8 GB, then either one stick is not seated properly or it's defective. The mini will allow 16 GB
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The upgrade from 8 to 16 GB is going to be superfluous and get you only minimal upgrades to speed. Here's a you tube video on exactly that upgrade on a 2011 iMac(not a mini), but I'm sure the results would be relatively the same.
8 to 16 GB upgrade
Anybody tried the Kingston KTA-MB1600/8G 8GB ram sticks in the 2011 mini?
I got the Kingston HyperX PNP 1600mhz 2x4GB sticks in the mini now but i want to upgrade to 16GB.
Anybody tried the Kingston KTA-MB1600/8G 8GB ram sticks in the 2011 mini?
I got the Kingston HyperX PNP 1600mhz 2x4GB sticks in the mini now but i want to upgrade to 16GB.
Why bother risking it when you know the Corsair 16GB does work?
not that I know of
well if he has a base mac mini or the server mac mini and the 1600 works correctly it will improve his video a little bit. if he has the discrete gpu he does not need to do it.
not that I know of
well if he has a base mac mini or the server mac mini and the 1600 works correctly it will improve his video a little bit. if he has the discrete gpu he does not need to do it.
the way it works with most modern chipsets is that the ram will run in dual channel mode for the first 4gb of each ram stick (assuming a 4gb and 8gb sticks). When you get over 8gb total ram space it will only be able to address that extra 4gb in single channel mode. So half as fast.