If i buy some crucial ram, is it installable by user, or will i need to pay for it to be installed? Is applecare voided by a DIY install? Also, why can't you put 2-2gig sticks of ram in? Why is the limit at 3gigs total instead of 4?
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MBP Ram Upgrade
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3GB max is a limitation of the chipset.
per Apple's "RAM Expansion Developer Note: RAM Expansion Product-Specific Details", 4/19/07:
"Maximum memory capacity is 3 GB. If you install a 2 GB SO-DIMM in both the bottom and top memory slots of the computer, both the About This Mac window and the Apple System Profiler will show that you have 4 GB of SDRAM installed. However, Activity Monitor and other similar applications will reveal that only 3 GB of SDRAM has been addressed for use by the computer.
per Apple's "RAM Expansion Developer Note: RAM Expansion Product-Specific Details", 4/19/07:
"Maximum memory capacity is 3 GB. If you install a 2 GB SO-DIMM in both the bottom and top memory slots of the computer, both the About This Mac window and the Apple System Profiler will show that you have 4 GB of SDRAM installed. However, Activity Monitor and other similar applications will reveal that only 3 GB of SDRAM has been addressed for use by the computer.
I can never remember...
Would you still get dual-channel memory performance if you installed a 2GB and a 1GB stick into a MBP?
Would you still get dual-channel memory performance if you installed a 2GB and a 1GB stick into a MBP?