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    Question about memory

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Frenzy, Jun 11, 2011.

  1. Frenzy

    Frenzy Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have an extra set of memory that was swapped out of my alienware (4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz). Could anyone tell me if I could swap them into my wife's MacBook? I know it won't get 1600MHz, I just want to know if they will fit and work ok.

    Model Name: MacBook
    Model Identifier: MacBook5,1
    Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
    Processor Speed: 2 GHz
    Number Of Processors: 1
    Total Number Of Cores: 2
    L2 Cache: 3 MB
    Memory: 2 GB
    Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
    Boot ROM Version: MB51.007D.B03
    SMC Version (system): 1.32f8
     
    Frenzy, Jun 11, 2011
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  2. ngletu

    ngletu Newbie

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    They will fit and work.
     
    ngletu, Jun 11, 2011
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  3. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Doesn't the Core 2 Duo MB run on DDR2 memory? If so then it will not work at all. Just take out one stick from each and compare the pins, if they match, it will work, else it will not.
     
    sgogeta4, Jun 11, 2011
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  4. GP-SE

    GP-SE Notebook Consultant

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  5. shriek11

    shriek11 Notebook Deity

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    An easier way would have been to go & click the apple icon on the top of the screen and then select 'About this Mac'. It tells you the memory type and size right there.
     
    shriek11, Jun 11, 2011
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    Mobius 1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    lol haha

    i have that same macbook and when i try fitting a bigger MHz count RAM kernel panics occur

    i suggest buying from corsair, the 4GB 1066 or 8GB 1066
     
    Mobius 1, Jun 13, 2011
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