Hi guys,
I've found a good deal for a pair of Macbook Pro memory for S$75, which is about 60 yank bucks. 2 sticks of 4GB straight out of a brand new Mac because the owner upgraded it. However, they are of the 1600MHz variety. So I've been doing some research and according to some of the site listed below, it is actually possible to run them in my Macbook Pro, which is a unibody A1297 Mbp5,2 Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz which originally came with 4GB of DDR3-1066.
1600MHz works and runs at 1600 MacBook Pro 2011 - MacRumors Forums
Can I put 1600MHz memory in a Macbook Pro? - Super User
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3473848?start=0&tstart=0
Is early 2011 macbook pro ram ok for mid 2009 MBP - MacRumors Forums
The general consensus according to my research is that OSX can and will automatically downclock the new memory and "just works". Whatever speed it reports is of no concern to me.
My goal is not to get the sticks running at 1600MHz in my notebook, but rather to have them downclocked as some people have reported successfully doing (automatically?). The bonus is if I do upgrade someday, the sticks can go into the new notebook and run it its full speed.
I'm meeting with the seller tomorrow as he has agreed to let me test out the sticks for speed compatibility. My question is, if I get a kernel panic on boot, are there any steps I can take to downclock the memory to run at 1066MHz or is it just a dead end right away?
Nicholas
I've found a good deal for a pair of Macbook Pro memory for S$75, which is about 60 yank bucks. 2 sticks of 4GB straight out of a brand new Mac because the owner upgraded it. However, they are of the 1600MHz variety. So I've been doing some research and according to some of the site listed below, it is actually possible to run them in my Macbook Pro, which is a unibody A1297 Mbp5,2 Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz which originally came with 4GB of DDR3-1066.
1600MHz works and runs at 1600 MacBook Pro 2011 - MacRumors Forums
Can I put 1600MHz memory in a Macbook Pro? - Super User
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3473848?start=0&tstart=0
Is early 2011 macbook pro ram ok for mid 2009 MBP - MacRumors Forums
The general consensus according to my research is that OSX can and will automatically downclock the new memory and "just works". Whatever speed it reports is of no concern to me.
My goal is not to get the sticks running at 1600MHz in my notebook, but rather to have them downclocked as some people have reported successfully doing (automatically?). The bonus is if I do upgrade someday, the sticks can go into the new notebook and run it its full speed.
I'm meeting with the seller tomorrow as he has agreed to let me test out the sticks for speed compatibility. My question is, if I get a kernel panic on boot, are there any steps I can take to downclock the memory to run at 1066MHz or is it just a dead end right away?
Nicholas