RAM upgrade question...

I bought 2 GB of Kingston RAM for my macbook....but I don't know how to put it in....i didnt buy from Apple so they probably wouldn't help me right?

The back of the package gives easy 3 step instructions.

I guess my question is: Is there anyway I can mess this up and should i go for it ? I"m not exactly sure how....and im not sure if i should play and try to do it myself....

It is sooooo easy... you'll be done in 5 minutes. Very very simple. Just follow Apple's direction given in the link below.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303721

RiDE said:

It is sooooo easy... you'll be done in 5 minutes. Very very simple. Just follow Apple's direction given in the link below.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303721

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Thanks =)

Your welcome!

this article says that it you can only install up to 2GB RAM

is it possible to install 4GB so i dont have to pay the extra $850 for the 4GB RAM setup from apple directly.
Or is that the only way i can get 4GB RAM in my macbook

.jb said:

this article says that it you can only install up to 2GB RAM

is it possible to install 4GB so i dont have to pay the extra $850 for the 4GB RAM setup from apple directly.
Or is that the only way i can get 4GB RAM in my macbook

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The article is just old. You can install up to 4GB in newer MacBooks.

can you please give me a link to where i can buy the 4GB RAM sticks that will fit in the macbook im about to buy from mac.com

im really new to macs and dont want to buy some RAM that wont fit. and then have a brandnew macbook on the way and 4GB of RAM that wont fit and be stuck with the 1GB RAM that comes stock

Here you go. These guys usually have the best rates, that I have seen anyway.http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/MacBook/DDR2/

thank you ^^

I'm no expert but I have read that you should not put more than 3GB ram in. Just an observation.

MACGIRL34 said:

I'm no expert but I have read that you should not put more than 3GB ram in. Just an observation.

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Where did you read that? Just curious because the Apple website shows that MacBooks go up to 4GB.

MACGIRL34 said:

Here you go. These guys usually have the best rates, that I have seen anyway.http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/MacBook/DDR2/

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Does that memory work for a macbook? If so, why the heck would Apple charge $700+ for 4gb of ram (if you upgrade your macbook thats what it says).

crucial.com has decent prices on memory

basically you need ram thats PC2-5300 or PC2-5400. my white 2.2ghz macbook is using 4gb of ram made by OCZ company and its PC2-5400 ram (what ever that means)

basically there is no difference between 5300 and 5400

morgothaod said:

Does that memory work for a macbook? If so, why the heck would Apple charge $700+ for 4gb of ram (if you upgrade your macbook thats what it says).

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Yes they have memory for all apple computers. Well most anyway. The page I referenced in the link was the macbook ram.

Richie_Gecko said:

Where did you read that? Just curious because the Apple website shows that MacBooks go up to 4GB.

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I see that they say 4GB for their new macs. It may be different for the older ones though. Here is a link to their support page listing 2gb...Apple techs told me for my macbook core duo 2.0 only to use 2gb..http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303721

I tried putting my memory chips in today and now the computer isn't powering on, and the light is blinking on and off. I know this is a generally common thing and it means the memory isnt in right........so i tried to put the original memory in and got the same thing.

I must be doing something wrong. Should I just take it to an Apple store? They'll prolly do it in a second, and make me look like an idiot, huh?

Macbook's memory slots are very, very tight. Open it back up and really jam it in there.

I just about sliced my fingers in half when I upgraded my Macbook from 1Gig to 2gig.

I had to really push mine as well. You wlli think your pushing too hard but it has to be in all the way.

i just upgraded to the 2gb ram and it was pretty easy.. wasn't too hard to push it all the way.. ;D

I just got my Macbook black yesterday, and immediately upgraded it to 4GB.

It was super easy. All you need is a coin and a tiny screwdriver, like one for eyeglasses (phillips head).

I didn't have to shove the memory in there too much, just a firm push. It was actually much easier to insert than I normally find desktop PC memory to be.

Booted up my Macbook, checked "About this Mac", instantly recognized. Probably took me all of 10 minutes.