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Imac mid 2011 confusing ram installation
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<blockquote data-quote="zarathu" data-source="post: 1269777" data-attributes="member: 138477"><p><strong>On the Mid 2011 macs</strong></p><p></p><p>Apparently what needs to be done is this(since I only bought one 4 gig ram chip, and I'd like to get started with it):</p><p></p><p>Move the two initially supplied 2 gig ram chips from the top two slots to the bottom two slots. Put the new 4 gig ram chip in the one top slot.</p><p></p><p>I've ordered a second 4 gig ram chip to also go in the top slot when it comes in, but in the mean time this works. <strong><u><span style="color: Red">Also</span></u></strong> apparently, you have to have only the same size ram in both slots side by side/bottom-top, this means that you can have a total of 4, 8 , 12 or 16 gigs, but not 2, 6, 10, or 14 gigs(unless you were using 2- 1 gig chips in one of the bottom or top slots).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zarathu, post: 1269777, member: 138477"] [b]On the Mid 2011 macs[/b] Apparently what needs to be done is this(since I only bought one 4 gig ram chip, and I'd like to get started with it): Move the two initially supplied 2 gig ram chips from the top two slots to the bottom two slots. Put the new 4 gig ram chip in the one top slot. I've ordered a second 4 gig ram chip to also go in the top slot when it comes in, but in the mean time this works. [B][U][COLOR="Red"]Also[/COLOR][/U][/B] apparently, you have to have only the same size ram in both slots side by side/bottom-top, this means that you can have a total of 4, 8 , 12 or 16 gigs, but not 2, 6, 10, or 14 gigs(unless you were using 2- 1 gig chips in one of the bottom or top slots). [/QUOTE]
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