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Macbook Pro Late 2006 ram upgrade up to 4GB?
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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1530848" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>Even if it were possible to create a RAM Disk on a Mac - and I have not checked to see if there is any software available for OS X to do this or not - you are not going to create one from the 1 GB of memory that is not being used. </p><p></p><p>Only 3 GB of memory is addressable - that is a hardware limitation of our (yes, I have a late '06 model) MBP. A RAM disk can only be created from addressable memory. So, to create one, it would be created from and would reduce the current available memory.</p><p></p><p>You can always search and see if someone has developed the software required for OS X.</p><p>Personally, think it'd be pretty much a waste of time for anyone with only 4 GB of RAM or less in their machines - especially with 10.7 or 10.8.</p><p>A hard core gamer with 8GB or more of RAM, might be a worth while look into it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1530848, member: 24160"] Even if it were possible to create a RAM Disk on a Mac - and I have not checked to see if there is any software available for OS X to do this or not - you are not going to create one from the 1 GB of memory that is not being used. Only 3 GB of memory is addressable - that is a hardware limitation of our (yes, I have a late '06 model) MBP. A RAM disk can only be created from addressable memory. So, to create one, it would be created from and would reduce the current available memory. You can always search and see if someone has developed the software required for OS X. Personally, think it'd be pretty much a waste of time for anyone with only 4 GB of RAM or less in their machines - especially with 10.7 or 10.8. A hard core gamer with 8GB or more of RAM, might be a worth while look into it. [/QUOTE]
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