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MacbookPro (2012) upgrading RAM (slots free?)
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<blockquote data-quote="Buc021" data-source="post: 1543046" data-attributes="member: 273419"><p>Nick, sorry for not being smarter ....;-)</p><p></p><p>ECC: Disabled</p><p></p><p>BANK 0/DIMM0:</p><p></p><p> Size: 2 GB</p><p> Type: DDR3</p><p> Speed: 1600 MHz</p><p> Status: OK</p><p> Manufacturer: 0x80AD</p><p> </p><p></p><p>BANK 1/DIMM0:</p><p></p><p> Size: 2 GB</p><p> Type: DDR3</p><p> Speed: 1600 MHz</p><p> Status: OK</p><p> Manufacturer: 0x80AD</p><p> </p><p></p><p>Is it then an option/recommended to remove just 2GB out of one slot, and put 8GB in there so I get to 10GB? It wouldnt make any sense to buy 8GB + 4GB and get to 12, and be left with 2x 2GB RAM which will remain useless. It seems an odd number (2+8 = 10GB), but I assume it does work. Or does it matter to have one low amount of RAM in one slot (2GB) and one high(er) amount of RAM (8GB 1600 Mhz DDR3) in the other?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buc021, post: 1543046, member: 273419"] Nick, sorry for not being smarter ....;-) ECC: Disabled BANK 0/DIMM0: Size: 2 GB Type: DDR3 Speed: 1600 MHz Status: OK Manufacturer: 0x80AD BANK 1/DIMM0: Size: 2 GB Type: DDR3 Speed: 1600 MHz Status: OK Manufacturer: 0x80AD Is it then an option/recommended to remove just 2GB out of one slot, and put 8GB in there so I get to 10GB? It wouldnt make any sense to buy 8GB + 4GB and get to 12, and be left with 2x 2GB RAM which will remain useless. It seems an odd number (2+8 = 10GB), but I assume it does work. Or does it matter to have one low amount of RAM in one slot (2GB) and one high(er) amount of RAM (8GB 1600 Mhz DDR3) in the other? [/QUOTE]
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