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According to manufacturer specs the MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010), can only take 8Gb RAM, but according to the post below, and screenshots in the post, it can run with 16Gb RAM. If you load Ubuntu 12 onto the MacBook Pro (2010 i5 or i7) with 16GB RAM loaded, Ubuntu will boot OK and be able to see/address the 16GB RAM. MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010) 16Gb RAM.
#16gb ram for macbook pro mid 2010 mac osx#
Macbook Pro Mid 2010 specs: Intel Core 2 duo 2.4 Ghz 4gb ddr3 1067 250gb HDD NVIDIA GeForce 320M 256mb MAC OSX 10.10. A maxmem=2048 will allow the system to boot normally with 16GB RAM loaded however only 2GB RAM will be usable. Buy Macbook Pro Mid 2010 in Paranaque City,Philippines. This would limit the usable RAM to a maximum of 8GB (official Apple Max) however this also will cause a kernel panic during normal boot when 16GB RAM is physically loaded. It is possible to limit Max RAM to 8GB using the command: sudo nvram "-v maxmem=8192". " in safe mode, as opposed to "IntelHD.". Notice that the graphics card is listed as "Nvidia. You will be able to boot into safe mode OK and it will show the 16GB RAM in System Information. After doing some digging around, it sounds like the limitation has to do with the IntelHD graphics SW that is used by OS X.Ī 2010 i5/i7 MacBook Pro with 16GB RAM running MountainLion/Mavericks will kernel panic during normal boot. I believe there is an EFI limitation in OS X Mountain Lion that will not allow the 2010 i5/i7 Macbook Pro's to be upgraded over 8GB RAM.
#16gb ram for macbook pro mid 2010 upgrade#
I am trying to upgrade to 16GB of RAM, but the computer does not boot with 16 GB Memory installed.
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My 2010 MacBook Pro 13 inch, model 7.1 is running on Maverick OS X 10.9.5. Other World Computing announced today through its MaxRAM program the immediate availability of 8GB and 16GB OWC Memory Upgrade Kits that enable owners of 2010 Mac mini, MacBook 13, and 2.4GHz MacBook Pro 13 computers to add up to 16GB of RAM up to double the previous listed maximum capacity of 8GB. The type of RAM needed is DDR3 PC3-8500 1066. 16 GB Memory upgrade for mid 2010 13 inch macbook pro 7.1.
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If you have a 2010 MacBook Pro Core2Duo (13"), then you are in luck and you can upgrade to 16GB RAM. Any mid-2010 MacBook Pro i5 or i7 is limited to a maximum of 8GB RAM.