-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 No, I mean what the motherboard can handle. It's based on the motherboard in the system. Regardless this is all symantics and basic hardware requirements. So find out (by calling apple or looking up the model) the max memory. HTH, On 8/15/2015 10:31 PM, Sunshine wrote: > so don't you mean what the processor can handel? meaning the > processor is a intel core 2 fduo 2.4 ghz. is this what you mean? > > On 8/15/2015 9:32 PM, Littlefield, Tyler wrote: Hello: I'm confused > what your question actually is. If the system can take up to 8 GB > ram, you need to buy 2 sticks of 4 GB. If it can take 4, you need > to buy 2 sticks of 2 GB. It's based on what the motherboard can > handle, not what amounts you can cram into each slot. They make 16 > GB sticks, but if there's a limit on the total memory, that won't > do you any good. So the upper bound is placed on you by the > motherboard and it's design, not by the slots. So here's what needs > to happen: Call apple, provide them the serial number and ask what > the max amount of memory is that the system can take. It will be an > even number obviously, so 2 4 8 16. Divide that by 2 (so 4 becomes > 2, etc) and buy 2 of that amount. So: 2 GB = 2x1GB (what's already > there if there are two slots) 4 GB = 2X2 8 GB = 2x4 16 GB = 2x8 > This is done so that the reads from ram will be quicker. It's a lot > to explain, so if you're curious just google dual channel ddr3 and > you're bound to get some results. HTH, On 8/15/2015 10:23 PM, > Sunshine wrote: >>>> there is no apple store where my friend lives. If it could >>>> use the 4 gigs of ddr3 ram, but in the two slots wouldn't it >>>> be better to buy one stick of 8 gigs of ddr3 ram? >>>> >>>> On 8/15/2015 9:08 PM, Littlefield, Tyler wrote: What you can >>>> easily do doesn't mean it's still doable. You need to insure >>>> the limit, because you'll be wasting your time if you stick >>>> in 2 4 gb sticks if it only supports 4 gb. Also you get >>>> faster speeds through duel channel, so 2 2 gb sticks would be >>>> best in that case. Best solution would probably be to call >>>> apple/take it to a store. >>>> >>>> HTH, On 8/15/2015 9:59 PM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: >>>>>>> Hi. Based on your description, your friend has the >>>>>>> same MacBook I have but newer. They can definitely run >>>>>>> Yosemite. From what I hear, 4 gigs is the max a white >>>>>>> MacBook can go up to in terms of ram, though a friend >>>>>>> of mine said that you could easily put in 2 4 gig ram >>>>>>> sticks. I don't know how nice that would play with the >>>>>>> Mac but you can give it a try. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: >>>>>>> Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype >>>>>>> username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime: >>>>>>> bbssh...@icloud.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Aug 15, 2015, at 8:52 PM, Sunshine >>>>>>>> <sunsh...@abe.midco.net> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> From what my friend can tell it looks like a 2011 >>>>>>>> macbook white polly carbon they are having trouble >>>>>>>> getting into the overview part of the about this mac >>>>>>>> if this helps it has a built in super drive how much >>>>>>>> memory can a macbook be fully upgraded to? Meanning 8 >>>>>>>> gigs is this the fullest amount a macbook can take? >>>>>>>> or can it go higher? On 8/15/2015 8:18 PM, Shawn >>>>>>>> Krasniuk wrote: >>>>>>>>> What year is the Mac that they have? Yosemite and >>>>>>>>> El Capitan run on 2009 or new model Macs. Also, it >>>>>>>>> wouldn't hurt to upgrade the ram. I have 4 GB of >>>>>>>>> ram in this thing and it ran perfect with Yosemite. >>>>>>>>> It may not be necessary but who knows how slow the >>>>>>>>> Mac will run with only 2 GB of ram. HTH. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook >>>>>>>>> Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: >>>>>>>>> shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username: bbstheblindrapper >>>>>>>>> Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Aug 15, 2015, at 6:03 PM, Sunshine >>>>>>>>>> <sunsh...@abe.midco.net> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> a friend wanted me to ask what are the >>>>>>>>>> requirements for using osx 10.10 the latest >>>>>>>>>> version of osx they have a macbook running snow >>>>>>>>>> leppard 10.63 2 gigs of ddr3 ram and an intell >>>>>>>>>> core 2 duo processer that is running 2.4 ghz. >>>>>>>>>> Would they need to up the ram to be able to >>>>>>>>>> handel the osx 10.10 and then possibly the osx >>>>>>>>>> 10.11 when it is released? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- You received this message because you are >>>>>>>>>> subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" >>>>>>>>>> group. 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