Memory upgraded succesfully?

psychni · Nov 7, 2010, 08:17 AM

Hi everybody!
I have an iMAC 2.93 24" (early 2009) with (before 2 days 4Gb RAM) 2x2Gb in 2 slots.
I wanted to upgrade the RAM from 4Gb to 8Gb so the official specs saw:
8GB 2 X 4GB DDR3 SODIMM 204PIN 1066MHz PC3-8500 low-density.
I bought the above RAMs and installed them..
Everything seems good!!
So now.
1)The computer boots faster and without any problem.
2)All the applications runs better and faster especially the heavier of them.
3)I run memory test several times with no problematic results.
4)And of course first of all I saw the About this MAC info window!!
The amount of the memory is 8Gb but the frequency is 1333 MHz and not 1066 MHz as before.

1)Is this normal?
2)There is a white stick on both of the 2 new RAMs with
the label "4GB DDR3 SODIMM 204PIN 1066MHz PC3-8500 low-density"
3)Is this Fake? So under of white label the RAMs are 1333MHz?
4)If Yes is it possible to AUTO synchronize and run faster?
5)Is the info of the About This MAC window Fake?
5)May I have to return the RAMs to the supplier?

What do You think???

Regards Nikos!

robbieduncan · Nov 7, 2010, 08:20 AM

If your Mac is telling you it has 8Gb of RAM running at 1333Mhz that's what it's got.

psychni · Nov 7, 2010, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by robbieduncan

If your Mac is telling you it has 8Gb of RAM running at 1333Mhz that's what it's got.

I Hope So!!

Thank You!

George Knighton · Nov 7, 2010, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by psychni

I have an iMAC 2.93 24" (early 2009) ....

Perhaps I am misinformed, but I don't know how you got a 2.93 GHz i7 into an early 2009 iMac.

I think that perhaps there's a misunderstanding over what machine you really have, that perhaps you have a July 2010 iMac, and that perhaps everything is just as it should be.

I also think that it is possible that you are misunderstanding part of the identification on the label of the chips on the memory as the speed of the chip.

psychni · 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by George Knighton

Perhaps I am misinformed, but I don't know how you got a 2.93 GHz i7 into an early 2009 iMac.

I think that perhaps there's a misunderstanding over what machine you really have, that perhaps you have a July 2010 iMac, and that perhaps everything is just as it should be.

I also think that it is possible that you are misunderstanding part of the identification on the label of the chips on the memory as the speed of the chip.

Ok Look at these shots!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8576277...1072/lightbox/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8576277...0972/lightbox/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8576277...1643/lightbox/

Strange ehh??

b-rad g · Nov 7, 2010, 10:44 AM

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Why would you not put the 8gb upgrade in and also add the stock 4gb to give you 12gb?

Hellhammer · Nov 7, 2010, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by George Knighton

Perhaps I am misinformed, but I don't know how you got a 2.93 GHz i7 into an early 2009 iMac.

OP didn't say a word about i7. There was 2.93GHz C2D in early 2009 iMacs. I have one.

Quote:

Originally Posted by psychni

Ok Look at these shots!!!

Maybe there is something wrong with the modules so they show themselves as 1333MHz. I wouldn't worry as long as it works. Anyway, you wouldn't notice the difference between 1066MHz and 1333MHz.

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Originally Posted by b-rad g

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Why would you not put the 8gb upgrade in and also add the stock 4gb to give you 12gb?

Because early 2009 iMac has only two RAM slots

psychni · Nov 7, 2010, 11:06 AM