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bobright

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So I purchased 16GB of Crucial RAM and it just came in. I am going to try and tackle this hopefully it gets installed correctly.

Can you guys recommend any guides or tips? Does it have to be in certain slots? Do I leave the Apple stock RAM where it is and just put these 2 in the opposite sides (there are 4 slots if I understand correctly)?

I plan to keep my Apple stock 8GB and install this 16GB for a total of 24GB RAM.
 

vingi

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Dec 20, 2012
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Load it every other slot, starting from the bottom, to keep them in pairs for dual channel mode.
 

BSoares

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Jun 22, 2012
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Just put the 2 new sticks in the 2 empty slots. Doesn't get any easier. Takes 2 minutes, if that.
 

bobright

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Sweet, I'm up and running at 24GB :D;):apple:
 

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bobright

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And have you noticed any difference? :)
It seems snappier prior to installing the RAM saw a beach ball once for a brief second while in Logic Pro with a lot of other stuff open, so far doing the same tasks have seen nothing. :D
 
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