Does anyone know for certain if the 10.5.6 update fixed the issues with upgrading to 4GB of ram? I have the aluminum MB and want to upgrade the Ram, but hesitant because of the issues people have been having
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
10.5.6 Update and 4GB ram
- Thread starter mbleopard
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
fuzzycuffs
macrumors member
I've asked the same question and have gotten no replies.
But I am hearing a lot more people say that their Crucial memory has been working. I don't know if this is post or pre 10.5.6, though.
I still want to get the OWC ram. $86 is a steal... but not if it doesn't work.
Yea I was looking at OWC today, I dont think anywhere else has 4gb for anywhere near that price. Apparently OWC will replace the ram if it doesnt work, but that just seems like a pain to keep mailing in the ram till you get a set that works
shady825
macrumors 68000
Ive seen people with crucial memory who have problems and others who dont... It's hard to say but I feel this is machine specific. Some people have problems and some dont..
I have 10.5.2 and have no issues using my 4GB of ram. Is this only an issues with the new macbooks? I have a Nov 07 model and seems to be fine? Though it seems to be alot slower these days too.
fuzzycuffs
macrumors member
It's only the new Aluminum models. 4GB of ram seems to make them act weird. 3GB is fine, 4GB (unless installed directly from Apple) causes random crashes.
Apple has somewhat acknowledged the issue and were talking about issuing a patch. The recent firmware patches were confirmed not to fix the issue. People were thinking that the 10.5.6 upgrade would fix the issue, but no one has reported it changing anything yet.
I have a 2.0ghz aluminum macbook that with 4gb OWC memory running perfectly.
Read this blog post: http://soymint.com/node/5
I was skeptical because of the rumors. But could not be happier that I ordered anyway.
4gb. Bwahahahaha.
Read this blog post: http://soymint.com/node/5
I was skeptical because of the rumors. But could not be happier that I ordered anyway.
4gb. Bwahahahaha.
10.5.6, recently updated firmware. Installed 4GB from OWC on Tuesday and have been running without problems since.
If you're leery about upgrading, just hang onto your original memory. OWC will advance ship replacement chips if you've got problems.
If you're leery about upgrading, just hang onto your original memory. OWC will advance ship replacement chips if you've got problems.