4 GB RAM for Old MacBook Pro 17" ??

[fab5freddy]

i have an old 17" Macbook Pro 2.16 Ghz model
and went to OWC website to upgrade RAM from 2 GB to 4 GB,
but for some reason it says that this model can only take 2 GB.......

Is that wrong, ? i am sure it can take 4 GB of RAM .....

 

[Tallest Skil]

My mistake. Up to 2GB.

 

[raymondu999]

Correction: 2.16GHz, 17". This is clearly a Core Duo MacBook Pro. (The Rev. B, Core 2 Duo 17" was 2.33GHz model). Sorry mate, you're stuck at 2. the 2.33GHz model can take 3GB, but if you stick in 4GB it can take 3.3. 2.4GHz and above 17" MacBook Pros can take 6GB. Technically it can take 8, but for some reason this severely slows the machine.

 

[Cave Man]

i have an old 17" Macbook Pro 2.16 Ghz model
and went to OWC website to upgrade RAM from 2 GB to 4 GB,
but for some reason it says that this model can only take 2 GB.......

Is that wrong, ? i am sure it can take 4 GB of RAM .....

If yours is the Core Duo (and not the Core 2 Duo) then it can only take 2 gb. Anything more and it will not boot because Apple screwed the memory controller.

 

[fab5freddy]

thanks for the replies.
i was about to buy the RAM, but now i won't !