does 8G RAM works on OSX 10.5.7 and uMBP 470?

[chrix]

I'm just curious, does the 10.5.7 release solved the issue that uMBP 470 can't support 8G RAM?

 

[alphaod]

I'm just curious, does the 10.5.7 release solved the issue that uMBP 470 can't support 8G RAM?

What's uMBP 470? Is that the older one? If so, it's a hardware issue, so I don't see how a software update can fix that.

 

[Sneakz]

No, 8GB of RAM doesn't work in the MB470LL/A (2.4GHz) model.

 

[chrix]

sorry for the confusing, but MB470 and MB471 and even 17 inch MBPs are using the same chipset, so I guess it was just SW/Firmware limitation

 

[jav6454]

sorry for the confusing, but MB470 and MB471 and even 17 inch MBPs are using the same chipset, so I guess it was just SW/Firmware limitation

Software limitation imposed by Apple. The hardware can support 8 GB, Apple just doesn't want to add that support, only for the 17" model.

 

[Warranty Voider]

Software limitation imposed by Apple. The hardware can support 8 GB, Apple just doesn't want to add that support, only for the 17" model.

but the 2.66 and the 2.93 GHz can hold up to 8 gigs. Something smells fishy.

 

[jav6454]

but the 2.66 and the 2.93 GHz can hold up to 8 gigs. Something smells fishy.

Apple screwed up, it happens.

 

[ViciousShadow21]

Apple screwed up, it happens.

what i think happened is instead of creating different boards for the high end 15" and 17" they just the same one for both. but the 2.4Ghz is still the old chipset hence half the 3MB instead of 6MB. this is probably why it doesnt support the 8GB of RAM.

 

[andrew upstairs]

The 17" and the 2.66 15" use an updated chipset.

 

[Sneakz]

what i think happened is instead of creating different boards for the high end 15" and 17" they just the same one for both. but the 2.4Ghz is still the old chipset hence half the 3MB instead of 6MB. this is probably why it doesnt support the 8GB of RAM.

It has nothing to do with the amount of L2 Cache in the processor. All Intel C2D P8X00 series processors can use up to 8GB of RAM provided the chipset allows it. Not sure what Apple has done to block that, but if you were to pair the P8600 with a PM45 chipset, it would support 8GB (maybe even 16GB) of DDR2/DDR3.

 

[Warranty Voider]

Be honest with your self. Do you really NEED a whole 8 gigs of RAM? Sure it would be nice, but I doubt you would regularly max it out. I'm just waiting for the prices to come down so that I can get 6 gigs.

 

[ViciousShadow21]

It has nothing to do with the amount of L2 Cache in the processor. All Intel C2D P8X00 series processors can use up to 8GB of RAM provided the chipset allows it. Not sure what Apple has done to block that, but if you were to pair the P8600 with a PM45 chipset, it would support 8GB (maybe even 16GB) of DDR2/DDR3.

i know that the cache size has nothing to do with the amount of RAM. i was using that spec to compare the two different logic boards.