Guess today is my lucky day with ram

[southbark]

I went to frys and bought 4 Gb's of ram to put in my MacBook Pro 2.2 2.33GHZ


Model Name: MacBook Pro 15"
Model Identifier: MacBookPro2,2
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.33 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz

BANK 0/DIMM0:

Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Speed: 667 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x7F7F7F7F7F3E0000
Part Number: 0x000000000000005130374230303436000000
Serial Number: 0x00000000


I thought it would only show and use 3gbs The ram i bought is made by PQI
and has a lifetime warranty

 

[Batt]

. . . I thought it would only show and use 3gbs The ram i bought is made by PQI
and has a lifetime warranty

My understanding is that it will show 4 but only access 3.3.

 

[rezonat0r]

Yeah, 4GB will show up but it won't all be used.

 

[southbark]

I was getting all excited oh well such is life

 

[Batt]

I was getting all excited oh well such is life

No harm. You still gain the advantage of having a matched pair.

 

[tmoney468]

I have the same exact laptop, only difference is mine's 17". I can only used 3GB of the 4GB ram I have installed, I don't know why I can't get 3.3GB (perhaps video memory?).

 

[madmartigan]

wait, I thought that the new mbp accesses all 4 gigs?

 

[tmoney468]

it does, but the OP is referring to an older model of MBP, which only supports 3GB (or 3.3GB) of Ram. It's a chipset limitation for these older models.

 

[orpheus1120]

No harm. You still gain the advantage of having a matched pair.

Such as?

Dual channel mode is over-rated.

 

[digitalfrog]

May I ask how much were they ?

I'm flying from Europe and will be staying a couple of blocks away from a Fry's. I'm about to place an order with newegg, but maybe I should wait and drop by the shop.

Thx

Ralph

 

[MacBookJoePro]

May I ask how much were they ?

I'm flying from Europe and will be staying a couple of blocks away from a Fry's. I'm about to place an order with newegg, but maybe I should wait and drop by the shop.

Thx

Ralph

I would probably recommend doing that. Sometimes Fry's will have great deals on RAM. I purchased my 4 GB from Fry's for 80 dollars after taxes (in CA). Worst case is that you would have to wait a little longer to get it if you need to order from new egg.

-JoE

 

[davinche]

I would probably recommend doing that. Sometimes Fry's will have great deals on RAM. I purchased my 4 GB from Fry's for 80 dollars after taxes (in CA). Worst case is that you would have to wait a little longer to get it if you need to order from new egg.

-JoE

I second Fry's for ram, they are hard to beat when they have ram on sale.