Imac 2009 ram?

[fjones86]

Hi guys,

rather than sacrificing my imac, I wondered if anyone has used more than the recommended 16GB Ram in the late 2009 imac model?

Any thoughts most welcome

Francesca

 

[jamesjingyi]

EveryMac says that the Max supported RAM is 16GB. Over this, the machine probably will accept and use the RAM but will not use all of it. If it is the same as my old MacBook from 2006, I installed 4GB of RAM (the max) but only used 3.3GB due to hardware limitations.

Source:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/app...uo-3.06-21-inch-aluminum-late-2009-specs.html

 

[Elbert C]

Hi guys,

rather than sacrificing my imac, I wondered if anyone has used more than the recommended 16GB Ram in the late 2009 imac model?

Any thoughts most welcome

Francesca

It depends on which model iMac you have.
Core 2 Duo models can use up to 16 GB RAM only, while the i5 and i7 models can, unofficially, use up to 32 GB of RAM.

 

[fjones86]

I have 3.06GHz intel core duo 2

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So 16gb is max?

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Thanks for all your replies

 

[Elbert C]

I have 3.06GHz intel core duo 2

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So 16gb is max?

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Thanks for all your replies

Yes, 16 GB is the maximum the system will recognize for your model iMac.