Mac Mini 3.3GB of RAM

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  1. nickn, Aug 8, 2012
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    nickn macrumors 6502

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    Long story short, my Macmini2,1 from 2007 is no longer a viable option for me to use with the stock 1GB installed. I need to upgrade my RAM, which is where my question is at. According to the web, I could install two 4GB sticks, and my machine would be able to use 3.3GB of that. According to a few posts I have read though, apparently, if I actually fill the entire 3.3GB, my computer may have a kernel panic. Is this true? I want speed, but not at the risk of crashing!
    Thanks!
     
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  2. Intell, Aug 8, 2012

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    That is not true. Neither my MacMini 2,1 (once 1,1) nor may Macbook2,1 kernel panic when the ram starts to become full.
     
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  3. paulrbeers, Aug 9, 2012

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    I've never seen this happen with my 2006 minis (same board and upgraded CPUs). Not sure where you saw this but my guess is bad ram and not anything to do with hitting the Mac amount of ram
     
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  4. philipma1957, Aug 9, 2012

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    why 2x 4gb .

    you need 2x 2gb

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146697

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148201

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178166




    take your pick.

    if you open the machine and put in the ram consider a hdd upgrade


    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136856


    I MUST have put 4gb ram and this drive into 20 minis like yours a few years back.
     
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  5. nickn, Aug 10, 2012

    nickn thread starter macrumors 6502

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    Thanks for the info everyone! Also, one other question I forgot to ask, is if I buy 2x2GB chips that support dual channel memory, can I still take advantage of the dual channel capabilities, even though my machine can only address 3.3GB of the 4GB total?




    Thanks! I meant 2x2, not 2x4.
     
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  6. GGJstudios, Aug 10, 2012

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    Yes.

    MR Guide to Matched RAM on Intel Macs
     
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