I just recently upgraded my 2.2 GHZ Santa Rosa (GMA X3100) Macbook to 4GB RAM.
...well I tried.
Unfortunately the machine will not boot. I turn it on, hear the optical disk drive grind away, the sleep light comes on, the hard drive turns on, and that is it. Completely and utterly nonresponsive.
So I take out 1 of the 2GB modules and replace it with one of my old 1GB modules. The system boots up fine and recognises 3GB. Now I think "hmm... looks like the other 2GB module is defective!". So I put back the 2GB module I took out and remove the other 2GB module, replacing it with another 1GB. And my Macbook boots up fine again, recognising the 3GB.
So if neither of the 2GB modules are defective... why will my machine not boot up!? The Santa Rosa Macbooks officially support 4GB. Even if my computer was an older GMA 950 Macbook, it should still recognise 3.2GB or something.
Anyone know what is going on? Right now I'm running fine on 3GB, but I'm a bit annoyed right now. Lucky my warranty lasts until 2nd February...
...well I tried.
Unfortunately the machine will not boot. I turn it on, hear the optical disk drive grind away, the sleep light comes on, the hard drive turns on, and that is it. Completely and utterly nonresponsive.
So I take out 1 of the 2GB modules and replace it with one of my old 1GB modules. The system boots up fine and recognises 3GB. Now I think "hmm... looks like the other 2GB module is defective!". So I put back the 2GB module I took out and remove the other 2GB module, replacing it with another 1GB. And my Macbook boots up fine again, recognising the 3GB.
So if neither of the 2GB modules are defective... why will my machine not boot up!? The Santa Rosa Macbooks officially support 4GB. Even if my computer was an older GMA 950 Macbook, it should still recognise 3.2GB or something.
Anyone know what is going on? Right now I'm running fine on 3GB, but I'm a bit annoyed right now. Lucky my warranty lasts until 2nd February...