Dear Community,
I recently purchased this RAM (I'm sure it's supposed to be compatible) from OWC and tried to install the two new RAM modules in my mac, but encountered this problem:
I removed the old RAM fine, but when I tried to insert the new modules, I couldn't quite get them to fit as far in as the old ones had been. They seem to be sticking out about 2-3mm farther than they should be. I know that I put them in with the correct orientation (notch on the left, metal pins facing inward, just like the old ones came out). I tried every sort of wiggling, maneuvering, pressure, etc., to get them to "click" or "lock" in, but to no success. I did a visual comparison, and the new RAM is identical to the old in size, shape, & pin count.
I thought, "whatever", and tried to put the L-bracket back over the RAM slots, but it wouldn't fit right because the RAM was sticking out too far. I forced it anyway and was somehow able to fit the battery back in, although it bulged out very slightly because the L-bracket was bulging out as well.
I also replaced the hard drive with a brand new one (no problems) and inserted the osx disk then started up the macbook. It immediately sucked in the osx disk and it started spinning exactly as it should, but the screen was totally black and the computer beeped loudly once every 5 seconds (which means that it is not reading any RAM, according to the mac error codes).
I tried putting the old RAM back in and had the EXACT same problem!!! I tried booting up with one RAM at a time in each slot, but it kept beeping and not powering up the screen every time because the RAM would never fit right. I used a flashlight to see if there was anything obstructing the RAM from entering, but I couldn't see anything problematic (though my view was limited).
What the heck????!!!!! Why can't I fit the RAM back in my mackbook??? I've heard of a couple people who couldn't fit it, but then pushed a little harder and it popped in correctly. But I've pushed it as hard as is feasible, short of using a sledge hammer, hopefully without damaging anything. Any ideas???
This is my mac:
-Apple MacBook 5,2 2.0GHz "White" (13.3-inch, Intel Core 2 Duo, "nVidia Graphics") Early 2009, Intel Core 2 Duo
-RAM: PC5300 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM 200-Pin
I recently purchased this RAM (I'm sure it's supposed to be compatible) from OWC and tried to install the two new RAM modules in my mac, but encountered this problem:
I removed the old RAM fine, but when I tried to insert the new modules, I couldn't quite get them to fit as far in as the old ones had been. They seem to be sticking out about 2-3mm farther than they should be. I know that I put them in with the correct orientation (notch on the left, metal pins facing inward, just like the old ones came out). I tried every sort of wiggling, maneuvering, pressure, etc., to get them to "click" or "lock" in, but to no success. I did a visual comparison, and the new RAM is identical to the old in size, shape, & pin count.
I thought, "whatever", and tried to put the L-bracket back over the RAM slots, but it wouldn't fit right because the RAM was sticking out too far. I forced it anyway and was somehow able to fit the battery back in, although it bulged out very slightly because the L-bracket was bulging out as well.
I also replaced the hard drive with a brand new one (no problems) and inserted the osx disk then started up the macbook. It immediately sucked in the osx disk and it started spinning exactly as it should, but the screen was totally black and the computer beeped loudly once every 5 seconds (which means that it is not reading any RAM, according to the mac error codes).
I tried putting the old RAM back in and had the EXACT same problem!!! I tried booting up with one RAM at a time in each slot, but it kept beeping and not powering up the screen every time because the RAM would never fit right. I used a flashlight to see if there was anything obstructing the RAM from entering, but I couldn't see anything problematic (though my view was limited).
What the heck????!!!!! Why can't I fit the RAM back in my mackbook??? I've heard of a couple people who couldn't fit it, but then pushed a little harder and it popped in correctly. But I've pushed it as hard as is feasible, short of using a sledge hammer, hopefully without damaging anything. Any ideas???
This is my mac:
-Apple MacBook 5,2 2.0GHz "White" (13.3-inch, Intel Core 2 Duo, "nVidia Graphics") Early 2009, Intel Core 2 Duo
-RAM: PC5300 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM 200-Pin
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