possible to upgrade a mac mini late 2009 to 8gb ram?

[SarmenHB]

i have a mac mini late 2009 (Macmini3,1) model # A1283
i was origionally told i most i can go is 4gb of ram.
when i bought the mac it had 2gb so i went to frys and get 2 2gb sticks of ram

here is the info on the ram. both are the same (cant remember manuf name)

Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1067 MHz
Manufacturer: 0x8502
Part Number: 0x505344333247313036363253000000000000
Serial Number: 0x00000000


anywho frys also told me that i cant go above 4gb of ram apparently it wasnt possible.

today i got a program called macTracker which is on the app store. it shows all the macs that ever existed etc.

it says that the Macmini3,1 has a maximum capability of running of 8gb of ram but can only support up to 4gb of ram using apple ram.
before i go out and get the ram what im wondering if any of you have tried putting 8gb of ram on a Macmini3,1 (late 2009)

thanks

 

[flopticalcube]

Make sure your firmware is up to date and 8gb should be no problem.

 

[dcoulson]

it says that the Macmini3,1 has a maximum capability of running of 8gb of ram but can only support up to 4gb of ram using apple ram.
before i go out and get the ram what im wondering if any of you have tried putting 8gb of ram on a Macmini3,1 (late 2009)

Yep, my 2009 Mac Mini works great with 8Gb RAM. Apple released an EFI update early 2010 that enabled 8Gb RAM on the 2009 Mini.

This works great - No need for Apple branded memory.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231294

 

[Undo Redo]

I tried it with Crucial memory (in late 2009 mini) and it was a no go. I tried everything and the best the mini would do is 6GB, in an unmatched pair. But mine might be defective. Your results could be better.

Fortunately I have a MacBook Pro so I put the new memory in it instead.

 

[mdgm]

I'm pretty sure only the early 2009 Mini needs an EFI firmware update (the late 09 Mini shipped with EFI firmware that supports 8GB RAM). See http://support.apple.com/kb/DL888

The EFI firmware update should've been installed via Software Update long ago.

 

[Jolly Giant]

you might find this useful.

 

[SarmenHB]

any suggestions to what brand i should get ?

 

[dcoulson]

any suggestions to what brand i should get ?

I have this in both my MacMini and MacBook Pro. They occasionally have coupon codes to make it $10 cheaper.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231294

 

[MultiFinder17]

I have this in both my MacMini and MacBook Pro. They occasionally have coupon codes to make it $10 cheaper.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231294

I'll vouch for that. I have 8GB of that in my early 2009 mini (bought the day after they came out), and it works like a charm.