ram not recognized by dimm slot.

[blackapple15]

I just installed 8 gigs of ram on my mid 2009 13 inch macbook pro. OSX recognized the ram as soon as I rebooted but the windows partition still says 4 gigabytes. Am I forgetting something or is windows just... being windows.

The windows part has been figured out but I now have an idle dimm slot that wont recognize ram.

 

[Hellhammer]

Is your Windows 32 or 64-bit?

 

[blackapple15]

32 bit

 

[Mike225]

32 bit

You need 64 bit to recognize it all

 

[Hellhammer]

32 bit

32-bit Windows can only utilize ~3.3GB of RAM. You need 64-bit to address more

 

[blackapple15]

So your saying that I need to delete my windows partition then reinstall it?

 

[Hellhammer]

so I need to delete my windows parition den reinstall it?

Yes. You need to perform a clean install since 32-bit OS cannot be upgraded to 64-bit.

 

[Mike225]

so I need to delete my windows parition den reinstall it?

I think you could install 64 bit over the 32 bit without reformatting and keep the old stuff (Might be in a different program files folder). I havent looked into it though to know if it really is possible but I have seen it posted a few times.

 

[wpotere]

so I need to delete my windows parition den reinstall it?

No, you will need a different version of the Windows operating system as the one you have installed can't and won't see it no matter what you do.

 

[blackapple15]

Now OSX for some reason is failing to recognize the ram. I know its not the ram because I looked and it said bank 1 empty and I switched them and its said the same thing.

 

[blackapple15]

via system profiler

 

[wpotere]

Now OSX for some reason is failing to recognize the ram. I know its not the ram because I looked and it said bank 1 empty and I switched them and its said the same thing.

Looks like a trip to the Genius Bar.

 

[blackapple15]

Any more suggestions?

 

[coochiekuta]

test the ram. load the system with only ram stick installed. it if starts then try the other. if it starts again, then you know the ram is ok. put both in and do the same and if it reports only one installed then its the board.

 

[blackapple15]

test the ram. load the system with only ram stick installed. it if starts then try the other. if it starts again, then you know the ram is ok. put both in and do the same and if it reports only one installed then its the board.

I took your suggestion and found that its not the ram and actually the dimm slot no. 1. So now the question is how do I get the slot to recognize ram again?

 

[cluthz]

I took your suggestion and found that its not the ram and actually the dimm slot no. 1. So now the question is how do I get the slot to recognize ram again?

Try reseat it?
You could try swap places to see if the slot or the stick is damaged

 

[blackapple15]

I know its a problem with the slot and I tried re-seating.

 

[GaresTaylan]

Take it to the Genius Bar.

 

[coochiekuta]

I took your suggestion and found that its not the ram and actually the dimm slot no. 1. So now the question is how do I get the slot to recognize ram again?

sry my friend sounds like your board is done. you cannot really do anything for that beyond replacing it. if it is insured take it in and let them know the problem. gl

 

[blackapple15]

This is a brand new board I literally picked up my computer from the apple store because my old logic board was having problems and I took it to apple to have it replaced,this is the day I installed the new ram.

 

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Even more reason to take it back to the Apple Store right away. The board they put in is likely bad (it happens sometimes). They'll get you fixed right up.

jW

 

[blackapple15]

So there are no home solutions or anything that I can do to get this fixed?

 

[wpotere]

So there are no home solutions or anything that I can do to get this fixed?

Other than what you have tried, nope. If the socket is bad, it is bad and unless you feel like ripping into the laptop to see if a solder point is loose then off to Apple you go. 😉

 

[alphaod]

So there are no home solutions or anything that I can do to get this fixed?

If you it's a hardware issue, then you have the manufacturer do it; you may be be able to fix it, but then you'd void the warranty on the part, so why take that risk?