I have a Mid-2007 White Core 2 Duo MacBook and i wanted to upgrade its ram but was unsure about the max amount as some pages say 3GB and some say 4GB.
i was planning on installing more ram along with an SSD with windows on it. (Windows 7 or 10)
If the maximum is 3GB, is that only a MacOS limitation? or can windows accept 4Gb??
Windows, Windows 10
The maximum installed RAM is 4GBs. However, OS X can only use 3GBs of the RAM. Because this is a limitation of OS X, it may not apply to Windows.
The maximum installed RAM is 4GBs. However, OS X can only use 3GBs of the RAM. Because this is a limitation of OS X, it may not apply to Windows.
I'm aware of CPU mod for old 2006/7 MPs that resulted in support for more RAM because of the change in the processors. I changed mine to extend the MP from dual to quad-core and double processing speed. It also allowed the use of higher speed RAM, but I don't recall if it supported more RAM. There were other MP models in which you could upgrade the CPUs because they were socketed.
Your model can support the installation of two 2GB memory chips for a total of 4GBs. I cannot say if the extra RAM appeared in Windows. I simply don't recall. I wouldn't want to mis-direct you.
I've been looking around on youtube and some other sites and seen that there are ways of upgrading the "Firmware" so that it can accept more ram. is there any way of doing this on my model?
Thanks for the help btw, Much appreciated.
Not that I'm aware. I found no such upgrades during the many years I owned a couple of those old models. As best I have found there are no such upgrades for any Mac firmware that enabled more RAM. I doubt that the limitation was controlled by firmware but more likely by hardware design and software.
I also read that there was apparently some kind of file that contains the system information, mainly the model identifier and some other information but apparently you can edit that and trick the device into thinking its a different model by changing the model identifier. is that a real thing or is it fake?
There is a .plist file in one of the system folders that contains that information. You can edit them but I don't know what changes would be safe to make. I've only modified such entries through EFI mods in my home-built computers modified to run OS X. What was done would have little bearing on your query.
This is a bit out of my area of expertise. You should extend your information by searching on Google. Apple prefers we not discuss making such extended changes to Mac models. I'm afraid we're getting pretty close to that territory.
not sure, i could be mistaken but i've read about it before and just read about one on a mac pro...
Going back to this, you said it was the software side of things, how much ram do you reckon the laptop will accept with windows installed? i'm okay with having 4gb but i would do 6 or 8gb if i could.
haha, typical of apple. i also saw that a guy by the name of "DosDude" online made a tool that lets you update macOS past its latest one, know anything about that?
thanks for the help btw.
Not about the mod, but I've heard of it and him.
Sorry, I couldn't help more.
its fine. thanks for all the help 😃
MacBook 2,1 (Mid 2007 White Core 2 Duo) Maximum ram?
