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Hello, my questions is about a problem in the lower RAM slot from my MacBook Pro from 2012, it doesn't work anymore, and according your answers in comments this problem has not solution. May you solve my problem if I go to an Apple store? I'll be glad to have an answer. Thanks
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.14
Hi,
Blower the dust and see if it still doesn't work.
If it doesn't help, you'd better make Genius Bar reservation or take your MacBook Pro to Apple Authorized Service Provider to be examined it.
https://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
https://locate.apple.com/findlocations
Hi,
Blower the dust and see if it still doesn't work.
If it doesn't help, you'd better make Genius Bar reservation or take your MacBook Pro to Apple Authorized Service Provider to be examined it.
https://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
https://locate.apple.com/findlocations
The memory slot nearest the Bottom Case can fail due to cracked solder joints which break over time from pressure from the bottom case. The easiest & cheapest "fix" is to just install an 8GB memory module in the other working memory slot since a Logic Board replacement is very expensive. Just make sure to purchase the memory from Crucial or OWC since Macs are very picky about their memory. Make sure to use the tools on the Crucial or OWC web site to get the exact part number of the memory for your laptop (don't go just by the technical specifications).
If you actually mean the memory slot nearest the keyboard is bad, then you can still use just a single 8GB memory module in the good slot, but beware that the slot nearest the Bottom Case is much more likely to fail. I've only ever encountered two MBPros which had a bad memory slot nearest the keyboard.
Make sure to verify the slot is the problem and not just a bad memory module.
RAM slot MacBook Pro 2012 issue
