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8 GB RAM works in Macbook 5,2 Early 2009

Just in case anyone is wondering, I got 8GB of RAM to work on my Macbook 5,2 under

Snow Leopard 32-bit
Leopard
Windows 7 x64

Pic: http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=271079&d=1297445434

I Googled this extensively and hadn't found anyone else who was able to get this to work. So I thought I'd be the first to tell everyone.

Macbook 5,2 Early 2009 White
2.0GHz Core 2 Duo
RAM: 2x 4GB PC2-5300 667MHz SO-DIMM 200-pin

Macbook 5,2 Early 2009 White, Mac OS X (10.6.6), 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo

Posted on Feb 11, 2011 9:47 AM

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freddyhm

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Posted on Apr 8, 2013 5:55 PM

Hey rhtoc,

and this is a heads up to everyone too. My macbook 5,2 is running Lion and has been running smoothly since I installed 8GB 667 MHz DDR2. It's hard to say how hard my battery performance was affected, but it did shot up my fan use. It's pretty loud and often is on for a long time (1-2+ hours) but it's still kicking. But yea all and all it works great. I'll have to post what happens when I upgrade to Mountain Lion. Hope it helps!

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Nov 4, 2011 1:54 PM in response to Jesseeeeee

is it the pack?
many thanks.
http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.aspx?imodule=ct2kit51264ac667

Nov 6, 2011 2:24 PM in response to freddyhm

Excellent, I'll tell you how it works for me.
Many thanks Fred!

Sam
Buenos Aires, Argentina

GeraCh

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Dec 11, 2011 1:23 AM in response to freddyhm

Thanks David, Thanks Freddy... this is all what I needed to hear... it sounds like it really works great and without any issue at all. I will follow your advise and give it a try.

Best regards

freddyhm

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Dec 12, 2011 6:15 AM in response to GeraCh

No problem, Gera. Good luck and keep us updated!

amn_pie

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Jan 7, 2012 4:40 AM in response to Jesseeeeee

Still working guys? It's a bit of an investment for some of us. It hasn't yet been a month yet, but can anyone report on any issues you may have had? I'd like to upgrade too. Thanks.

Jan 7, 2012 6:25 AM in response to amn_pie

2 month of perfect work!

mo679

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Jan 21, 2012 8:44 AM in response to David Bedford

Hello and thanks for the reply, macbook 5.2 should take 667 ddr2 as standard! But my test proved it did not work with higher capacity sticks, how come other user could intall 8. Gigs then?

freddyhm

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Apr 25, 2013 5:26 AM in response to mo679

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148275

rhtoc

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Sep 24, 2013 8:51 AM in response to CCBC

I too would be interested in knowing this, it would be the ultimate ram setup for the macbook 5.2 🙂

Feb 15, 2017 7:22 PM in response to Jesseeeeee

Thanks Jesseeeeee!

Until today I was able to upgrade my old MacBook 5,2 to 8gb running on 10.11.6 So happy! Thank you very much!!!

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