Macbook Pro (2010) 16gb memory

FOR THE LOVE OF JEHOVAH!!!!!

If you have a 13" running 16GB with no problems, then WELL DONE! WE BLOODY KNOW ALREADY!!

19 pages, and the last 15 infected with nothing but happy chappies telling us how well their 13" MBP's are working with 16GB!! Dear lord (and I say that as an atheist!!), would ya please stop? Seriously? The rest of us with 15 & 17's are still looking for a solution, and it doesn't help going through this thread to read the same thing, over and over again about how great your 13's work - have you read ANY of the previous pages at all??

So please, please, PLEEEAASE: if you cannot be of any help to the rest of us, please do not post! Your problems have clearly been solved and you're all living in wonderful 16GB bliss, so could you leave this thread to the rest of us trying to find a solution, to what was an original post 3 years and 19 pages ago?

Thank you so, so much!

Signed:

A frustrated Mid-2010 17" 2.66Ghz MBP owner!!

(If Apple actually reintroduced a new 17" model, I'd jump at it in a flash, but they haven't, so I've no interest in buying a new MBP. My work is in video on a desktop a lá Mac Pro - but would still be nice to add a few GB to my trusty old MBP for when I'm on the road!)

Good day. I have MacBook pro 13 inch. mid 2010(id 7.1) intel core 2 duo 2.66 GHz whith 4 gb ram, and i am planning to upgrade it to 8 or 16 gb and ssd.So the question is : is anybody tested similar MacBook pro whith the 8gb ram and ssd and whith 16 gb ram and ssd.Does it worth it to spend extra money for 16 gb?

Here is my parameters :

Thanks!

Yes I already test with both configurations.
The difference between 8Gb and 16Gb is not too much, at least i expected to be more efficient.

Also I have a RAID0 configuration in my MBP13 mid 2010, and that yes makes the diference.

But just buy SSD with MLC memory's not like mine TLC.
I already try with a Corsair Force GT with MLC memory's and is about 25% faster.

I tried upgrading my MBP (see picture for specs) with the OWC 1066MHz memory from this link (https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/1333DDR3S16P/). It initially booted up fine and reported 16GB of memory but as soon as I tried running an application, it blew up and went into "panic" mode and wouldn't recover so I put the old memory back in. I was really hoping that under-clocked memory would work but it doesn't. Is it a motherboard issue or an OS issue?

Hi guys,

Probably, I am the only person who can help you with upgrading your MacBook7,1 to 16GB of RAM. I have been struggling with running 16GB (2x8GB Corsair CMSO8GX3M1A1333C9) on MBP Mid-2010 (MacBook7,1). I replaced standard DDR3-1333H speed bin with DDR3-1066G (8-8-8) within SPD, but with no luck. The Macbook refuses these two modules. I believe the problem is in the SPD settings. Probably tRFC and tFAW need to be increased from standard values. So, I would be thankful to all who could share SPD from OWC 8GB modules or any other memory modules that enable Macbook7,1 to run successfully. This would let me analyze SPD content and find a working solution for all Macbook community. Thanks!

I successfully upgraded my wife's 7,1 13" MBP to 16GB. I bought the kit from OWC. The first kit I received contained some bad RAM, so they sent out a replacement and paid for the return shipping of the defective kit. The replacement kit has been perfect with no issues. I can ask at my office about the 15". I think we have a couple still around that are that old, and every device we have in service has been upgraded to or purchased with 16GB.

Apple's OS will allow for it, it is simply a matter of telling it to recognize it. This project has been ongoing for quite some time. As has been stated several times, 16GB has run successfully in the 13" and 17" models, but we don't have any confirmation of it working in a 15".

I have a macbook pro 15" mid 2010. I installed 16gb ram (https://www.amazon.ca/Komputerbay-MACMEMORY-PC3-10600-1333MHz-9-9-9-24/dp/B01CGW DVLE/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1484384806&s…). I get the same error, it worked for a couple of minutes (allowed me to sign in) and then my mac keeps shutting off after that.

I ordered another pair and will be testing it tomorrow. I will update this post when I get some results.

Hi Marcel,

is your 16GB kit still working? Also, was it this kit?

16.0GB (8.0GB + 8.0GB) OWC PC8500 DDR3 1066MHz SO-DIMM 204 Pin w/Lifetime Warranty

https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/8566DDR3S16P/

Any details would be most helpful.

Many thanks

I bought that kit, I can boot and run ubuntu with it but it...

We need EFI that can disable the integrated graphics, ubuntu probably doesn't crash hard and just gracefully fails to start that component.

The keyboard backlight does not come on in ubuntu.

On the mac os x, at the time in the boot sequence where the keyboard backlighting would come on , it kernel panics...

I salute you! Massive thread!

Came here looking for an upgrade om my 15" mid 2010 MBP i5 2,4 GHz.

After 3+ hours of dazzling and confusing reading, having read e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g I feel ok.

I will not be able to upgrade my 15" to 16gb (from 4gb). I will have to do with 8. People started this thread in 2011 wanting to upgrade!

I know I really should buy a new machine but it is very expensive and I like using stuff as long as they do the job. As of now my 15" MBP is barley doing the job on its original setup. Im hoping, with a ssd hd and twice the ram I will be perfectly satisfied.

Two questions, all though one off topic: What ssd do you recommend and what ram should I buy?

Yes I have read everything and I think that I am supposed to go for 2x4gb1066mhz ddr3? Or do they have to be 1067mhz?

Is there anything I should think about, acting on this possibly dated information, stretching over 6 years... hehe 🙂

Hello, I just got the core i5 17 inch Macbook Pro.. a nice machine if you ask me. I was coming from a a Gateway p-7805u FX which I experimented with OS X, however I am glad I now have a Macbook Pro.. My question - did the person who said they got 16GB of memory using the Macbook Pro 6,1 17 inch get it to work ? I believe it will work under windows 10/7 and also Linux though..

Since Apple crippled the OS to not accept more than 16GB at the time, I also believe its possible that Windows 10 and 7 can't see it either. I have yet to try it, but someone who has the same computer as you and I attempted 16GB under Linux and it works just fine and all 16GB is recognised.. With the route that Linux is heading, I think the future is clear that closed OS's are dying out and Linux is taking over.. Therefore, I am going with Ubuntu for now and adding 16GB when I get more money to prove this point. Its not right that the 13 inch Macbook Pro of the same generation can do 16GB while the 17 inch core i5 and i7 can't. Try 16GB with Linux and see if that solves the issue.

Hey there,

You might want to have a look at this:

Installing 16GB RAM on 2010 mid MBP 13"