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Adding memory to my MacBook (1,1)

I have a 2006 MacBook Pro and have read that I can't add any more memory. It currently has 2GB which is as much as this MacBook can handle.

If I add a big hard drive, can I then add more memory or will that make any difference?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Apr 27, 2011 6:01 PM

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Posted on Apr 27, 2011 6:05 PM

Kathy Kendall wrote:


I have a 2006 MacBook Pro and have read that I can't add any more memory. It currently has 2GB which is as much as this MacBook can handle.

If I add a big hard drive, can I then add more memory or will that make any difference?


Sorry, no, the maximum amount of RAM for your model of MacBook is 2gB. The hard drive can certainly be upgraded to a larger size, but it will not change the maximum RAM amount.


Stedman

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Apr 27, 2011 6:05 PM in response to Kathy Kendall

Kathy Kendall wrote:


I have a 2006 MacBook Pro and have read that I can't add any more memory. It currently has 2GB which is as much as this MacBook can handle.

If I add a big hard drive, can I then add more memory or will that make any difference?


Sorry, no, the maximum amount of RAM for your model of MacBook is 2gB. The hard drive can certainly be upgraded to a larger size, but it will not change the maximum RAM amount.


Stedman

Apr 27, 2011 6:10 PM in response to Kathy Kendall

Kathy


It looks like 2GB is the max on your machine. Adding a larger HD will make no difference. Are you running low on memory? What programs do you have starting on login. You can check by going to sys prefs. accounts and looking under login items. Do you have a lot of application processes running in the background? You can also open Activity Monitor and show all processes click on the memory tab to show which apps are using the most memory. There is a program called iFreeMem it is a sharware program. I use it sometimes, it will free up some memory.


Joseph

Apr 27, 2011 6:12 PM in response to stedman1

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