Single 8gb module supported? (Mid 2010 Core i5 15" MBP 6,2)

I have a mid-2010 15 inch MBP which can support a maximum of 8GB ram.

This is traditionally 2x4gb, and the economics of 2x4gb vs 1x8gb make more sense. The Apple docs _do_ say that the sizes supported are 2gb and 4gb.

The problem is that it turns out that I have a bad memory slot - I get "bad ram" beeps if I use the "inner" slot. Right now I'm limited to 4gb just because of this.

I'm wondering if the memory manager will support a single 8GB module in the remaining "working" slot.

These new 8gb modules have become available for the new 2011 MBPs, which would solve my problem if they worked.

Has anyone tried this out, or have any reasons to support my €100 experiment to see if it'll work?

Thanks