I have an Early 2008 24 inch iMac. According to the article above, it will accept;t a maximum of 2x2GD DDR2 RAM chips. Howver, I have just upgraded one 1GB chip to a 4GB chip, and my machine is very happy. What has changed to make this article wrong?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), iMac8,1 Processor: Intel Core Duo
It is able to handle:
| Maximum Memory | 6.0 GB (Actual) 4.0 GB (Apple) |
|---|---|
| Memory Slots | 2 - 200-pin PC2-6400 (800MHz) DDR2 SO-DIMM |
If you install a 2 GB module in the other slot, then you can achieve the max. As of now you have 5 GBs installed.
It is able to handle:
| Maximum Memory | 6.0 GB (Actual) 4.0 GB (Apple) |
|---|---|
| Memory Slots | 2 - 200-pin PC2-6400 (800MHz) DDR2 SO-DIMM |
If you install a 2 GB module in the other slot, then you can achieve the max. As of now you have 5 GBs installed.
The KB Article is not wrong. The amount of RAM is Apple's "approved recommended" amount.
An excellent reference source for RAM (& other things about Macs) is this piece of free software called Mactracker.
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