I currently have 8 GB (2-4 GB memory cards) installed. I am running Photoshop Elements, Lightroom, Pixa, Brushpilot, Fontbook, and Safari simultaneously to do my scrapbooking and I just need more memory to speed things up. I haven't been able to find anything in the apple store regarding this. Can I upgrade to 16 GB?
Thanks!
iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2), 24-inch Early 2009
Thank you. I guess it's time to upgrade!
Indeed. The type of work you're doing is dragging that poor old iMac to it's knees!
I shall report this directly to my husband who shall agree that pretty new 27" iMac is the only way to go 😉
Good luck with that......
I have the same model iMac, but was wondering if I can upgrade the speed of the RAM for something faster than 1066MHz?
No.....not without problems. You're best sticking to the exact spec ram or you will have kernel panics, unexpected shut downs and possible data corruption.
How much free space do you have on your boot drive? Have you run any "cleaning" or "optimizing" apps on your Mac? Have you installed any antivirus software?
I'm currently running with a 500GB (original) drive approx 50% filled. Not sure on antivirus... If i do have, then it would be Avast. Currently have OS X Yosemite running on it. The machine is stable, just not as fast as it used to be... I only have 4GB of RAM (listed in the about this Mac popup). I haven't opened up my RAM cover to see if I only have 2 or for sodimm slots.
Download and run Etrecheck. Copy and paste the results into your reply. Etrecheck is a diagnostic tool that was developed by one of the most respected users here (and recommended by Apple Support personnel) in the ASC to help identify the more obvious culprits that can adversely affect a Mac's performance.
Hi! I, too, have an early 2009 iMac 24" and am trying to upgrade from the 4 gigs that came with it to 8 gigs. I just purchased 2x4GB 1066 DDR3 SO DIMM chips and the machine won't start with them installed so I had to reinstall the original 2GB chips.
Here are the specs for my machine:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac9,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: IM91.008D.B08
SMC Version (system): 1.45f0
Serial Number (system): W8*********0TG
Hardware UUID: 58940B27-E9E5-5095-9A85-4B7C8C004872
Can you tell, based on this information, why the new chips won't work?
Thanks!!
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Macs are very picky with memory modules, especially with the newer systems. Even if their specs say they meet Mac's requirements doesn't mean they will work.
If you didn't get those modules from Crucial,.com I would send them back for a refund and reorder from Crucial.com or otherworldcomputing.com. They are the two most reliable sources for memory modules for Macs. I won't use modules from any other source.
Unfortunately, Crucial is out of the 4GB chips. I'll try the other one.
Thanks!!
Crucial has your memory in stock
They must have just gotten it in! Didn't have it yesterday.
Thanks! I'll get the chips there.
J.
can I upgrade memory on 24-inch early 2009 imac
