- #Macbook pro mid 2010 ram upgrade how to#
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- #Macbook pro mid 2010 ram upgrade driver#
- #Macbook pro mid 2010 ram upgrade upgrade#
(detailed instructions, intermediate skill level).Īfter that, simply power down your virtual machine, eject your bootable Windows disc and flash drive, and install both 4GB sticks of RAM into your MacBook. Unfortunately, this was not the case and when booting with 8GB of RAM, my Mac’s loading indicator would freeze when booting the OS.
Of course, I knew that my model MacBook Pro only supports up to 1066MHz DDR3 RAM, but I assumed that the faster RAM would downclock itself to match the 1066MHz limitations of the MacBook Pro itself. I believe there is an EFI limitation in OS X Mountain Lion that will not allow the 2010 i5/i7 Macbook Pro's to be upgraded.
The type of RAM needed is DDR3 PC3-8500 1066.
#Macbook pro mid 2010 ram upgrade upgrade#
If you have a 2010 MacBook Pro Core2Duo (13'), then you are in luck and you can upgrade to 16GB RAM. If you’re like me, you don’t tend to pay too much attention to the nitty-gritty details of something as trivial as a RAM upgrade. Any mid-2010 MacBook Pro i5 or i7 is limited to a maximum of 8GB RAM. The 4GB my mid-2010 13″ MacBook Pro came with just wasn’t cutting it for me anymore so I picked up a couple of 4GB DDR3 1333MHz sticks for about $40. It uses the free Windows only ThaiPhoon burner, which can only be run from BootCamp or a BartPE disc (not a VM!).
#Macbook pro mid 2010 ram upgrade how to#
The article quoted below shows in detail (with video) how to hack the RAM to run at a lower speed. duly noted.From my reading, using 8gb (or even 16gb) is not an issue, but using the faster 1333Mhz RAM is apparently a problem. if someoneĬould post a succinct method they have found to work (and then maybe we can pin the post or something since dozens of other people seem to have a similar issue) that would be amazing.Īnd to the person that suggests I head to apples forums and ask there- thanks.
#Macbook pro mid 2010 ram upgrade drivers#
Ive read things about using software to edit MSI files, and EXE's to force drivers to install etc. My question is this- has anyone had any success and if so please share, how to install windows 10 fully functional on an unsupported mac such as mine. additionally, sometimes the close, minimize, maximize buttons in the corners of the screen are not there. sound works fine otherwise, but cortana voice does not work. Some issues that I do have though- cortana does not speak to me. (131) 131 product ratings - MacBook Pro 15' Mid 2010 Intel i7 2.66GHz 4GB RAM 256GB SSD High Sierra See Desc. Its not quite as easy as it is for earlier ' pre-Unibody ' MacBook Pro systems, as these later models require a screwdriver, but it still is simple and straightforward.
#Macbook pro mid 2010 ram upgrade driver#
I am looking for other users in a similar situation who can either share with me their issues, and/orġ- Installing Windows 10 as an upgrade or a clean install: I have tried both, the easier way is as an upgrade because then the Boot Camp will install correctly (this software will not install on anything later than windows 7) and then I installīoot camp over it to address any incompatibilities since bootcamp 5 is designed for windows 8 (this leads to its own extra problems like no driver for the coprocessor, but i simply manually reinstall the 4.0 drivers as needed and it seems to be 'okay' Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro Mid-2010 Model, 256GB Storage, 4GB Ram (70) 70 product ratings - Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro Mid-2010 Model, 256GB Storage, 4GB Ram. The RAM upgrade procedure for the 'Mid-2009,' 'Mid-2010,' 'Early 2011,' 'Late 2011' and non-Retina Display 'Mid-2012' MacBook Pro models is fairly easy. However, here were some issues I had in build 10074 and some problems with installing and making it all work right, that ultimately led to me downgrading. I upgraded some components a couple of years ago so I currently have a 256GB SSD with 4GB Ram, running High Sierra 10.13.6. Bear with with me, as I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to tech/computers (my model is good for the 16gb upgrade). I would like to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows Im considering upgrading my mid-2010 MacBook Pro from 4gb RAM to 16gb RAM. I have a Mid 2010 Macbook Pro 13", 1TB 7200RPM HDD, 2.4Ghz C2D, 8GB RAM, Nvidia 320M. I jumped into the beta at build 10074 (unsure what the current version is because I have since rolled back to Windows 7). The MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) was replaced in Febrary 2011 by the MacBook Pro (13-inch. Built-to-order options included a 500 GB hard drive, a 128/256/512 GB solid-state drive, and up to 8 GB of RAM. I have searched the forum for answers and havent found one that seems to solve my question so here it goes. The MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) shipped in two configurations: 2.4 GHz/4 GB RAM/250 GB HD/1199, 2.66 GHz/4 GB RAM/320 GB HD/1499.