[thatbiggbadwolfy]

My 15inch 2.4ghz Mac Book Pro is getting delivered to my workplace tomorrow. I wanted to know if anyone has put in non-mac certified SODIMM modules (2gb x 1) in their MBP? Yes, yes I know about the whole 3gb address issue in Vista.

My purpose is to bring the 2gb included to 4gb (and sell the 2x1 gb modules on ebay)

The memory I want: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820231124
The memory I may end up getting: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820220243

I know that for A-Data PC2700 sodimms from years ago, people were both using them in PCs and Macs.

I am a die hard pc-user but I got a $2600 mbp for $1300 brand new. Also, it dual boots to vista/osx. Vista sucks..argh.

I'd rather not have to return the ram and pay a 15% restocking fee. Heh, can't wait to pop this machine open and put on some Arctic Silver 5 with ram-sinked sodimms!!

Thanks for the help! =)

[boka]

nice laptop - from the specs it looks like that memory would work fine. do you know whether you're voiding any warranty by opening it up?

if it's 64-bit vista you're using, then all 4GB should show up... or if it's 32-bit, you can get anywhere from 3GB - 3.8GB depending on how much your hardware needs in terms of memory addresses

Heh, can't wait to pop this machine open and put on some Arctic Silver 5 with ram-sinked sodimms

what the? where are you going to be putting the AS5?

-edit-
i just googled the subject and apparently if your MBP is the older "Revision A" version with the regular core duos, then the max that's supported is 2GB

[thatbiggbadwolfy]

Yeah it's the Santa Rosa, so 4gb is definitely supported. I read that OSX can't address more than 3gb--even though it's supposed to be 64bit (Or will that be Leopard?). IN any case, yeah I was going to install 32bit vista and get 4gb - Video Memory - memory in use: so maybe around 3.4gb ram.

Heh, ifixit.com has the entire schematic for tearing out the logic board for the macbook pro. There are 3 exposed cores:

1. The Intel Southbridge
2. The Santa Rosa
3. The Nvidia GPU

All 3 cores are next to each other. The fans are pretty small too so I wonder how the book can hold up to this pseudo-passive cooling. I read that if you are careful, you do not void the warranty. There are no watermarked stickers either. I think the ram will work too. Still waiting for an email back from GSkill just to confirm.

Thanks!

nice laptop - from the specs it looks like that memory would work fine. do you know whether you're voiding any warranty by opening it up?

if it's 64-bit vista you're using, then all 4GB should show up... or if it's 32-bit, you can get anywhere from 3GB - 3.8GB depending on how much your hardware needs in terms of memory addresses

what the? where are you going to be putting the AS5?

-edit-
i just googled the subject and apparently if your MBP is the older "Revision A" version with the regular core duos, then the max that's supported is 2GB

[hyunsyng]

^ Is there even enough room in the macbook pro to add heatsinks to the ram? O_O