32 Gb Memory For Mac Pro Mid 2010

 

Any mid-2010 MacBook Pro i5 or i7 is limited to a maximum of 8GB RAM. If you have a 2010 MacBook Pro Core2Duo (13'), then you are in luck and you can upgrade to 16GB RAM. The type of RAM needed is DDR3 PC3-8500 1066.

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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 over 8GB RAM. After doing some digging around, it sounds like the limitation has to do with the IntelHD graphics SW that is used by OS X. Some datapoints to note: • A 2010 i5/i7 MacBook Pro with 16GB RAM running MountainLion/Mavericks will kernel panic during normal boot. • You will be able to boot into safe mode OK and it will show the 16GB RAM in System Information. Notice that the graphics card is listed as 'Nvidia.'

In safe mode, as opposed to 'IntelHD.' • It is possible to limit Max RAM to 8GB using the command: sudo nvram '-v maxmem=8192'. This would limit the usable RAM to a maximum of 8GB (official Apple Max); however this also will cause a kernel panic during normal boot when 16GB RAM is physically loaded. A maxmem=2048 will allow the system to boot normally with 16GB RAM loaded; however only 2GB RAM will be usable. • If you load Ubuntu 12 onto the MacBook Pro (2010 i5 or i7) with 16GB RAM loaded, Ubuntu will boot OK and be able to see/address the 16GB RAM.

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*Current Mac OS X versions are unable to utilize more then 96GB RAM due to an operating system limitation. 128GB can be fully utilized by a 2009-2010 Mac Pro if running Boot Camp with 64-bit versions of Windows XP and later as well as with 64-bit versions of Linux. Crucial Memory and SSD upgrades - 100% Compatibility Guaranteed for Apple Mac Pro 4-Core Mid 2010 - FREE US Delivery.

• If you load Windows 7 onto the MacBook Pro (2010 i5 or i7) with 16GB RAM loaded, Windows 7 will boot OK and be able to see/address the 16GB RAM. As far as I can tell, this appears to be an Apple SW limitation of some sort.

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How do you upgrade the RAM in the 'Mid-2010' and 'Mid-2012' (Nehalem/Westmere) Mac Pro models? What type of RAM do these models use?

How much RAM do they actually support? Are these models backwards compatible with earlier Mac Pro RAM? Please note that this Q&A explains how to upgrade the RAM in the 'Mid-2010' and 'Mid-2012' Mac Pro models (model identifier ).

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EveryMac.com also provides RAM upgrade instructions for earlier Mac Pro models -- the (MacPro1,1 and MacPro2,1), ' (MacPro3,1), and ' (MacPro4,1) systems. Just as it is Mac Pro lines, upgrading the memory in the 'Mid-2010' and 'Mid-2012' (Nehalem/Westmere) Mac Pro models is a. However, it is critical that memory meet certain standards and be installed in a certain way to function properly. These systems also can use more RAM than is officially supported, too.

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Mid 2010 Mac Pro

Photo Credit: Apple, Inc. (Mac Pro) Identification Help If you're not sure if you have an 'Mid-2010' or 'Mid-2012' Mac Pro or an earlier model, the is insufficient as this identifier is shared by the previous 'Early 2009' Mac Pro models, as well. However, for the purposes of upgrading the RAM, the 'Mid-2010' and 'Mid-2012' Mac Pro models can be identified collectively by the in software and uniquely externally. More details about specific identifiers are provided in EveryMac.com's exhaustive section. To locate the model identifier, select 'About This Mac' under the Apple Menu on your computer and click the 'More Info.' If the Mac Pro is running OS X 'Lion' (10.7) or later, click the 'System Report' button after clicking 'More Info.' Regardless of the release date or the number of processor cores, all 'Mid-2010' and 'Mid-2012' Mac Pro models share model identifier.

The EMC number is located on the rear of the system in small type. As carefully hand documented by EveryMac.com, the 'Mid-2010' Mac Pro models share EMC number and the 'Mid-2012' Mac Pro models share EMC number.