Memory normally refers to RAM. Temporary, high-speed storage used to keep frequently accessed information available for use and helps keep the computer running smoothly
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CPU upgrade on MacBook Pro
I'm thinking about upgrading the CPU in my MacBook Pro from its current 3210M dual core processor to a 3632QM quad core processor.
Is there any reason why this wouldn't be a good idea? The socket, ...
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MacBook unusable due to kernel_task
I've disabled hibernation, and removed the sleep image file. I shutdown my Macbook Pro (15" retina), unticked the box to open windows on restart, and started my MacBook again. As soon as I'd logged on ...
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VirtualBox or Parallels: Great Visualization
I decide to choose two virtual machines. VirtualBox and Parallels.
Issue:
Which of them good enough for visualization tasks? (GPU, games)
I want to install on my Macbook Pro 2011 more RAM: 4gb -> ...
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Transfer RAM from MacBook Mid 2010 to MacBook Pro 2008
I ruined my beloved mid 2010 MacBook and planning to get a used MacBook Pro 2008 (not unibody) now. Currently, I have 2x4GB memory units in my MacBook and I would like to now if I can use at least one ...
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Why won't Macbook Pro list the spec to be able to use 16GB instead of 8GB? [closed]
I had a mid 2012, 15 inch Macbook Pro (non-Retina), and the specs says it can support maximum 8GB: http://support.apple.com/kb/sp649
But my coworker had a 4GB version and he was able to have the ...
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Black Screen after installing RAM in MacBook (early 2008)
I've tried installing 2 x 2gb DDR2 PC2-6400 modules into an early 2008 MacBook. After installation the machine booted into a black screen, with no chime.
I tried reseating the RAM, same problem. I ...
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Mac Pro 2007 crashes repeatedly
Yesterday my Mac Pro 1,1 (2007) running 10.7 started freezing up. It keeps on doing this after restart. Usually it will perform one task, but when asked to do a second, it freezes. The cursor will ...
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how do I select proper memory for a specific Mac? [closed]
I'm going to upgrade my Mac Mini late 2012 Ram's to 16 gb.
I'm undecided between cheaper KingSton KVR16S11/8 (www.kingston.com/dataSheets/KVR16S11_8.pdf), KingSton KTA-MB1600/8G suggested from ...
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Disabling HD4000 on MacBook Pro
HD 4000 on my MacBook Pro shared 512 MB RAM from my main memory, which is calculated as part of kernel_task.
My question is simple, is there a way to disable it, stopping it from taking up 512 MB of ...
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16GB of RAM makes MacBook Pro's fans go wild before sleep?
I recently:
installed 16 GB of RAM (1600 MHz);
on my late-2011 15-inch MacBook Pro;
running OS X 10.7, aka Lion;
with an Apple SSD drive.
According to Apple my MacBook Pro only supports a ...
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Can a 2009 MacBook Pro use more memory than Apple's 'maximum RAM' figure of 8 GB?
I have a 2009 MBP with 8GB of RAM. I run Windows under Parallels pretty much all the time (I use Visual Studio for work). I recently installed an SSD to speed it up a bit and its running beautifully. ...
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How accurate is System Report on RAM speed?
I have successfully replaced 2 * 4GB DDR3 1333 MHz RAM (Samsung) with 2 * 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz RAM (CnMemory). Everything runs fine and System Report is displaying the RAM is running at 1600 MHz.
Now I ...
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Broken PowerBook G4
My PowerBook G4 is broken and has been for a couple of months now. I owned it while it was working for about 1 and a half years. When it broke originally, I was restarting it after changing the boot ...
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Macbook pro 13 2012 (HD4000) 8GB(1600 Mhz) single RAM stick issue
I have a Apple Macbook Pro 13" 2012 IvyBridge HD4000 Model which came with
2GB x 2GB RAM.
I Recently bought a single stick of 8GB RAM 1600Mhz (which is compatible).
Gskill 8GB DDR3 FA-1600C11S-8GSQ ...
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I run out of RAM on a 8GB MacBook Pro 15"
I'm a designer using Snow Leopard on a MacBook Pro 15" (i7) with 8GB Ram, 500GB (180GB free) (2010 model).
I usually use Chrome (4/5 tabs), Firefox (1/2 tabs), Skype, VM Ware Fusion (with Win XP, ...
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How do I automatically kill processes that leak memory?
I have problems with processes that leak memory. They cause my hard drive to be filled with swap files in /private/var/vm.
I would like leaking processes to be killed at sight by the OS. I’m not ...
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How to prevent OSX from allocating as much virtual memory as there is space available on the hard drive?
I recently had data loss because the hard drive was completely used up by virtual memory and some programs couldn’t handle zero free space on the hard drive. How can I prevent this from happening ...
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Would a late 2008 MacBook run with 8 GB or RAM if correctly purchased?
We've got a late 2008 MacBook (already upgraded to 4GB RAM), it's fine -speed wise, but when checking the activity monitor were very close to running out of space -RAM wise.
What I would like to do ...
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How to delete files on iMac with no menus — Your startup disk is full
I have an iMac with the 10.4 OSX operating system installed. When I boot the computer it prompts me with this message: "Your startup disk is full. You need to make more space available on your disk ...
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Macbook Pro early 2011 16G Memory Upgrade
I just purchased a Corsair 16GB Memory upgrade for my 2.4GHz 13" MacBook Pro, but I have not been able to make it work.
If I put both modules together or one of the modules alone the Mac wont bootup! ...
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OSX - How to find out which process eats up memory?
My MacBook Pro has 8G RAM. Recently memory leak offen happened. Page outs and swap used kept increasing. The last time it used ~8G swap space.
But in Activity Monitor, I can't find any process has a ...
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How do I ensure smooth video and music playback without breaks?
I'm using a MacBook Pro from 2011 with 4 GB RAM and I'm experiencing problems with music playback in iTunes (music stops and starts periodically) and video playback does the same.
I've read many ...
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Why does free + active + inactive + speculative + wired not equal total RAM?
When I run vm_stat on my 10.6.8 MacBook Pro with 2 GB of RAM I get the following:
Mach Virtual Memory Statistics: (page size of 4096 bytes)
Pages free: 90518.
Pages active: ...
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Can I use memory taken from a Macbook Pro in a Mac Pro?
My Macbook Pro from around 2008 finally died. It has two 1 GB memory chips. (Specifically, two of this Samsung chip.) My question is: can I use these chips in my 2011 Mac Pro?
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Can one influence Mac OS X's / Darwin's filesystem caching behaviour?
I have the following problem: When I run processes that consume a lot of memory, Mac OS X seems to refuse to release a large portion of the filesystem cache:
In fact, instead of letting go of the ~ ...
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What are the requisites for RAM in a MacBook?
I've just purchased my MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (it's not the retina model where RAM is fixed) and I'm considering more RAM. On the system information app, I found this info.
BANK 0/DIMM0: 2GB ...
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Is there a technical reason not to upgrade a MacBook's RAM past its listed maximum?
According to this page, Macbooks are expandable to memories larger (and, in one case, faster) than those released by Apple. Search for "expandable" in that page to see the many cases.
But Apple is ...
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Is it possible to reduce memory usage by iTunes 11 on Mac?
I have iTunes 11.0.1 running on Mac OS 10.8.2 with quite a large music library, some podcasts and my iPhone connected. According to Activity Monitor, the iTunes process is taking 1.6 GB real memory, ...
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Spilled Milk on my Macbook Air
I spilled milk on my MacBook Air about 2 months ago. I just took out the SSD and it works fine, though my macbook is still malfunctioning. (It doesn't start.). What potential issues do I have? I know ...
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Would Upgrading to 16GB RAM be Beneficial?
I'm running on an i3 processor, 2010 model, 3.06 GHz.
I'm currently have 4GB of RAM, but if I were to upgrade to 16GB, would:
Applications open quicker?
FPS increase in game?
Overall performance ...
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How to down-clock RAM?
My Mac (Mid 2009- MacBookPro5,5) laptop installing OS 10.8.2.
Currently, it is using 2 x 1GB (1066 Mhz).
My friend gave me 2 x 2GB (1600 Mhz) of his 2012 Mac.
After installing 2 x 2GB (1600 Mhz) on ...
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8GB 1333mhz SODIMM in Macbook Pro 13" 2010 (7,1) alongside original 2GB stick
I understand that 8gb modules are not officially supported in this MBP. However, this indicates that they are, as long as they are 1067mhz modules:
Can I use 16 GB RAM with my MacBook Pro 7,1?
I ...
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find what's producing inactive memory
First of all i'd like to ask politely for all of those who feel the need to explain it to me how perfect apple's memory management is to ignore this thread.
A little background:
The theory goes that ...
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Can I run 533 MHz RAM in original Mac Pro?
I have an original Mac Pro with 2 GB of RAM in it. Running Mountain Lion on it is a bit painful - lots of paging. I happen to have 4 GB of PC2-4200 ECC FB-DIMMs kicking about. What I wanted to know is ...
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Macbook Air 2012 memory upgrade
I've won a 4gb RAM Macbook Air yesterday.
I know that the RAM is soldered to the motherboard, so therefore non user upgradeable.
I was wondering whether my nearest Apple Store could perform an ...
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New Corsair ram beeping on late 2008 MacBook
I purchased Corsair RAM memory (2x4GB) CMSA8GX3M2A1066C7 from Amazon.com. According to the description it "Works with any Mac computer that supports 4GB DDR3 SODIMMs". My MacBook supports 6GB ...
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RAM upgrade – iMac Mid 2011
I’ve got an iMac Mid 2011 with 4GB RAM preinstalled (2 x 2GB) and want to upgrade to 12GB.
Is it ok to add a single 8GB RAM or is it better to add 2 x 4GB?
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How do I monitor the total physical and virtual memory usage of a process and all of its descendants?
From the command line, how would I get the total physical and virtual memory usage of a process and all of its descendants (not just 1st-level children)?
This is useful when you want to monitor the ...
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Complete Specs for Mid-2010 iMac & Early-2011 MacBook Pro?
OK, so here I am. I've searched anywhere I could but definitely couldn't find what I was looking for.
I'm thinking of performing some sort of upgrade (e.g. SSD or memory or CPU) and I'm trying to ...
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Productive use for old SO-DIMMs?
Being the local geek, friends and family turn to me for upgrading RAM in their computers. They provide the new sticks and I keep the old ones. As such, I have accumulated quite the collection of DDR3 ...
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Macbook Pro unresponsive while opening applications
I have had an 240gb Corsair SSD in my 2.53 GHz Intel Core i5 Macbook Pro (OSX 10.6.8) for about 8 months. The computer has 8gb RAM. It has been great for most of that time, but in the last month or ...
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What are the consequences of using DDR3 RAM in DDR2 MBP4.2?
I'm supposed to use DDR2 5300 (667MHz) RAM for my MacBookPro 4,2. The max is 6GB, and I already have 4GB (2 x 2GB), so I only need a single stick of 4GB. So far it looks like this spec RAM runs about ...
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MacBook Pro has to recover from Safe Sleep after 50% of all sleeps, although power is connected
When I wake my MacBook Pro from sleep it sometimes has to recover from Safe Sleep, even though the power is connected.
I have installed 16 GB (2x8) RAM myself on my MacBook, however 8 GB is the max ...
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Mac has enough memory, but still pages in, is that a problem?
I recently upgraded my memory, but I notice that while the OS does NOT page out at all (from what I see in Activity Monitor), the machine pages in regardless.
Why does that happen? Is that a problem?
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Memory for iMac12.1 (mid-2011)
I've found here that imac12.1 (mid-2011) unofficially will support 32 GB of RAM.
Questions:
Can I mix 2x2 GB with 2x8 GB of memory to get 20 GB of RAM?
Will this model work with imac12.1?
Thank ...
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Will this RAM work for me? (Late 2009 iMac)
I have a 27-inch iMac late 2009 desktop computer and i'm looking to upgrade my ram. The best RAM I can find is a Kingston 2GB, DDR3-1066, PC3-8500, CL7, DIMM.
What I currently have is 4GB 1067 MHz ...
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Can a RAM module not be compatible with Macs?
There are DDR3 RAM modules sold on Amazon (branded by KomputerBay) where it is specified that they are "PC only" and not for Mac. They cost around £41.99 ($68).
The same company has modules with the ...
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Reliability of cheaper RAM like Komputerbay, or unbranded?
Online stores sell DDR3 memory from companies like Komputerbay for a fraction of the price that Kingston, Samsung, Crucial, OWC, etc. charge (not mentioning Apple OEM).
Most reviews are good, but ...
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iMac 2012 RAM upgrade with mixed voltages
Variation of already asked question:
I now understand that I can add two matched 8 GB sticks of RAM into the two empty slots, even though the other two slots are filled with two 4 GB modules. But is ...
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Are all four SO-DIMM slots user-accessible in the 27 inch iMac (Late 2012)?
I'm going to buy a new 27" iMac, but I think that the RAM on the Apple Store is really too expensive.
My plan is to buy with minimum (2x4GB) RAM and replace everything with 4x8GB.
Are all 4 slots ...
