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Hi all! i currently have a 15in macbook pro with a 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 4gigs of Ram. i do a lot of motion graphics work and editing using programs such as After Effects and FCP. I want to maximize my laptop as much as possible. i know the Macbook pros can go up to 8gigs but ive been reading around and read that people who have upgraded to 8gigs have had a lot of problems such as freezing and and shutting down. my question is what are the safest and most efficient ways to maximize my laptop wether it be through the processor or RAM?
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If people who've upgraded to 8 GB are seeing freezes or problems of ANY sort that they weren't having before, or any difference at all in system stability, then something is broken.
Period.
(most likely the RAM. Return it.)
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You can test the RAM if you want to verify its functionality
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If you have a reliable RAM test besson, please do share.
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I wonder what RAM they are using. I bumped my Late 08 Unibody to 4GB and its flaky as hell. I thought it was the hard drive, but I used fairly cheap 1333MHz RAM (instead of 1066MHz). I might try the old 2GB for a bit and see what happens.
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MacBook 2.0GHz CD; MacBook Pro 15" 2.4GHz Late '08; PowerMac G4 MDD Dual 1GHz; 3x Xserve G4 1GHz; Mac Mini 2GHz; Big pile of broken and working bits;
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Apart from the quality of the RAM, there's also the question of who installed it and how.
We all know that RAM LOVES being carried across a carpeted room and laid directly on top of the metal-encased book.
Of course, since that never happens, anti-static wriststraps are relics of the past, like condoms and seatbelts.
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Originally Posted by AKcrab 
If you have a reliable RAM test besson, please do share.
Memtest86+
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Originally Posted by AKcrab
If you have a reliable RAM test besson, please do share.
Download the Memtest CD image and burn it to CD so that you have a live CD, and boot off of that:
Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool
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