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Memory upgrade problem

I'm upgrading my ram, but can't get both the old (original) stick and new stick to work together in my macbook pro intel 15-inch pre-2008. it turns on but screen stays black. If only one of the sticks is in (either one, in either slot) it works fine. Anyone have ideas?

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  • sherriburns Aug 17, 2009

    the original one is 1 gb/667mhz, and the new one is 2 gb/667mhz. But perhaps as someone else suggested I need to buy a matching pair because they just don't like each other? thanks very much for your help and the quick response.

  • sherriburns Aug 17, 2009

    the speeds are the same, but yeah, they may just not like each other. thanks very much for the quick response.

  • sherriburns Aug 17, 2009

    yeah, I guess I'll just need to go buy its match so they'll get along. thanks for the quick response.

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Some ram sticks just dont like each other

when replacing memory its best to replace as a matched pair ideally from the same manufacturer and the same speed , for example DDR 266

hope this helps.

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Buy another just like the one purchased and use both new ones. Speed or some other difference is preventing compatibility.

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You have two sticks of different speeds they will not work together you must be sure that both sticks have the same FSB speed

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