Installing additional memory, 46 installing additional memory – Apple MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010) User Manual
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Chapter 3
Boost Your MacBook
Installing Additional Memory
Your computer has two memory slots that you access by removing the bottom case.
Your MacBook comes with a minimum of 2 gigabytes (GB) of 1066 MHz Double Data
Rate (DDR3) Synchronous Dynamic Random-Access Memory (SDRAM) installed. Both
memory slots can accept an SDRAM module that meets the following specifications:
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Double Data Rate Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (DDR3) format
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30 mm (1.18 inches)
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204-pin
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1 GB or 2 GB
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PC3-8500 DDR3 SO-DIMM 1066 MHz Type RAM
You can add two 2 GB memory modules for a maximum of 4 GB of memory. For
best performance, fill both memory slots and install an identical memory module
in each slot.
To install memory in your MacBook:
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Follow steps 1 through 3 beginning on page 37.
Important:
When you remove the bottom case, you expose sensitive internal
components. Avoid touching anything other than the memory assembly when you
remove or add memory.