Apple Macbook Pro MC700LL/A - Installing Additional Memory

44 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro
Installing Additional Memory
Yourcomputerhastwomemoryslotsthatyouaccessbyremovingthebottom
case.YourMacBookProcomeswithaminimumof4gigabytes(GB)of1333MHz
DoubleDataRate(DDR3)SynchronousDynamicRandom-AccessMemory(SDRAM)
installed.EachmemoryslotcanacceptanSDRAMmodulethatmeetsthefollowing
specications:
Â DoubleDataRateSmallOutlineDualInlineMemoryModule(DDR3)format
Â 30mm(1.18inches)
Â 204-pin
Â 2GBor4GB
Â PC3-10600SDDR31333MHzTypeRAM
Youcanaddtwo4GBmemorymodulesforamaximumof8GBofmemory.Forbest
performance,llbothmemoryslotsandinstallanidenticalmemorymoduleineachslot.
To install memory in your MacBook Pro:
1 Followsteps1and2beginningonpage37toremovethebottomcase.
Important: Whenyouremovethebottomcase,youexposesensitiveinternal
components,whichcanbeaectedbystaticelectricity.
2 Beforetouchingthememoryassembly,dischargeanystaticelectricityfromyourbody
bytouchingametalsurfaceinsidethecomputer.