Manual
MacBook Pro 17-inch (original, Core 2 Duo, 2.4/2.6GHz, 2008) Take Apart — Memory 24
Verify that the card is fully seated by pushing rmly with your thumbs. 4.
Check that the cards are secured by the brackets on both sides.5.
Install the memory door.6.
Replace the battery.7.
Use Apple System Proler to verify that the memory is recognized. (Choose the menu 8.
bar Apple logo () > About This Mac, click More Info..., select the System Prole tab,
open the Memory Overview.)
NOTE: The maximum supported amount of memory in the MacBook Pro (17-inch original) is 2GB,
in the MacBook Pro (17-inch Core 2 Duo) is 3GB, and in the MacBook Pro (17-inch 2.4GHz and
Early 2008) is 4GB.
Important: While the MacBook Pro (17-inch Core 2 Duo) will have a perfectly bootable system
with two (2) 2GB RAM modules installed—and even About This Mac will report 4GB of installed
memory—the system will only be able to address 3GB of that installed RAM.
See MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo): Memory Specications for more information.