

- Macbook pro mid 2010 airplay upgrade#
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If you load Windows 7 onto the MacBook Pro (2010 i5 or i7) with 16GB RAM loaded, Windows 7 will boot OK and be able to see/address the 16GB RAM.Īs far as I can tell, this appears to be an Apple SW limitation of some sort. If you load Ubuntu 12 onto the MacBook Pro (2010 i5 or i7) with 16GB RAM loaded, Ubuntu will boot OK and be able to see/address the 16GB RAM. A maxmem=2048 will allow the system to boot normally with 16GB RAM loaded however only 2GB RAM will be usable. MacBook Pro is designed with the following features to reduce its environmental impact: Highly recyclable aluminum and glass enclosure Mercury-free LED-backlit display Arsenic-free display glass BFR-free PVC-free 3 Reduced packaging volume Meets ENERGY STAR Version 5. AirPlay Mirroring is available with iPad 2 or later iPhone 4S iMac (Mid 2011 or newer), Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer), MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer) and MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer) with. MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3). This would limit the usable RAM to a maximum of 8GB (official Apple Max) however this also will cause a kernel panic during normal boot when 16GB RAM is physically loaded. My MB Pro is a Mid-2010 model and I had to buy this app to use Airplay. It is possible to limit Max RAM to 8GB using the command: sudo nvram "-v maxmem=8192".

" in safe mode, as opposed to "IntelHD.". This is fine (i suppose) but I know that I could do some funky plist editing to get other features to work that were only meant to be available on newer macbooks - for instance, there was a feature of Bootcamp that was only available to Macbook Airs. I found out that the minimum specs to do so was a 2011 Macbook Pro, and mine's a mid-2010.
Macbook pro mid 2010 airplay tv#
Notice that the graphics card is listed as "Nvidia. I've updated to Mavericks and was hoping that I could use Airplay Mirroring to use my TV as a wireless display. Do a search to make sure whatever SSD you get can do SATA2 with the MCP89. The MCP89 has fewer problems than the MCP79 which was used in some older MBP's. You will be able to boot into safe mode OK and it will show the 16GB RAM in System Information. The mid-2010 MBP has the Nvidia MCP89 SATA chipset and some SSD's will only do SATA1, not SATA2. After doing some digging around, it sounds like the limitation has to do with the IntelHD graphics SW that is used by OS X.Ī 2010 i5/i7 MacBook Pro with 16GB RAM running MountainLion/Mavericks will kernel panic during normal boot. I found out that the minimum specs to do so was a 2011 Macbook Pro, and mines a mid-2010.

I believe there is an EFI limitation in OS X Mountain Lion that will not allow the 2010 i5/i7 Macbook Pro's to be upgraded over 8GB RAM. Airplay mirroring on 2010 Macbook Pros Ive updated to Mavericks and was hoping that I could use Airplay Mirroring to use my TV as a wireless display. The type of RAM needed is DDR3 PC3-8500 1066.
Macbook pro mid 2010 airplay upgrade#
If you have a 2010 MacBook Pro Core2Duo (13"), then you are in luck and you can upgrade to 16GB RAM. Any mid-2010 MacBook Pro i5 or i7 is limited to a maximum of 8GB RAM.
