Ram Upgrade: can I use DDR3L instead of DDR3?

Question 1

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Frederick Stehle

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Kul 7, 2026

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Question 2

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Green Light - Fan Spin - Not Posting - Sleep Light Blinking

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Question 3

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Black screen, but it loads and the fans are running.

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Question 4

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Kingston HyperX Impact 16GB 2X8GB Kits DDR3-2133Mhz RAM

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Yan 17, 2026

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Question 5

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Booting up to a no entry sign... OCLP?

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Yan 17, 2026

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Question 6

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SSD Upgraded Mid-2012 MB Pro Uni Won’t Boot Unless Refrigerated

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peterthooper 11

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Yan 9, 2026

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Question 7

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New SSD boot problems

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peterthooper 11

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Yan 8, 2026

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Question 8

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Stage Lights Again... 4 Screens Tested

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Yan 5, 2026

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Question 9

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Won’t turn on, fan running

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Rashmi Kandhil

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Sun 28, 2026

answered Sun 28, 2026 crwdns2933505:0crwdne2933505:0 Rashmi Kandhil

Question 10

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MacBook won't boot - no chime - black screen - fans on high rev

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Sun 28, 2026

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Question 11

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SSD not recognised by MacBook anymore. Able to boot externally though

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Alexander Rubens

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Sun 17, 2026

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Question 12

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Will it work well with 16GB of memory?

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Question 13

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White Screen out of nowhere...?

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Question 14

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Green Light & Nothing More

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Question 15

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repair Magsafe DC IN board used in MacBook Pro A1278

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Huk 5, 2025

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Question 16

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Randomly turns on, but mainly not.

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Niko 11

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Question 17

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Left CTRL, ALT and SHIFT keys not working

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Cyphre

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Question 18

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Fan spins at maximum speed by turning MacBook on, then shuts down

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Question 19

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MBP mid 2012 Forgotten iCloud password

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Mha 23, 2025

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Question 20

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Why does my MacBook Pro put itself to sleep while I'm working?

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GGINGUS GANGE

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Maw 25, 2025

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