2011 iMac only boots with SINGLE DIMM, only one memory slot at a time.
I think this guy: (Why does iMac boot up with just one memory in any slot?)
has the same problem that I have. I have a Mid 2011 2.7 i5 iMac that only boots with a single DIMM of memory. I have tried many combinations, the closest I could get it to boot was with 2 identical 8GB memory sticks in the two right hand memory slots. But otherwise, it just falls into an eternal boot loop. Logic Board? EFI? Board Firmware? If it’s unfixable, this is okay, I will have to settle for 8GB of ram for now (populated in the top, right hand memory slot).
the NEXT question is, I want to upgrade this Mac to the i7-2600 processor. If I can only use 8GB of ram, does that even make sense? I use photoshop and Lightroom to edit 16-30 megapixel still images (Canon/Fuji cameras), and 8GB is like… Okay at the moment, it gets by. OR should I just buy a functioning logic board with an i7 already in it, and possibly gain my functioning ram slots?
EDIT 4/8/20:
attached is a picture of the ram that I am using. I have two of the bottom one (timetec) , and one of them is still in the computer. I tried many combinations of the 2 8gbs and the one 2gb that I have, the previous owner was up front with the problem and told me that he had tried various 4gb/8Gb dimms that he was using functionally in his other 2011.
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Take out the SO-DIMM's, place them out into groups of the same brand and specs. Take a picture of what you have so we can see the labels and specs of the SO-DIMMs you have iFixitでの質問に画像を追加する方法
Dan さんによる
done! See above for my picture, one of the two 8Gb dimms I have is still in the computer.
sloopjohnb さんによる
RAM Type: PC3-10600 DDR3 Min. RAM Speed: 1333 MHz
Details: Supports 1333 MHz PC3-10600 DDR3 SO-DIMMs (204-pin).
Standard RAM: 4 GB Maximum RAM: 32 GB*
Details: By default, 4 GB of RAM is installed as two 2 GB SO-DIMM modules. Two slots free.
*Officially, this model supports four 4 GB modules -- one in each slot for a maximum of 16 GB of memory. However, third-parties have discovered that it actually will support 32 GB of memory using four 8 GB modules.
mayer さんによる
Your SO-DIMM's specs:
Samsung 204pin Unbuffered SODIMM based on 2Gb C-die
TIMETEC 8GB DDR3-1333
Dan さんによる