Sending it back to Amazon could be a nightmare, are you close by to an apple store? I would at least give it a shot, not even mentioning the third-party ram, even though, bad ram …

Quote: Originally Posted by Maan Don't worry. I've done weirder stuff in the past. But this time I did it just like that -- battery out, memory in and battery back in. Still …

Thanks, HarriganC for the comfort. Luckily, I live literally across the street from an Apple Store. I'll give them a visit first thing in the morning if I can't get this sorted o…

Quote: Originally Posted by Maan I just noticed that the memories I got from newegg (patriot) does not look like the memory that came with the MacBook. Do you mean that the…

try this... cmd+opt+p+r at bootup...

Quote: Originally Posted by Maan Don't worry. I've done weirder stuff in the past. But this time I did it just like that -- battery out, memory in and battery back in. Still …

Quote: Originally Posted by powerbook867 try this... cmd+opt+p+r at bootup... Hi Powerbook- I am not exactly sure when the machine is actually booting up because I only g…

Quote: Originally Posted by HouseSold Do you live near another Forum member or an Apple Store? The are finicky cards to install. Read some of my notes here: http://forums.macn…

Did you attempt reinserting the ram as listed in that post HouseSold listed? I had a quirky ram problem once, and once it was seated, PERFECTLY, grrrrrrr Apple, it did work.

I did reinsert the ram and gets the same "nothing" result. I do however noticed that when I try to power it on, the machine makes a quite hissing sound (had to press my ears again…

I would say dead, and unlikely that you caused it, however, I really don't know much about hardware malfunctions. CH

That's my feeling too, that it is dead. Only I feel that I killed it. I hope Apple Store will exchange it, even if I pay a little extra, rather than go through Amazon for the e…

Keep telling yourself you did no damage!! Confidence and less words mean better service in Apple Stores! Best Wishes.

I've never had any trouble with exchanging things with Amazon, if you should have to do that. My hunch is that the Apple Store won't do it, but who knows?

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomchu Do you mean that the notch is in a different place/the pins are a different size? I meant that the one that came from NewEgg has square t…

Oh, I didn't think amazon would give her trouble, I just thought, it would be a lot of waiting around for the replacement to come, and sending the other back. CH

I think the difference in appearance of the RAM is just because the Newegg sticks are of higher capacity, so they need more chips.

If you find yourself in a situation where you need to send the RAM back, newegg's customer service is the best, no hassles. But it sounds like it's not a RAM issue if you reinsta…

Quote: Originally Posted by wolverinewizard If you find yourself in a situation where you need to send the RAM back, newegg's customer service is the best, no hassles. But it …

Like others have said, reinstall the original ram and take it back.

The memory type is correct. I would install the old memory into the macbook and let the apple store guy check whats wrong. Memory can be user replaced and it does not void your wa…

Quote: Originally Posted by Dr.Michael Then send your memory back to amazon, tell them that it killed your machine, ask your money back and buy a decent pair from a well known m…

Quote: Originally Posted by Icruise She didn't get the memory from Amazon, she got the MacBook there, which is why I'm guessing that the Apple Store won't just let her exchange …

I'm awake and had my cup of coffee. I think I have more energy now for the force needed to push these RAMs in. Maybe I wasn't pushing very hard enough in spite suffering a chip n…

Just to reiterate an earlier post. If you take it into the Apple store, don't tell them about the RAM. Apple will always blame problems on 3rd party products. (I've worked in a …