Apple says it will honor the earlier pricing for those who purchased the cheaper RAM upgrade before the price change went into effect. The price to upgrade RAM from 8GB to 16GB is $200 on other Macs, including the iMac and MacBook Air, and this change is meant to keep the fee consistent. The price increase is actually a price correction, Apple tells The Verge. The upgrade now costs $200 to move from 8GB to 16GB of RAM previously, you could upgrade the RAM for $100.
You can often find pulled 1 MB SIMMs (removed from other Macs during upgrade) inexpensively.
If you have the resistor motherboard, remove R35 and R36. To upgrade to 4 MB, remove all four 256 KB SIMMs and replace them with 1 MB SIMMs, being careful not to damage the SIMM sockets. To upgrade to 2.5 MB, remove the 256 KB SIMMs from Bank A, being careful not to damage the sockets. If you have the jumper motherboard, put the jumper in the 2/4M position. If you have the resistor motherboard, remove R35 but leave R36 in place. Replace the ones in Bank A with a pair of 1 MB SIMMs. To upgrade to 2 MB, remove all the 256 KB SIMMs, being careful not to damage the sockets. Mac SE (Jumpers) page from Apple Memory Guide. Bank A is the rear pair of sockets Bank B is the one nearer the front of the motherboard. Looking at the motherboard with the connectors away from you, there are four SIMM slots. Be careful.Ĭarefully remove the power, floppy drive, and other cables from the motherboard, then slide it out of its mount. Under no circumstances come into contact with the pins on the back of the video tube.
A case cracker is recommended for separating the front and rear of the case, but you can do it without one.
Two are near the bottom, two more way down inside the handle.
You will need a long (at least 6″/15cm) T15 torx screwdriver (such as the Craftsman Professional series T-15 Torx screwdriver, #47431) to remove the screws from the back of the case. In the SE, SIMMs must be installed in pairs and replace the 256 KB SIMMs already on the motherboard. It can be upgraded to 2 MB, 2.5 MB, and 4 MB configurations using 150ns or faster 1 MB 30-pin SIMMs.Īpple warns against using composite SIMMs you should specify noncomposite SIMMs when buying memory for your Mac. The Mac SE shipped from the factory with 1 MB installed in the form of four 256 KB SIMMs.