no worries ric. a little note. when you turn off your mac and disconnect everything, as soon as you've removed the base lid, touch the lid as a ground. then start work on memory exchange. I probably have the same unit as you. mine is a mid 2010 2.66 500gb model. about to upgrade both ram and HDD. plan is either 500gb 7200rpm or 1tb 5400 or 750gb 7200 rpm. the drive upgrade is also the same kind of method. except it's not clip based, there's a locator screw.
lew On 7 Mar 2012, at 11:15, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Ah! Great. I just order my 8GB of RAM which cost $39, and I should be doing > this early next week. Thanks. > > Ricardo Walker > [email protected] > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Mar 7, 2012, at 5:32 AM, Mr. L. Alexander <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> no 1 pozi / phillips driver. you can use jewellers screw drivers which are >> very cheap or find your nearest computer store who may have micro >> screwdrivers. >> >> it's the best thing to do performing a memory upgrade, especially with >> memory prices getting better for certain machines. the memory for my macbook >> pro would cost me about 38 including delivery so when I get chance, that's >> what's happening. then an HDD upgrade. >> >> lew >> >> On 7 Mar 2012, at 08:29, Ricardo Walker wrote: >> >>> Ah! >>> >>> Great. BTW, do I need any special screw drivers? I Just ask because the >>> screws seem mighty small to me. >>> >>> Ricardo Walker >>> [email protected] >>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>> www.appletothecore.info >>> >>> On Mar 7, 2012, at 2:50 AM, "Mr. L. Alexander" >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> the upgrade is very simple in deed. it's a simple case of removing a set >>>> of case screws located under the macbook pro. the lid underneeth simply >>>> lifts off revealing the HD drive, logic board and ram, etc. >>>> >>>> the ram is held in place by 2 retention clips per stick, so simply touch >>>> the two retention clips and gently spread them so that the sticks pop up >>>> then remove them. >>>> >>>> remove the new memory from the packaging and then install. >>>> >>>> re install the lid with the screws and then reboot the laptop. >>>> >>>> please note the following... >>>> >>>> unplug the laptop from the mains and other conections you may have like >>>> ethernet cables, USB, etc and ensure your laptop is TURNED OFF. >>>> >>>> lew >>>> >>>> On 7 Mar 2012, at 07:02, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello list, >>>>> >>>>> I have a stock mid 2010 Macbook Pro. I want to upgrade the memory from >>>>> 4 to 8GB of RAM. Has anyone on list done a similar upgrade? If so, How >>>>> difficult did you find the task? Lastly, what tools did you use, and >>>>> what advise do you have to properly do this? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> Ricardo Walker >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>>>> www.appletothecore.info >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
