Ah! I would like a Solid state drive but, they're still a bit too expensive for me. I'm fairly certain I will have one in my next Mac.
Ricardo Walker [email protected] Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Mar 7, 2012, at 6:18 AM, Mr. L. Alexander <[email protected]> wrote: > 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? 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