Yes, you can.

If you get it yourself at Lowyat, it is approx RM410 for 250GB 2.5" SATA.

Your MB/MBP won't support RAM clocked at 800. The only RAM speed that will work is 667.

The reason is that your MacBook is heating up. Is usually goes to 70 degrees before the fan kicks in at full speed.

You could avoid this by:-
(a) Doing less intensive apps (no games, no flash, no photoshop)
(b) Work in a cool air-con room.
© Get a notebook cooler (doesn't do magic either, at best lowers 3-4 degrees)

I don't. I usually run the maintenance scripts and nothing more. I don't the automated cleaning of caches. You should do a full backup though before embarking on a all out cleaning/tune-up of your Mac. You'll never know what will happen.

If you absolutely hate the loud fan, here's an idea.

I once tried using ice cubes on the base of my MacBook. I laid them as a rectangle and then place a metal plate over the ice. Then I had my MacBook over it. With some surfing, chatting and music playing, I had the average of 30 degrees. Without ice, 55 degrees average.

Yea, that's one of the hazards you have watch out for. Haven't done it anymore. I doubt they will cover it under warranty !

Yes, you can. I'm not sure bout Office 08 but the previous edition installed fine. So did the iWork '08. Heck, even the the retail Leopard DVD will work.

In short, it is possible

Try playing from maybe some other mp3 or music source. Lower the volume. If you still get the same sound, you might have broken you speaker driver.

What bout internet connection speed? A slow streaming causes poor quality conferencing.

Please resize the image - yongkailoon

This post has been edited by yongkailoon: Apr 8 2008, 01:48 PM

Those are RAMs which are made specifically for Macs. However, I think there isn't any difference since Macs moved to the intel platform.

I went for the normal Value RAM since it's cheaper and easier available. OWC sells "Mac RAM" at a reasonable price, however, shipping tends to be quite a bit. Have a look..

www.macsales.com

Well, I've been using Corsair for almost a year now and I never had any of those issues. I crashed a few times but that was due to Leopard. Back in Tiger, it was really stable

It comes down to your personal preference really!

The absolute cheapest place to source for AppleCare is eBay.

I got ACPP for my MacBook for RM510 only! I just got the activation key since shipping itself would cost a bit. You don't really need the box.

Some documentations and a diagnostics DVD. Both of that can be downloaded directly from Apple's website.

You go to Apple's website and key in the activation code given to you by the seller. Kinda like topping up mobile phone prepaid!

If you bought your Mac at Feb 2007, 3 years later, it should end at Feb 2010. Why would it be in April 2010 in the 1st place?

Did you key in your Serial number correctly?

You're talking bout the Zalman NC1000? I have the cooler. I'm pretty satisfied with it. It doesn't really lower your temperature but prevents fluctuations.

Eg. If your idle temp is 52 degrees, you can get approximately 50 degrees with the cooler at full blast. However, when visiting flash sites, the jump in temp will be smaller compared to not having a cooler. It prevents the internal MB fans from kicking in.

Excellent choice How much was it? Mind posting a picture with your MBP on it?

You can get them online for a reasonable price..

1. www.eBay.com
2. www.monoprice.com
3. www.sysconcept.ca

Let's try to troubleshoot the problem. Firstly, remove the battery from the MacBook and keep the power cable plugged in. Then see if it powers on. If it does, this means that your charger is working properly and the culprit is most likely your battery.

RM349, try getting them from eBay, it might be a little bit cheaper