Upgraded my MBP 2010 13" OCZ Vertez 2.

Pros.
Superb Fast.
0 noise.
Very low heat.

Cons.
Price

Now i wanna ask for the RAM i must use ddr3 So-Dimm 1333 or 1066? Can i use 1333?

use 1066 to be safe

hi,

i would like to ask, the new mbp 13inch ram, is it the same one with those selling in lowyat or do we need to buy specific apple certified ram ?

Has anyone tried maxing out the MBW to 8gb?

aaaaa~~ someone help me please im still having problems with momentus xt. i had the same problem before (i brought it up here) but even after getting a replacement unit, i still get the same problem

basically, i cloned my system to the drive and it boots flawlessly over an external USB connection. after i swap it inside my macbook pro 5,1 it wont boot (? folder image). i tried a fresh OSX install, but somewhere about 10 mins during the installation i got an error (the report was very long, cant recall anything).

my 500gb momentus xt came with the SD23 firmware. i tried updating it to SD24 using the bootable ISO, but i got the error which goes something like model matched, but firmware not match or something like that. i tried the 'force install' method (typing some code at the DOS prompt, found it somewhere in macrumours) but it still didnt work

im on EFI 1.8. some reports suggests that downgrading to 1.6 would solve it but at a slight loss of speed. i just tried downgrading, but the Aluminum_MacBook_Pro_Recovery.dmg file probably only works to downgrade 1.7 to 1.6 but not 1.8 to 1.6 (i cant find anyyone mentioning it works for 1.8, only 1.7). after restoring the dmg to my flash drive, my mac could not boot the flash drive (gotten the circle with a slash icon)

since this is my 2nd unit i doubt that this is the drives's fault. any help?

saw in the accesories section of the machines website...got about 10 types of cables...eg.. vga, dvi...etc. etc..

I would like to know which cable is for the connection from my Macbook Air 11" to the projector ??

Hi how you clone your drive are you using Carbon Copy to do the job?

As you mention during installation you got an error would it be that your internal DVD Rom degraded have you try using an external DVD Rom to test it out?

I have install a momentum XT on my MBP 5.1 and i was on the latest EFI without any issue so far.

for macbook air u need miniDisplayPort to *something*. *something* depends on the projector, but mostly use VGA

i used superduper.

i dont think there's any problem with my dvd and dvd drive. even if it does, it wont cause the cloned drive not to work, right?

good to know yours worked fine. which firmware? sd23 or sd24?

Try use Carbon Copy it never fail me before. my HDD firmware SD22 a bit old cos mine bought once it came out so its a bit old firmware.

When clone using Carbon Copy destination drive select drive bootable and it will make the drive destination drive bootable.

This post has been edited by feins: Dec 31 2010, 11:06 PM

i guess ill give it a try thx

Ur most welcome. Oooh by the way Happy New Year my fren.

Okie i've just update my Momentum XT to SD24 so far so good no smoke in my eye !


This post has been edited by feins: Dec 31 2010, 11:23 PM

happy new year to you too

did u upgrade the firmware using the bootable ISO or the windows app?

Using bootable ISO my macbook pro dont have bootcamp. Burn to CD using Toast and reboot the MBP hold down "C" key until it boot from the CD. Select "L" to detect device and detected mine are in the list and then just upgrade the firmware and after complete hold Power button until it shut down and reboot now its on SD24.

may i know what is SD24?

SD24 is the latest momentus xt firmware

anyway tried cloning using carbon copy cloner....still get the same problem. can boot externally but not internally. haih~

i guess i should just sell it

The other option is to install using an external DVD Rom. Or use another SL DVD.

anyone can point me a way of downgrading EFI 1.8 to 1.6?

Maybe u can try reset the smc and nvRam to try again.

Hello,

I'm currently using a MacBook Pro 13" (2.4GHz C2D, 4GB 1067MHz DDR3), and I need to improve the performance for Final Cut Pro. Besides upgrading the HDD to SSD, will RAM help? If yes, which RAM is recommended, and where can I get them?

Thanks!

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