Guys,

I have a question. I just bought a new MacBookPro and it comes with 160GB HDD. Now i wanna upgrade to a new 500GB HDD, what should i do after i change the HDD? How do i install the OS?

Thanks

After u got the new HDD in the MBP, fire up ur baby with the Leopard installation disc in the drive. Follow the on screen menu.. Its pretty simple

Question regarding RAM upgrade:

I have a MacBook Pro (Early '08) 2.4GHz and tried to upgrade to 4GB. I bought Kingston KVR667D2S5/2G x 2 sticks.
The funny part is I can't boot up (screen blank) with either stick individually or paired. But it works fine if I put the existing 1GB + new KVR667D2S5.
Can anyone tell me what is the issue? I read somewhere that MBP prefers kingston certified RAM, I think the code is MB.. something.
But I was browsing thru forums and saw number of people had no problems with this ram model?

Thanks.

This post has been edited by jeravius: Jun 21 2009, 10:36 PM

Ok, Thanks bro.

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Added on June 22, 2009, 10:49 amHi guys,

is Corsair RAM recommended for Macbook Pro 13?

Thanks

This post has been edited by Clarencerx: Jun 22 2009, 10:49 AM

There're issues with KVR module on Mac lately. Try avoiding KVR. Maybe you should try Corsair/Team/KTA.

So bro Corsair RAM is recommended? As the shops in my place only has Corsair Ram .

Hey just a quick question..
I have a macbook alu 13" with 250GB HDD..
Plan to upgrade to 500GB Hitachi 5k500.b as suggested by some of the forumers..
Then the remaining 250GB HDD i am able to put it in a casing and use as a normal ext HDD is it?

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Added on June 22, 2009, 4:46 pmAnd if i restore from Time Machine backup will it also install back all the apps i have in OSX?Or only files?

This post has been edited by Masamune: Jun 22 2009, 04:46 PM

Yes. I'm doing that now... but not the same hard disc as yours

Depends on what u include in the exclusion list under Time Machine Preference

Apple issues fix for slow SATA speeds on new MacBook Pros

In one of its quicker turnarounds, Apple has released a firmware update for its mid-2009 MacBook Pro lineup that addresses Serial ATA speeds that were unintentionally cut in half.

MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.7 (3.4MB) mends a problem with the just-refreshed notebook line which effectively downgraded their SATA II drive interfaces to the original SATA specification.

The difference didn't affect the performance of traditional platter-based hard drives, which are rarely fast enough to tax the 1.5 gigabits per second the original SATA spec allows, but has been a thorn in the side for those hoping to use solid-state drives, or SSDs. Recent buyers in Apple's support discussions and elsewhere have noticed that faster aftermarket SSDs installed in their systems have been artificially capped at the older standard's speed. Earlier unibody MacBook Pros already support the full 3 gigabits per second maximum of SATA II, revealing the limit to be a bug rather than a conscious choice.

Installing the firmware requires a 13-, 15- or 17-inch MacBook Pro running at least Mac OS X 10.5.7. As the extra speed can only be seen by drives that Apple itself doesn't use, the Mac maker warns that it can't provide official support for disks that take advantage of the EFI patch.

Source: Apple Insider

yes people the mid 2009 MBPs now have a sata speed of 3.0GBs.

taken from my gf's MBP13

Hey what screwdriver u need to screw out the screw to remove my MB Alu HDD?
I use a small phillips screwdriver also can't..
The shape like different..

torx 6 screw driver, refer here http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/First-Look/MacBook-Unibody/589/1

Where can i get the screwdriver?
ACE hardware will have?

yeap,if u go to the Midvalley ACE outlet they have the torx set at RM20.90 only

Hello guys, need some help. Wish to upgrade HDD. But during installation I've being prompt that "Mac OS X cannot be installed on this computer. This software cannot be installed on this computer", why this msg pop out?

Try using disk utility and format the hdd using GUID partition table.


This post has been edited by b48753: Jun 24 2009, 11:12 AM

HDD upgrade - it's a breeze, have it done in under 10 minutes for my 18-month-old MacBook. OS updates, however, took a while but it was a good investment in the RM190 320GB HDD.

This post has been edited by msiathot: Jun 24 2009, 11:26 AM

you mean format the HDD 1st before installing it on a mac?

Boot the Mac OSX installer disk, then when installer is booted, go to apple menu, select disk utility.

Sorry if OOT, but i guess quite appropriate here since we're talking abt hard disks

it's the second time now that my boot camp partition (windows xp sp2...for gaming of course) cant boot. after the winxp loading screen suddenly got BSOD then auto reboot. The BSOD was too fast that i cant read anything.

anyway, the first time I just restore the hdd to a single Mac volume. then when i wanted to partition again using bootcamp assistant, an error popped up saying that the HDD is not in a single partition, eventho i just restored it. i used my GPartEd cd (what a saviour!) to clear things up and everything in bootcamp assistant went fine.

but then after a few months the BSOD problem came up again. after restoring to single partition, bootcamp assistant again gives me the same error when trying to partition. although I know GPartEd can solve this but i'm wondering what's the cause behind this? im not keen of the idea on doing all this again in a few months.

my system spec is as below, on leopard 10.5.7. thanks in advance

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: Jun 24 2009, 05:09 PM


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