General Mac Upgrade Discussion



Due to many enquiries about Mac RAM, HDD, OS, OS Updates etc, this thread is for users to post their queries/how to.

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Also included a feedback on the model/brand of RAM used in current Laptops or Desktops to help other users to choose and enquire more infomation.

Please do not ask/discuss on pricing. Please proceed to Sales Section & Shop with downloadable price list PDF document to search for your hardware upgrades.

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Use the template below to list the model of RAM and also list RAM that are not compatible/errors if there's any.

Mac:
Good/Bad RAM:
RAM Model #:
Reported by member:

Example:

Mac: MacBook 1st Gen.
Good RAM: Kingston KVR DDR2 667 SODIMM 16chips both sided.
RAM Model #: XXXXXXXXXX
Reported by member: wei, davidgrary73

Mac: eMac G4 1.25GHz.
Bad RAM: Kingston KVR SD1333 DIMM 16chips both sided.
RAM Model #: N/A
Issue: Error beep on startup. Won't boot.
Reported by member: wei

(credit to wei)
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Current RAM Brand:

Kingston
TEAM Elite series
Apacer
Corsair
Mushkin

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Links:

http://guides.macrumors.com/Buying_RAM

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This post has been edited by davidgary73: Jul 13 2009, 09:07 AM

Common Ask Questions:

RAM:

1. Are all Desktop RAM the same and compatible with iMac, MacPro and Mac Mini?


2. Are all Laptops RAM the same and compatible for all the portable Mac Laptops?


3. Self upgrading RAM will void Apple Warranty?


4. How much RAM is recommended?



HardDrive:

1. Are all Laptop HDD the same and will i be able to use any brand of HDD for all portable Mac Laptops?


2. Are all Desktop HDD the same and will i be able to use any brand of HDD for all Desktops Macs?



OSX:

Mac OSX General Requirements



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This post has been edited by davidgary73: Jun 7 2009, 02:20 PM

Good/Compatible RAM

Mac: Mac Pro 2 x 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Good RAM: 2 x 1GB Kingston KTA DDR2 667 FB-DIMM
RAM Model #: KTA-MP667K2/2G
Others: 2 x 512 RAM DDR2 667 FB-DIMM (Default RAM that comes with the Mac Pro)
Reported by member: davidgary73


Mac: MacBook Aluminum (Late '08) 2.0GHz
RAM: 2 x 2GB DDR3 PC3-8500 1066MHz 204Pin SO-DIMM, Nanya chip
RAM Model #: not sure, got it via www.ramcity.com.au
Reported by member: n20nine
Remarks: No problems at all so far...running smooth. Did an extended Apple Hardware Test and it did not detect any problems at all.


Mac: MacBook Aluminum (Late '08) 2.0GHz
RAM: 2 x 2GB DDR3 PC3-8500 1066MHz 204Pin SO-DIMM, Hynix chip
RAM Model #: 525T by 18004memory.com
Reported by member: ahblu3
Remarks: Bought thru eBay, Seller stated the item is using Micron chip but I received Hynix chip instead. No freeze issue occurs for overnight sleep


Mac: Late 2008 2.4 GHz Unibody MacBook Pro
Good RAM: 2 GB Kingston KVR DDR3 1066 SODIMM 16chips both sided. CL-7
RAM Model #: KVR1066D3S7/2G
Price: Around RM 120 for one 2 GB stick.
Reported by member: mysticxin
Remarks: Just upgraded to 2x2GB of the above-mentioned RAM. Works great so far!

Mac: MacBook Aluminium
Good RAM: Kingston KVR DDR3 1066 SODIMM
(done the memtest and no problem at all)
HDD change : Seagate 320GB
Model No: ST9320320AS
Reported by member: aizad02
Comment : the ram runs very well wif the macbook alu. there's no significant performance gain from the increase of 1gb (default is 2GB). But much easier to run many instance and less lagginess using virtual box.
For the HDD,the seagate works very fine,i think as long as u the upgraded hdd thickness match wif the size of the hdd area inside and the RPM not more than the default hdd speed,everything will be just fine.(higher RPM than default could cause u a vibration problem as the hdd just at ur palmrest)


This post has been edited by davidgary73: Mar 31 2010, 07:15 PM

Bad/BlackListed RAM

Mac: Macbook Aluminium 2.0Ghz
Bad RAM: 2 x 2GB OWC DDR3 1066MHz (Micron Chip)
RAM Model #: OWC 4GB PC3-8500 DDR3 1066MHz DIMM Upgrade Kit
Reported by member: esssymanex

This post has been edited by davidgary73: Apr 7 2009, 09:27 PM

Mac: Macbook Aluminium 2.0Ghz
Bad RAM: 2 x 2GB OWC DDR3 1066MHz (Micron Chip)
RAM Model #: OWC 4GB PC3-8500 DDR3 1066MHz DIMM Upgrade Kit
Reported by member: esssymanex

hi, this is my mac mini, if i wan to upgrade to 2GB ram, roughly how much?
and can i using higher bus speed, eg. 2GB DDRII 800++Mhz @ 1000++MHZ


Model Name: Mac mini
Model Identifier: Macmini2,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 1.83 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MM21.009A.B00
SMC Version: 1.19f2
Serial Number: YM8350FBYL1

no you can't you need to stick with 667MHZ bus ram otherwise it won't work. if you want cheap ram, go to the ground floor of digital mall PJ, the shop on the left of the entrance, they have some 'new old ram' for sale very reasonable price.

Hi all,

I have a question concerning the memory ram in my Mac Pro. I am using the early 2008 Mac Pro and thinking to upgrade the ram from 2 gb to 22 gb ram. Currently I have 6gb which is 1+2 in first tray and 1+2 in second tray, total 6gb. I am getting additional ram of 16 gb (4 sticks x 4gb per stick). By placing the memory equally in each memory tray, will it yield different result? If I put the following sequence

First tray = 1+2+4+4 = 11 gb in first tray
Second tray = 1+2+4+4=11 gb in second tray

Is the first setup faster? or

Frist tray = 2+4+4 = 10 gb in first tray
Second tray = 2+4+4 = 10 gb in second tray

Better? Please advise. Thank you.

This post has been edited by ASAP: Apr 17 2009, 07:33 AM

For DDR3 MacPro, you better off stick to triple channel.
http://www.barefeats.com/nehal02.html

Looking for crucial rams here, anybody know where I can get any?

anyone know where can i get corsair or mushkin or crucial for reasonable price in malaysia?

I am using DDR2 Mac Pro in 2008, Not Nahelem

A little confusion here.... You mentioned early 2009 Mac Pro, so wei have to post a Barefeat RAM reference for DDR3...

Anyway, do you actually require that much amount of RAM....?

Else just stick the 4x4GB on an A1-A2, B1-B2 quad-channel configuration. If you need more than 16GB, get another matching pair of 2GB and slot it together with the existing 2GB modules on A3-A4, B3-B4 configuration... That gives you a whopping 24GB RAM...

If you google around, you get plenty of information regarding FB-DIMM arrangements on pre-Nehalem MPs. I've even read that performance on memory bandwidth ain't good for 2- and 6-module configurations.

PS: That's tray A and B...

This post has been edited by Eithanius: Apr 17 2009, 12:37 AM

Sorry my mistake. It is 2008 model

For FB-DIMM models, go for quad channel, meaning use 8 identical FB-DIMM if possible. Else go for 2 + 2.

ie: 8x 1GB will have better performance vs 512MB x4 + 1GB x2 + 2GB x2.

Thanks for the info. Hence, I have 4 stick of 4 gb ram =16 gb ram will perform better than 4 sticks x 4gb + 2 sticks of 1gb + 2 stick of 2gb = 22gb ram? Thanks

a have one doubt... usually OS with 32bit support up to 4GB of RAMS only right? does this also apply to MAC? or just for window? tell me more ya...

To be precise 3.5GB.I think MAC does apply too.

but why i saw ppl selling 8GB upgrade form website to Macbook Pro? another thing is... Macbook Pro using DDR3? or DDR2?

Macbook pro use DDR3.OS-X have 2 version same as windows too.32bit and 64bit.You can check from Apple website.

This post has been edited by Wyldemdd: Apr 18 2009, 03:47 AM

thn i think wait for more si fu reply n help... because i m planning to own a macbook pro... but... since is a bit pricey... so need to know more n consider well be4 the purchasing is done...

RAM capability is limited by the hardware itself, not the OS. MacPro can support RAM up to 8GB running the same OS.

There is only 1 version of OS X Leopard, and it has a 32-bit kernel. The reason why Macs can still currently support up to 32GB of ram is because Apple has implemented PAE in the os. Also the reason why windows can only see 3.3GB of ram is because of MMIO an intel issue. Apple has simply mapped the address space for MMIO to the upper bands of however much ram that its chipset currently supports. eg. on santa rosa chipsets it maps it to the upper 8GB range vs windows which has hardcoded it to the upper 4GB range.

OSX 10.5 runs in 64-bit automatically if you have a 64-bit enabled CPU (That is why in my Hackint0sh it would automatically address my 4GB fully and it shows that its running in 64-bit mode). This applies both to PowerPC G5 and Intel Macs with EM64T enabled

In other words , if you have new macbook/macbook pro , yes it could see 4GB of RAM And it could detect up to 8GB as well !

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Added on April 18, 2009, 9:47 amMy friend

Leopard has a 64-bit kernel and not a 32-bit kernel. If it runs on 32-bit kernel , there is no way on earth on how I did manage to compile 64-bit applications with it



This post has been edited by prasys: Apr 18 2009, 09:47 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Address_Extension

http://macguild.org/wwdc/wwdc06.html#Kernel

Hi all,

I have a question about RAID 5 in Mac Pro. Currently my HDD setup is

1 x 320gb
3 x 1.5 Tera HDDs

Using Software RAID 5

I am thinking the following setup.

1. I will use the 320gb as Mac OS + Windows because of the bootcamp partition so I cannot use this drive for RAID 5. True? What if I get another 1.5 tera for the Mac OS X + Windows (so it becomes 4 x 1.5 tera), can I partition this drive even in RAID 5?

2. If I use 3 or 4 HDDs for RAID 5 software, will it be combine into only 1 drive? Can I further partition into several drives?

3. If let say I use 3 x 1.5 Tera, what will be the final capacity of the drive?

4. I am using software RAID 5 on 3 drive, will it be slower than normal individual HDDs? I heard software RAID 5 will reduce the speed performance significantly but I dont know whether still better than individual drives?


Please advise. Thank you.

Well you're right. Pfft , I overlooked , the kernel is still 32-bit - however some parts of OSX are 64-bit . We will have to wait till snow leopard

anybody knows where I can get Mushkin or Crucial rams locally?

RAID 5 is definitely faster that single Drive
best all around, lowest failure rate

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Added on April 19, 2009, 8:53 amanyone into SSD world?
i'm very tempting
but no money to get fast and reasonable capacity one

This post has been edited by cRazYee: Apr 19 2009, 08:53 AM

i have an old imac classic where to get it reformatted and upgraded without breaking the bank?

Even using software RAID 5? Thanks

i dont understand what do you mean by software RAID 5
but as long as you have 4 HDD and above you can do RAID 5
SAfe, fast, incredible!!!

How i wish i can do it as well........

Looks like you have full range of sony DSLR, but why A900? it really good?

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Added on April 20, 2009, 5:23 amguys, you guys have any idea for repairing New wireless keyboard?

there are alot in ebay, thinking making something out from it.



This post has been edited by cRazYee: Apr 20 2009, 05:23 AM

Hi,

How can I setup RAID 5 in Mac? Thanks.

Currently I am using Sony Alpha. So far so good, I have no complaint especially A900. Thanks.

i think RAID utility will help

you can find inside mac

I try to use the RAID utility but it needs the RAID before it starts.

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Added on April 21, 2009, 9:54 amPossible to recommend any RAID card for Mac Pro in Malaysia? Thanks

This post has been edited by ASAP: Apr 21 2009, 09:54 AM

I can get them, what's your budget?
RAID component is not cheap.

Hello Ppl,
Anyone knows when i can buy RAM for the latest Quad/8Core MacPros?
Appreciate any help...

Thanks

the machine sunway

Thanks for the reply. Forgot to mention, Looking for 3rd party Ram !!

3rd party, Still need ECC ram, wont be cheap

you can try OWC.com

Mac: MacBook Aluminum (Late '08) 2.0GHz
RAM: 2 x 2GB DDR3 PC3-8500 1066MHz 204Pin SO-DIMM, Hynix chip
RAM Model #: 525T by 18004memory.com
Reported by member: ahblu3

Remarks:
Bought thru eBay, Seller stated the item is using Micron chip but I received Hynix chip instead.
Currently no freeze occurs yet *touch wood*
Will try overnight sleep to check whether will freeze during wake up like some users reported for similar value ram.





EDITED: No freeze issue occurs for overnight sleep. Thank god.

This post has been edited by ahblu3: Apr 22 2009, 11:29 PM

Hi,

May I know where can I get the eSATA card for my Mac Pro? Can I get it in Low Yat? Are all eSATA card compatible with Mac? Thanks

find a guys sell SONNET product
his name is sonnet something also

Hey guys,

I am selling off my 160GB Hitachi hard disk that came with my aluminium macbook and i am intending on upgrading to a 320GB hard drive. I am thinking of either:

1. Hitachi 5K500.b hard drive
2. Hitachi 7K320 hard drive
3. WD Scorpio

I am leaning towards the Hitachi as I have had no problems with mine, and I love the fact that it is very quiet and does not produce too much heat.

Between the 5400rpm and 7200rpm, which should i choose, price diff is negligible? My concern is additional heat, noise and vibration. I was told that battery life sacrifice would at most be 10 minutes? Is this true?

If we are looking at 7200rpm, between the Hitachi and WD, which would you choose? I need to decide quick as someone has expressed interest in buying my current hard disk.

Cheers.

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Added on April 25, 2009, 1:37 pmMac: MacBook Aluminum (Late '08) 2.0GHz
RAM: 2 x 2GB DDR3 PC3-8500 1066MHz 204Pin SO-DIMM, Nanya chip
RAM Model #: not sure, got it via www.ramcity.com.au
Reported by member: n20nine

Remarks: No problems at all so far...running smooth. Did an extended Apple Hardware Test and it did not detect any problems at all.

This post has been edited by n20nine: Apr 25 2009, 01:37 PM

hi guys...i got a ibook g4 with the following spec:

G4 PPC 933mhz
640mb ddr ram
currently using mac osx panther 10.3.9

I know that this model can have a ram up to 1.25GB if not mistaken...so my question is, where can i buy these ram modules? must i use the apple certified modules? or can i just get the ordinary brands such as kingston etc?

second is regarding the operating system....im hoping to install macosx leopard but since i dont have a dvd drive bay(mine is just ordinary CDROM drive), i find it impossible...is there any way around this problem?

thanx...

Hi, I'm thinking of upgrading my RAM because I want my macbook to work faster and want to upgrade the HDD because I download a lot of stuff especially music and movies, currently using 250gb hdd but I have a feeling that it's gonna finish space anytime soon. Anyways what's the maximum amount of RAM I can install into my notebook and how much space of HDD can I get? 4 gb RAM or 6 gb RAM and how much GB for HDD? 500 GB? 1TB? Thanks in advance.

Btw mine is the 13inch aluminium macbook 2.4ghz.

This post has been edited by -Paragon-: May 2 2009, 09:37 AM

impossible to make your internal drive to 1TB

500GB also seem got difficulty, i not sure is there any 2.5 500GB drive
Macbook can install max 4GB (Alu model, currently)
i dont tink there si any 3GB module

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Added on May 3, 2009, 3:39 amhunt you ram in ebay. DDR333 (maybe older) is hard to find now.

This post has been edited by cRazYee: May 3 2009, 03:39 AM

2.5" 500GB hard drive is available in the market widely nowadays.
Anyhow, just out of curiosity... is there any capacity limitation to be used for internal HDD on MacBook ?
does it support up to 1TB 2.5" HDD (if available) ?

I want to know the exact same thing, my hdd is 250gb and I'm thinking of upgrading it soon, no point upgrading to just 320gb cause that's not much difference, thank god for 500gb then, but wish there was 1gb hdd for laptops thou.

1TB perhaps...
as for now... I only see 500GB, which you can purchase it from computer shops.
So far I only see 1TB available for those ext. HDD one.

nah there is not 1tb 9.5inch hdd yet, i think...
500GB ones are quite widely available. get the hitachi 5k500.b 500gb version, although its a 5400rpm disk, it supposedly gives comparable performance to a 7200rpm disk.

also, its very very quiet and does not produce much heat. no vibrations/noise that u can hear.

i got the 320gb version for my alubook and its amazing...

as far ram, u can go 4gb + 2gb. not officially stated by apple, but some claim its possible. btw, one 4gb stick is gonna cost u a bomb. i upgraded mine to 2X2gb, really improved my performance.

Oops typo, my bad.

Oh I think I'm just gonna get another 2gb for the RAM (total to 4gb) and thinking of getting 500gb hdd for my macbook later on, but is it possible, because on the apple website, at the place where you wanna buy the laptop you can only seem to customize the hdd to 320gb only. I feel like not much difference if I get 320gb since I'm using 250gb, that's why I want 500 gb cause it's like double storage.

there is not 1TB 2.5 hdd yet
this one i confirm

in the market, all are 3.5 for 500GB above 750Gb onwards

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Added on May 3, 2009, 8:09 pmone thing i can tell you about the ram

Since you're just using MacBook, you're machine wont hunger for as much as 6GB

my MacBook Pro running 4Gb seem never fulling use of it yet

This post has been edited by cRazYee: May 3 2009, 08:09 PM

You can use a 500GB hard drive, people on other forums have done it. Apple probably does not offer a 500GB drive because their options are costly and in turn not many people would choose them.

You cant add another 2GB. The RAM in your laptop is 1X1GB DDR3 1066MHz RAM. You need to buy new 2X2GB DDR3 1066MHz RAM. RAM is so cheap nowadats.

Ok thanks for the info, btw should I do it myself or is it safer for me to ask the people at the shop to do it for me?

if you go normal shop
better do yourself, later the screw up your screws, go to ifixit.com the see the steps

It is not difficult to change by yourself.

READ the manual that came with your macbook. It is there for both memory and hdd.
2gb ddr3 is about RM100 each
500gb is about RM300+.

My personal opinion,
If you need portability, you should get a 2.5" external HDD (Maxtor basic only RM344) which is a bit more only. For that price you can get a 3.5" 1TB external.

The reason is simple, 250gb is a large HDD already. Replacing it would be a waste.

You can have 2x 500GB inside your MacBook by removing the optical drive if you don't need it or occasionally need it.

Just upgraded 4gb mushkin ddr 3 rams.
Got it from a forumer, his thread is here for those of you who are interested
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=908762&hl=
he sells ddr3 as well, though the topic only posts the availability of ddr2 rams

So, how is it so far?

I dont understand. What is the diff between his memory and the one available outside?
Kingston sold by Viewnet,LY is RM104 for 2gb DDR3 1066mhz

This dude is selling;
MUSHKIN XP2 DDR2-1066MHZ(8500) 4GB KIT(2GBx2)-RM360 ?

How much did u pay for yours?

Wow... really ? didn't know of that....
is it hard to DIY on taking out the SuperDrive ?

old MacBook (Not ALU) also can ?

Bro, you sure you pasted the right info? You're saying DR2 vs DDR3 up there, they're pretty different.

Can, if you know how to open a MacBook, many guides out there. Difficulty is medium.

I got mine for 238 + shipping
that's 2 pieces of 2gb ddr3 sodimm rams.
I'm not too sure about kvr rams, as there are reports of some people having problems with them. However, the mushkins I bought were running fine so far.

Kingston KVR 2gb x 2 ddr3 in the mac mini 2009...no problem so far for about 1 month...

Hey..using a macbook alu 24GHz with 250GB HDD..
Is it ok if i upgrade it to 500GB and then use the 250GB as an external drive?
What brand will be advisable?
WD?Seagate?

Sorry, it was presumptuous of me to assume 1066mhz was DDR3. I didn't realised it was DDR2. You are right, they are very different.

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Added on May 10, 2009, 7:40 amYes and Yes.

Choose 7200rpm if you dont mind the slight battery drain. I remember reading an article somewhere the battery life dropped by 10 minutes or so. I cant be sure of that article because i cant see any difference in my mb or mbp.

I'm using WD for the 5 years warranty although they had never failed on me (I mean my other 3.5" or externals). I dont really think there is a "certified safe" brand but WD and SG are usually a safe bet. I usually go with the longer warranty Hdd.

Regards/Soo

This post has been edited by pmsoo: May 10 2009, 07:41 AM

ya you can do that...i personally like hitachi drives. very very quiet and reliable. as far as i am concern, a hard disk in a laptop has to be very quiet, minimal/no vibrations and not produce too much heat.

the hitachi drives do all the above. i looked at the wd scorpio black and blue and the hitachi 7k320 and 5k500.b drives. i didnt want to go seagate as some of my friends who had seagate drives has had some kind of problems, of course many others out there would have had a perfect one, but i guess its something personal.

wd drives..they are ok, but some of the ones i have used are a bit noisy for my liking. my alubook already came with a hitachi drive and i was impressed by it, so i looked up the 7k320 and the 5k500.b drive. the 7k320 is a 7200rpm drive and the 5k500.b is a 5400rpm drive.

i wanted performance but i was not ready to sacrifice on heat and noise. after lots of advice and reading, i decided on the 5k500.b drives. these drives are supposed to be as fast as the 7200rpm drives and in some case, outperforms them. they're really quiet too. check them out, you wont regret it.

This post has been edited by n20nine: May 10 2009, 10:41 AM

Hi guys

Any issue if upgrade my 1st Gen intel iMac from Tiger to Leopard OSX?, is it suitable for my current spec, (intel Core Duo 1.83ghz, Ati Mobility Redeon X1600, 2GB RAM)?.

What about driver with my current hardware, already include in Leopard?, any discount for this upgrade or i need to buy with new price.

Or if i buy Leopard retail disc, is it ok? http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/929716

This post has been edited by ron4: May 11 2009, 07:35 PM

Thanks for the advice. Will look at it soon.

So hitachi it is?Easily available in lowyat i suppose?Around how much for the 5k500?
Anyway after i install i just have to insert my leopard disc that came with the MB right?
New in mac..just clarifying..

i am not sure about availability in lowyat, but i think they should have it. i paid 120aud for mine - 320gb version.
after u install the hard disk, you should boot up from your leopard disc, then go to utilities -> disk utility and reformat the drive as Mac OS X Extended (Journaled). after that, reinstall OS X and you are good to go.

Alright..thanks for the advice..
I will hunt for the hardisk in lowyat..
Hopefully got sell la..i don't want to have to go to SG to hunt..
Can't wait to go back Malaysia now..

I have hitachi 7200RPM 320GB HDD for macbook/macbook pro.

You use Xp and upgrade to Vista also no discount wat,since when anyone give discount one ? Just get the retail disc,should be 499 and duh of course all the drivers are already provided by Apple, even if you are on selected popwerpc compatible macs

I wonder why there is no VGA in this tread? Should be included also as Apple got optional VGA upgrade kit

is there anyone knows what's the price ram upgraded for iBook G4. i'm using 2007 model (512mb). still in good condition but a little bit slowly....

I am using Western Digital Scorpio Black 320GB 7200RPM Hard Disk Drive on my Macbook Alu 2.4 now.

After changing only I know that the default HDD which is a FUJITSU still beat my new WD Scorpio Black in terms of vibration. The WD will have more vibration because it is running 7200RPM not 5400RPM. Not that it is very serious, is just that you can feel it when you are placing your hands on the palm area of the MacBook Alu. When I was using the Fujitsu HDD, I cannot feel anything.

Well, of course I know that nothing is perfect in this world.

Apart from that, my startup speed with the WD Scorpio Black is now 25 seconds while the Fujitsu was around 30++ seconds, applications are more snappier when I clicked on them.

If you think you can sacrifice some battery life (which I don't think is a lot) and doesn't mind about the vibration, by all means go ahead and buy that drive.

Can anyone give some feedback on the WD Scorpio Blue 500GB WD5000BEVT on a MacBook Alu? Interested in trying it on my MacBook. But, after intensive googling, I found out that the WD5000BEVT model will cause some beeping sound. Really hope someone with this HDD on a MacBook Alu can clarify this.

P/S:
There are 2 versions on the Scorpio Black. Make sure you get the (WDxxxx"BEKT") version of Scorpio Black as this does not have the free-fall sensors in it. The MacBook may cause some beeping sound if you have one with the free-fall sensors (WDxxxx"BJKT") included in the HDD while it conflicts with the sensors that is in the MacBook.


Regards,
Joe

This post has been edited by ujoewong: May 20 2009, 08:32 PM

I'm using WD Scorpio Blue 500GB for about 3 months already. I can feel some vibration, but less than the original fujitsu. Anyway i don think i feel the difference in speed. No beeping sound though. Happy using it so far.

to be honest, for technology today VGA is for loser.
hold on you meant VGA port or GPU (graphic processor unit)? no why to upgrade just like that, everything build on borad

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Added on May 20, 2009, 10:21 pmto be honest, for technology today VGA is for loser.
hold on you meant VGA port or GPU (graphic processor unit)? no why to upgrade just like that, everything build on borad

This post has been edited by cRazYee: May 20 2009, 10:21 PM

Mine only used it 1 month on 500GB WD Scorpio Blue. Got problem on wake up after sleep. Check on service they said hard disk problem. Already change to Seagate 500GB but i still like using WD than Seagate.

hi guys, need help..
yesterday while cleaning up the office, i found an Apple iBook G4 notebook..
my boss gave it to me for my office usage..

now the problem is, how to update the MAC OS X to the latest version?
i tried using software update, but still dunno how..
also, the Safari version is 1.3.2 (v312.6)
even the IE version is 5.2.
as they require the latest version of MAC OS X..

i really2 dunno how to use this iBook..
help guys..

Can u elaborate more on the "after waking up from sleep" problem? So it is the HDD problem??

The problem is after upgrade my macbook with 4GB ram and 500GB WD hard disk. I left the macbook without doing anything so after a few minute it will goes to sleep mode and display. After 2 hour left it, then come back to used it again. It wont wake up, it froze like nothing happen and same time the power still on. Need to hard reset using on/off button. I was sent to Machines to check it. I thought it was logic board problem, so their call me and inform that hard disk problem. I ask why ? He only said hard disk problem, just change the hard disk it will be okay. Other reason their given, it third party hard disk so we cannot change it. That all.

I change to seagate hard disk and disable put hard disk on sleep mode. It working for now i think.

what you can do is update to 10.4.11
then use office 2005

are you connected to internet? if yes. all you need to do is to click on software updates and let it runs

@crazyee
i see..how should i do dat..?

@sonnettech
yes i did connected to the internet..
i've run the software update but the version still 10.3.9

i wanna use this notebook for office, photoshop, flash, music n vid editing..
what should i upgrade n install?

You can't get upgrade to 10.4 magically from 10.3, you need the full installer.

so...where can i get the full installer then..?
perhaps the 10.5 version..?
i really2 dunno..huhu..XD

for ibook g4 that came with 10.3.9 you better upgrade to 10.4 and stay on it.

i see...
alright..where can i get it then..?
i wanna use this notebook for work..

Ask wei if he has any old copies of Tiger DVD/CDs

Anyhow , Leopard is a bit slow for G4 systems. It works fine , provided you max out your RAM !

ouh...okay
well, the processor speed is 933 MHz and 640 MB DDR RAM
is there any suggestion?