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Extra 2gb of Ram for MBP

November 9, 2007 by debbie T | Computers • Mac Corner

Oh joy, the 2gb stick of ram I ordered from OWC (MacSales) arrived yesterday. I installed it into my MacBook Pro last night. Installing ram is a tad different than the Powerbook, but still very easy.

Take out battery, remove screws, remove face plate, take out old ram stick, insert new ram stick.

I only had one little glitch. After I installed, I rebooted, and nothing. The light on the front of the Macbook Pro was just sort of flashing three times then pausing. I didn’t panic (not too much) and I hoped it was just badly seated ram. So, I opened the case again, and reseated.

Phew, this time it booted fine.

So, is my Mac faster now, with 3 gb of ram? OH YEAH!!!!~~~

I admit, I haven’t put the MBP through its paces yet, but I can tell you that apps launch so much faster now! I am happy Mac now.

Here is a photo of my old Apple ram.

Ramma Lamma Ding Dong

Even though some people sell their old ram on Ebay, I am keeping mine, just in case I need it. Ya never know if the new ram will fail, and also if I need to bring the MBP in for service, I might need the old ram installed.

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