no 1 pozi / phillips driver. you can use jewellers screw drivers which are very cheap or find your nearest computer store who may have micro screwdrivers.
it's the best thing to do performing a memory upgrade, especially with memory prices getting better for certain machines. the memory for my macbook pro would cost me about 38 including delivery so when I get chance, that's what's happening. then an HDD upgrade. lew On 7 Mar 2012, at 08:29, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Ah! > > Great. BTW, do I need any special screw drivers? I Just ask because the > screws seem mighty small to me. > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Mar 7, 2012, at 2:50 AM, "Mr. L. Alexander" > <freemacsforthebl...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> the upgrade is very simple in deed. it's a simple case of removing a set of >> case screws located under the macbook pro. the lid underneeth simply lifts >> off revealing the HD drive, logic board and ram, etc. >> >> the ram is held in place by 2 retention clips per stick, so simply touch the >> two retention clips and gently spread them so that the sticks pop up then >> remove them. >> >> remove the new memory from the packaging and then install. >> >> re install the lid with the screws and then reboot the laptop. >> >> please note the following... >> >> unplug the laptop from the mains and other conections you may have like >> ethernet cables, USB, etc and ensure your laptop is TURNED OFF. >> >> lew >> >> On 7 Mar 2012, at 07:02, Ricardo Walker wrote: >> >>> Hello list, >>> >>> I have a stock mid 2010 Macbook Pro. I want to upgrade the memory from 4 >>> to 8GB of RAM. Has anyone on list done a similar upgrade? If so, How >>> difficult did you find the task? Lastly, what tools did you use, and what >>> advise do you have to properly do this? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Ricardo Walker >>> rica...@appletothecore.info >>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>> www.appletothecore.info >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
