A new question regarding installing part 2 on a Mac...

I've been reading posts here to see if I can find out why Part 2 of BrowserLab won't install on my Mac (running OS10.6.2) without any luck. I have installed and confirmed Extension Manager 2.1.115. There is no version number under 'get info' for the service manager. But when I renamed ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CS4ServiceManager and tried to install I received an error message saying "A newer version of CSI is needed. Please install CSI greater than of equal to '1.0.1'." Are the CSI and the service manager the same thing? And i so, how do I update it? Thanks, Tom

Hi Tom,
Sorry to hear you're having problems. Did you see this post regarding Mac OS 10.6.x? http://forums.adobe.com/thread/486175
You'll first need to install the Extension manager 2.1 patch. Then you'll need to update CSI to CSI.1.0.2 in order to installed the extensions in Snow Leopard.
To use the BrowserLab extensions for Dreamweaver CS4 with Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard):
If you are installing BrowserLab extensions on Snow Leopard for the first time:
Install Dreamweaver CS4
Install the Extension Manager CS4 2.1 patch (available here: http://www.adobe.com/exchange/em_download/) and CSI 1.0.2 patch from http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4568
Follow prompts to install Browser Lab Extensions
It sounds like you have the Extension Manager 2.1 patch installed, but since you renamed the CS4ServiceManager the BrowserLab extension installation is giving you an error because it can't find CSI. So I think you want to rename CS4ServiceManager back to its original name, then run the CSI 1.0.2 patch, then try installing the BrowserLab Extensions.
Please let me know if you still have problems.
Best regards,
Corey

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Disk drives are the slowest component, so tackling that has always made sense. Easy way to make a difference. More RAM only if it will be of value and used. Same with more/faster processors, or graphic card.
To help understand and configure your 2009 Nehalem Mac Pro:
http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2009/04/266ghz-8-core-mac-pro-review.ars/1
http://macperformanceguide.com/
http://www.macgurus.com/guides/storageaccelguide.php
http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/harddrives/index.html
http://macperformanceguide.com/OptimizingPhotoshop-Configuration.html
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/404/kb404440.html

Questions regarding hard disk replacement in MacBook Pro Early 2008 Edition

Hello -
You folks probably get this a lot but I have a MacBook Pro Early 2008 edition and would like to upgrade the base 200 GB 5400 RPM drive to a Seagate Momentus 7200.4 drive. I have a few questions regarding this, and would appreciate any feedback.
1) Does anybody know if installing a new hard drive in a MacBook Pro would cause the warranty to be invalidated? I don't believe a hard drive is considered a user replaceable part, at least from what I read, and I would like to know if replacing it myself would void AppleCare.
2) Does anybody have any experience with the Segate Montentus 7200.4? I'm interested in how reliable the drive is and how much heat it generates. I've quickly discovered that I can use my MacBook Pro as an oven in tight spots and would like to prevent it from cooking its own internals.
3 random) Does anybody know at what temperature the system actually overheats? I'm seeing 171 F and this is with smcFanControl turned up to the Higher RPM mode. I'm a little nervous when I'm running WoW and the system is averaging above 170 with smcFanControl totally cranked up to 6000 rpm.
Thanks everyone!

Thanks for that. I've had mixed results with both Seagate and WD, but less issues historically with WD. My experience with IBM/Hitachi makes is nearly impossible to recommend their products, so based on what I'm seeing the Western Digital Scorpio Black looks like the best bet. Do you happen to know if Apple will do hardware installations outside of warranty repair scenario's? Ripping open my only notebook to perform "involved" hardware maintenance is not something I'd prefer to do, even with my technical background.

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