About to Upgrade MBP...... Checklist Review Appreciated ;)
Hey Everyone,
I'm finally getting my first mac - a late 2011 13" MBP from a co-worker (who has retina ****) for a little less than a refurb - and am contemplating (well, preparing) to do an upgrade. [kind of ironic, one of the reasons I'm dumping BYOPC for a Mac is so that I don't have to worry about taking the time to do upgrades and the odd problems that sometimes result, eating away hours, and so I can outsource all my computer problems to the genius folks, but here I am doing upgrades to save a measly few $100.....]
First, I have some experience with this upgrades - I've done BYOPC for over a decade now, going through at least 5 systems, and used to be an apprentice admin, doing constant HDD/RAM switches on multiple machines on a SunOS network (back in the days when wooly mammoths walked the earth - but I'm not old enough to remember dinosaurs ).
Anyway, it's a stock 4GB+HDD 13" late 2011 MBPl, and I'm looking to upgrade to a 128GB OCZ Vertex 4 SSD, and then 8GB RAM (one then the other.....). A checklist is in order - would someone mind going over it to confirm that I haven't messed something up terribly?
I will be taking out the existing HDD (which has nothing of my own on it) without backing anything up on it.
What I will be getting:
1. SSD: 128GB OCZ Vertex 4 SSD (Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-128G 128GB SATA 6.0GB/s Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) with Indilinx Everest 2 Controller from Microcenter)
Q: Bare SSD, without additional cables, brackets, Norton Ghost, etc. is what I want, yes?
2. Memory: Corsair 8GB DDR3-1333 (PC3-10600) CL9 Dual Channel SO-DIMM Laptop Memory Kit (Two 4GB Apple Memory Modules), again from Micro center
Q: Corsair's mac memory is fine, yes?
3. T6 torx screwdriver
4. standard phillips head screwdriver
5. Spudger
Q: this is all I need, and I don't need anything else, yes?
What I will be doing:
a. Removing HDD and replacing with SSD
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing-MacBook-Pro-13-Inch-Unibody-Late-2011-Har d-Drive/7656/1
b. installing MacOS onto the SSD
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing-Mac-OS-X-v10-5-Leopard/751/1
c. Once above is confirmed to work, installing RAM:
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing-MacBook-Pro-13-Inch-Unibody-Late-2011-RAM /7651/1
Q: those lists are all I need, yes?
Final Question:
Finally, re: SSDs: is there any advantage for the Samsung 830 vs. the OCZ Vertex 4? Only thing I can think of is if the whole thing goes south the folks at the Genius bar *might* be willing to work with the Samsung since it's allegedly what's in the 15" Retina. Also, is crucial vs. OCZ vs. Samsung (or for that matter any other SSD), assmuing similar specs? From what I've researched, OCZ Vertex 4 seems to be generally as good as the others. Thanks,
Marc
Marc, in addition to the other suggestions, I would recommend a static wirst strap, you can even make one with a length of flexible wire and an aligator clip. Srip a length of wire long enough to wrap around your wrist, attach an aligator clip to the other end, and use that to attach yourself to the metal, power supply contact, or something else while working. A lot of people just recommend touching the metal before starting but a wrist strap makes life a lot simpler by keeping you at the same static potential as the computer the entire time your fingers are inside.
There have been several great comments about Corsair memory the past few weeks...haven't seen anyone complain about it so looks like a good choice. Right up there with Crucial and OWC.
Good luck and have a good time with your computer.
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BSD Name: disk0
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<Edited by Host>1) Thanks, that alleviates my biggest source of concern. =)
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Hi all, I want to export a schema with expdp from a 11g database and import the created file to 10g database with impdp. my export-commandline is as follow: expdp system/***@db_01 schemas=grnfl directory=data_dump exclude=statistics logfile=grnfl.log
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Strange SQL problem (order by fieldname@text)
Hi all, I 'm taking a strange problem in Oracle 9i. Why does this query work correctly? (look the order by clause) SELECT foo1, FROM vw_prat_vend1 WHERE 1=1 AND (ce_vcod = '30888.03P34') AND (TRIM (ce_piva) = '01931450363') AND ( ce_dofl IN ('VAR') )
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Applications and console window and jars as applications
I have an application (not an applet) that needs to have parameters passed to it. If I use the command line through a .bat file I can't get rid of the console window. Can I prevent the console window from appearing or can I pass parameters to a jar e
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