Anyone? (upgraded Macbook Pro 2.4ghz) ?

Has anyone here done an upgrade to their macbook pro 2.4ghz from Tiger to Leopard without any issues? .. .like slowness in leopard or anything...

Yeah - I did the upgrade yesterday and it ran without a hitch - much faster than I expected it to actually. I did "upgrade" option that overwrites the Tiger installation.
In playing with it over the last day I like it, everything feels and looks a little crisper and the new features work pretty well.
The only issue I have found is that if the screen goes to sleep when I am running on battery power I can't get it to wake up unless I push the F7 key, and when it does the mouse movement is a little jumpy. I can work around this for now, and will report it to Apple.

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Hello,
I have a new 15" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo on it's way to me and I need to order a RAM upgrade. I know the specifications of what I need, but am getting conflicting information from the retailer on how the stock models are configured for RAM. The total amount is 2GHz. Does anyone know if this amount is provided by one or two RAM modules?
"Technological change is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.” (Albert Einstein, 1941),
Dr. Z.
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You'll find the RAM is in a 2 x 1GB configuration. Unfortunately they both need to come out for you to upgrade to 4GB RAM in a 2 x 2GB configuration. Still cheaper than going with Apple which makes it a little softer.

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The HDMI port on my Maxent tv is not working. I am hoping to connect my MacBook Pro to the TV via the VGA port on the TV to watch Netflix and movies. What cables do I need that will connect to a VGA port on a TV from my MacBook Pro (2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo)? And will that cable support audio or will I need a separate audio cable?
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Sheri

Hi Sheri,
The Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro models have a Mini DisplayPort for video out, which can be connected to a VGA connector using Apple's adapter. See this product page -
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VGA does not carry an audio signal.
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after upgrading macbook pro from mountain lion to mavericks computer performance slowdown

Fixing a Mavericks Installation Problem
How to manage a failed OS X Mavericks installation | MacFixIt - CNET Reviews.
Try these in order:
1. a. Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
    b. Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
2. Restart the computer in Safe Mode, then restart again, normally. If this doesn't help, then:
     Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the
     COMMAND and R keys until the Utilities menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and
     after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears.
     Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
3. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
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4. Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks: Reboot from the Recovery HD. Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks from the Utilities menu, and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

Upgrade MacBook Pro 2011 Mac OS X 10.6.8 to Mountain Lion

Can I Upgrade MacBook Pro from Mac OS X 10.6.8 to Mountain Lion?

Your Mac must be one of the following models:
iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
Xserve (Early 2009)
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MacBook Pro 2.4Ghz A1260 won't boot after case replaced

Hi,
I have a early 2008 MacBook Pro 2.4Ghz(A1260) model.
It had some blemishes on the cover for normal use and I decided to replace the bottom and back cover case.
After hours of work to put everything together just as it would be from the factory, no missing screws what not, the laptop won't boot at all.
I can hear the sound of hard disk, but the led light on the power button does not lit on nor there is anything on the LCD display. No usual boot sound.
I tried to reset the SMC by pressing power button for few seconds after removing all the power sources but nothing works.
The laptop worked until this morning without any problems.
Please help.
Thank you very much.
Regards,
Robert

Who replaced the case? It sounds like it is a self-inflicted hardware-related issue.
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Hey I'm planning to buy a Mac for college.. I game quite often and do my classworks, movies, music and browse the web.I have two options Macbook air i7 1.7ghz,4gb Macbook pro 2.4ghz i5,8gb I like the slight edge on iris graphics ..on the other hand I like

Hey I'm planning to buy a Mac for college.. I game quite often and do my classworks, movies, music and browse the web.I have two options
Macbook air i7 1.7ghz,4gb
Macbook pro 2.4ghz i5,8gb
I like the slight edge on iris graphics ..on the other hand I like the MBAs battery life.. I'm confused ..suggest me a good pick please...
Regards....
PS:I also heard the MBA overheats coz it lacks proper ventilation when choosing an i7 processor and also depletes the battery

Hey I'm planning to buy a Mac for college.. I game quite often and do my classworks, movies, music and browse the web.I have two options
Macbook air i7 1.7ghz,4gb
Macbook pro 2.4ghz i5,8gb
I like the slight edge on iris graphics ..on the other hand I like the MBAs battery life.. I'm confused ..suggest me a good pick please...
Regards....
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I upgraded MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) to yosemite. I have no more access to Finder, App Store and some apps. Since I have no access to App Store I cannot download the missing parts. How can I get access to App Store?

I upgraded MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) to yosemite. I have no more access to Finder, App Store and some apps. Since I have no access to App Store I cannot download the missing parts. How can I get access to App Store?

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
What do you mean by having no access to those apps? Can you start up your Mac and work with it, and only some OS X apps do not work?
Anyway, what you can try is to reinstall OS X. To do this, hold Command and R keys while your Mac is starting up and reinstall OS X. You will not lose any file.

Memory upgrade on late 2011 MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Mountain Lion 10.8.2

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I am writing deferent suppliers and so far no luck,One told me that they can get it but they are out of it , so i am waiting.
Here is the right memory for it:
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204 -PIN SODIMM
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Hope it helps othrs.

You do not need to use Hynix; Apple use several brands and as long it's good quality RAM you'll be fine.
Try OWC for starters - they proved the 16GB installation for those models.
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Does anyone have a problem with upgrading Macbook Pro late 2011 hard drive to a SSD?

Hi Guys i am planning of upgrading my hard drive on my Macbook Pro 15" late 2011 for a SSD, does any one have any problems while doing this, i was told in some cases the mac loses the avility to go to sleep and etc, i would appreciate any come that you may have in this subject.
Also can any one recomend a good cheap SSD for my mac, i am looking at the crucial version, it appears to be ok.
thanks guys

I believe they are up to 2TB in the 2.5" laptop drives.
Do a quick google on the brand & model first to see what the reviews are and failure rates.
I use Hitachi in mine.
SSD's are also an option for you. These are much faster than the traditional mechanical drives, but also much more expensive & are much smaller in capacity.
Here is a link that gives you some idea of options.

Can't upgrade MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) to snow leopard

I have a MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) and a copy of snow leopard on DVD. When I try to upgrade it says that snow leopard cannot be installed on this computer
The details are as follows:
Model Name:    MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:    MacBookPro5,1
Processor Name:    Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:    2.53 GHz
Number Of Processors:    1
Total Number Of Cores:    2
L2 Cache:    6 MB
Memory:    4 GB
Bus Speed:    1.07 GHz
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SMC Version (system):    1.33f8
Serial Number (system):    W88460TU1GA
Hardware UUID:    B0F6EC73-8CE7-58F8-B300-769B4BBB1353
Sudden Motion Sensor:
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Perhaps the HDD does not have sufficient room. It needs a minimum of 5 GB for Snow Leopard.
In all other respects your MBP should be able to install 10.6.
Disk MC223Z/A is the appropriate retail disk.
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After 10.6.8 upgrade, MacBook PRO doesn't acquire IP address via 802.11n wireless connection

After upgrading a MacBook Pro to 10.6.8, the machine connects to an 802.11n wireless access point, but will not acquire an IP address using DHCP. An iMac running 10.6.7, and an iPad2 both successfully connect and acquire DHCP IP addresses to the same access point. The access point is an HP Procurve MSM422 access point, a commercial data center level access point.
The MacBook Pro did acquire a connection and IP address when running 10.6.7, so this seems to be a regression introduced with the upgrade to 10.6.8.
The MacBook Pro running 10.6.8 will acquire an 802.11g connection to the same access point without any problems. The access point has different SSIDs for 802.11n and 802.11g.
Changing the IP settings on the MacBook Pro from DHCP to a fixed IP address doesn't solve the problem.
Just wanted to document this situation for those following problems with migration to 10.6.8.
If anyone uncovers the reason and has a work around for this situation, please share. I'll keep looking, too. I plan to do a combo install of 10.6.8 later today to see if this remedies the situation.

Deleting and recreating the AirPort connection doesn't help this problem. Neither does turning the AirPort on/then off, going from DHCP to FIXED IP addresses, or repairing permissions. I even upgraded the firmware in the HP MSM422 access point from 5.4.29 to 5.5.1 and that didn't make any difference, either.
Using the combo installer to reinstall 10.6.8 did fix the problem.

Upgrading Macbook Pro 13 inch

Hey, first post on here so go easy on me hehe.
Recently i bought a standard Macbook Pro 13 inch, 2.26Ghz, 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD. Im loving the ease of use of the Mac OS but i only have one problem, which to be honest is my own fault at time of purchase.
Upon starting back at University after summer and getting into my course i needed to get AutoCAD and a 3D modelling software progrom, i was recommended SolidWorks for ease of use.
So this brought up the problem of being Windows only software, to which i simply Boot Camped the Mac, easy enough
But as im doing more work im realising 160GB really isnt enough so im looking to upgrade, ive seen the top figure people mentioning for same model MBP of 500GB, which is fine, just wondering if Apple can do this service now, after ive purchased the laptop and the general time that it take and cost. Also looking to upgrade the RAM to 4GB so if anyone could help me out that would be great! Cant find much info on the apple help pages about this, ive seen the manuals for replacing it myself and i feel like i could do it but its a lot of money wasted if i break something and void my warranty.
Also looking to buy and external HDD something like a 1TB HDD but that would mainly be for pleasure items like music and films because i dont need to carry round all that crap to lectures, interviews and presentations.
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Scott.

Hi, booshbaby. Replacing your hard drive and RAM yourself is a piece of cake; if you can brush your teeth without injuring yourself, you can perform these tasks. Your MBP owner's manual provides the instructions you'll need. A very good source for hard drives and RAM is:
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Upgrading MacBook Pro hard drive

Is this a sound way of upgrading the hard drive in my MacBook Pro, late 2008, notebook?
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2.     Boot from Snow Leopard disks, NOT original install disks.
3.     Go to Disk Utility
4.     Click Restore
5.     Create "clone" of Macintosh HD to Macintosh HD on External Drive
6.     Boot from External drive to check that it works
7.     Turn everything off, swap out drives, and power on
Could it be that simple?
Anyone know if the following Hitachi drive has a sudden motion sensor that would require me to disable the one on my notebook?
HTS725050A9A364

Yes and No. Before you make the clone repair the hard drive and permissions. Then clone the drive. Before you restore the clone you must prep the new drive:
Drive Preparation
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Should I get a 2008 MacBook Pro 2.4ghz with 4gb of ram or macbook aluminum 2008 2.4ghz 4gb of ram? And which is thinner?

Hello everyone I would like to know if I should get the 2008 MacBook Pro non unibody 2.4ghz 4gb of ram or should I get a macbook aluminum unibody with the same specs? And does anyone know which is thinner?

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