Snow Leopard (10.6) on MacBook (Mid 2007)

Here is my laptop :
MacBook (Black), Core 2 Duo, 2.16 GHz, 667 MHz Bus, 2GB RAM, WD 320 GB (5400 rpm) HD.
I was thinking about upgrading it to Snow Leopard (10.6). Anybody successfully did it on this kind of laptop ? Was it reasonably performing afterwards ?
Comments, suggestions anyone...
Thank you.

Eric Michon wrote:
Here is my laptop :
MacBook (Black), Core 2 Duo, 2.16 GHz, 667 MHz Bus, 2GB RAM, WD 320 GB (5400 rpm) HD.
I was thinking about upgrading it to Snow Leopard (10.6). Anybody successfully did it on this kind of laptop ? Was it reasonably performing afterwards ?
Comments, suggestions anyone...
Thank you.
Hi Eric: While my MacBook Pro isn't the same as yours, I am more than pleased with how well it works on Snow Leopard. Mine is a first generation 1.83gHz, 2gB RAM, and 80gB hard drive.
Hope this helps
Stedman

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Sorry. Unfortunately, I only speak English with a translator
Google. I will try to explain my problem is easier ..
I have an old MacBook release mid-2007. Memory it has 2 GB. So I would like you to know whether you can buy and install .. 4GB of memory?
Thank you!
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Hardware: Here are details of my MacBook
   Model Name: MacBook
   Identifier: MacBook2, 1
   Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
   Processor speed: 2.16 GHz
   Number of Processors: 1
   Total number of cores: 2
   Cache Level 2: 4 MB
   Memory: 2 GB
   Bus Speed: 667 MHz
   Version of the Boot ROM: MB21.00A5.B07
   Version of the SMC (system): 1.17f0
   Serial Number (system): W87207PYYA3
   Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-001B631CF9C4
   Sudden Motion Sensor:
   Status: Enabled

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verify RAM
resetting PRAM and NVRAM
A detailled overview can be found under here.
The existing original RAM and harddisc were successfully tested using a second identical Macbook. A new installation of Snow Leopard on the harddisc using the second Macbook was successful and started in this second Macbook as expected. This harddisc was then inserted into my Macbook, but it would not boot. Hence it is safe to exclude problems with RAM and the harddisc.
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What I am not able to test is booting with an external CD/DVD drive. However, there is no indication that the built-in drive is malfunctioning.
If you have a second MacBook (#2 working OK), you could use its CD/DVD drive loaded with the 10.6 DVD as the target disk to boot into, as the first Macbook (#1 the troubled one) reportedly cannot see a 10.6 DVD normally.
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In your case this would be:
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Start the MacBook(2), hold T key to make it the boot drive. It will appear on the MacBook's(1) Desktop.
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It too will appear on the MacBook's(1) Desktop.
From the MacBook(1), select Restart and hold down the Option key to select Start-up Manager.
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Call Apple Customer Support 1-800-767-2775 (telephone numbers for other countries - http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57). Provide the serial number and specifications of the Mac. They may be able to provide a replacement set of discs for a fee. These discs will be for whatever OS was installed on the computer originally, so if you have an upgraded version you will need to obtain the discs some other way.
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Lyssa:
Thanks for your quick response. I am sorry for taking so long to give feedback. You were sort of right, but I never could boot from a different optical drive. However, your idea reinforced an idea we have been kicking around.
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