Upgrade HDD and Memory

Hello
I recently bought an mac air 2012 and want to upgrade the internal memory HDD and simms ( from 4 to 8 gigs) is it possible and also worth it.

If you already bought it, then the RAM can't be upgraded. It can only be configured at time of purchase. The Memory is integral with the motherboard, and there are no expansion slots.
Aftermarket SSD's are available, but it is something you may want to wait upon until after the warranty expires.
Your alternatives? Sell your underconfigured device, and buy one that is configured the way you want it.

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HDD and memory upgrade on Satellite A350

Hi All
I have a satellite a350 laptop can anyone tell me whats the biggest harddrive I can have and memory please
Thanks

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The RAM upgrade depends on the available chipset.
Not quite sure about your A350-xxx model but many of the Sat A350 notebooks were quipped with an Intel GM45 Express chipset and in such case you could upgrade the memory max up to 8GB RAM
Regarding the HDD: This notebook supports SATA HDD. This mean that you are not limited to an special size.
Theoretically it could be possible to use 500GB, 750GB 2.5 SATA HDDs

Hard drive on HP notebook PC failed. After replacement, can I upgrade OS and memory?

I have an HP Pavilion Entertainment Notebook PC, Model dv9617nr (HP pn GS730UA). An error message on boot-up says "Operating System not found" so my Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit (upgraded two years ago) will not load. I am assuming this means that my hard drive has failed. How can I verify this assumption? Again, assume I am correct, and I order the recommended replacement (HP pn 590736-001) from SpareParts Warehouse ($142.50 plus shipping). Are there instructions on the internet for doing this replacement? After I do this replacement, I thought I could install Windows 7 I already have and upgrade the memory to 4GB SODIMM from the 1GB SODIMM that was originally used. What problems would I have with Hardware Compatibility using Windows 7? If the memory module I use has the same specs as the HP recommended replacement (HP pn 598861-001), i.e. 800MHz, 200 pin, PC2-6400, SDRAM, but a larger 4GB memory capacity, would I have any compatibility problems using it? Please advise me on these issues. Thanks, Jeff
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Hi, Jeff:
Let me break down your question...
First, to confirm your HDD died, go into your BIOS menu. There should be a hard drive and memory diagnostics utility. Run the HDD diagnostics utility and see what it reports. More than likely the HDD has crashed and is no longer usable.
You can order a replacement drive or you can get any SATA II hard drive --either 5400 RPM or 7200 RPM.
You could go to 250 to 500 GB if you choose. Unfortunately right now, HDD prices are unreasonably high due to the flooding in Thailand where many HDD manufacturing plants are located. Some were damaged heavily, causing HDD prices to triple almost overnight.
This is a drive you can get that I think is better than what you have now: This one is 7,200 RPM. Faster but uses more battery power.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136279
You can get the 5400 rpm version too...similar. Not as good as the caviar black. This is more along the line of what you would get from HP.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136387
Read the reviews on both or you are free to get the one from HP.
There are instructions to install the hard drive and memory on your notebook's support and driver page. Click on Manuals on the right side of the page.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01278446&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&cc=us&dlc=en...
Then you want to look at the maintenance and service guide.
You can upgrade the memory to a maximum of 4 GB using 2 x 2GB of PC2-6400 memory. You can get it from HP or you can get it at the link below. This is the memory I use. As a matter of fact I just ordered this very same memory to install in my sister-in-law's dv6700.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148159
Now, you can install W7 just fine. I installed W7 Home Premium 64 bit on my dv6810us that has pretty much the same hardware as yours and 4 GB of memory (the same as I posted above).
Here is the catch though. It depends on what version of W7 you have. If you have a W7 upgrade version, you must install a qualifying operating system on the hard drive before you can upgrade it.
If you have a full version of Windows 7, then you can install it on a blank hard drive.
If you have the upgrade version, contact HP support and order a set of Vista recovery disks. Install Vista and then uprade to W7 if you have the upgrade version of W7.
You can use the vista drivers from your notebook's support page for any drivers you need that W7 didn't supply.
One thing...DO NOT flash (update) the BIOS when running Windows 7. You can only flash it using windows vista.
Hope this helps. If you have any other questions, please let us know.
Paul

Upgrade chip and memory

Can I upgrade the chip and memory? if so what can I use. The system is a little too slow. Yes I have all the software to speed it up. Thanks
HP 2000 Notebook PC Windows 8.1 64-bit [Edited for Personal Information] AMD E-300 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics microprocessor 4GB SODIMM Kinston 800MHz memory 188B KBC Version 69.18 system board F.37 system bios HGST HTS545032A7E380 SATA Disk Device Product number: E0M17UA#ABA AMD E-300 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics

Here is the Service Manual:
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03763129.pdf
Go through Page 16-17. Each different processor is soldered to the board, so you've to replace the whole motherboard for that, you can see that their part numbers are different according to three different boards.
I suggest RAM upgrade from 4 to 8GB by adding another 4GB in the other vacant slot, with configuration DDR3 1333MHz dual channel boost.
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HDD and memory upgrade on Satellite P200-17C

Hi there
I own Satellite P200 17c. My current memory is DDR2 PC2-5300 2gb. I would like to upgrade it to DDR2 PC2-6400 4gb ram. Can i do that and is there going to be some improvement of the speed if I upgrade to PC2-6400 instead PC2-5300?
On my P200 17c I have 2 HDDs. 2x100gb. I would like to upgrade one of those two HD from 100gb to 320gb 5400 rpm. Can i do that? and is it going to be some difference if I upgrade with HD that has 7200 rpm?
Thank you

First of all: your machine is able to handle a maximum RAM capacity of 4GB but please be aware that you wont be able to use the full 4GB due to some chipset limitations which are explained in the following article: http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/TSB82022E0000R01.htm
Regarding the module speed: the chipset specifications are defined for PC5300, so it will not enhance your speed when installing faster modules.
If you would like to upgrade your harddisk then just do it like you want, because there shouldnt be any limitations, you can install a drive with 7200rpm together with a slower one.
The only difference will be that the faster drive will be faster. The whole system performance would only raise when youre installing your OS on the faster drive (which is recommendation from my side :) )

Upgrade screen and memory

1. Hi. I just purchased a macbook pro 15 inch from amazon (2.2Ghz quad-core, 4GB memory and so on).
The screen is just normal resolution 1440*900.. I really want to upgrade this screen to 1680*1050 because I am going to do lots of work on images and videos.
The problem is I buy this macbook pro from the apple retailer on amazon. When I asked the apple custom service, they told me I cannot get my macbook pro screen upgraded. The only thing I can do is returning this pro to amazon and order another one from apple.
Do you have any idea that I can get my screen upgraded to high resolution screen?
Can I go to the local apple store and tell them that I want to upgrade the screen and I can pay extra money? In that case, how much do i need to pay?
2. I also want to upgrade the memory from 4GB to 8GB. I can do it myself. But as far as i know, for dell, if you open the body and upgrade the machine yourself, you are not going to be guaranteed any more because you have already broken the tag, which stands for no human damege, they put inside the body..
Do you know what should be the truth?
Thank you very much for your help.

Head over to the MacBook Pro forum please.
http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro
OWC has good ideas, Mac oriented (MacSales for over 12 years) for upgrade parts like RAM, HDD, SSD etc
http://www.macsales.com/memory

Newbie Question! Upgrading Ram and Memory in Macbook Pro 2.2 Ghz

Hi!
I am a new Mac user. I started out as an apple user with my iphone 3 years ago and have recently went to Macbook and will never go back to PC. Anyway,
I need to upgrade my RAM from 2 to 4 GB.
1. What is the best or better RAM to use? Crucial?
2. Please advise on steps to do so.
Also, I need to upgrade my hard drive memory as I have 150 GB used and only 9 GB free per Istat.
1. Am I able to upgrade the memory for this?
Thank You any and all!!

Is this the right hard drive? Decent hard drive?
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750GB Spinpoint M8 Hard Drive
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Qosmio X775-3DV78 upgrades (HDD and RAM)

I am looking to upgrade my laptop, is it possible to add more RAM to this? I see that the max is 8 gigs, anyway to upgrade it to use 2 - 8 gig sticks? Also, I am looking to replace the HDD with a faster SSD, any guides out there on how to do this? Thanks for the help!

Solved: Since this board is so lively and bustling with activity for anyone else with the same quesion, I've upgrade to 16GB ram and a SSD HD. Go to crucial.com and check your sytem for available compatible upgrades.

HP xw8600 workstation fans run at max all the time after upgrading CPUs and memory

Hello, This is my 1st post on the forums here so I would like to thank everyone for the help ahead of time. I have an HP xw8600 workstation on which I have upgraded the CPUs and RAM recently - after the upgrade the fans seem to spin at full speed all the time (not just under load). Before the upgrading the fans were barely heard but afterwords the workstation has become very loud. This seems odd that the fans always run fast now and seems like this is not "normal" - what needs to be done to allow the fans to again be modulated by load/temp settings as designed? I looked in the temp and fan RPM settings in the BIOS and it looks like all sensors are working (including ambient temp sensor - was stating around 20 deg. C). Hardware changes:Before - CPU: 2x Intel Xeon X5460/ 3.16 GHz, 12MB L2, 1333 MHz, FSB,120WRAM: HP 32GB (16x2GB) DDR2-667 ECC FBD RAM - using RAM riser After -CPU: 2x Intel Xeon X5492/ 3.40 GHz, 12MB L2, 1600 MHz, FSB,150WRAM: HP 32GB (8x4GB) DDR2-800 ECC FBD RAM - using RAM riser NOTE: From the HP spec sheet it says that 32GB(8x4GB) is not supported by 5492... I am not sure why this is so and do not know if this has anything to do with my fans running very fast. HP 32GB(8x4GB)DDR2-800 ECC FBD RAM RISER Supported ONLY w/dual processors
5272, 5472, 5482 HP 64GB (16x4GB) DDR2-800 ECC FBD RAM Supported ONLY w/dual processors
5272, 5472, 5482 and 5492.
Acoustics waiver required. Other than the constantly loud fans the workstation works perfectly with the new setup. Please let me know if anyone has run into this issue with the fast fans and whether there is a fix for this (maybe flashing BIOS?). Any advice is greatly appreciated! [I originally posted this under Desktops section - http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware/HP-xw8600-workstation-fans-run-at-max-all-the-time-after/td-p/3929746]

The xw8600 has a motherboard firmware setting that if it detects high powered processors in place it wants to see the "double tall" performance heatsink/double fans per heatsink in place. I have posted about that and how I rewired a double tall to use side by side in my xw8400 next to a single tall heatsink/fan to see how cooling was affected in that workstation. The xw8400 did not ever come with double tall performance heatsinks, to my knowledge, so its motherboard's firmware is different. In those posts I also explained how to do a simple jumper wire modification on a single tall heatsink to spoof the xw8600 into thinking it had a double tall/two fans in place over each processor. Simple and quick. So, you might want to get a couple of double talls off eBay, or try the jumper wire trick. I'd personally advise to get the double tall heatsinks given that you're running 150W max TDP processors. If I remember correctly HP wanted you to use the double talls for 120W max TDP and above. I'd feel comfortable using that trick on a set of 120 watt processors if I was not hammering them frequently, but it sounds like you're a high level power user. The all-fans-on-high can be due to a failed thermisitor in the front power cable reading ambient air temps too high, but you can check that in BIOS to see the temp and it sounds like yours is not elevated incorrectly. You can search for my experience with that in a xw6600, and it is an easy $8.00-$12.00 fix with a new cable off eBay. You'd want the longer version for the xw8600, versus the shorter one for the xw6600. Finally, maybe you've just gone too high in your total wattage use? Those risers can run hot and draw lots of power. Could you live with less ram and get rid of the risers using 4GB sticks? Sometimes those prior prohibitions regarding what is and is not supported go away with later BIOS updates. Is your BIOS the latest? Welcome, and let us know what turns out to be the problem so others can benefit too. Scott

HDD and RAM Upgrade Questions...

I am thinking about upgrading my HDD and memory. My computer is a Qosmio X870-BT3G23. HDD is about 1TB and also have 12GB RAM. I am not sure how to upgrade my RAM as I heard the other 2 memory slots are not user accessable. How would I go about upgrading HDD and transfer all my stuff over? I think my computer has slots for 2 HDDs, but not sure... Thoughts on both HDD and RAM upgrade appreciated
Qosmio X870-BT3G23

Skeet, here are the SPECIFICATIONS for your machine if you have not seen them. And on pages 44-53 of your User's Guide is a very thorough description of the adding memory process. As far as transferring files are concerned, at the Start screen, type Easy Transfer, hit Enter and follow instructions.
The specifications indicate you can have 16GB memory in the two accessible memory slots without concerning yourself about the 2 hidden slots. I personally can't imagine why anyone could need more than 16GB memory and 1TB HDD but, of course, that's your call.
C.B.
Toshiba Sat. C75D-B7260 Win 8.1 64 Bit--Toshiba Sat. L775D-S7132 Win 7 HP SP1 64 Bit and Win 10 PRO Technical Preview--Toshiba Sat. L305-S5921 Win Vista SP2 32 Bit

HP Envy replacing HDD and warranty conditions

Hi there,
I have an HP Envy 3012tx, I am looking to replace the hard drive that is in the laptop in the moment, however I have had some issues with the laptop so I want to ensure that this will not void my warranty.
Can someone please confirm that this will not void the warranty?
Cheers

Hi,
Under normal conditions, upgrading HDD and RAM would not void warranty.
Hope this helps.
BH
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MBP 13" Screen Flickers and Freezes After Upgrading HDD

Hi There,
I have seen on here and a few other forums that people are having issues with graphics cards or overheating that is making the MBP screen flicker and freeze.
Mine has been fine until yesterday when I installed a new Seagte 1tb HDD. It works ok, but every now and then the screen starts to flicker, half of it goes black and the system freezes. Sometimes it's just for a few minutes, but sometimes I need to do a hard reset by holden the power button down for 5 seconds.
Here are the details:
MBP 5,5 13" (2008 I think - Can't remember)
Boot ROM Version:
MBP55.00AC.B03
SMC Version (system):
1.47f2
Version 10.6.8
2.26Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
8gb 1067 Mhz DDR3 (Just upgraded, but before the hard drive and no issues)
1TB Seagate Momentus SATA HDD
As mentioned, I upgraded the RAM a week or so ago and it has been running fine. I put the new hard drive in last night and after a few hours, the flickering started.
I cloned the hard drive using SuperDuper and it all started up fine.
So far, I have verified and repaired permissions, checked SMART status and run a SMART Utility diagnostic. All comes back ok.
I cleared the PRAM and installed smcfan control as another forum with similar issues said it was a overheating problem and running the fan control program should fix it. I did that at 8am this morning and it has run great all day. Come 5.30pm, the flickering started and then it froze.. GREAT!!!!
It's so frustrating, I was really looking forward to having my MBP upgraded and running fast again.
Any ideas or tips would be very welcome.
Thanks in advance.

set old HD. If problem will gone - you have weakened power supply or internal power converters. Yours new HD draw more power during spinup or something - so voltage on internal bus lowers and memory or videocard freaks.
5.30 PM looks like a time when there begins a lot of load on city energy grid - so voltage in wall socket goes a bit unstable, it may also add to problem.
if problem is gone when you are on battery power - its power supply. If it persists or get worse when on battery - its internal power convertors.

MacBook 7,1 HDD and RAM upgrade advice and brand recommendations

Question
I'm upgrading a MacBook 7,1 from it's original HDD and RAM and I'm wanting to get ideally 8 GB RAM (2x4GB RAM) and a 1TB@7200RPM HDD. What brands do people recommend?
Reasoning
I now need to do a lot more video editing on this MacBook (FCPX, Motion 5, Compressor 4) and don't have the money now to get a new MacBook Pro, especially considering my current MacBook has only been in use for 1.5 years.
Also, If anyone has a better suggestion than upgrading my HDD and RAM, or doesn't think these upgrades will function well with my MacBook, please tell me.
MacBook 7,1 original specs
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
2GB 1067 MHz DDR3 Memory @ 5400 RPM
250 GB HDD

Faster RAM will have a great chance to lead to problems. If it works it will not be noticeably faster; The bus speed is still 1066. Ram being cheap I would either put in more ram and not faster ram, buy from high reputation suppliers like Crucial, OWC.
The 7200 will not lead to problems, be sure that it is compatible, the fastest way to replace if you are using (snow) leopard OS: make a clone of the existing drive to the new one, boot from it when still outside, to test; replace the internal disk with the new one, et voila...

Hard Drive and memory upgrade on macbook pro (13" mid 2009)

I want to upgrade my current hard drive and memory (currently 250gb and 4 gb) but i'm having trouble to find out which one is going to fit.
I considered buying this ones
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Western+Digital+-+Scorpio+Blue+1TB+Internal+Serial+A TA+Hard+Drive+for+Laptops/9960668.p?skuId=9960668&productCategoryId=pcmcat189600 050008&id=1218253425468
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Kingston+Technology+-+4GB+PC3-8500+DDR3+SoDIMM+Lapto p+Memory/2129381.p?skuId=2129381&productCategoryId=abcat0506002&id=1218404812331
Any ideas?

OWC is a reputable supplier of hard drives and RAM upgrades to the Mac community.
Go to their site, lookup your model MacBook Pro and see what upgrades are available.
The 1tb WD Scorpio Blue is a 5400rpm drive and slower than the crop of 7200rpm drives.
Do you need space over speed?

13" MacBook Pro (mid 2009) hard drive and memory upgrade

So I'm looking to upgrade my hard drive and memory for my 13" MacBook Pro. I'm still wondering just how easy it will be to recover my data, and put it back onto my new drive. I currently have everything backed up to an External drive using Time Machine. If I back it up, and then do the replacement, is it really as simple as it sounds to start it up, put in the Mac OS disk and then restore from a Time Machine backup? I have 150 Gb worth of data and would be ticked off if I can't get it back to my MacBook Pro. Any expertise out there? The actual installation looks easy, but it's the loading the new drive that has me concerned. When I install the new drive, is there anything else I need to do to prep it? And how do I do it if there is? Looking at a 500 gb or even 1 Tb Western Digital drive.

I would say get yourself an external enclosure. Put the hard drive that comes out of your MacBook pro into the enclosure. Put in the new hard drive. Boot up from the external hard drive, use disk utility to format the new drive. Use Carbon Copy Cloner to move everything as it is from old hard drive to new internal one. Re-boot to internal drive, you are done.
Carbon Copy Cloner is a freeware get it from download.com

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