Upgrade opinions

I have a powerbook 1.67 G4 with 2g ram, 80G HD, but it is running some necessary programs too slow. I use Adobe CS3, photoshop, illustrator, indesign, and I also use the original Aperture program. I wanted to upgrade to a Macbook Pro, but am short on cash. What would anyone recommend? would it be worth my time to get one of the earlier MBP, like the 2ghz, 15 inch? I was also thinking maybe instead getting an imac. Will I see much of a difference with these programs on the earlier intel macs? Thank you for all your help

I would recommend the application Blitz ( http://blitzapp.com/ ) if you are going to go for the laptop instead of the iMac. I have been using it for a while and it does help out when doing projects in photoshop and other intensive applications.

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Graphics card upgrade opinions requested.

I have an older MacPro (2010) Quad core, 2.8 Ghz, 16 GB RAM with an ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics card. I am trying to get the most out of this machine before buying a new one (hopefully not before the end of the year). I use After Effects CC daily for motion graphics (very little 3-D stuff)...would like to get advice... Will an upgrade in graphics card to Sapphire HD 7950 show improved performance? How about GeForce GTX 680?

The GPU is used very little by After Effects. See this page for details:
http://blogs.adobe.com/aftereffects/2012/05/gpu-cuda-opengl-features-in-after-effects-cs6. html
Spend your money on SSDs, RAM, and a better CPU before you consider spending money on a new GPU.

T60p Harddrive upgrade opinions

I have a T60p model 2613CTO with an original 60GB 7200 RPM harddrive. I'm looking to upgrade. What are your thoughts on harddrives?
I like the WD Scorpio Black 320GB 7200rpm/16mb with free-fall sensor vs. any number of 500GB 5400rpm/8mb drives and no sensor.
From your experience, what do you think about the rpm? Sensor yes or no? Size? Is there another brand out there with a good free-fall sensor?
Thanks in advance.

Confederate wrote:
Actually, the Accelerometer is not part of a Lenovo hard drive. The APS
chip is part of the systemboard. However, only Lenovo supplied
hard drives have the required firmware that works with the APS system.
OEM drives will not function.
Terry
Lenovo Win 7 development
Lenovo Enterprise Systems Expert.
But the drive in my T60 that I installed myself [non-lenovo] works with APS. It packs the drive when I move the system and the on screen activity halts for a second or two. Do you think APS is faking it?
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Hard drive upgrade opinions

Hello to all,
I need more info about upgrading my mac mini 1.83 intel HD and want to go to 7200 rpm.
Am thinking of getting one from the list below:
1. Hitachi 7K320
2. WD2500BJKT
I know there are not the same size, but what I need is a HD that will stay cool as the stock one and not to have roaring fans.
So the Q is, what would be better and run cooler.
Thanks and best regards
Sven

Hi,
Sorry for the delay. With the mini switched on for around 20 mins with no apps running, the stats are as follows:
Fan speed: 1507 rpm
Temperatures:
Hard Drive: 37
CPU A: 42
CPU A Heatsink: 38
Ambient: 37
Northbridge 1: 43
Northbridge 2: 42
They're not too bad really. The fan mostly stays between 1500 and 3000. While I've been typing this it has stayed at 1500.
Hope that helps with your decision.
David.

IPad 1 Safari crashes frequently. I went to many Apple stores in different countries and each Apple staff member had their own different opinions with no help. I had upgraded my iOS to 5.1.1 and the Safari crashing started about one year

IPad 1 Safari crashes frequently. I went to many Apple stores in different countries and each Apple staff member had their own different opinions with no help. I had upgraded my iOS to 5.1.1 and the Safari crashing started about one year after the upgrade and some Apple staff blame this- but this started one year later after the iOS upgrade. Recently at the Apple Store in Vancouver an Apple staff reset my computer (erased everything and sent to iCloud to reset the iPad) and I hoped this would fix the problem. IPad Safari still crashes. Short of booking an appointment for taking it for repair to Apple technicians which will cost me money can anyone help me to fix this Safari crashing.

Hi,
You might have a 3rd party plugin that isn't compatible with Safari 4.0.4. Go here for help...
Safari add-ons can cause performance issues or other situations
If you are using a USB hub, try disconnecting and restarting with just your keyboard and mouse connected.
From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Empty Cache. When you are done with that...
from the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Reset Safari. Select the top 5 buttons and click Reset.
Mac OS: Web Browser Quits Unexpectedly or Stops Responding
Also, you could download and install the 10.5.8 combo update (PowerPC) available here.
http://support.apple.com/downloads/MacOS_X_10_5_8_ComboUpdate
It contains fixes that might help. Then repair disk permissions.
Quit any open applications/programs. Launch Disk Utility. (Applications/Utilities) Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left, select the FirstAid tab. Click: Repair Disk Permissions. When it's finished from the Menu Bar, Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac. If you see a long list of "messages" in the permissions window, it's ok. That can be ignored. As long as you see, "Permissions Repair Complete" when it's finished... you're done. Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac.
Carolyn

Router ROMMON upgrade - your opinions

Hello,
I've read in several documents that there is only a need to upgrade ROMMON if there are new features in new ROMMON versions.But, e.g. the ROMMON upgrades for the Cisco 2800 platform, the changelog for 12.4(13r)T5 says "Enhancement for device access in certain Cisco routers.",
12.4(13r)T6 says "DRAM access optimization" and 12.4(13r)T11 says "write/erase timeout increase + status read changes".
Or with the Cisco 2900 platform, the changelog for 15.0(1r)M10 says:
Saving of IOS config sometimes fails on some 2900s (Fix in ROMMON)
-    Bootflash access timing parameter change.
Compact Flash timing parameter changes (ROMMON)
-    Compact flash access timing parameter change.
I think the bug "Saving of IOS config sometimes fails" is not a small one. And I don't know what "DRAM access optimization" or "write/erase timeout increase + status read changes" exactly does.
Is it still true to upgrade ROMMON just in case there are new features which are needed. Or should the ROMMON be upgraded just as the IOS if a new version with fixes is available?
Thank you for your opinions.

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Just like with IOS upgrades, generally most would upgrade if there's a new feature or bug fix that pertains to you. When neither is true, most prefer to not upgrade; "it ain't broke, don't fix it".
Consider many software releases are for bug fixes, so although you might not have bumped into a known defect, you may. This would argue for upgrading all maintenance fixes. However, sometimes, maintenance for defects introduces other defects. This argues only do an upgrade if operationally necessary.
So, whether it's an IOS or ROMMON upgrade, it's really what you think is best.
PS:
BTW, for some platforms like the 2800, I recall an effective ROMMON update would force an immediate reload, unlike a IOS upgrade which can be loaded onto flash and the reload scheduled for later. (Suspect this is why Leo insures there's a new IOS on the 2800 before he does the ROMMON upgrade.)

Opinions on HDD upgrade?

Hello everyone,
I'm running an Aluminum Unibody MacBook (5,1) with a stock 250GB HDD and looking to upgrade. I want to go 7200RPM for sure and I'm leaning towards the Samsung SpinPoint MP4 640 GB Internal hard drive - 300 MBps - 7200 rpm. Just looking for any last minute opinions/suggestions before I pull the trigger.
Cheers!

I got the Western Digital WD7500BPKT 750 GB 7200 RPM a few weeks ago. It's pretty new on the market and one of the fastest harddrives right now. Upgraded from the WD5000BEVT 500 GB 5400RPM. It's noticeably faster but not louder.
I also got me 8GB Ram. Those two upgrades will be its last unfortunately.

Opinions Needed : Wattage for Power Supple Upgrade

Hey there BBY Forum users!
I'm looking to chunk some change out for a PSU upgrade and wanted some outside opinions as to how high of wattage I should really look for(I have my own ideas).
Here's all the hardware currently in the system:
Antec 1200 case: 6x120mm LED case fans, 1x200mm LED exhaust fan
Hard Drives : 2x320GB 7200RPM, 2x1TB 7200RPM(All SATA)
CPU : Intel Core i7-930 2.8GHz
Graphics : PNY GeForce GTS 470
Cooling : Corsair H50 Watercooler
Opticals : LG BluRay ROM, Sony DVD RW(both SATA)
RAM : 6GB(3x2GB) DDR3 1333
Extras : Couple external HDD's, cam, printer, etc, and a cold cathode tube.
I currently have a 700 watt RocketFish, which, nothing against them, just isn't high end enough for my taste.
I've been leaning towards a 900W or a 1kW PSU, but need some outside advice on brand/type.
Thanks!
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I see one problem with 'future proofing' as you call it. By the time you need 1000 watts, the power supply could be two or three years old. At that time, the components used to build a power supply will have improved two fold. They will be more efficient and most likely cheaper. Any benefit realized now, will be lost by then. And who knows, in two years, system boards maybe running on a 3 volt and 5 volt bus. 12 volt is only needed in drives and soon they may all be running on 5 volts.
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Upgrading RAM & HD on my 2.33 ghz C2D MBP, suggestions/opinions?

So I'm looking to upgrade my MBP 2.33 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo, to 4 GB of RAM and also upgrading the internal drive to a 320GB 7200 rpm and I wanted opinions from people here.
I've been researching these upgrade options the last few days and came across a lot of people talking about the limitations that the system will have in regards to the utilizing all 4gigs. Apparently it will register all 4, but will only utilize 3.2 of the total 4 gigs of RAM.
Now I don't think it's that wise to install different sized pairs of RAM sticks, so I'm probably just going to go in for the full 4, but I'm curious to know that if the system does register all 4, but is only using 3.2, is it possible that certain software will still be able to utilize all 4 gigs of RAM?
Also, when talking about the internal drive, would it be better to stick with the 320 gb @ 7200, or for just $50 more, get a 500 gb @ 7200?
I do a lot of video and audio production and live performance, but I'm wondering it's worth the extra money to get more space, when I'm just going to be back it up anyway, since it is a portable. However, 500 gb's would be the same size as the external that I'm also looking to get, which makes me wonder if I should get the 320 gb and stick with the 500 gb external. So at least that way, I can keep dumping things, when my internal gets full. Cause I think if I have an internal that is 500 gbs I might get too used to have a lot of data on here.
Right now, I'm using a 160 @ 7200, so either one would definitely be nicer that what I have now. And some of the reasons I'm changing it, besides the capacity, is because it's seems to make a bit of noise at start up and I'm a bit paranoid it will be going soon. This beast has last a while, seen a lot of travel and been through **** and back, but it's never failed me. I kind of hate to change it, but also need to upgrade my OS and figured it might be a good time to just get everything up to date.
SO YAH, I hope that makes sense some how to everyone and that some of you could give me some possible opinions. I'm probably going to take my MBP down to Tekserve later to get this started, but wanted to see what people here thought. I always enjoy these forums, and value a lot of what I read here. So let me here it!
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Hi D,
DIGIT216 wrote:
Now I don't think it's that wise to install different sized pairs of RAM sticks, so I'm probably just going to go in for the full 4, but I'm curious to know that if the system does register all 4, but is only using 3.2, is it possible that certain software will still be able to utilize all 4 gigs of RAM?
I cannot say for a fact, but from everything I know/understand about Macs and computers, I'm confident the answer is "no."
Also, when talking about the internal drive, would it be better to stick with the 320 gb @ 7200, or for just $50 more, get a 500 gb @ 7200?
Unless you've found some sight-unseen deal on a 320, you should be able to get a 500 for less than $50 more.
I do a lot of video and audio production and live performance, but I'm wondering it's worth the extra money to get more space, when I'm just going to be back it up anyway, since it is a portable.
But until it is backed up, more storage is nice. And if for whatever reason you cannot backup to the portable HD, that extra room could come in handy.
However, 500 gb's would be the same size as the external that I'm also looking to get, which makes me wonder if I should get the 320 gb and stick with the 500 gb external. So at least that way, I can keep dumping things, when my internal gets full. Cause I think if I have an internal that is 500 gbs I might get too used to have a lot of data on here.
I suspect that will be true. HDs are kind of like garages, storage sheds, and basements; the bigger they are, the more stuff they seem to collect. But as far as a HD is concerned, I consider that a convenience, not having to throw things away until/unless I 100% know they're junk.
Right now, I'm using a 160 @ 7200, so either one would definitely be nicer that what I have now. And some of the reasons I'm changing it, besides the capacity, is because it's seems to make a bit of noise at start up and I'm a bit paranoid it will be going soon.
Sounds like you depend on it for income, so being proactive would seem to be a good idea. I know of people who replace a HD every three years regardless of its "health."

What are developers' opinions on how best to handle upgrading large code libraries with multiple apps to new a labview version?

I have a large set of code that I've painstakingly migrated from one labview version to another over the years. I have lots of deployed applications that I need to continue to support. From experience and interaction with other developers, I don't think I can continue to migrate every application to a new labview version when I upgrade going forward. Every application seems to break in one way or another, the builds don't work right and need to be re-done, and its too much time to get all my applications working and tested again. That opinion is solidified by NI's policies that make it impossible to install old toolkit versions on new labview versions, for example. Compatibility is often being sacrificed so NI can develop labview in the direction they choose. So I have to take the position that whatever version I write an application in will probably need to be maintained in that labview version throughout it's life.
In light of this, how are other developers managing older applicatiosn written in older versions of labview. Right now I have a virtual PC on my system with 7.1, 8.0, 8.2, and 8.5 all running on different virtual PC's so I can keep each installation separate. I strongly recommend this approach. But keeping my large libraries of code separate is tough. They are many GB, they all link to each other, and I always get worried even when I separate them in different directories that somehow labview will search in the wrong place and find the wrong version of a sub-vi. Are other people also trying to maintain separate copies of all their code in different labview versions? How are other people managing this problem?
-Devin
I got 99 problems but 8.6 ain't one.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Hi,
The following directory hierarchy, coupled with a "hierarchical" VI naming strategy, have been effective (for me) at preventing "cross-linking" across projects and LV versions. The storage hierarchy was designed for use within an SCC environment, but works fine independently. Hierarchical-naming insures unique names for application-specific files. Use of Project Libraries (in LabVIEW 8.x) addresses the problem of having different VIs with the same name, still, it gives me warm-fuzzies to have app-specific files named uniquely, and I can't imagine not using Hierarchical-naming anymore - it's described at-length in section 2.1 of attached .doc..
Note: It's been my experience that companies identify resources as supporting specific "Programs", where a Program is related to a product or "family" of products, so, under <Programs> (below) each "Program" subdirectory encapsulates product-specific (or product-family-specific) applications. Also, assuming no SCC tool is being employed the <Production> directory (below) exists as a repository for distributables. All distributables required to reproduce a test-station should be located under <Production>.
<Software_Root>
<Development>
| <Common>
| | <LabVIEW_61>
| | | <Drivers>
| | | | <DMM>
| | | | <OS>
| | | | <PS>
| | | <Utilities>
| | | <File>
| | | <Error>
| | | <String>
| | <LabVIEW_711>
| | <LabVIEW_82>
| | <LabVIEW_851>
<Programs>
* Program-specific applications that (probably) have distributables
| <Program_#1>
| | <Application_#1>
| | <Docs>
| | <Source>
*       Individual, application-specific, VIs go here
| | <Application_#2>
| | <Application_#3>
| <Program_2>
| | <Program_3>
| <Tools>
* Tools are NOT "program"-specific, and, may have distributables
| <SomeTool>
| <SomeOtherTool>
<Production>
| <COTS&Freeware>
| <Programs>
| | <Program_1>
| | | <Application_#1>
| | | | <Application_#1_Rev#1>
| | | | Application_#1.bld>
| | | | <EXE>
| | | | <Installer>
| | | | <Source>
| | | |    Application_#1.llb>
*           Distributable is created from LLB "snapshot", not directly from development tree
| | | <Application_#2>
| | | | <Application_#2_Rev#1>
| | | | Application_#2.lvproj>
| | | | <EXE>
| | | | <Installer>
| | | | <Source>
| | | |    Application_#2.llb>
| <Tools>
"Inside every large program is a small program struggling to get out." (attributed to Tony Hoare)
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Opinions sought: could Yosemite upgrade affect hardware?

Hi there,
I installed Yosemite on my late-2010 MacBook Pro last week and had a whole host of problems, including an erratic/unresponsive trackpad, which got worse the longer the computer was running.
Due to some poor decisions on my part [!] I ended up with a totally broken machine, so reinstalled Snow Leopard from DVD. Thought the trackpad would work normally again, but the problem persisted, albeit to a lesser degree. Mentioned it to a friend, saying it was odd as I'd not had dropped my laptop or had any spills and she told me that someone she knows at Apple had said that software upgrades could, in fact, affect the hardware.
Roll forward a week, I'm at the Genius Bar explaining my story and the Genius talks to his manager. Comes back and insists that because the trackpad issue happens on two operating systems, it must be a coincidence that it happened at the same time as I installed Yosemite, and as the machine is out of warranty I'll have to pay for a new trackpad to be installed. Seeing thousands of people here and on Reddit etc. with difficulties after upgrading makes me suspicious that we've all had coincidences like this, but maybe he was right... I notice in the work authorisation document, he didn't make any mention of installing Yosemite, which has annoyed me a bit.
I'm mostly curious what people think. I'm not too upset about having to pay for a £70 repair on a four-year-old machine, even though in my head I'm utterly convinced it was because of the Yosemite upgrade that it stopped working. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
Thanks for your time, knowledgeable Apple Support Communities users!

Was definitely worth leaving it to the professionals then!
I have it back now. They blamed a liquid spill... that happened so long ago (mid-August – when I said in my original post I'd not had any spills, I meant since I'd upgraded to Yosemite last week) that I didn't think it could possibly be that. So lesson learned, a liquid spill that doesn't cause a single problem for three months can suddenly cause your computer to become totally useless.
But they've also reinstalled Yosemite, so I feel like I've got a new computer for £70 or so, which is pretty sweet. And they said between 3-5 days, but I had it back within 24 hours.

Solaris 7 to 8 Upgrade with Oracle 8.1.5 (opinions and issues to note)

Hi all,
Think the subject says it all..
I have a Solaris 7 server running on Sparc E250 with Oracle8.1.5 on it. It shows that it s a 64bit system when booting up and it uses normal Solaris filesystem setup (no RAID on it) .
If I were to upgrade it to Solaris 8, what are the issues I need to take note.
Thanks.
Ld

This could be a big headache....but if there is a need to upgrade your OS from 7 to 8
then you should be ready for a good backup plan....meaning, if something goes wrong at any
point in the process, you could easily revert back to your old system environment.
If I were the one to do this, I will do the following.
1) I will make use of mirroring. It will be good if you could do it for the entire filesystem
of your OS and your DB.
2) Once I have a mirror, I will simply detach the other mirror and do my upgrade.
Anything goes wrong, I will simply make use of the other mirror to have my old system back.
When you upgrade your OS from 7 to 8, I had seen lots of problem where it could not complete the
process. And the reason is the size of the Filesystem for Solaris 8 specially the root requires
a big size as to any previous version. i usually just install from scratch. But the problem is if
your filesystem for the OS and Applications like your DB are crossing each other then you may have
to rebuilt your Applications too. Unless you had partition them such that they are totally separated.
When you had succesfully installed your Solaris 8, then your next headache is to make sure
all your applicatiions including your DB will be running fine with the new OS. Usually they
would not as they may need to be patched. So that means you have to check the Oracle websites
as for what are the patches needed to make your Oracle runs properlly in the new OS.
Most important is your backup plan, which is your mirrored-disk of your running environment.
Also you have to make a Plan of everything. Doing this will really take a lot of time.
Good luck. I have done this before.....I'm pretty sure you could do it.
just remember , your back-up plan should always be available anytime.

Opinions on Upgrade from CS5 to CS6

Hello,
I am using CS5 now and am wondering how big of a performance and overall improvement I will find by upgrading to CS6? I am not moving to the CC so I thought I might do one last hurrah, but only if it offers some decent advantages.
Your input on the move from AE CS5 to CS6 based on user experience would be appreciated. I am on Windows 7. Thanks

The biggest performance improvements in After Effects CS6 are from the global performance cache, as shown here:
https://www.video2brain.com/en/lessons/global-performance-cache-and-persistent-disk-cache
There's much more detail here:
http://blogs.adobe.com/aftereffects/2012/04/after-effects-cs6-whats-new-and-changed.html

Opinions/Experiences on Upgrading to 10.1.2.2.0 from 10.1.2.0.2

I was looking into upgrading to the latest release of the forms/reports app server, and the readme is 160 pages. That's a lot of information to convey. Anyway, it seems to be divided into a database patch for 10.1.0.5, an AS Software upgrade, and a Metadata Repository upgrade to be applied in that order. I have a co-located metadata repository/OID infrastructure and two middle tiers, one being in a separate Oracle Home on the Solaris Box containing the Infrastructure.
If anyone has had any experience doing the upgrade, I'd appreciate your comments. Or, if you feel that there's no compelling reason to upgrade, and you recommend just applying the April CPU, I'd like to hear about that too.
Thanks in advance.
Phil McDermott
University of Illinois

It was a walk in the park really...
Step 1 is to apply the 10.1.0.5 DB update to your infrastructure DB (that was the longest part). After that, you just run the OUI for 10.1.2.2 on the midtiers, and then the infrastructure before doing the MRUA.
Only kickers -
During 10.1.2.2 application, my midtiers were configured for http on 80 and https on 443 requiring that the .apachectl and webcache were owned by root. As a result, you'll get an error about writing to those files during the patch application. I just renamed the originals and clicked retry and the file was replaced with the new one.
Following that, you'll have to redo the web cache setroot script and reset the ownership on the .apachectl file to root again.
Other than that...no biggie

Need Upgrade Recommendations / Opinions

I just acquired an older iBook clamshell from my sister. Her are the specs:
iBook "Graphite" 466mhz PowerPC G3 with 128MB Ram (Special Edition) with OS X Panther 10.3.9 installed. I believe the HD is 15GB?
Anyway, I just ordered a stick of 512RAM pc100 from Other World Computing to bump up the memory to 576 max (I believe there's 64 mb of RAM built into the motherboard already) which will bring it up to 576 max that it can take advantage of. Is that correct?
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/100SO512328L/
Is it possible to upgrade the HD to something bigger? The current HD is pretty loud! Need recommendations on specific models and size for upgrade.
Is there anything else I can upgrade like the graphics card or other firmware to speed it up? Also, can I install OS X Tiger on this?
I'm sure I'll see a performance boost with the RAM. I'll be using it as a spare laptop around the house to browse the internet and possibly run an accounting program via our local LAN.

...which will bring it up to 576 max that it can take advantage of. Is that correct?
Yes
Is it possible to upgrade the HD to something bigger?
Yes. All you need is a 2.5" IDE/ATA laptop drive. You can not use SATA (serial ATA) drives.
Is there anything else I can upgrade like the graphics card or other firmware to speed it up?
No and no
Also, can I install OS X Tiger on this?
Yes

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