Whats the best option to increase the speed on my mid 2010 macbook pro?
What choices are there for me to increase the speed of my computer ?
More RAM and a SSD. If you're running under 8GB of RAM, I would recommend upgrading to 8GB. You can check out Crucial or OWC for the correct RAM configuration for your model.
While you're at Crucial, I would also look at the available SSDs that would fit your machine - just use the System Scanner tab, and it will show you the recommended upgrades.
RAM and SSDs are about the only things you can upgrade to make your computer faster.
If you're new to SSDs, see my user tip here -> https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4741.
Good luck,
Clinton
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Why is my hard drive not performing at the maximum Sata II speed? MBP mid-2010 (macbook pro 7,1)
I have a question pertaining to the factory hard drive in this Macbook pro mid-2010 that i have. Currently my system profiler is showing that I am using only 1.5 GB/s of the maximum 3.0 GB/s allowed in the SATA II controller. below are a couple of copy and pastes of the information on my Apple product. Any help would be much appreciated before i have to go to the genius bar and battle it out with them. I am using the operating System: Lion OS X 10.7.2
Best,
James
COMPUTER INFORMATION:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro7,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP71.0039.B0B
Serial SATA information
NVidia MCP89 AHCI:
Vendor: NVidia
Product: MCP89 AHCI
Link Speed: 3 Gigabit
Negotiated Link Speed: 1.5 Gigabit
Description: AHCI Version 1.30 Supported
Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02:
Capacity: 250.06 GB (250,059,350,016 bytes)
Model: Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02
Revision: PB2AC60W
Serial Number: 100917PBL200CSKTY7TN
Native Command Queuing: Yes
Queue Depth: 32
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Rotational Rate: 5400
Medium Type: Rotational
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
disk0s1:
Capacity: 209.7 MB (209,715,200 bytes)
BSD Name: disk0s1
Content: EFI
Machintosh HD:
Capacity: 249.2 GB (249,199,591,424 bytes)
Available: 52.48 GB (52,482,621,440 bytes)
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s2
Mount Point: /
Content: Apple_HFS
Recovery HD:
Capacity: 650 MB (650,002,432 bytes)
BSD Name: disk0s3
Content: Apple_BootSame problem here, but only on the second SATAII, same mid-2010 MBPro
1st (HD)
NVidia MCP89 AHCI:
Vendor: NVidia
Product: MCP89 AHCI
Link Speed: 3 Gigabit
Negotiated Link Speed: 3 Gigabit
Description: AHCI Version 1.30 Supported
OCZ-AGILITY3:
Capacity: 360.08 GB (360,080,695,296 bytes)
Model: OCZ-AGILITY3
Revision: 2.150000
Serial Number: OCZ-2589034J44O258XZ
Native Command Queuing: Yes
Queue Depth: 32
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Medium Type: Solid State
TRIM Support: No
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
2nd (Originally Optical Drive)
NVidia MCP89 AHCI:
Vendor: NVidia
Product: MCP89 AHCI
Link Speed: 3 Gigabit
Negotiated Link Speed: 1.5 Gigabit
Description: AHCI Version 1.30 Supported
OCZ-AGILITY3:
Capacity: 360.08 GB (360,080,695,296 bytes)
Model: OCZ-AGILITY3
Revision: 2.150000
Serial Number: OCZ-YU4C6H7V6390284T
Native Command Queuing: Yes
Queue Depth: 32
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk1
Medium Type: Solid State
TRIM Support: No
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified -
The battery in my mid 2010 Macbook Pro goes dead while plugged in to
I tend to use my lap top alot with the cord plugged in. Sometimes the indicstor glows red and doesn't charge. Sometimes it glows green and the battery is draining and sometimes it seems to be working properly. I have an app called battery health which gives a more detailed picture. If I do not notice that it's draining, I never get a warning about low battery power. It will just shut down. I wil unplug and plug in the charger a couple of times and set it asaide for a while to recharge. When I restart the date reverts to some time in 2008 and the battery health app saws to trash and redownload it. Any ideas what is causing this?
You need to stick with RAM spec'd to your computer. You won't receive the benefit of the 1333 RAM as your computer will default to 1066. Not to mention, the 1333 may not even work. Stick with what's spec'd for your computer...Mac's are very picky about RAM.
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i would like to replace the hard drive cable for a 13" mid 2010 macbook pro. What is the right model of the hard drive cable?
https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Parts/MacBook-Pro-13-Inch-Unibody-Model-A1278-Mid-2 009-Mid-2010-Hard-Drive-Cable/IF163-013-1
Apple Part #: 922-9062, 821-0814-A -
My mid 2010 MacBook Pro has the maximum 8 GB memory cards installed. Can it be upgraded to 16 GB? Are there compatible 8 GB cards available?
I have a similar question.. 13" macbook pro, mid 2010- having problems with spinning beach ball.. like someone from Mars has taken over the computer.. - the specs are below.. would it help if I added more RAM? If yes, any suggestions where/ what to buy? This only started after upgrade to Mountain Lion from SNL.
MacBook Pro 13 inch mid 2010
Model Identifier: MacBookPro7,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP71.0039.B0E
SMC Version (system): 1.62f7
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 320M 256 MB
BANK 0/DIMM0:
Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1067 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x80AD
Part Number: 0x484D54313235533654465238432D47372020
Serial Number: 0x27A0B2F9
BANK 1/DIMM0:
Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1067 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x80AD
Part Number: 0x484D54313235533654465238432D47372020
Serial Number: 0x2740B300 -
Hello All,
I'm considering getting a new SSD drive to add on to my Mid-2010 Macbook Pro (13 inches, unibody), and wondering which one of the following two options I should really adapt:
(1) Replace the original OEM hard drive in the main bay with the new SSD drive, and then remove the Superdrive (or the optical CD drive) and to be fitted into an external enclosure for using it externally in the future, and then relocate the original OEM hard drive into the Superdrive position, so both the new SSD (preferably for running the OS and system files) and the old OEM hard drive (for storing media and documents for example) could be used; and
(2) Keep the original OEM hard drive in place in the main drive, and buy a superdrive/optical drive caddy to goes with the new SSD drive, and together place the new SSD drive fitted inside the caddy into the position of the Superdrive/Optical CD drive, and configure the boot preference to be booting from the Superdrive/Optical Drive (which is now the SSD drive with OS and system files);
I've done some researches and some suggested that option (2) is better approach for at least two reason: (a) the MBP main drive come with some sort of shock proof sensor, so placing the original optical hard drive in the main is better than placing it in the super/optical drive where there is NO shock sensing feature provided, and placing SSD in the super/optical drive, one doesn't really have to worry so much about shocks; and (b) as during the process of shutting down the MBP, for optical hard drive, some power will sometimes needed to finally spin down the drive, but if such optical hard drive is place in the superdrive, the power maybe cut off right away when MBP shut down, which may cause issue to the optical hard drive in a long run as it never properly spin it down.
Then the main concern is that, if I adapt option (2) above, placing SSD in the super/optical drive bay and install and running the OS from there, will it decrease the performance (i.e. speed, latency, and etc.) as if i was to put the new SSD in the main drive?
Also, any suggestions with respect to Samsung 840 EVO vs. Samsung 850 EVO (250GB)? any well-rated HD caddy aside from OWC for moving the main HDD to optical CD bay? and perhaps an external enclosure for the Superdrive? Thanks in advance for any comment and/or suggestion.
- JackCould you provide some rationale(s) behind it? As far as I know, the mid 2010 Macbook Pro, the HDD is running via the SATA interface at running at 3.0 Gb/s, which is SATA II, and the Super-drive and/or the Optical drive, which is also running via SATA II interface, so I would assume the performance (i.e. primarily in speed) would be similar if not the same by placing the SSD drive in either one of the two places.
Also, wouldn't it be better by placing the SSD in the optical so the OEM HDD could be kept in the original main bay since it has the shock-sensing feature there? -
I took my laptop to my local Apple store to have the problem diagnosed and they told me the problem lies in the grpahics card which will require the replacement of the entire logic board at a cost to me of $340.
after that I did some research on the topic and found that this was a massive problem on this model of macbook pro and Apple never issued a recall to fix the issue, are there any class action suits in this category currently underway? if so how can I join?I also have a mid-2010 Macbook Pro 15". Also, I had paid $100 for Apple Developer account and I can't even use Xcode or Unity3D to work on my game because the moment I write a line of code, my computer crashes. Scratch that, I used to have an Apple Developer account (I let it expire a couple of weeks ago). It hasn't been of much use since my Macbook Pro crashes 15 times a day.\
A month after buying a mid-2010 Macbook Pro 15" directly from Apple, it began to crash. At first, I assumed it was my fault as I had been messing around with Bootcamp and doing other heavy stuff, but I quickly learned it would randomly decide to shutdown regardless of the task at hand. I was very busy at the time. I was a fledgling teacher in France, and I hardly had any time, or money, to put toward a 84 euro train ticket to Paris. Also, OS X updates were around the corner (Lion, Mountain Lion), so I held out, hoping the issue would be resolved with the updates.
During my investigation of the issue, I did find the TS4088 article. It recommended I install some updates, and then it described a problem that seemed similar to my own, but the order in which the problems occured, as described in the TS4088 article, did not follow the same pattern that my computer had been experiencing–there was no gray or black screen after the restart warning message when my mac crashed. The first time I found TS4088 on Apple's Support page (at a time when their product recalls were easier to locate before they redesigned their website), it was a couple of months after I had bought the computer. I reasoned that my Macbook Pro must not be suffering from the same issues as I had never seen the video freeze or go black before seeing a restart message. The restart warning message is the last thing I saw, no loss of video or black(or gray) screen afterwards. My computer would simply start to boot up again.
About two years after buying the computer, and suffering from about 3 GPU panics a day, I searched for the TS4088 article again, wondering if I had misread it, and that maybe the issues described in the article were the same issues I was experiencing. This time I could not find the TS4088 article on Apple's Website. I searched over and over again, but it was nowhere to be found. I assumed that issue had been resolved and the article removed. Now after three years of using a faulty, unreliable computer, I was feeling like a schmuck. I searched again on Apple's website to find the TS4088 article, or any new ones that outlined my very apparent GPU issues, but I had no luck. I circled Apple's website over and over and could not find that article. It was only through a link other frustrated mid-2010 Macbook Pro owners had posted on some other website that I found the link to TS4088, also learning that the forum's users were experiencing my same problems.
Based on the language Apple used to describe the problem, I did not reason that I was suffering the same issue. Here's what happens when my computer crashes:
• The computer seems to shut down. The display turns off, the fans stop spinning
• The message "Your computer was restarted because of a problem . . . Press any key to restart" is displayed.
• I press any key, the computer restarts, I wait for next crash to interrupt my work
Excerpt from TS4088
"Symptoms
Apple has determined that a small number of MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) computers may intermittently freeze or stop displaying video on the built-in display or on an external display connected to the MacBook Pro. In this situation, you may also see a restart warning message before the video is lost or the display turns black or gray."
My computer never displays a restart message before the video is lost or display turns black. My Macbook Pro mid 2010 loses the picture on the display, and less than a second after that is the restart warning displayed. The video would never freeze or stop playing, rather the whole computer just dumped all of its processes and displayed a warning message asking me to press any key to restart.
My issues with this problem are the following:
•The problems described in TS4088 do not accurately reflect what users are experiencing. TS4088 is misleading in this respect.
•The article TS4088 was not easy to find on Apple's website. It seemed to have moved to an obscure, impossible-to-find location that could only be found thanks to the great number of other Mac users who are experiencing the same problem.
This issue hasn't been managed dutifully. I'm annoyed to have sunk money into a developer account. I'm annoyed that I sunk money into an expensive product that does not work. I'm annoyed that the description of the issue afflicting mid 2010 Macbook Pros was inaccurately and misleadingly described and that links to the TS4088 article disappeared from Apple's website when I could have truly benefitted from them. I am especially annoyed that my life in graphic design, web development, and iOS development has stagnated for several months as my computer crashes some 15 times a day. I am, however, pleased with the speed at which a Mac can boot up. -
Hi all... My mid 2010 MacBook Pro took a keyboard spill. It still works but the display is very very dark. A faint image can only be seen at an angle in very bright light. I think this model has an LED screen. Can anyone please tell me what the fix for this is? Thank you sooooo much!
< Email Edited By Host >Spill Cleaning
Some liquid has just spilled into your Mac. What should you do?
Do
Immediately shut down the computer and unplug the power cord.
Remove the computer's battery (if you can)
Disconnect any peripherals (printers, iPods, scanners, cameras, etc.)
Lay the computer upside down on paper towels to get as much liquid as possible to drip out.
Note what was spilled on your Mac.
Bring the computer into an Apple store or AASP as soon as possible.
Don't
Don't try to turn it back on. Liquids can help electrical current move about the components of your Mac in destructive ways.
Don't shake the computer (this will only spread the liquid around).
Don't use a hair dryer on it (even at a low setting a hair dryer will damage sensitive components). -
Since upgrading my mid-2010 MacBook Pro from the original Snow Leopard to Yosemite 10.10.2 there have been multiple instances of restart (crash) also slow operation & pop up message stating web content has failed. Any suggestions?
Many thanks for your interest, I've downloaded & run the app as suggested, report copies & pasted below.
Problem description:
Following upgrade from Snow Leopard to Yosemite 10.10.2 machine is slower & suffers from shut down / reboot and closing web pages due to unexpected error
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated 6 February 2015 08:40:29 GMT
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 75
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Time since boot: 0:13:14
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 318.84 GB (134.68 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
BUFFALO HD-PVU2 500.11 GB
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Time Machine Backups (disk2s2) /Volumes/Time Machine Backups : 499.76 GB (257.33 GB free)
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] jp.co.buffalo.driver.turbousbhdd (1.0.0) [Click for support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
Skype UNKNOWN (missing value)
Safari Application (/Applications/Safari.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Android File Transfer Agent Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Google/Android File Transfer/Android File Transfer Agent.app)
ConnectService Application (/Library/Application Support/ArcSoft/Connect Service/ConnectService.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 4.0.60129.0 [Click for support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 [Click for support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 318.84 GB Disk used: 184.16 GB
Destinations:
Time Machine Backups [Local]
Total size: 499.76 GB
Total number of backups: 184
Oldest backup: 2010-12-10 15:37:39 +0000
Last backup: 2015-02-06 02:49:24 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 499.76 GB < (Disk used 184.16 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
5% WindowServer
1% ConnectService
1% Skype
0% systemstatsd
0% launchd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
193 MB Skype
168 MB mds_stores
132 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
107 MB Mail
99 MB ocspd
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
889 MB Free RAM
1.99 GB Active RAM
455 MB Inactive RAM
825 MB Wired RAM
1.11 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Feb 6, 2015, 08:27:32 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent_2015-02-06-082732 _[redacted].crash
Feb 6, 2015, 08:25:19 AM Self test - passed
Feb 5, 2015, 04:37:08 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-05-163708_[redacted].crash
Feb 5, 2015, 10:01:02 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-05-100102_[redacted].crash
Feb 5, 2015, 12:03:59 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/HP Scan_2015-02-05-000359_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
Feb 4, 2015, 11:58:58 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/HP Scan_2015-02-04-235858_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
Feb 4, 2015, 11:54:35 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/HP Scan_2015-02-04-235435_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
Feb 4, 2015, 11:49:03 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/HP Scan_2015-02-04-234903_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
Feb 4, 2015, 09:40:16 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-214016_[redacted].crash
Feb 4, 2015, 09:38:12 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-213812_[redacted].crash
Feb 4, 2015, 09:27:56 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-212756_[redacted].crash
Feb 4, 2015, 09:25:25 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-212525_[redacted].crash
Feb 4, 2015, 09:20:16 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-212016_[redacted].crash
Feb 4, 2015, 09:18:10 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-211810_[redacted].crash
Feb 4, 2015, 09:12:54 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-211254_[redacted].crash
Feb 4, 2015, 08:40:48 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-204048_[redacted].crash
Feb 4, 2015, 08:22:04 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-202204_[redacted].crash
Feb 4, 2015, 12:11:35 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-001135_[redacted].crash
Feb 3, 2015, 09:44:33 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-03-214433_[redacted].crash
Feb 3, 2015, 05:40:21 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/HP Scan_2015-02-03-174021_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
Feb 3, 2015, 09:05:45 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-03-090545_[redacted].crash
Jan 28, 2015, 06:10:42 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-01-28-181042_[redacted].panic [Click for details]
Jan 21, 2015, 10:51:25 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-01-21-225125_[redacted].panic [Click for details]
Jan 20, 2015, 11:12:47 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-01-20-111247_[redacted].panic [Click for details]
Jan 18, 2015, 09:57:31 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-01-18-095731_[redacted].panic [Click for details]
The only observations are that the backup drive is deemed too small and the quite long list of diagnostic reports dated between Jan 18, 2015 (which I believe is the day I upgraded to Yosemite) & today the latest Yosemite update was installed on Jan 28, 2015
Any further assistance will be appreciated -
I have been using my displayport to drive a video only HDMI input by way of a displayport to DVI converter followed by a DVI to HDMI converter. It works great but of course there's no audio at the end of that chain because DVI is a video only connector.
That made me wonder... is my displayport outputting both audio and video which could be converted directly to HDMI (giving me both audio and video at the HDMI end)? How can I tell if my mid-2010 macbook pro's displayport connector is outputting both audio and video? My internet search is inconclusive about whether both are available on that connector for my mid 2010 model macbook pro.
Thank you.Hi, these MacBooks of 2010 support Audio through display port:
MacBook Mid 2010 (GeForce 320M)
MacBook Air 11 inch 2010 or 13 inch 2010 (Core 2 Duo)
MacBook Pro 13 inch 2010 (GeForce 320M)
MacBook Pro 15 inch 2010 or 17 inch 2010 (GeForce 330M),
No 2009 Macs support audio through DisplayPort
All 2011 and latter Macs support displayPort audio
so it looks like you can get audio if yo have the Macbook with Geforce 320M -
Can I use the new Time Capsule to backup my mid 2010 Macbook Pro? Also can I want to free up my hard disk, can I save my photos and files on the time capsule and later access through wifi?
Can I use the new Time Capsule to backup my mid 2010 Macbook Pro?
Yes, if you are asking about using Time Machine to backup the Mac.
Also can I want to free up my hard disk, can I save my photos and files on the time capsule and later access through wifi?
You are not thinking of deleting the photos and files on your Mac, are you? If you do this, you will have no backups for those files.
Another concern is that Time Machine backs up the changes on your Mac. At some point, Time Machine will automatically delete the photos and files from the Time Capsule.....you just don't know when this might occur.
In other words, only delete files from your Mac that you can afford to lose. -
I have a mid 2010 macbook pro with 4GB memory and need to purchase an additional 4 GB to. Do I need to purchase 8GB of memory to upgrade or can a 4GB upgrade be placed next to the existing memory?
You need to purchase 8 GBs as two 4 GB modules. Must meet these requirments:
Maximum Memory
8.0 GB
Memory Slots
2 - 204-pin PC3-8500 (1066 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM -
Can I upgrade the HD on my mid 2009 macbook pro 13" to a SSD higher than 256gb?
I have a mid 2009 MacBook Pro 13". I use it every day for school since september of 2009. I have a HUGE iTunes library (around 150gb) and I use DAW software to create music. I'm looking to upgrade from my current 250GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive to a larger SSD. I want to do this for the speed of an SSD and I need more hard drive space. Is there anyway to upgrade my macbook to a SSD in the ballpark of 500GB-1TB?? On Apple's technical spesifications it says I cannot upgrade to an SDD with more than 256GB. Is this really true or is there any way around this?
Thanks in advance!The tech specs list the upgrades that were available from Apple when that model was being sold new. They don't necessarily reflect the aftermarket-upgradabaility. I don't believe there'd be any reason you couldn't put a hard drive/SSD of whatever capacity you want in that MBP (of course it needs to be the right physical size).
That being said, it's good practice to make sure you have a window to return it just in case.
Yeah what Bob said.
Message was edited by: Andy-J-D -
Where is the WiFi card in a 2010 MacBook Pro 15' I5
So today i had turned on my 2010 MacBook Pro 2.53GHz Intel i5 15', to notice that the wifi bars are no longer there. I suspect there being an issue with the wifi card, but with this unit, i'm confused as to where it is. I have looked around on the internet and google images and some are in different place than others. I also heard from somewhere else online that it is a built in wifi card, if so where is that located? By the heat sink or is it the antenna looking cables? I'm desperate to get this thing fully functional as for i need it for school and work in the morning and my only source of internet is via wifi.
Well this unit was once water damaged and with significant time and dedication i brought this unit from the dead to life. So maybe this is one of the minor things that has finally given out, the water damage was a few months ago and it was working fine along that entire time, but tonight maybe it has given. Do you by chance know what the visible card is that is next to the heat sink but is not covered by it?
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I recently had an unfortunate incident with a glass of water and a mid 2009-MacBook Pro. 13 inch screen.
According to the techs at the genius bar, the screen, keyboard, chassis and hard drive (160g) were still all good - as were all components other than the Motherboard.
I just completed the complete erasure of the hard drive, but don't have the technical specifications at my disposal.
Does anyone know how I can get them - the guy at apple said he didn't think he could help?
Serial No. Is available.
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