MacBook memory upgrade
The MacBook memory upgrade, while not as easy as some Dell lappie upgrades I’ve done in the past, is still not bad. Luckily, there some folks folks who can’t help themselves from disassembling new Mac hardware which is great because it provides us with some real world guidance on what’s going on once we remove the battery. The most difficult part of the upgrade itself was removing the panel that shields the battery from the memory. These are the “not even the smallest screwdriver in the world could unscrew me” screws. Using a knife (what can I say, I couldn’t wait) I unscrewed the screws from the panel and gently removed it. The two memory slots (thank you Apple for giving us two!) sit underneath where the panel laid and using the levers for each you can easily remove them. Now here’s where that real world guidance comes in handy as the big suggestion on inserting new sticks was to make sure they are properly seated. You will have to put more pressure than you think you will need to accomplish this…there is a significant pop and drop when you get it right. The thing is solid so you shouldn’t hurt anything. After I did this on my MacBook, replaced the battery and panel, I started it back up and voila! 2GB of RAM. All the better to run Virtue and Parallels with.
I continue to be impressed with the performance of the MacBook.