Apple Macbook 13inch Late2009 Users Guide
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Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook41 6Hold the drive by its sides and gently pull the connector on the right side of the drive to disconnect it. The connector is attached to a cable and remains in the hard disk drive bay. Connector
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42 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Important: There are four (4) mounting screws on the sides of your hard disk drive. If your replacement drive doesn’t include mounting screws, remove the ones from your old drive and mount them on the replacement drive before you install it. 7Attach the connector to the right side of the replacement drive. Mounting screws
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Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook43 8Insert the replacement drive at an angle, making sure the mounting screws are seated properly. 9Replace the bracket and tighten the screws.
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44 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook 10Replace the bottom case. Grasp the case in the middle of each side, and push down first with one thumb and then the other to lock the snaps on the inside of the case.
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Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook45 11Replace and tighten the eight screws you removed in step 2, in their proper locations. For information about installing Mac OS X and bundled applications, see “Reinstalling the Software That Came with Your MacBook” on page 61.
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46 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Installing Additional Memory Your computer has two memory slots that you access by removing the bottom case. Your MacBook comes with a minimum of 2 gigabytes (GB) of 1066 MHz Double Data Rate (DDR3) Synchronous Dynamic Random-Access Memory (SDRAM) installed. Both memory slots can accept an SDRAM module that meets the following specifications: ÂDouble Data Rate Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (DDR3) format Â30 mm (1.18 inches) Â204-pin Â1 GB or 2 GB ÂPC3-8500...
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Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook47 2Push the levers on the sides of the memory module in an outward direction to release the module from the memory card slot. The memory pops up at an angle. Before removing it, make sure you see the half-circle notches. If you don’t, try pushing the levers outward again. Notches
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48 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook 3Hold the memory module by its notches and remove it from the slot. 4Remove the other memory module. Important: Hold the memory modules by their edges, and do not touch the gold connectors. 5Insert the new memory module in the slot: aAlign the notch on the gold edge of the module with the notch in the lower memory slot. bTilt the card and push the memory into the slot. cUse two fingers with firm, even pressure to push down on the memory module. You should hear a...
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Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook49 Follow the instructions for replacing the bottom case in steps 10 and 11 on page 44 and page 45.Notches
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50 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Making Sure Your MacBook Recognizes the New Memory After installing additional memory in your MacBook, check whether the computer recognizes the new memory. To check the computer’s memory: 1Start up your MacBook. 2When you see the Mac OS X desktop, choose Apple () > About This Mac. For a detailed breakdown of the memory installed in your computer, open System Profiler by clicking More Info, and then click Memory. If your MacBook doesn’t recognize the memory or...