How to Change the Memory for MacBook Pro

It may be useful and necessary, to the holders of the MacBook Pro, both recent and dated, proceeding with the upgrade of the Memory, which is never enough.

A very simple operation that requires little time and does not involve special risks. Therefore, if done carefully and correctly, the Apple warranty will always be valid.

The steps are more or less valid for all MacBook Pro, irrespective of the date of purchase, as the maneuvers are about the same. It will change the RAM memory for the upgrade, which you have to be extremely careful in buying elects that fit your system and avoid unpleasant incidents. The replacement takes about ten minutes to unscrew the lid of the laptop, share memories and reassemble everything in its place.

Require :

• The banks of Memory adequate and appropriate for your MacBook Pro.
• PhillipsScrewdriver.
• Pencil.
• Much attention in buying the correct Memory.

1.) The first thing to do without it for granted, is to turn off the system. This will have no effect on the Memory since it is a volatile memory that each time the computer is completely reset. As for your data, are stored on disk and these remain. Especially if you use a computer at work, it may be useful to have a backup.

Off the system, you must turn over the unit upside down to get easy access to the screws. Eight Phillips screws but of different length, so it is advisable to mark with a pencil, in correspondence of each hole, the type of screw that has been removed. Once removed, the cover is removed without any difficulty, since it is not supported and only stopped by joints of various kinds. For those not accustomed to the interior of a computer, the memory can detect as in the photo, but just know that this memory is usually positioned behind the motherboard, recognizable by the special arrangement of the chip.

2.) The MacBook Pro has two banks of RAM overlapping one another. To remove the first card, you must press the two outside pins gray plastic seats along the sides of the bed. Enlarged the premises, the memory card is raised and can be easily removed. A similar operation is to be performed to remove the other bank of memory. I recommend you to check the direction of the assembly before inserting the new desks the contact pins are divided into two sections, with different sizes and separated by a notch to be stuck inside the slot.

Once sure of the right way for the installation of new memories, put the card with the contacts on accommodation, lightly press down and then push on the inside. The same operation is repeated for the second memory bank. At this point, refit the cap and go quiet: the thing is done.

3.) Completed the upgrade of Memory, you probably do not have immediately changed for the better performance, but of course, the system will be more responsive, even with many programs open and running many operations at the same time. The programs may be opened in a short time, and the Mac undoubtedly will respond more quickly, thus achieving a slight improvement in certain respects.

While the greater satisfaction you will have it by ” turning ” software that they need more resources, such as Final Cut Pro and 3D graphics programs that better exploit the amount of memory available for saving temporary files used …