
- #2010 MACBOOK PRO CPU UPGRADE MAC OS X#
- #2010 MACBOOK PRO CPU UPGRADE INSTALL#
- #2010 MACBOOK PRO CPU UPGRADE UPDATE#
- #2010 MACBOOK PRO CPU UPGRADE UPGRADE#
Finding the Best Values in Apple’s MacBook Matrix, Charles W Moore, ‘Book Value, 2009.07.21.The redesigned consumer MacBook uses unibody construction, gains LED backlighting and battery life, but loses FireWire. The Mid 2010 MacBook Value Equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 2009.10.21.USB: 2 USB 2.0 ports, only 1 high-powered device device allowed.SuperDrive: writes DVD±R at up to 8x, DVD±RW and DVD+R DL at 4x, reads DVDs at 8x, writes CD-R at 24x, writes CD-RW at 10x, reads CDs at 24x.display: 13.3″ glossy 1280 x 800 18-bit 113 ppi LED backlit color active matrix.Video out: Mini DisplayPort DVI, VGA, and S-video with optional adapter.GPU: Nvidia GeForce 320M with resolution to 2560 x 1600 on external display (Mini DisplayPort), supports extended desktop.RAM: 2 GB (using matched modules), expandable to 16 GB using 1066 MHz DDR3 RAM.

#2010 MACBOOK PRO CPU UPGRADE UPGRADE#
#2010 MACBOOK PRO CPU UPGRADE MAC OS X#
#2010 MACBOOK PRO CPU UPGRADE INSTALL#
PowerPC Macs won’t let you install OS X to a USB drive or choose it as your startup volume, although there is a work around for that. Power PC Macs running any version of the Mac OS prior to 10.4.2 cannot mount GPT volumes. Both PowerPC and Intel Macs can boot from APM (Apple’s old partitioning scheme) hard drives, which is the format you must use to create a universal boot drive in Leopard. Only Macintel models can boot from GPT hard drives. Intel-based Macs use a partitioning scheme known as GPT. This will wake up your ‘Book and restore use of the built-in display. To resume use of the internal display, you need to disconnect the external display, put the computer to sleep, and then open the lid. The MacBook is designed to run safely in closed lid mode, but if yours runs hot (perhaps due to overclocking or high ambient temperatures), you may want to open the lid when in closed lid mode: The screen will remain off and the computer will more readily vent heat from the CPU. Since all video RAM is now dedicated to the external monitor, you may have more colors available at higher resolutions. The built-in display will remain off, and the external monitor will become your only display.

Your ‘Book will go to sleep, but you can wake it by moving the mouse or using the keyboard. Power up your ‘Book until the desktop appears on the external display and then close the lid. To used closed lid mode, your ‘Book must be plugged into the AC adapter and connected to an external display and a USB or Bluetooth mouse and keyboard (you might also want to consider external speakers). Like the Late 2009 MacBook, there is no IR receiver for Apple’s remote.Ĭlosed Lid Mode: All Intel ‘Books support “lid closed” (or clamshell) mode, which leaves the built-in display off and dedicates all video RAM to an external display. Unlike early MacBooks, where every USB port could provide 500 mA of power, only one USB port provides full power – the port closer to the front. However, OWC has determined that it will work with up to 16 GB, more than any other version of the consumer MacBook. The Mid 2010 MacBook is officially rated as supporting up to 4 GB of RAM. A single audio port is used for both input and output, so you can’t plug in analog speakers or headphones and a microphone at the same time. There’s still no FireWire port or built-in SD Card reader you’ll need to go to the 13″ MacBook Pro model for those features at $200 more. The CPU speed gets a bump from 2.26 GHz to 2.4 GHz, it now has the same Nvidia GeForce 320M GPU as the current 13″ MacBook Pro, and its rated battery life jumps from a very good 7 hours to an impressive 10 hours – all with no change in price.
#2010 MACBOOK PRO CPU UPGRADE UPDATE#
This is the first and only update to the white unibody MacBook.
