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Jul 27, 2015 9:18 AM in response to nayr497by Bear Hunter,If you are going to keep the computer, I would max out the memory but that's just me.
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Jul 27, 2015 9:38 AM in response to Bear Hunterby nayr497,Looks like I can go up to 8 GB. That is what you suggest to keep things running more smoothly? Could only 4GB be the culprit in such an case...the new SSD doesn't work and I get the blinking ? mark?
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Jul 27, 2015 10:04 AM in response to nayr497by OGELTHORPE,nayr497 wrote:
Could only 4GB be the culprit in such an case...the new SSD doesn't work and I get the blinking ? mark?
If your RAM were defective, you would not get that far in the boot process. That is NOT you problem.
As a point of information, your MBP can accept up to 16 GB RAM. The best sources of Mac compatible RAM are OWC and Crucial.
Ciao.
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Jul 27, 2015 10:22 AM in response to nayr497by Bear Hunter,No it would not have anything to do with your HD working. The added RAM will make your computer smoother/faster.
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Jul 27, 2015 10:28 AM in response to Bear Hunterby nayr497,Ah got it, so it looks like I'm back to pulling the SSD out and going through the repair steps.
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Jul 27, 2015 12:31 PM in response to OGELTHORPEby nayr497,And how do I go about fixing the SATA cable if it is broken? Is this something the Mac store tech folks can work on?
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Jul 27, 2015 12:45 PM in response to nayr497by OGELTHORPE,You should be able to get a SATA cable from Powerbookmedic.com or iFixit.com. The Apple store genius bar can replace it but there will be a labor charge added on.
Ciao.