Q: More RAM
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Nov 19, 2015 9:03 AMby Phil0124,HelpfulThe first thing to do, is to specify exactly what Macbook model you have. As there will be a difference in the Maximum RAM between Mid and Late 2007 MacBooks.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/MacBook/DDR2/
Other than that, all you need is to purchase the correct RAM, and install it.
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Nov 19, 2015 9:05 AMby Barney61,OK, I found the RAM that I need and ordered it. However, I was thinking about updating my hard drive to a more high performance. Any suggestions?
If I replace the hard drive, I will lose all of the applications installed correct? I bought the macbook used with pre-installed software...a lot of it. Any way to save the software as I don't have the originals?
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Nov 19, 2015 9:27 AMby Phil0124,You may want to look into cloning your hard drive to the new one, and in so doing preserving everything on it.
http://www.newertech.com/tech_support/manuals/mac/clon_data.php
Other than that, yes, by replacing your hard drive, you will need to reinstall the OS and ALL apps from scratch since the new HD will be empty.
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Nov 19, 2015 9:44 AMby Barney61,Thanks, that was helpful. I have a 2007 MacBook running Lion. I may just replace the hard drive and not clone. I do have some older versions of applications I can use. Because I just bought this used, I don't have any documents, music or photos to save. I am going to replace the hard drive with a solid state though. I have also ordered Mountain Lion to upgrade. Will this MacBook accept Mountain Lion?
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Nov 19, 2015 10:06 AMby Phil0124,Barney61 wrote:
Will this MacBook accept Mountain Lion?
No.
OS X Mountain Lion system requirements - Apple Support
The most it can take is Lion. However you will need to install Snow Leopard first to update to Lion, since Lion is only available through the Mac App Store as a download.
