Just bought an old MacBook - Help needed with upgrades

[Paulyeo11]

Hi All

I just buy a old macbook , and I have many question like where to buy old ram for upgrade my 2 G ram to 4 G ram and also VGA with mini DVI adaptor ? And many other question.

Paul

[simsaladimbamba]

Maybe this can help somehow:
MacBook, MacBook Pro: Replacing the Hard Disk Drive, transferring data to the new HDD (http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=12025519&postcount=2)
How to format a new HDD/SSD to install Mac OS X or make a bootable copy onto (http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=12483448&postcount=22)
Upgrading RAM in MacBooks and MacBook Pros (http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=12403893&postcount=6)
Mini DVI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini-DVI)
Mini DVI is a digital common interface on the later G4 12" PowerBook, on Intel iMacs till 2009 and on the white and black pre-Unibody MacBooks and on Intel Mac minis before they changed the design to Unibody.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10644330/MR_Image_Hotlinks/MR_Video_Out/MR_video_out_Mac_Mini_DVI.png
Mini DVI adapters can be bought online from:
Mini DVI to VGA adapter from Apple (http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9320G/A?fnode=MTY1NDA5OQ&mco=MTA4MzU1MzA)
Mini DVI to Video (Composite and S-Video) adapter from Apple (http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9319G/A?fnode=MTY1NDA5OQ&mco=MTA4MzU1ODQ)
Mini DVI to DVI adapter from Apple (http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9321G/B?fnode=MTY1NDA5OQ&mco=MTA4MzU1NjQ)

Mini DVI to VGA adapter from Monoprice (http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10419&cs_id=1041912&p_id=4850&seq=1&format=2)
Mini DVI to HDMI adapter from Monoprice (http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10419&cs_id=1041912&p_id=4852&seq=1&format=2)
Mini DVI to DVI adapter from Monoprice (http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10419&cs_id=1041912&p_id=4851&seq=1&format=2)


Also of interest: "Mini DVI, what it is and how to capture it (http://www.screencapturenews.com/2008/10/24/mini-dvi-what-it-is-and-how-to-capture-it/)"

[Paulyeo11]

Thank you very much you point to me not only correct , it also very accurate.

Paul

[BubbaMc]

Hi All

I just buy a old macbook , and I have many question like where to buy old ram for upgrade my 2 G ram to 4 G ram and also VGA with mini DVI adaptor ? And many other question.

Paul

What year macbook is it?

[simsaladimbamba]

What year macbook is it?

2006 model: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=12967193#post12967193

[Paulyeo11]

Hi sir , thank you for your fast reply. Also thank to point to the link which mentioned a lot on this issue . Which have a lot info , and I must remember it have 4 screw instead of 5 screw when I don the replacement.

Hi Adm, sorry for my mistake in duplicated post. As I though my first post consist of 2 question and i though of create individual post , any way thank you for forgiving me , I will not make the same mistake.

Paul

[-tWv-]

You can purchase upgrades from macsales.com, their products are reliable and normally a little cheaper than others, also great customer support. I go there for all my Mac accessories/upgrades.

[Paulyeo11]

I will log in take a look after I install Vmware if slow I need to upgrade.

[maril1111]

For buying Ram you could also check out

Crucial

http://www.crucial.com/

Or Amazon is good too there are some trustable brands like Kingston and Hynix and Kingston also has lifetime warranty.