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I decided to buy a Crucial 256GB SSD for my 2010 MBP

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Alexjones

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Two questions.. Will this increase the life of my MBP and what are the types of Phillips screwdrivers i need?
 
Yes it will increase your life, it did on my '11 quite noticeably.

Not sure on the philips size, they are pretty small, I just have a small "jewelers set with 5 sizes".

However you will need a #6 torx bit., that is the one thats a bit tricky, I was lucky enough to track down the bit in a set at radio shack. But is not a common size when it comes to just finding one anywhere.
 
Home Depot sells a small screwdriver with multiple tips (about 6 or 8 that store in the handle). It is a Husky brand (their house brand) and it has everything that you will need for the project, the torx tip and the philip's tip. It is less than $10.
 
I want to do a clean install of SL using the DVD that came with the machine. Do i just install the SSD and then insert the Snow leopard disk or are there further steps i have to take ? I want this to be as painless as possible
 
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The Phillips screwdriver size is #00 for the bottom case screws.
You don't really need the T6 Torx to get the 4 screws off the old hard drive, you can easily just use needle nose pliers.
Yes, boot to the SL DVD after installation by pressing Option. It's super painless. Getting a SSD is a decision you won't regret.
 
Tiki35 said:
The Phillips screwdriver size is #00.
You don't really need the T6 Torx to get the 4 screws off the old hard drive, you can easily just use needle nose pliers.
Yes, boot to the SL DVD after installation by pressing Option. It's super painless.
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Thats it? What about firmware?
 
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after yout boot from the SL disc, you'll need to go into the disk utility and partition it before installing the OS, but otherwise, that's it.


What I would do, is create the firmware update disc on your existing set up and use it to flash the firmware before you even start installing the OS.
 
fat jez said:
after yout boot from the SL disc, you'll need to go into the disk utility and partition it before installing the OS, but otherwise, that's it.


What I would do, is create the firmware update disc on your existing set up and use it to flash the firmware before you even start installing the OS.
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How do i do that?

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fat jez said:
after yout boot from the SL disc, you'll need to go into the disk utility and partition it before installing the OS, but otherwise, that's it.


What I would do, is create the firmware update disc on your existing set up and use it to flash the firmware before you even start installing the OS.
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How do i do that? I thought i thought its done after i install the SSD
 
Ok. I made my boot disk using my windows PC. Will the SSD work without updating firmware? It sounds risky
 
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