Hi everyone,
I am a tech newbie and first time poster to the forum. I own a early 2009 13 inch MacBook running OS X 10.9.4 with 2 GB of RAM. It has a new 256 GB Solid State Drive. It has been running sluggishly so I decided to install 4 GB of RAM. I ordered 2 new RAM cards of 2 GB each from OWC and attempted to install same. I installed the 2 cards. I noticed one card had a weird scratch when I opened the package on the gold part. I decided to install it anyway to see if it would recognize it. Unfortunately, when I booted up, only 2 GB of RAM were recognized. So I decided to remove the scratched card, reinstall 1 of the old cards, and see if I could arrange a swap from OWC. I removed the new card and put in the old card. It seemed tougher to install than the new one. When I booted up I got a bunch of beeps.
Things get more complicated from here.
The battery on the computer was held in place with packing tape prior to my beginning the upgrade. The battery would not come out - meaning I can't access the RAM. I tried to force the battery with a knife but a plastic backing on the battery begin to peel off.
What do members recommend? Buy a new battery? Let a professional techie fix it? Buy a new computer?
I am a tech newbie and first time poster to the forum. I own a early 2009 13 inch MacBook running OS X 10.9.4 with 2 GB of RAM. It has a new 256 GB Solid State Drive. It has been running sluggishly so I decided to install 4 GB of RAM. I ordered 2 new RAM cards of 2 GB each from OWC and attempted to install same. I installed the 2 cards. I noticed one card had a weird scratch when I opened the package on the gold part. I decided to install it anyway to see if it would recognize it. Unfortunately, when I booted up, only 2 GB of RAM were recognized. So I decided to remove the scratched card, reinstall 1 of the old cards, and see if I could arrange a swap from OWC. I removed the new card and put in the old card. It seemed tougher to install than the new one. When I booted up I got a bunch of beeps.
Things get more complicated from here.
The battery on the computer was held in place with packing tape prior to my beginning the upgrade. The battery would not come out - meaning I can't access the RAM. I tried to force the battery with a knife but a plastic backing on the battery begin to peel off. What do members recommend? Buy a new battery? Let a professional techie fix it? Buy a new computer?