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Mac Forum / General / Portable Macs / July 2004Adding memory to 12" powerbook
I've ordered a 12" powerbook and will receive it later this week. Can anyone tell me how easy/hard it is to add memory to this system? Is it along the same difficulty of adding memory to an old G3 powerbook, or does it require more disassembly of the system? Thanks. > I've ordered a 12" powerbook and will receive it later this > week. Can anyone tell me how easy/hard it is to add memory > to this system? Very easy. You may need a little tiny philips-head screwdriver. m.  Signaturematt neuburg, phd = matt@tidbits.com, http://www.tidbits.com/matt/ AppleScript: The Definitive Guide http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596005571/somethingsbymatt Read TidBITS! It's free and smart. http://www.tidbits.com > I've ordered a 12" powerbook and will receive it later this > week. Can anyone tell me how easy/hard it is to add memory > to this system? Is it along the same difficulty of adding > memory to an old G3 powerbook, or does it require more > disassembly of the system? Thanks. Full instructions are here: <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=26261> SignatureThe Reply-To email address is good. (As is the From: address, at this moment.) Hopefully, spammers won't get the former, so it should remain good. > http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=26261 Thanks. Looks pretty easy. > I've ordered a 12" powerbook and will receive it later this > week. Can anyone tell me how easy/hard it is to add memory > to this system? I have a 15" Powerbook, and added 512k of RAM before I first turned it on. It's very easy, and I believe the 12" machine is similar. There's a hatch on the underneath held down by four small phillips screws, and then a standard SODIMM socket underneath (well, two SODIMM sockets, one above the other, with the original RAM in the bottom[1] one). Pete [1] "Bottom" with the machine upside down and open, ie the upper socket in absolute terms. > I've ordered a 12" powerbook and will receive it later this > week. Can anyone tell me how easy/hard it is to add memory > to this system? Is it along the same difficulty of adding > memory to an old G3 powerbook, or does it require more > disassembly of the system? Thanks. The installation is very simple. One thing to watch for, however, is to follow the instructions exactly for removing and replacing the battery. (They want you to remove the battery first just to be sure you do not accidentally power on the machine while installing the memory.) When I put my battery back in, I put the wrong end in first. It did not fit easily, so I pushed too hard and ended up with a battery that is stuck in place. The powerbook works fine, and hopefully I will have no need to get the battery out before I am ready for a new powerbook, because it is really stuck and I am told the fix would be very expensive. Mark Cutler |
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