Mac Forum / General / Portable Macs / July 2009

I don't want to remove the back of my new Macbook Pro for nothing so I'm
wondering if one of you might clue me in on what drives can be used
inside.  I have a 500gig Fujitso serial ata drive and wonder if the
connectors in the Mac are standardized and, thus, will make the

I want to buy online, a thin, clear keyboard protector
for my new $999 macbook - but can't find -
even on Apple's site, a keyboard protector
that specifically fits the new $999 Macbook.

My client would like to know what type of NON-adapter power connections
to get for his 15" 2.4 Ghz MacBook Pro on his Boeing 777 business
flights. He doesn't want those adapters since they clutter up and are
heavy. Also, where to buy them (Costco, Best Buy, Apple stores, etc. in

Pardon a stupid question, but is it normal for the light on the MacBook
magsafe connector to go out completely out from time to time? I'm
assuming not, and I should take my charger in to get it replaced, but I
thought I'd check first.

Two-year old 15" MBP; the original battery has finally gotten to where
it won't start the machine on its own and only has about 3-5 minutes'
capacity at "full" charge.  Figure it's about time to give it a decent
burial and move on.  Batteries Plus has a Ray-O-Vac replacement

I have a Black MacBook that I need to replace the keyboard on. I believe
that I have version 2 of the keyboard. The volume controls are on the F3,
F4,F5. I would like to replace it with a version 3 keyboard if possible.
My question is will the OS know what version keyboard is ...

Has anyone managed to get OSX to work on the Dell Inspiron 1545? I see lots
of people are running it on Dell's Mini-9.....

My macbook pro 2.33 ghz has been shutting down unexpectadly the last few
days. The one thing all the shutdowns have had in common is that the
left side of the computer was exceedingly hot at the time.
So, I download istat, and saw that my left fan is running at 1500 rpm,