2010 Macbook pro upgrades 1TB HD and 8GB ram

[kat9213]

hello, i have a problem with my Seagate 1TB SATA 2.5, I can't install it on my macbook pro...i can't see the hard drive when i want to install snow leopard. do i have to buy new RAM before i can install Seagate 1TB SATA 2.5 on my Macbook Pro 13 inch*?? please help

[turningbytouch]

@kat9213 the new seagate drives are reported to have a serious problem with new macbooks from 2010 onwards. please see the seagate forums and apple discussion boards. this is due to component architecture on the drives. I'm in search of a drive which will give me exra storage whilst on site, etc.

[trikolpona]

@kat9213 no you dont need to change your RAM, What did you mean you cant see your hard drive?? Is it when you are trying to format and partition the hard drive or when you bootup??

[phenomena17]

where can i buy these hard drives, can i get it from the apple store??

[ccdanieldb]

@phenomena17 You can buy at newegg.com

[tisscalli]

Is your Macbook working ok after performing the upgrade?

[ccdanieldb]

@tisscalli Yes it works fine

[Hector95100]

do macbook pros take 2.5 inch or 3.5 inch hard drives?

[ccdanieldb]

@Hector95100 2.5 in drives

[FlowFingazTeam]

what is the formatted capacity?

[ccdanieldb]

@FlowFingazTeam I have one 849GB partition for the Mac, and one 150GB partition for Bootcamp.

[chrisros1997]

upgraded my MBP OEM 13'' from 160gb and 2x1gb to 500gb AV WD 2,5-9,5mm hdd (this one has a high cache, 32mb) and 2x4gb G skill 1066-7-7-7-20 

[DarkS3phiroth17]

apple s ram doesn't exist, you can buy from any brand, corsair or kingston are the way to go, same for the hdd, anyway 8gb doesn't make a lot of difference, if you want to see a real performance boost go with an SSD

[earlcamblelover]

Thanks man wasnt sure if the 1tb was gonna fit inside my 13inch macbook pro 2010

[MediSpring]

the original HDD is 9mm high. is the 1TB with 12,5mm a problem?

[ccdanieldb]

@MediSpring No as you can see from the video it fit in my MBP

[theNerdGamer88]

i've heard that Apple RAM is a lot more expensive than other RAM from other brands .

i know it's better to get hardware from the brand of your computer , but if you buy a samsung ram stick or kingston is also as good .

this voids your waranty doing this ? ._.

i want to upgrade my ram and my hdd .

[cg0def]

@theNerdGamer88 upgrading the RAM and/or HDD does not void your MBP warranty. The only thing is you need to keep the original ones because you will need them if it ever gets to the point where your MBP needs to be sent in for repair or replacement. Also Apple uses standard RAM and HDDs that are only stamped with the Apple logo. There is nothing that makes them different except maybe a custom firmware for the HDD.

[cg0def]

@theNerdGamer88 It might also be worth pointing out that some HDDs perform better than others in an MBP and that you can tweak the HDD firmware settings but you will need a computer with PS2 port on it which is not a mac ...

Some MBPs are having problems with seagate hybrid drives and some drives with G-force protection built in tend to cause problems and/or drain your battery faster. But there are plenty of reviews and posts online that give you an idea of what works and what doesn't :)

[Jraptor1959]

You should talk. Everyone on the internet sounds silly, so don't worry about it.

[sayisakindof]

wow congratz for this video doesn't have any thumb down! that's rare.

And it's kinda boring reinstall everything isn't it XD? but for 1tb it's worthy, enjoy that machine =P

[BladeRunn]

Jeeez.... Western Digital drive? You must have an digital information Death Wish...Westerns suck, try getting Hitachis or Toshibas, if you care for your information!

[leehong8882221]

how do you reinstall your mac os and the stuff from the stock hard disk to the new one?

[john4short]

lol , Scatches the Machine @ 3:25

[jayzg60]

doesnt it drain more battery?

[harborskoolmaniac]

@jayzg60 I'm not sure, i'm going to try this, but i don't think so, WD hdd are known for being the most silent and few battery drainers...

[davidoct14]

great video!

[topgearnut1989]

does this have the same build structure as the mid 2009 MBP? so will the 1TB fit in that? thanks

[hugobification]

ha! dont know if this was what caused it but on amazon i searched for one and the hard drive and the memory came up as "frequently bought together"

thanks for the vid

[sangolt88]

Whats the maximum laptop memory? 8 GB or 16 GB (per module)?

[AppBuddy]

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[lfballesteros]

I was trying to do the same, but seems the computer hangs on the startup, how did you config the HD, do you have to do any special?

[darkdog4440]

LOL apple Macbook Pros have Toshiba HDDS!!!!!!!

[pitoman524]

@ccdanieldb Can u put a 1TB HDD in the 13 inch MBP??

[jtcdude]

Hey you said that you would probably go with a 7200rpm drive when they were out. Aren't you concerned with the hit on battery life?

[cg0def]

@jtcdude there is a very small difference in battery life plus the new MBP has a huge battery. You loose something like 15 minutes of battery life with the 7200 rpm and if you are willing to adjust the settings in the firmware you can technically regain that too. After all Apple does sell the MBP with a 7200 rpm drive if you want one!

[antwonza]

How much did all that cost you? And where did you buy it all from?

[ccdanieldb]

@antwonza

Got the MBP online from apple. The memory and hard drive was from Newegg.

[ctrlfr3q]

@ccdanieldb

thanks, id looked all over to see if that drive would fit in the same machine. nice demo. just bought the same stuff from the same place.

[mhtruth]

@ctrlfr3q 8gb ddr3 1067 ram costs less than $100 shipped for the macbookpro 15 inch... the Hdd is another story

[CostumedIraqi]

Thanks for the vid, bro. Clean, clear and straight to the point. Gonna perform this today to my MBP.

Keep up the good work.

[win2300]

great video! thanks for putting my mind at ease... i ordered the WD 1TB drive without researching weather it would work or not

[Adrast]

The popping sound the case makes sounds painful to me. Definitely wouldn't feel confident doing that...

[DreAKAUrkel]

The 1TB hard drive fits in my 2010 MBP. I have a friend who said he put one in his son's 2009 MBP. I installed it last night. Got it from Micro Center Paterson NJ. Takes a few minutes.

[emihackr97]

Hi, did the 12.5 mm HDD fit into the 2009 MacBook?

[UvoraTheOnlineWorld]

I would loose my warranty if I did it myself, have Apple do it. By the way, none of you need 8 gigabytes of memory, no one uses 8 GB of memory. If you use 8 GB of the memory and it's full, -slaps-

[SwishaHouse7777]

@UvoraTheOnlineWorld i did this and it doesnt void the warranty apple gives you instructions on there website on how to do it and i do visual photography and minor video editing for school and the 8gb comes in handy!!!

[harborskoolmaniac]

@SwishaHouse7777 yea 8 gb its good, i tried it and all but i'm going to upgrade to 16 gb ram, ewith 8 gb yesterday i ended up with 100 mb

[harborskoolmaniac]

@UvoraTheOnlineWorld btw gonna upgrade to 16 gb of ram, its possible, gonna cost me 369$ on crucial... i'm a high school student and sometimes i end up with 200 mb, zoo stop judging if ppl upgrade to 8 gb..

[corexditch]

@ccdanieldb hi dude, i have a 15 inch mid `10 MBpro, but core i5.

wich brand of RAM do you recommend me? i want to upgrade it to 8gb too, meaning 2x4gm RAM ddr3.

Thanks!

[harborskoolmaniac]

@corexditch go to crucial.com and scan your system they're around 40$

[corexditch]

@harborskoolmaniac Are crucial memories up to the task? they are cheap actually...

[ccdanieldb]

@corexditch Apple is not overclocked so just about any brand will work.

[Shreddus]

@corexditch I have 8GB of crucial memory in my Mid 2010 Macbook Pro and have not encountered a problem :)

[superflydcd]

Hi, I have an important quest in regards to upgrading my Macbook Pro? I was wondering, what 1TB hard drive did "you" purchase (brand and model number I mean) for your Macbook? I would like to upgrade mine to a 1TB SATA Drive @ 7200. I just don't know exactly where I can get one of that kind. I just need a direct link. :) Can you help me please?

[thomastmic]

will the WD SCORPIO BLUE NB 500GB 8M SATA fit?

[ccdanieldb]

@Natxoxo92

Newegg.com

[ccdanieldb]

@Playerchess77

No change in battery life. Overall computer is only faster in things like photoshop and games.  But it is noticeably faster

[hummurabi2010]

How hot does that mfkr run ? im wondering what SMC says when you run some demanding APPS. please do tell! im a dj in process of doing this! you have my dream laptop and ill be in your shoes one day! cheers!

[ccdanieldb]

@hummurabi2010

It runs great but gets hot when running demanding Apps.

[hummurabi2010]

@ccdanieldb Could you give me some numbers as far as temperature ?

i know my black 13" macbook has a single fan and it reaches 150 degrees or so when running serato, my older (pre unibody) macbook pro can run serato at 140 degrees (or so) when running serato as well. dual fans do help but i would think with 8g ram that it would effortlessly do more work. do you have SMC fan control on your mac ? you should get it and see what kind of operating numbers you get when using demanding apps.

[dshiznit148]

@ccdanieldb to prevent your macbook pro from overheating get an app called smcfancontrol

[ThatOneCoolGuy1]

How much was it for the kit

[ccdanieldb]

@ThatOneCoolGuy1

Cant remember and it dose not matter. Ram and HDD go down in price daily.

[lightbeing80]

Hi mate i take it your using the 5200 rpm drive? How is that for speed... have you seen the Toshiba MK1059GSM 1TB 2.5" Hard Drive SATAII 5400rpm 8MB Cache ?

[ccdanieldb]

@lightbeing80

I have had good luck with this one so far. But i will probably upgrade once someone comes out with a 7200rpm 1tb 2.5in HDD.

[WrathFromWithin]

@ccdanieldb But is it slow, like 5 seconds to open your documents window slow?

[Acks2000]

@ccdanieldb hey haven't seagate done that now? with constellation?? you gonna get that?

would love to see a review.

[ThePartas]

I have the Toshiba 1tb in my 13'' unibody pro and it totally sucks, its much louder than the original Hitachi 250gb

[serebros4]

i just purchased a 2010 macbook pro 13 with 4gb ram, thinking about the switch to 8gb, its only around $150 with the rebate from OWC, my question is was it worth it? is it really FAST

thanks

[ccdanieldb]

@serebros4

It is faster but only in programs that use that much memory, like photo shop and games in windows.

[perdiletto]

Hi, maybe already asked... how is the noise with the new HD? Thanks

[ccdanieldb]

@perdiletto

No noise, its only a 5200rpm drive. and the WD have always been comparatively quiet drives.

[hkdiva2015]

This is a Western Digital Hard Drive and basically they're the only HDD vendor that offers a 1TB Notebook Hard Drive in the market and it's a 15" MacBook Pro, just seen at the final seconds of the video.

[Nixxsta]

looks kl man but is there a 1tb internal hardrive to install onto my macbook pro 13?

and any other amount of high hardrive space

[ccdanieldb]

@Nixxsta

The 1Tb drive fits in my 13in Mac book so it should fit in your 13in Mac book Pro.

[Nixxsta]

@ccdanieldb

thanks alot man for the help

[Nixxsta]

@ccdanieldb

and could you recommend any 1tb drives to me?

[barkingdog3107]

ive got the late 2009 mbp 13" wid a 2.26ghz and a 2 gb ram...an blah blah...its the base model...

the issue comes here is tht i use it alot fo djin...serato...n i havent had the system crash till date bt lately ive noticed my sys lags a lil but not often...

so i was thinkin of upgrading the hdd frm a 160 gb to a 500gb or a 1 tb.... along with tht to upgrade my ram frm a 2 gb to an 8 gb....

do u think these mods are necesarry or it wont make much of a big difference

[mart182003]

@barkingdog3107 serato is the best.

[ccdanieldb]

@barkingdog3107

I personally would want a larger HDD. A 7200rpm 500GB or 750GB HDD will give you the best performance. If you need for space the 5200rpm 1TB HDD will fit and is also just as reliable, but will have a small performance hit. Also you should have at least 4gb of RAM in any computer in my book.

[olegod8]

great video! thanks!

[ccdanieldb]

@olegod8

No problem glad you like it.

[olegod8]

is it macboo pro 13 or 15?

[ccdanieldb]

@olegod8

It is a 2010 i7 Mac book pro 15in. 

[hkdiva2015]

Wow, never thought that a 1TB Notebook Hard Drive would ever fit in a MacBook Pro since 1TB Notebook HDDs are slightly thicker than their 500 GB couterparts. I would like to thank you for posting this video as it does ease my doubts about buying a 1TB Notebook HDD for my upcoming purchase of the 13" MacBook Pro.

[ccdanieldb]

@hkdiva2015

I have a 1TB HDD in my 13in Mac Book as well. It is a much tighter fit in the 13in vs. the 15in Mac book pro.

[hkdiva2015]

@ccdanieldb

Thank You for your response. I believe the much tighter fit in the 13" MacBook with the 1TB HDD is due to the polycarbonate. I think the Aluminum made the fit a lot more easier due to the lack of thickness and did you also kind of struggle to tighten the screws around the HDD area with the 13" MacBook after the 1TB HDD was on there?

[highstupid]

this does help. how easy is it to remove the bottom, as i also have a macbook pro 15" i7 and im interested in upgrading it since i also have the highres antiglare screen and will want it to hold alot of mov

ies

[ccdanieldb]

@highstupid

It has two or three places where the bottom were it snaps in. It will need some force to get it off and put it back on. But just a bit. Don't bend it.

[MrDikesh]

now the installation is STUCKED! :( so power booted again!

[MrDikesh]

I have just installed same 1TB hard drive but it is taking long time to install Snow Leopard. It is showing 27minutes left since long time. However its not stuck yet as I can see that bar is moving slowly. My configuration is MacBook Pro 15" 4GB RAM w/ 2.53GHz processor mid 2009 version.

Please let me know how long it took just to install Snow Leopard?

Thanks

[2828528]

@MrDikesh Where did you manage to find a 1TB 2.5" internal HDD. I've been looking all over!

[ccdanieldb]

@MrDikesh

Took about 30 mins. You may have a bad drive.

[badstaar96]

were did u get the ram and hardrive from?

[2828528]

How much did the parts cost you and where did you find them? Is it worth doing the same upgrades to my 13" Macbook pro?

[xdeadstarpsyclonx]

@2828528 If you have a 13" pro with 4GB of ram, unless you're running many virtual machines doubling your ram wont really have that much of an effect, increasing your hard drive storage it entirely up to you and if you need that much storage in the machine :]

[MrHumerousify]

where did you get the 1tb hard disk and what's the cache size?..WTF?

[xdeadstarpsyclonx]

@MrHumerousify Western digital scorpio blue 5200rpm 8MB cache, have a google for OWC they sell them at a reasonable price - or have a look on western D.'s site for their listed retailers

[1GQRomeo]

Hey so how's the ram so far are they giving you any problems?

[ccdanieldb]

@1GQRomeo

No problems

[cslat2407]

Is this a MacBook Pro i7 15" ?

[soberoks666]

@cslat2407 yes, it says it in the description.

[Jdaye08]

Hey how much did those ram modules cost you?

[fnawesomewes]

Where did you buy the parts to do this?

I'm not really expecting an answer.. But anyway.. how did you copy everything from your old hard drive to your new one?

[ccdanieldb]

@fnawesomewes

Got parts from Newegg.com. When you install OSX on the new hard drive you can connect the old one with a usb cable and use Migration Assistant to make a perfect copy of OSX form the old HD on the new hard drive. Windows 7 is not as easy. I just copy did windows 7 the hard way.

[verybadlydrawn]

@ccdanieldb What are you using to connect the old HD to the MBP via USB?

[ccdanieldb]

@fnawesomewes

Newegg.com

[samvaryani]

I saw that you installed a PC10666(1333 MHz) from GSKILL but at the per the specifications of Apple MBP only supports PC8500(1066MHz). Can you tell me if you saw any problems with the new memory module and also what is the speed of the memory shown by OSX (Can be found in "About This Mac" ). Thanks

[ccdanieldb]

@samvaryani

No problems at all. OSX shows "8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3".  Windows shows as 1333 MHz. I got the memory for windows gaming.

[mart182003]

@samvaryani the 1066MHZ maximum, do you know if it only applies to the 13in core duo mac? or to all? because this guy is upgrading the 1333 mhz to a core i7, because i have duo core an wanted to upgrade to 133 mhz ram, but i didnt think it would be compatible. thanks

[samvaryani]

@mart182003 Works well in Core 2 duo, I have late 2009 MacBook Pro 13". I went for GSkill 1333 Mhz. It is down clocked at 1067 Mhz

[hadegbite]

Is the WD loud? spinning noise? Is it noticeably louder than your stock HD?

[ccdanieldb]

@hadegbite

No sound that i can hear. 

[antfrapalm]

How much would you sell that computer for?

[ccdanieldb]

@antfrapalm

Sorry not for sale. Will sell in about a year for $1000 or so, assuming apple comes out with a better one.

[soberoks666]

awesome, so even though the hard drive is a little thicker (which i was skeptical about), it still fits? also where did you buy your ram?

[ccdanieldb]

@soberoks666

Got the RAM on newegg.com

[acogscopepwn]

are you selling those 2 x 2 gb ram modules?

[ccdanieldb]

@acogscopepwn

No, I put them in my MacBook

[2828528]

@acogscopepwn I have my 2x 2gb ram modules from my macbook pro 13" for sale.. Interested?

[angelstuart816]

hi i have 4gb of ram in my mbp 2010 2.4ghz and wanted to upgrade do you think your mbp runs faster with the new upgrade

[ccdanieldb]

@angelstuart816

Only if you are gaming in Windows.

[FinaleEnt]

Does the 1tb in your laptop kill battery? Do you have a shorter battery life?

[ccdanieldb]

@FinaleEnt

Battery life is about 7 hours on the web in OSX

[gan0nsl4y3r]

was there a significant speed increase from 4gb to 8gb?

[ccdanieldb]

@gan0nsl4y3r

No significant speed increase in OSX. Windows responds much better when gaming with the 8 gigs of RAM

[andyusa]

Do u need to reinstall Mac OS after installing the new drive? I was also wondering if the WD 1 TB would fit on my 2010 unibody 13 inch MBP...

[ccdanieldb]

@andyusa

Yes you will have to install OSX on the new hard drive but thanks to Migration Assistant you can get an exact copy of what what you had on the old one via a usb cable. I do not have a 13 inch Macbook Pro so i can not say for sure that the HD will fit in it. I would assume that it would because I can fit the HD in my late 2009 Macbook.

[Deathbringer135]

does the harddrive fit in one of the new macbook unibodys ?0_o

[ccdanieldb]

@Deathbringer135

It fits in my new 15 in Macbook Pro and my old late 2009 13 in Macbook

[sshuck]

Hey, I was wondering...Did you notice any change in your boot times? Also, do you have any buzzing or clicking with the new drive? Please answer in comments so the world can see - it's a bit tough to Google these questions with everyone still asking if the drive fits or not :P

Thanks!

[ccdanieldb]

@sshuck

I do not know what the stock startup time was, but it now takes about 51 seconds to boot to OSX and about 2 minuets to boot to windows 7. There are no clicking or other sounds coming from the hard drive.

[pokemezz]

seriously 8gigs >.> such waste of money OH HEY does the 12.5inch fit in macbook pro 13 ??? :(