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Difficulty

Easy

Steps

5

Time Required

                          7 - 10 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Memory Cover
  • 2 steps
  • RAM
  • 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Use a coin or spudger to rotate the battery-locking screw 90 degrees clockwise.

Use a coin or spudger to rotate the battery-locking screw 90 degrees clockwise.

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Step 2

  • Lift the battery out of the computer.

Lift the battery out of the computer.

Step 3

              Memory Cover
  • Remove the three evenly-spaced Phillips screws from along the rear wall of the battery compartment.
  • The screws are captive to the metal memory cover.
  • When replacing the battery casing, use a spudger to re-insert the foam cushioning behind the rear wall for propper battery spacing.

Remove the three evenly-spaced Phillips screws from along the rear wall of the battery compartment.

The screws are captive to the metal memory cover.

When replacing the battery casing, use a spudger to re-insert the foam cushioning behind the rear wall for propper battery spacing.

Step 4

  • Lift up on L-shaped memory cover, slide it to the right, and lift it out of the computer.

Lift up on L-shaped memory cover, slide it to the right, and lift it out of the computer.

Step 5

              RAM
  • In one swift but careful motion, flick the levers to the left and slide the RAM chip out from its compartment.
  • Unlike the iBook line, the MacBook has two RAM slots, which allows for up to 2 GBs of memory.

In one swift but careful motion, flick the levers to the left and slide the RAM chip out from its compartment.

Unlike the iBook line, the MacBook has two RAM slots, which allows for up to 2 GBs of memory.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Madeleine - Jan 22, 2012

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I followed these direction to upgrade my ram from 2 512MB chips to 2 1GB chips. They were simple, but I hit a snag somewhere because when I went to turn back on my computer the light on the slide just blinked several times and no start up ocurred. How do you know that the new RAM chips are in sufficiently? Do you have to press them in until they click or lock? Mine just slid in and are somewhat “loose” still.

thanks!

hank1930 - Jul 1, 2014

Madeline I have the same question about re inserting the ram but can’t find an answer

did you?

Hank

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chnafou - Aug 30, 2014

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I have followed the steps and the computer kept crashing when i started it with the RAM. Once i put the old pne back in, it started as smootly as before: i think these RAMs are not compatible with the A1181 model.

Maximillian Charles - Mar 10, 2016

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I don’t know why some people are mentioning a torx. This is a regular phillips. Had one laying around from my old-style mac mini upgrade. It couldn’t be easier. It’s almost like the new style mac mini ram upgrade. So effortless.

Patrick Orum - Dec 5, 2020

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Please note. The ram modules have to be pushed all the way in until they click in place. You have to push them quite hard to do this. If the ram modules just slide in until they stop then they won’t make contact.