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So my company decides I need a new MacBook Pro to impress some clients I'm seeing next week. Rather than risk a shipped system being late, I drive 90 minutes to my "local" Apple Store to buy one right then and there.
I walk in - the place is mobbed - and I find a staffer and rattle off what I need. He finds a system, and I pay up, and then they take it in the back to upgrade the RAM. Forty five minutes later, I have the system and drive home.
I set it up in my office, settle down for an evening of installations and whatnot and turn it on. Instead of the usual Apple tone, I was greeted by a distinctly PC-like beep. It was one beep, indicating No RAM Found.
"Of course," I defeatedly mused, as I looked at the clock and went to get my tools. I popped open the bottom and, sure enough, both chips were half way out. I rolled my eyes, "Geniuses, indeed" and seated the RAM properly. Screwed on the back panel and everything worked perfectly.
Moral of the story: boot your system before leaving the Apple store because the "geniuses" obviously don't think it's important to test systems after making hardware changes. I guess common sense isn't taught at the Cupertino training sessions they take.
Thanks for reading my rant. Carry on...
I walk in - the place is mobbed - and I find a staffer and rattle off what I need. He finds a system, and I pay up, and then they take it in the back to upgrade the RAM. Forty five minutes later, I have the system and drive home.
I set it up in my office, settle down for an evening of installations and whatnot and turn it on. Instead of the usual Apple tone, I was greeted by a distinctly PC-like beep. It was one beep, indicating No RAM Found.
"Of course," I defeatedly mused, as I looked at the clock and went to get my tools. I popped open the bottom and, sure enough, both chips were half way out. I rolled my eyes, "Geniuses, indeed" and seated the RAM properly. Screwed on the back panel and everything worked perfectly.
Moral of the story: boot your system before leaving the Apple store because the "geniuses" obviously don't think it's important to test systems after making hardware changes. I guess common sense isn't taught at the Cupertino training sessions they take.
Thanks for reading my rant. Carry on...