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HELP: Older Macbook Pro 17 is requiring SMC Reset to start after leaving it sleeping!
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<blockquote data-quote="jsmarsh" data-source="post: 1740458" data-attributes="member: 381002"><p><strong>My solution was:</strong></p><p></p><p>I have a 2008 15" MacBook Pro that was having similar problems as the first poster in this thread. WIFI cars was shutting off every time it went to sleep and Photoshop processing was getting slower and slower. (especially compared to my iMac) Rather that spend the money for a new one I decided to first do a couple of much cheaper upgrades:</p><p></p><p>First: I installed what what then the latest OSX, I think it was Yosemite. That helped with my WIFI problems.</p><p>Second: I replaced the original drive with a Crucial SSD drive. CT500MX200SSD1 I saw the difference for that as expected.</p><p>Third: Even though that Mac was not supposed to recognize more than 4GB RAM I installed 8 GB. (Crucial again) System information sees it and I can see the difference.</p><p></p><p>2 years later, this computer still serves me beautifully as a travel machine. I have not had any problems since the upgrade, it runs Sierra easily and I am sure I would have had to buy 2 if not 3 Windows PCs (and Windows OS upgrades) to have what this MBPro gives me.</p><p>I am very pleased.</p><p>Hope this helps.</p><p>John</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jsmarsh, post: 1740458, member: 381002"] [b]My solution was:[/b] I have a 2008 15" MacBook Pro that was having similar problems as the first poster in this thread. WIFI cars was shutting off every time it went to sleep and Photoshop processing was getting slower and slower. (especially compared to my iMac) Rather that spend the money for a new one I decided to first do a couple of much cheaper upgrades: First: I installed what what then the latest OSX, I think it was Yosemite. That helped with my WIFI problems. Second: I replaced the original drive with a Crucial SSD drive. CT500MX200SSD1 I saw the difference for that as expected. Third: Even though that Mac was not supposed to recognize more than 4GB RAM I installed 8 GB. (Crucial again) System information sees it and I can see the difference. 2 years later, this computer still serves me beautifully as a travel machine. I have not had any problems since the upgrade, it runs Sierra easily and I am sure I would have had to buy 2 if not 3 Windows PCs (and Windows OS upgrades) to have what this MBPro gives me. I am very pleased. Hope this helps. John [/QUOTE]
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