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WD5000BEVT issues on Macbook Pro Late2008
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<blockquote data-quote="pandaen" data-source="post: 997592" data-attributes="member: 55633"><p><strong>Problem:</strong> </p><p>Random lock-ups, where the computer will stall for 30-120 seconds at random, and again randomly fall back to running normally like nothing happened. Also the computer seems slower.</p><p></p><p><strong>Where the problem lies:</strong> </p><p>The problem started since installing a WD5000BEVT(Western Digital Blue 500GB) in the Macbook Pro. So the problem is connected with this, and from what I read the problem can be something of the following:</p><p>-EFI Update 1.7</p><p>-Harddrive Head Parking </p><p>-Power Management Issues</p><p>-Snow Leopard</p><p></p><p><strong>Setup:</strong></p><p>-MacBook Pro 15" - Late 2008 (Coconut says age 13 months)</p><p>-4GB Kingston Value (Not an issue)</p><p></p><p><strong>Solution:</strong></p><p>-This is where I thought YOU could help <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pandaen, post: 997592, member: 55633"] [B]Problem:[/B] Random lock-ups, where the computer will stall for 30-120 seconds at random, and again randomly fall back to running normally like nothing happened. Also the computer seems slower. [B]Where the problem lies:[/B] The problem started since installing a WD5000BEVT(Western Digital Blue 500GB) in the Macbook Pro. So the problem is connected with this, and from what I read the problem can be something of the following: -EFI Update 1.7 -Harddrive Head Parking -Power Management Issues -Snow Leopard [B]Setup:[/B] -MacBook Pro 15" - Late 2008 (Coconut says age 13 months) -4GB Kingston Value (Not an issue) [B]Solution:[/B] -This is where I thought YOU could help :) [/QUOTE]
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