パソコンの動きが遅いのが気になっていたが、買って何年も経つのにこれに投資してもなぁと、だましだまし使ってきた。特にアプリを幾つも立ち上げたり、ブラウザでタブを幾つも使うと切り替えるたびに大変。アプリの終了ができなくなる。複数ユーザで使うなどもっての他。しまいにはログアウトもできなくなる。
I have been frustrated with the speed of my PC, but I have been trying to use it without investing more because it has been years since I bought it. It was hard to use especially when I used several application at the same time and used many tabs on the browser at the same time. Many times I was not able to quit application. It is out of consideration to log in by more than one users. Finally, to log out became impossible often.
一寸我慢の限界と感じ始めた。症状的に物理メモリの不足が原因のように思える。メモリ増設するかなと物色はじめた。
私のパソコンはMacintosh Series. MacPlusという古の機械を購入して以来、自宅ではMac Userだ。今は、iMacというのとMacbook proというのを使っている。今回メモリ増設するのは新しい方のMacbook。
I started to feel this is it. The symptom make me suspect it is because of lack of physical memory. I started to choose memory to increase the size of it.
My PC is Macintosh. I have been using Mac at home since I bought old MacPlus. Now, I have iMac and Macbook pro. It is Macbook pro that I was going to enhance memories to.
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| MacPlus, my first PC at home. |
Appleのサポートページから適合するメモリのスペックを調べ、Amazonでメモリを注文した。1,2日してメモリが届き、このマシンをいじるのは初めてなのでドキドキしながら裏蓋を開けた。汚な!!空気取り入れ口やファンが埃だらけ。ついでなので、掃除機で掃除してから、メモリを入れ替える。蓋をして電源投入するが、何と立ち上げ途中で再リセットかかり、それを何度も繰り返す。差し込み方が悪いかと何度か試すが、ダメ〜。壊したかなとまたドキドキしながら元のメモリに戻すとこれは動く。一安心。また、新しいメモリにするがダメ。PROMリセットというのも試みるがダメ。
After I studied the specifications of the memory to buy at Apple support site, I ordered memory modules at Amazon. After several days the memories were delivered, and I opened the back cover of the machine with a thumping heart since this was the first time I opened this PC. Oh, mess! The air intake and the fan are covered with dust... Taking this opportunity, I vacuumed the area before I replaced memories. Installed the back panel, I powered on. Oh, f*** it kept on restarting in the middle of start up. Considering maybe the bad contact, I reinstalled the memories several times in vain. I was afraid I damaged the PC itself, and reinstalled the original memories to be relieved to see it worked OK. Trying new ones again did not work. PROM reset did not work either.
ううむ、初心に戻りもういちどAmazonのサイトを見ると、下の方の口コミの所に私と同じMid 2010のマシンでは動かなかったという口コミが２つ。ありゃぁ、いつも口コミはよく読むようにしていたのに、何でこれに限って読まなかったのか。トホホ・・・。
Mmmm, returning to the starting point and browse Amazon site again, I found out that there are two comments of users saying that this module did not work with Mid 2010 model that is mine. Oh, no. I usually read comments when I buy something, but this time I guess I was too careless.
兎に角使えないんだから返品しようと、Amazon返品初体験。これが思ったよりというか、驚くほどシステマティックにできていて簡単。購入履歴から返品をクリックすれば至れり尽くせりのインストラクション。電話すると日本郵便が取りに来てくれてオシマイ。こういうところはアメリカに敵わんなと思う。
Anyway, I decided to return the useless ones, and tried to return to Amazon for the first time. This turned out to be unexpectedly or surprisingly systematic and easy. You can find really kind and detailed instruction when you click "return the product" at the history page. The final action was only calling operator to send for Japan postal service to pick up the product. This kind of service, Japan is far behind the system of the US system.
返品が済んだので、このMacに適合するメモリを注文する。今度注文したのはこれ。
Since I was able to return the wrong one safely, I ordered another ones shown here.
今朝もう届いたので、慣れた手順で新しいメモリを入れ、電源投入すると今度は無事にスタートした。メモリ容量を確認すると、このように8G認識している。
The product came this morning and I replaced the memory with ease, and powered on. Voila! The Mac started successfully, and I checked the installed memory with satisfaction.
操作もメチャメチャ軽快になり、大変ご満足です〜。
The operation became really smooth, I am more than very satisfied. ;-)