Recent content by Callidus

Hey, recently, I updraded my RAM from 6GB (2x4GB, 2x1GB) to 8GB (4x2GB), because I was mixing DDR2 1000 sticks with DDR2 800 sticks, and wanted to run at around 1000 speeds. Ever since I put in the new G.Skill 2x2GB DDR2 1066 sticks, Windows 7 started having random BSODs. I did a memtest and...

I'm taking it to a local repair shop who will send it to Apple for free for me. I'm going to get an estimate and let you guys know what it might be. Thanks!

Yes, I tried that, too. It didn't work. Actually, briefly today, my keyboard started working again and I was able to boot into Windows. Then I booted the Snow Leopard disk and tried to repair the disk (which it claims is corrupt), but it failed, recommending backing up my files and erasing the...

Really? It seems to me like it's just a corrupt Mac OS X installation, but I guess the fact that I can't seem to get it to recognize my keystrokes (though I know the keyboard at least partially works, I can toggle Caps Lock on and off) seems to indicate greater problems I guess. Also, being...

Nope, sorry. Doesn't let me do that anymore, either, apparently. :/ I'm probably having keyboard problems on top of it. It's been getting shoddier and shoddier even before this.

So, last night I found that my Macbook Pro (Late 2007, Santa Rosa) wouldn't output to the screen or an external. I thought I had the dreaded video chipset failure that Apple reported more common for my model. However, when I started up today, after leaving the battery out for awhile, the screen...