Recent content by anotherdrew

I figured you had tried, but I had to ask. On the front there are a number of indicator lights. One is for hard drive activity. After you turn on the laptop, do you see the hard drive activity light blinking like crazy? Also, have you tried to get back to BIOS by holding F2 after turning on...

Grumble ... just so I am clear ... you have 2 4GB RAM sticks. You took the older one out and put the newer one in. Your not sure if the newer is compatible with the laptop or is it the newer is not compatible with the older? Do you still have the older RAM stick? What happens if you switch...

Was the laptop plugged in while you were installing the memory stick? Did the laptop normally beep or anything when you turned it on ... does it still beep?

You can. Here is a video showing you how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63G1q-dIE_4 While you can do it, I'm not sure you should do it. The 4 core options use quite a bit more power, which means more heat. I doubt your laptop has the capacity to get rid of that extra heat and overheating...

Someone may have deleted their answer. I'm not an expert on Apple stuff, but I think what you need is a TV with AirPlay or box with AirPlay that will plug into your TV. This article is a bit older, but it seemed to have a lot of information about requirements...