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Mid 2010 i7 Macbook Pro 6,2 stuck at Apple logo on boot
Recently my 15 inch Macbook Pro (mid 2010, i7) hasn't been booting normally (No drops, no spills, etc). It just hasn't been able to boot normally. The issue I'm having is it only goes as far as the ...
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Running out of hard drive space, yet Disk Inventory shows only 190GB used vs. 480 GB used in HD Get Info? How is that possible?
I'm down to 20GB on a 500GB hard drive and would like to know what's eating up the disk space, so I can clear out any large things I no longer need.
2 screen shots are showing me Disk Inventory ...
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Is it safe to shake/move macbook air while its running?
I had this laptop and i know it's flash drive so i dont think there are moving parts, is it safe to shake it or move it without worry ? turn it upside down while its running ? how safe is this ?
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What do I need to know to buy an SSD drive for a 2008 MacBook 5,1?
I'd like to buy an SSD drive for my MacBook aluminium (MacBook5,1 from 2008). What do I need to know to buy one which will work fine with it?
I.e. years ago any IDE drive would fit any IDE slot, but ...
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Can I replace optical drive with 2nd hard disk on MacBook?
I have a unibody MacBook, late 2008 I think. The optical drive failed and I wondered about adding a second hard disk. Is this simple to do?
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Macbook Pro - Not picking up Hard Drive
I had a problem when I turned on my Macbook Pro, I would just get a flashing "?" when I booted up.
I decided to grab a recovery from another mac I have, I put this onto a memory stick and my laptop ...
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Mac start up - Flashing Folder
Basically, tonight my mac crashed so I re-started and got a flashing folder.
I have searched around online for the commands that I need to press when I first hear the chime to get into the disk ...
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MacBook Pro hard disk failure. How to recover and clean install?
I have a MacBook pro, 2009, 13 inch, Original Snow leopard OS.
Recently, I was experiencing that my MacBook some times froze or restarted automatically! I didn't care, and one day it did not start!
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Macbook won't boot, possibly HDD issue
I am posting this for a friend who is having this problem but obviously can't post this himself as his computer will not boot up. He started having problems after a video game crashed during online ...
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Moving Drives Between Macs
I'm considering buying a new MacBook Pro after today's refresh, and I am wondering if OS X handles simply pulling a drive out of one MacBook Pro and putting it in another. I know that in the Windows ...
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MacBook Pro disk failure
Just a few months ago, I bought the latest 2011 MacBook Pro. Now, a few months later, I have a problem. It seems like my notebook is rejecting my hard drive (which is an SSD).
How it all began: ...
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Does the hard disk sleep setting in Energy Saver affect drives in the optical drive bay?
If a second hard drive is mounted in the optical drive bay of a MacBook Pro, will it be affected by the Energy Saver setting for "Put the hard disk(s) to sleep when possible"?
If it is affected, is ...
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Occasional system hangups after upgrade to Lion: is it a disk or software problem?
I have an 13 inch MacBook unibody Alu (early 2009, before they started to be called MacBook Pro) that I use every day for many hours (it's my work and life computer). Few weeks ago within few days I ...
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Macbook HD “Other” all the Sudden Almost Full
As you can see in the below image, my HD "Other" category is almost full. A couple of days ago, I randomly kept getting a popup saying that my disk was almost full. Then I went in and noticed the ...
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Unable to create a partition to install Mac OS X
When I try to install Mac OS X there is no partition for me to choose. I tried to create a partition and got the error, "Partition failed with the error: Couldn't unmount disc."
Anyone have a clue? ...
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Dropped MacBook, lots of disk io errors. How to fix?
My 2011 MacBook just slid off the table and hit the floor face down opened. There was a message saying to reset and I did. After that it wouldn't load OS X Lion; it stays at the gray screen forever. ...
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Which SSD to choose for a white late 2009 macbook [closed]
Currently there are many reviews on SSDs, and different types of SSDs as well.
What I would like to hear is what cost effective SSDs that exists that aslo has TRIM support and will work well with ...
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White MacBook hangs at gray Apple screen forever, won't boot to single user, won't mount using Disk Utility. What do I do next?
After a forced shutdown, my white MacBook hangs at the gray screen with the Apple logo and an infinitely spinning progress wheel.
I can boot in verbose mode, but I didn't see any particular error, ...
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Hard disk performance drastically declined after OS X Lion upgrade
After upgrading to Lion (10.7.1) a while ago I'm currently faced with a very poor performance of my system. It's a 2.2 GHz Core2Duo with 4 GB RAM and a 500GB HD.
E.g. the JBoss6 AS needs about 5 ...
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Checking number of reallocated sectors of HDD through Disk Utility, Mac OS X
My MacBook was purchased in 2008. Yesterday I checked the number of reallocated sectors of the hard drive using Disk Utility. It showed there were no reallocated sectors. That seems strange since I ...
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Reinstalling software on a brand new (non-formatted) drive - MacBook
My sister gave me her old Macbook that had a bad hard drive. I replaced it with a non-Apple drive and tried to install her software on it, but had no luck at all.
I did successfully load/run Ubuntu, ...
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After hard drive upgrade, battery not charging?
I just installed a new hard drive into my Macbook Pro 1,1. I had a little difficulty when I initially installed it because the monitor was not turning back on. After re-opening the MacBook Pro (with ...
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What is the position of HD Heads during a spin down?
So I'm debating between powering down and sleep mode when toting my macbook around in my backpack. Apple says the HD 'spins down' when in sleep, which obviously means is not spinning. But are the ...
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How to check if internal HDD spindle is off after unmount
I use SSD instead of optical drive in my Macbook MC516LL, so I have bunch of reasons why I wants to keep HDD's spindle off:
Preserve HDD from shock
Reduce energy consuming
Reduce overall system ...
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New hard drive not recognized
I swapped the original 80 GB hard drive for a new 640 GB Samsung HM64JI hard drive.
It is not recognized after booting from the 10.5 Installation DVD on Macbook 2.1 with recent EFI updates installed.
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Issues with replacing the internal hard drive in a mid 2007 macbook
I have a white 2007 MacBook with a 2.0 GhZ intel Core 2Duo processor with a 80GB Serial ATA @ 5400 rpm. Recently my hard drive crashed so I got a new 500Gb Western Digital AV-25 WD5000BUDT 500GB 5400 ...
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Will I damage my HDD if I transport my MacBook in sleep mode?
Is it safe to carry MacBook with HDD in a bag while it has been put sleep? I.e. I know there are some risks of hard disk drive damage if one tries to shake them or rotate them while they're working. ...
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Apple Sudden Motion Sensor and Hard Drive Upgrade
I'm looking to upgrade a notebook hard drive and wanted to use the Hitachi Travelstar 5K750. Will it work with the Apple Sudden Motion Sensor? Do I have any way of identifying drives that will play ...
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What hard drive is used for the 500 GB Macbook Pro option from Apple?
I'm looking to replace my Macbook Pro 13" hard drive. I tried upgrading to a Seagate Momentus XT 500 GB, but returned the drive because it caused the palm rest to vibrate when pressed (I installed ...
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Taking care of the hard drive in my MacBook?
Is it bad for my MacBook if I simply close the lid and pack it up? Will this impact the hard drive?
What about using it in a moving vehicle, like a car?
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Replacing SuperDrive with secondary storage?
I'm familiar with the OWC Data Doubler, a kit which allows you to remove your Macbook's SuperDrive and replace it with secondary storage.
What alternatives exist for this product?
A complete answer ...
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Macbook: Flashing Folder with Question Mark At Startup
So, I've been hearing a clicking sound coming from my macbook for about a week now. The last few days the system has just been locking itself up when I try to type anything.
Now, at startup I see ...
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Mac HDD Firmware for non-Mac-HDDs?
First of all: I use a MacBook (white) 13.3" 2Ghz (It says it's a MacBook3,1).
There was an 80GB HDD (Hitachi) built in, which just turned out to be a little too...
Well, it's not enough anymore.
So ...
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Attaching 3.5" desktop drive to MacBook SATA
I have a mid-2007 MacBook that, according to the Apple Store, has suffered some liquid damage and requires a new logic board to operate correctly, a ~$750 repair I've been told (would normally be ...
