Apple's line of Macintosh portable computers, first introduced in January 2006.
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Why won't my MacBookPro8,2 (Early 2011) connect to the internet through wifi after update to Mountain Lion?
I'm having a really weird problem with my MacBookPro8,2. Ever since I updated to Mountain Lion a couple weeks ago I've been having this problem.
It will connect to my WPA network at home, I can hit ...
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Cloning an image from MacBook Air to MacBook Pro
I am getting a mid-2012 13" MacBook Pro. I currently have a mid-2011 11" MacBook Air.
I will be purchasing a Crucial M4 512GB SSD for the Pro and I want to clone my existing Air's HDD before I give ...
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Can a MacBookPro6,1 drive a Dell U2713HM via DisplayPort?
I have a 17" MacBook Pro with mini-DisplayPort output - the model before Thunderbolt. On that basis buying a Thunderbolt display is out. It has switched Intel HD/Nvidia GT 330M graphics.
Dell have a ...
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Reduce volume of 'blip' sound on Macbook
When I click on the volume buttons I hear the 'blip' sound. I got how to disable it
But generally it is good to get feedback sound so I don't want to turn it off completely. I want to reduce the ...
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Time Machine after formatting still works?
I would like to format my mac, and be able to access old files, photos... from my previous time machine backup.
I have backed up my mac with time machine and I am uncertain if after formatting I will ...
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Macbook Pro Battery / Discrete Graphics Card Issues in 10.8.2
I am posting because I currently have a 15'' Macbook Pro (Early 2011 edition) and have suffered from poor battery life since upgrading from Mac OS X 10.7 to 10.8.
Before the upgrade, I could use my ...
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Does Find My Mac stop working after the system has been wiped? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
If Macbook has been wiped, will “find my iPhone” still work?
I lost my Macbook Pro recently. I had activated iCloud on the computer, so Find My Mac is operable.
If the ...
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Can you change the name of a network drive?
I have a couple of network shares which all have the same name on different servers and I'd like to change the label of the mounted disk to tell me which server its on.
Can mounted network drives be ...
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Strange artifacting on screen
For a while now been getting these strange artefacts on my MBP (mid 2010) screen. Usually happens when I cmd + tab to another window. Most of the time it's yellow in color, however sometimes it's ...
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Fluctuating voltage on Magsafe charger
I got two Apple Magsafe charges, one for which I needed to cut and rejoint the cables. The fix went well and now when I plug in the charger it works and charges my Macbook Pro.
Though when I measured ...
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Macbook Pro 2007 Crashes
I have a macbook pro 2007 . 4gb of ram 320gb. i bought this macbook off eBay over the summer. it came with leopard , 2 months later then i upgrade to snow leopard, then to mountain lion. i currently ...
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Shutting down 2009 MBP with new install of 10.7.5, results in MBP restarting?
Can anyone help me with a problem I've just encountered with a 2009 MBP, I've just installed a new 500gb hard drive in the MBP and then cloned a clean install of os x 10.7 on to the new drive.
I then ...
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8GB 1333mhz SODIMM in Macbook Pro 13" 2010 (7,1) alongside original 2GB stick
I understand that 8gb modules are not officially supported in this MBP. However, this indicates that they are, as long as they are 1067mhz modules:
Can I use 16 GB RAM with my MacBook Pro 7,1?
I ...
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Dell monitor display interference
I have an early 2011 Macbook Pro. I'm running a Dell 2407 monitor using a VGA adapter and I get intermittent wavy lines on the external display. If I open the display menu on the monitor itself while ...
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How can I sync notes in iPhone with macbook pro and vice versa by using either bluetooth or using USB cable?
I have iPhone 4 and macbook pro. I have some notes in my iPhone. I would like to sync those notes to my iPhone. How can I sync notes in iPhone with macbook pro and vice versa by using either ...
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Why do hidden windows restore slightly to the right after I close the lid and go to sleep?
Workflow: During the day I have a 27" external monitor attached. I get to the office, plug it in to the monitor, load my Windows development VM, and it immediately attaches to the external monitor (as ...
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How to restore a missing Recovery HD partition
I bought a second hand Macbook Pro which came with OSX Lion installed, when I wanted to clean it I found out that it had no Recovery HD partition. I confirmed this through the Disk Utility (enabled ...
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New harddrive on a macbook pro 13 inch, dvd drive doesn't work, what do?
What I don't have:
An USB dvd drive
What I have:
Another working, up to date, Macbook (with snow leopard).
purchased Mountain Lion on the app store
A desktop PC
A 4GB usb stick.
A USB harddrive ...
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2007 macbook pro won't boot. What's the easiest way to diagnose the problem?
My 2007 Macbook Pro Santa Rosa just developed a problem where it failed to wake from sleep. I power cycled it, and it would not POST. I removed the battery and discharged the capacitors by holding ...
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Terrible GUI lag/glitchiness after reboot in Mountain Lion 10.8.2
I got a brand new Retina MacBook Pro (2.6 GHz Intel Core i7, 16 GB RAM, Mountain Lion 10.8.2) a couple months ago, and it was buttery smooth (for the most part) at first.
However, one day I turned ...
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G4 files moving to 10.6.8
Coming out of the dark ages....moving my stuff from my old G4 PowerPC 10.5.8 to my recently-inherited MBP with 10.6.8 (intel).
How can I move files from the old G4 to the newer MBP? I can't use ...
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Is it possible to use custom resolution for Macbook Pro with Intel HD 4000?
I have a 13" Macbook Pro with Intel HD 4000 chipset and I am wondering, if it is possible to set it use higher resolution then 1280 x 800?
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Windows 8 on MacBook Pro, will Synaptics driver work?
I'm trying to get the Windows 8 touch features working, I currently use X-Button Mouse Control to get 2 finger swiping and reverse scrolling, however I read a post here ...
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Can't use keyboard when resuming from sleep
On a Macbook Pro, with Lion: I usually set it to sleep at the end of the working day, and resume from sleep in the morning. Sometimes, I can't type the password after resume, and I have to reboot it ...
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Macbook pro can't access web
Really strange problem just started on my 2010 mbp running mountain lion.
I reset my machine because I was having problems with outlook crashing (this is not strange well knows anyone who tries to ...
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How can I put heavy load on my CPU for a long period of time?
How can I put my CPU under very high pressure for a long period of time? Are there programs for that that I can keep running ?
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How to destroy my computer to look like an accident [closed]
Ok this is fun!
Work has given me a MacBook Pro that is the model before this new Retina model but many other peers are given the new model just randomly based on what they had available at that time ...
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MBP 17" (2010) goes to sleep and can't wake it up
My laptop goes to sleep and when I open the lid it wakes up just fine (or I move the mouse if I didn't close the lid).
Now sometimes when I open the lid, it doesn't wake up. The status light which ...
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Is it possible to connect TWO Yamasaki Catleap displays to an early 2011 Macbook Pro?
I've read that it's possible to connect a Catleap monitor to a macbook pro using a Thunderbolt to Dual link DVI adaptor. IS it possible to connect a 2nd Catleap monitor? Perhaps via some kind of ...
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SSD OEM Exact Model, Part Number and Manufacturer in MacBook Pro (Mid 2012)
Does anyone know the exact manufacturer, Apple part number or model number of a 512GB SSD drive in a BTO MacBook Pro (Mid 2012)?
I cannot find any teardown photos or System Information screenshots ...
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MacBook Pro battery charging stops early
I have a Mac Book Pro 15" over a year now. I'm having a problem with charging the battery.
During work it stops charging and goes to battery powered mode. If I switch to a different power source it ...
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My internal hard disk is 0 byte and a flashing question mark
I have been striving to bring my laptop to life,
however, I am seeing a flashing question mark on my MacbookPro screen.
I tried disk utility and it is just showing me Media and it is 0 byte.
I ran ...
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Can't boot into MacOS X and Boot Camp
This happen when I got home from school.
Early morning at school, I still perfectly use Windows in Macbook Pro (early 2011). So I did a hibernation before packing it up. Then when I was gonna use it ...
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Macbook Pro boot options wont work, corrupted hard drive?
My macbook pro was running really slow, so I restarted the computer. Now it wont start up at all, I get the flashing file with a question mark. I also tried a bunch of the boot options like holding ...
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New hard drive in Mac Book Pro leading to occasional crashes and kernel panics
Ok, this is kind of a long story...it starts with two swedish hitchhiker twins who knocked at my door...not really but it is a long story because I don't know what facts are relevant.
Ok, so I fall ...
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iPhone 4S intermittently disconnects/reconnects when plugged into computer, but not into wall
This is a really bizarre problem. I'm using a MacBook Pro running Mountain Lion and an iPhone 4S, both with the latest updates. I'm using the bundled Apple cord. When I plug it into the wall charger, ...
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Three Finger Gesture on 2007-2008 Macbook Pros
Is the three finger gesture supported for the 2007-2008 nonunibody macbook pros? Wondering if I can change spaces on Mountain Lion.
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Macbook pro making clicking noise
I'm not sure when it has been started to make clicking sounds randomly, but it has been bugging me a while. Any idea that what could be cause this problem?
I'm using MAC OS X 10.8.2 and late 2009 13 ...
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Will internal HDD spin down when a Mac is booted from another internal SSD?
On my MacBook Pro, I am planning on removing the optical drive and adding an SSD to the mix. Since Apple doesn't support this configuration, I don't find any official documentation covering SSD in the ...
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Gibberish volume in finder which is inaccessible and un-deletable
I'm not sure when it got there, but there is what looks like the icon for a time machine volume in my favorites sidebar for finder, but its name is gibberish : "_fTz328nSUG4ZgV4k5KaRm." If I click on ...
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What would be most common cause of hardware failure on a MBP?
I have a MBP 13" from 2009 (5,5).
I use it a lot, it's on most of the time (but not all the time).
An apple care employee told me he hasn't seen many hard-disk failures, but isn't it the first piece ...
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Completely remove a program without uninstall app
I removed a program from my MacBook Pro by deleting the app. I also found a few other things in the file system and removed them. Is there a way to ensure no additional information is left on my ...
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MBP mid-2012 with SSD, does not hibernate
Specs: 15" MBP mid-2012. Upgraded to Gskill 16GB RAM. Mountain Lion 10.8.2 installed in 128GB Plextor M5 Pro SSD in the optibay.
Problem: My MBP doesn't hibernate anymore. Whether when battery runs ...
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iTunes 11 Stuttering During Playback
I have a 2011 generation Macbook Pro, upgrade to 16gb RAM and a 128gb SSD drive - running Mountain Lion and iTunes 11.
During playback (approximately 20 times per song) it stutters, stops playing ...
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What is causing this kernel panic?
nterval Since Last Panic Report: 835635 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 3
Anonymous UUID: FE016DAD-F74D-CFED-FEBF-38D3994B54B5
Fri Jan 11 19:09:31 2013
panic(cpu 0 caller ...
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Is it good for performance to sleep a Mac rather than shut it down?
OSX Mountain Lion, Mid 2012 13" MacBook Pro.
I'd like to know what is the best practices about closing the Macbook Pro lid (sleeping) verses shutting it down?
I often simply close it during the ...
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External monitor viewport appear shrunk in native resolution on MBP
I am using Mountain Lion on my MBP, my external TFT monitor used to work great at its native resolution (1920x1080) when connected to the MBP.
However today after shutting it down and powering it up ...
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Macbook Pro wont open apps or download content due to Error Code: -50.
My Macbook Pro ran into a problem and reported Error: -50. I cannot open applications such as Chrome, Word, and others. I cannot download content or move content to the trash because it says the ...
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How to install the OS with a new Hard drive?
I've just bought my first Mac, a Macbook pro(with an hdd), and I'm thinking in buying an ssd and replace the hdd. But the computer came with no dvd of the OS. I know that in the hdd there is a restore ...
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Terminal command to determine the last time a MacBook Pro was unplugged from AC Power?
We have multiple users that are assigned MacBook Pro's who we know never take them away from their desks. We need some sort of proof to repurpose this hardware and issue them an iMac. We would really ...
