Apple's line of Macintosh portable computers, first introduced in January 2006.
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Bootloader freezes on login screen when booting into Lion from Boot Camp
Every time I reboot from Boot Camp into OS X, the bootloader gets to the login screen, and then after I've entered my username and password, the screen will just go grey. I have to force a restart ...
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Samsung SyncMaster 2443 not filling out screen
We have a lot of Samsung SyncMaster 2443s at the office, when I connect my mid 2012 MBP 13" to one of them, the monitor doesn't display full screen, it adds a black border around it (1/2" thick). All ...
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Multiple monitors get mixed up
I am on OSX Lion, with a MacBook Pro. I am using the DisplayPort for an external monitor and two USB Diamond BVU195 for two extra monitors. Each time when I turn my computer on, the two monitors get ...
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Bluetooth 4, how do we take advantage of its low energy features?
I have a iPhone 4s, the last version of 17" macbook pro, mac mini 4.1 purchased in early 2010 I think, with multiple trackpads and multiple Apple BT keyboards.
When using a keyboard with the 4s ...
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MacBook Pro mid2010 SSD optibay upgrade - SandForce?
I want to replace Superdrive in my MBP mid 2010 with Otpibay SSD.
I have 2nd revision (rev 2/rev B) of mother board replaced due to GPU problems.
Which drive should I consider? I would like to omit ...
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Can't Disable Apple Remote
I'm not sure why this is, but my Apple remote won't obey the decoupling set in System Preferences (see the pic below). This is important because I have an Apple TV 2, and there are times where my ...
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Macbook Pro 13 won't sleep (Mountain Lion 10.8.2)
So my Macbook Pro early 2011 13inch won't go to sleep.
I've tried both manually and closing the lid. Also tried in Safe Mode, which worked as normal. Seems to be a software problem.
When the lid is ...
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Why does my macbook pro displays random garbled blocks?
Occasionally my macbook pro (15-inch, Early 2011 with mountain lion 10.8.2) displays random garbled blocks. This happens on external Apple displays and the laptop display. See photo.
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Macbook Pro hangs when booting into Boot Camp Windows 7
I have a 2011 Macbook Pro 15" 10.7.4 with Windows 7 installed in Boot Camp. A few days ago, I tried to boot into Windows 7 and it just froze after I selected the Boot Camp volume on the Select Drive ...
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Active applications minimizing itself?
I have a Mac Book Pro and I am running two external monitors, I am having issues with programs that are running minimizing themselves into my dock at the bottom of the screen.
Example: I have Safari ...
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sleep, screensaver and Filevault
I am mystified: first, I have an iMac and a mbp, both running mountain lion. In System Preferences > Security > General > Require Password after sleep or screensaver, I can adjust the time to 4 hours ...
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Re-position windows when going from two screens to one
So long story short, at work I use my MacBook Pro and I connect it to another, bigger monitor. I use a shared screen setup so I can drag windows back and forth between the two monitors, but when I get ...
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Are Macbook Pro pre Unibody topcase parts are interchangeable?
I have a question for service engineers here.
I wonder if I can source topcase (with keyboard) from any pre unibody MBP for my beaten and torn A1150 one (Core Duo original MBP)
Thank you in advance.
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Macbook Pro Sleep Battery Drain
I have an Early 2011 Macbook Pro (13", basic spec) which since I got it (I only just stopped to think about it) has had a massive amount of sleep battery drain.
When the laptop is on and in-use, its ...
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Apple Wifi Dropping at Random Times
I'm sure that my wifi router is fine because my macbook is the only one with this issue. I see this happen especially when i use Skype, Face Time etc. This has been going on for a month and can't ...
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AddressBookManager using 100% CPU
My macbook pro running OSX 10.7.3 will fire up the heavy fans even if left idle with all major apps closed. In Activity Monitor, AddressBookManager is shown as taking 110% CPU, even though I have only ...
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Darken Background Illumination When There is No Windows
I have a MBP in a dualscreen setup with the laptops display as secondary. I'd like to know if there is an application that dims the display's illumination when there is no window drawn on the laptop.
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Bluetooth keyboard causing wifi to freak out, in turn using all of my CPU and RAM?
I paired my Apple Bluetooth keyboard with my Macbook Retina running 10.8.3 today, and noticed that my fan starting running really loudly.
Opening Activity Monitor, it showed that a task, ...
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Macintosh HD missing after failed catalog btree rebuilding
There is an I/O error in the hard disk in my MacBook Pro running Mountain Lion and as I start it up, a progress bar fills up and then it shuts down on its own. I attempted to recover the files in ...
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MacBook Pro Mid-2009 13 inch does not recognize replaced hard drive
As the title states, I recently got a used Hard Drive from another MacBook Pro and installed it into my MacBook. The problem, is the laptop will not recognize it at all. The old hard drive just goes ...
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Activating the Apple Thunderbold Display speakers when Macbook Pro is docked
Sometimes, I don't get access to the Display Audio that my Thunderbolt Apple Display provides when I dock to the machine with my MacBook Pro. The clunky way to solve this, is a reboot. I've tried ...
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Disable oscillating light on MacBook Pro when in sleep mode
This is not the same question as Can I disable the lighted Apple logo on the back of my MacBook Pro?
When I shut the lid of my macbook pro, it goes into sleep mode. When it is in sleep mode, there ...
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Change Mac settings depending on situation
I use my mac as a lightweight laptop at college, but when I get home I plug it in to charge and plug in 2 external monitors and use it for more power use. Some things that really annoy me are ...
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Microphone & Headphones combo port does not work on Win 8 Bootcamp on MBP Retina 15"
I have a macbook pro retina 15in and I have windows 8 installed via bootcamp.
I have bootcamp v5 drivers installed in windows 8 and everything works well except my external headset mic. It is a Dr ...
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How to debug external display connectivity problems?
I'm having problems with connecting my retina MBP with external displays of all kinds. The DisplayPort->VGA adapter has a 1/4 success rate. The HDMI port (via a DVI adapter) does not see my monitor.
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Mac External Monitor Touch Screen Mouse Not Working
I just connected a Mac external monitor (touch screen) to my MacBook Pro.
After spending awhile calibrating it to my liking, I thought I was ready to use it. I notice that when I tap the touch ...
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My MBP (13 inch, MID 2010) will not start up
I have used the internet for the past 2 weeks in search of something that will help me troubleshoot/repair my MBP. It wont boot in Safe Mode using the SHIFT key. Following is everything I have tried ...
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How do I ensure smooth video and music playback without breaks?
I'm using a MacBook Pro from 2011 with 4 GB RAM and I'm experiencing problems with music playback in iTunes (music stops and starts periodically) and video playback does the same.
I've read many ...
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MacBook Pro stuck at grey screen
I powered on my Early 2011 MacBook Pro this morning and it will not boot past the grey screen. It gets past the Apple logo and spinner and then just hangs at a solid grey screen. I tried booting from ...
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mid-2009 Macbook Pro not seeing 2nd memory module
I have a problem with my mid-2009 Macbook Pro. It has 2x2GB RAM in it, but it only sees one of the 2GB RAM in memory slot: BANK0/DIMM0. I have interchanged the two RAM modules repeatedly and both are ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Enable Internet Sharing over Bluetooth PAN
I'm trying to share my MacBook Pro's internet connection with my iPad over Bluetooth. The MacBook is running Snow Leopard.
On the Sharing preference page, I can select Ethernet as the source, but ...
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Trackpad not working on Macbook pro 2009 running Windows 8
I have a MacBook Pro 17" early 2009 running Snow Leopard, I've recently upgraded Windows 7 running on the bootcamp partition to Windows 8.
All works fine apart from the trackpad.
Bootcamp 3.1 is ...
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Cant connect to google intermittently
Sometimes either randomly or after waking my late 2008 MacBook Pro from sleep, I won't be able to access google.com or any of the services. It's mildly annoying, but fixed by turning off my wifi, and ...
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What's the easiest/cheapest way to replace my battery? 2009 MBP
I have a 2009 MacBook Pro (5,5). I can spend about $150 either taking it to the apple store and having them replace it or buying all the stuff from iFixit and doing it myself.
Is there any ...
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How to customize the click sound for mac book pro?
I turned on the click sounds for my mac. Now I am able to hear a typewriter like sound every time I type.
I want to customize the sound effect. I want it to sound something like this ...
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MBP 2011 - BootCamp - Samsung SSD Drive - Windows install fails
I have a MBP 2011 Version. I used to have Windows 7 installed on the 500gig native drive via Bootcamp and everything was fine. I recently bought a Samsung 830 256gig SSD (latest firmware).
I used ...
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Toggling internet sharing when ethernet cable dis/connected
The room where I'm staying has an ethernet connection, so when I'm there I turn on internet sharing so that my Kindle and phone will have a WiFi connection. But when I'm at work I have to use Airport ...
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Retina Macbook pro freezes when Notification centre is triggered
Okay, so this is a really weird error. Every so often when I trigger the notification centre using the two finger swipe, the machine will freeze. The notification centre can't be dismissed and any ...
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memory bandwidth for 13.3 macbook pro early 2011?
I have a 13.3 MacbookPro early 2011. Stock memory is 2GB x 2 PC3-10600 DDR3 1333 MHz. Now I want to upgrade RAM as 4GB x 2.
Can i buy a memory which is PC3-10666 1333MHz, or do i have to buy ...
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Birthdays a day early in Calendar on Mountain Lion
On my Macbook Pro running Mac OS X 10.8.2 (Mountain Lion) all the birthdays from the "Birthdays" calendar are showing a day early in Calendar. E.g. When I browse to contact Joe Bloggs in Contacts it ...
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MacBook Pro Not Booting Up
My client's Mac Book Pro is not starting.
He wants me to check it out - and the immediate signs are as follows:
When on button is pressed lightly (not held) - Mac does nothing - this is normal as ...
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No keyboard/mouse after waking from hibernate Macbook Pro Early 2011
Having a problem since I installed either 10.8.1 or 10.8.2 (can't be sure which one -- I don't often let it get into hibernate).
Problem is that when the battery runs out and it hibernates to save ...
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Replace keyboard on macbook pro
Are there any differences between 815-9201 Keyboard and 815-9349 other than the function keys have been changed for differences in the newer operating systems? As I have a A1226 but the 815-9349 is ...
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access and recover leopard time machine backups in mountain lion
I will be upgrading a MacBook Pro (late 2008) from leopard to mountain lion soon with a a complete wipe by booting and installing from a self made mountain lion USB stick.
That MacBook Pro has ...
