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Macbook Pro Mid 2010 not powering up after smc update
Macbook Pro Mid 2010 after SMC update 1.7 shuts down and now by pressing power button front light turning on for a few seconds, optical drive makes it's usual noise but no activity on monitor happens ...
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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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MacBook Pro won't power on after SMC reset
Some water was spilled on the table and came in contact with my wife's Mid 2009 MacBook Pro near the MagSafe adapter causing the MBP to shut itself off. Based on some recommendations from the ...
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How can I force my laptop to shut down when I close the lid?
I'd like my Mac laptops to shut down completely when I close the lid. This is partly for convenience and partly for security reasons.
I couldn't find a way to do this in the System Preferences (OS ...
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Can hard drives have their own sleep settings?
Is there a tool that will allow me to set the sleep settings on a per-drive basis? I've recently done the optibay mod on my MBP so I have an HD+SSD setup and I'd like to be able to make the magnetic ...
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How to fix my MacBook Pro that goes straight into sleep/hibernate?
I have a MacBook Pro (mid-2009) that I just installed Mountain Lion on. After the install everything appeared ok, but a day later it goes straight into sleep/hibernate whenever I turn it on.
This ...
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Is it possible to have individual sleep settings on drives on a per-drive basis?
I recently installed an SSD in my 2009 MBP and replaced the DVD-drive with the original HD. It has transformed an ageing machine beyond recognition.
However the battery now seems to be draining much ...
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Limit processor speed like in Windows
In Windows (Linux too), you have the very useful "Power saver" mode that limits the maximum frequency at which your CPU runs.
Is there something similar in OS X?
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Set MacBook Pro on energy saving mode
I have a 2008 MacBook Pro (last one before the unibody ones) and have been monitoring a the laptop temperatures for almost a day. I used Temperature Monitor to graph the changes in temp and correlate ...
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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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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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Macbook Pro random shutdown
Has anyone experienced this problem? Does anyone have a solution? I have scoured the internets for solutions and found many different answers. I am on a Macbook Pro 6,1. The one that has worked for me ...
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“2008 Mac Book Pro 15” Fan max speed, Battery not recognized , SMC reset makes it worse
I have a "15" Mac Book Pro 5,1 and after running it stone dead on battery once it wouldn't power on without holding down the power button, with battery and AC removed and then plug AC back in while ...
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MacBook Pro Mid 2009 does not boot without resetting system management control (SMC)
Today i started my macbook pro and after some seconds it stopped working (just turned). I was not able to start it again. After some apple support search I found a page that described how to reset the ...
