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Tagged with flash-memory macbook-pro
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Restore firmware on machine without MacOS
My daughter's Macbook Air is broken. She's a wild non-child and its likely to have been roughly treated and also left for years without charge, not updated (I told her!) and used on virus'y sites.
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Can I replace a MBP 2012 SSD with the Flash storage from a MBP 2013?
My son's MBP (13-inch, Mid 2012) internal SSD has been acting strangely enough that I'm starting to wonder if it needs to be replaced (do SSDs fail?). I have a MBP (retina 15-inch, Early 2013) with a ...
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Seeking a USB Flash Drive (nearly) flush with MacBook
I am seeking a low-profile USB flash drive (in either 2.0 or 3.0) that would sit nearly flush with the side of the MacBook.
This way I can leave it in through reboot cycles, and hopefully find that ...
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Recovery Mode is taking too long to erase my USB stick
I had some problems with my USB stick so I wanted to erase it via Disk Utility but a "Operation failed" message appeared.
So, I am currently erasing it via Recovery Mode.
However, it is taking too ...
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Macbook early 2009: does it has a maximum SD memory allowed
I have bought a couple of USB micro SD card readers. I have bought a couple of micro SD memories. None of them work well. The shop has told me that computers have a maximum memory allowed.
I have not ...
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Is Mac-book Pro Mid 2015 up-gradable?
Does the newest model of Mac-book pro 15 inch 256 GB (mid 2015)
support Samsung's 950 pro NVM-E M.2 storage (512 GB)?
Will it also improve sequential Read & Write speed of the system as
the ...
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Unable to boot up my Mac. Getting a flashing folder with a question mark
I currently own a 15 inch MacBook Pro with retina display model ( early 2013) . My Mac was working fine and all of a sudden my Mac won't boot up. I see a flashing folder with a question mark symbol on ...
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Use of Apple flash storage for data
I am Android Developer and I am working on Apple machines. Recently I bought a MacBook Pro with 128 GB flash storage but without HDD. The use of the laptop will be only for work and for surfing in the ...
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SSD in enclosure does not mount on older MacBook Pro
I bought a Crucial SSD compatible with my MacBook Pro (late 2007) and an enclosure. To my frustration, it would not mount and I think the hardware may be defective.
Sometimes, I get it to mount and ...
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Is "flash storage" the same "SSD"?
I'm looking to see if the two are interchangeable and if not what the differences are.
If the two in fact have a difference, perhaps adding devices or cases where each are normally used over the ...
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Install of NetBeans crashing (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013)
I am trying to install NetBeans but the the MBP crashes with the following log entries
Jan 3 10:39:13 my-osx launchservicesd[89]: Application App:"Installer" asn:0x0-4c04c pid:1593 refs=7 @ ...
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Flash drive not recognised - Unknown device: "Voyager Mini 3.0"
I have a Retina Macbook Pro and have just received 6 x Voyager Mini USB 3.0 64GB drives (as gifts for colleagues). I've tried 3 of the drives and while they work in Windows 7 and Linux (Ubuntu 12.04.3)...
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What is the benefit of using flash memory in the Macbook Air?
I don't understand why Apple does not use SSD drives in the Macbook Air like some other manufacturers to (e.g. Asus, Samsung). The technical specifications of the Macbook Air on Apple's website never ...
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