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All lines of MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro portable computers.

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Unknown Startup Disk

This post seems to have a solution. It's probable that there's still an entry in the EFI for Windows even though the partition isn't there any more.
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Changing from HDD to SSD

There are a variety of ways you can do this. I'll cover the two cleanest ways here. Restoring the disk from the source or image This will require that you have simultaneous access to at least two di …
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Compatibility of Mid 2011 MacBook Air 13" Parts

Possibly, but it's probably not worth betting on it. Instead, buy one such as this that corresponds to your computer.
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OS X installer booting instead of Macintosh HD

Just install the system again: it shouldn't overwrite any files outside of the system.
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MBP strange blackouts

It may be a GPU issue: check to see if your MacBook Pro that may have been manufactured with a defective GPU.
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How to convert the cable in my photo to USB?

That's called Thunderbolt. Due to the nature of Thunderbolt, you can't directly convert it to USB. You may be better off accessing the disk some other way, such as sharing it with your PC over IP.
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Macbook 15" showing green distorted logo and wont start

I would say that you have a dying/dead discreet GPU, as that's a known problem with your model of MacBook Pro. Booting into safe mode may be doing something to help your GPU (I have an Xserve with a c …
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Does Parrallel win 10 work well for Macbook 12" 2016?

Yes. Parallels will work with any reasonably new Mac with relatively little performance hit. It uses virtualization technology, and should suit your needs. With that said, MS Office 365 is compatible …
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Enter standby manually on Macbook

Standby is effectively hibernate mode, one of the several versions of sleep. It's actually possible to set the sleep mode, then call pmset sleepnow. Let's go over each of the sleep modes: 0 - Old st …
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Do All of the Macbook Pros Have That GPU-Kernel Panic Issue?

AFAIK there have been no widespread reports of kernel panics due to GPU related issues on 2017 MacBook Pro 15", and I doubt there are any. There's always some quantity that have hardware issues, but n …
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how to turn off my keyboard on my macbook?

I would recommend Karabiner Elements. It's the successor to Karabiner, and works on macOS Sierra. There's an option under the devices menu to disable the build-in keyboard while another keyboard is se …
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MacBook Air M1 connected to Dell U2723QE: Sound output yes, sound input no

The U2723QE does not support a microphone input via the audio jack, and it does not have a built-in microphone. You'll need to use a USB microphone or plug another microphone directly into your MacBoo …
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Finding suitable SSD for my MacBook Air

You can upgrade the storage in your MacBook Air–but it's more difficult than your average notebook. Your MacBook Air's SSD uses SATA with a proprietary 7+17 connector. While in theory it would be pos …
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MacBook Pro won't boot. Ideas?

That error means it failed to connect to the network. Is your network perchance WPA or WPA2/WPA mixed with a password? Apparently Internet Recovery doesn't play well with those (another link). Did th …
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macbook air early 2008 (original) 13inch: 45 W magsafe charger

Technically, any Magsafe 1 charger will work. With that said, due to the unique shape of the original MacBook Air, it won't rest flat unless you use the charger that can with it. So you actually don't …
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