MacBook Pro :: Important Things To Know When Upgrading RAM
Aug 29, 2010
I have the late 2008 MBP which has only 2gb of ram. I'm planning on upgrading the ram. With this, I'm just wondering if there is anything one has to know when doing this. Considering that I boot on both windows (bootcamp) and osx, would the ram be recognized immediately? Or do i have to install or do something first before it does. Is it more advisable to reformat the whole computer? Maybe because of some performance issues.
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Nov 11, 2009
Is there that much a difference between 2.2 and 2.5? Also keep in mind that I'm a Graphic Designer. This is the first laptop purchase I'm making. I already know that 4GB of ram is a must.
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Mar 25, 2009
how can i recover it? hwat program will find it in a good state?
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Sep 21, 2010
I dont know mutch about computers so i need to know what should i clean in my macbook pro.
I have the softwares like Onyx, TechTool Pro, Drive Genius, Deeper and Maintenance but dont know really how to used them.
Whats important to cleaan and rebuild?
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Nov 4, 2010
I setup a Bootcamp Partition to run Windows. I set it to only 10gb to save all of my space on my Mac OS. I wanted to delete it completely because it was doing some funny things on the Windows side but I accidentally deleted the Mac OSX Partition!!!! Now when I start up my computer it only starts up on Windows with the 10gb partition. I want to restore my Mac OsX partition with all of my important importation on it!
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Jun 16, 2012
I am trying to recover some very important text messages from my Verizon phone and I downloaded a Mac application to help me, it's called Disk Drill. However when I connect my phone to the computer using the usb cable that came with it, my Macbook does not recognize that the phone is connected. Can I fix this and if so, how? The phone is a LG VX5500 Verizon cellphone and I do not believe that it has a SIM card. I took out the battery but it doesn't look like there is any place for a SIM card.
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Verizon LG VX5500 and MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Sep 11, 2014
I only receive my emails spasmodically, and often don't receive the important stuff! I would receive all emails on each of my devices, using Mail (often annoying as I would have to delete it 4 times) but at least it ensured that I didn't miss anything.
Now I only receive the messages that Mail wants me to get.... and not all of them, and once it has come down on one device, it doesn't appear on any of the others. I have deleted accounts and re added them, without any change. I have contacted my internet provider, and checked all the settings, and they appear correct (although my emails don't stay on the server as a backup option).
iMac OSX10.9.4
MacBook OSX 10.9.2
iPad IOS 7.1.2
iPhone5 IOS 7.1.2
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)
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Sep 7, 2009
I was about to install Snow Leopard to my Macbook white 2.0 ghz with combo drive which I bought in 2007. I have Leopard installed. Is there anything I should know before I begin? I have an external HD with 160 left. Should I move important files there first?
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Feb 3, 2010
Out of these 10, vote for 4 that you would add:Core 2 Duo 2.53 GHznVidia GeForce 9600 GMTSupport for 4 GB RAMGlass trackpaUSB 3.0Faster/larger SSD drivesBetter speakers (stereo?)FireWireLonger battery (7-8 hours)Cooler/quieter
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Jun 19, 2012
my curses jumps around, switches desktops, zooms in and out of webpages all on its own. i know I'm not leaning on the trackpad. what could it be?
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MacBook Pro
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Jul 9, 2009
I am set to receive my first MBP tomorrow afternoon! (15" 2.66ghz 4gb ram 320gb hd). I was wondering what everyone recommends to do once I get it. Should I drain the battery right away? What are some necessary widgets/programs? Any products that are a must have? (palm guard?) Basically anything that you think will maximize my experience with my first mac.
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Jan 19, 2010
so finally made my decision, im getting this [URL] wanted to know how would i be able to copy all the things i have on my computer on the new one i am getting ?
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Oct 10, 2010
anyone notice those two flip things on the power brick? What do they do?
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Mar 10, 2009
I'm about to get a new Mac Pro (the most modest configuration) and I'll be using it primary for music production (i.e. Logic). I won't really be doing anything graphics intensive. At best, I'll watch the occasional movie on it and play a game or two.
The thing about the ACDs is that they're so expensive! So I'm wondering, is it really worth it for someone like me to fork over $899, or should I stick with a cheaper one in the $300-$400 range? I'm going to need to get two eventually...
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Sep 29, 2009
Now that Snow Leopard is out and unavailable for older Macs without Intel processors, how much of an issue is this likely to become in the future? I have a Imac G5 1.8 and and just wondering if Mac is leaving us behind?
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Mar 1, 2010
Can someone point me to a link or provide some clarity on what NOT having a firmware password means in terms of security and, as a home user, do i need to put on on?
All my personal files are in 'Knox' dmgs - i work out of the dmgs - works perfectly. But i dont know for sure where else other background/usage info is stored on the computer.
I remember i while back reading that without firmware password if someone got your mbp (physical possession) then they could reset the password and get into your user account (with mac osx cd) ... can someone confirm (im reasonably sure this is correct).
I had the password on my last mbp but havent got around to putting it on this new one. I was about to today but its been awhile and maybe there is new information or perspective for me to consider.
How many of you have a password installed?
What are the pro's & con's?
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Mar 12, 2012
I bought a MacBook Pro this summer. It had a free Lion upgrade due to the timing. I just upgraded, and now I can't open iPhoto, iTunes, etc. This is NOT COOL... I would not have installed this Lion crap if I'd known it would mess with my programs! I don't want a link to pay MORE money to Apple, I want my freaking computer to work like I paid for.
Info:Mac OS X (10.7)
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Jun 1, 2009
I had an initial thread in Mac Software as I initially thought it was just a Safari 4 Beta issue.(Original thread here)But since then, it's spread from Safari 4 to my trash can and now to Numbers and Pages (It has not done anything to Keynote), the bottom panel (but not the top one) in Yahoo messenger... Even the silver navigation bar on the Apple website shows up as this weird metallic brown.What's even weirder is that the trash can is the normal silver metallic when the OS first loads and then changes to the brownish one. No amount of messing with display settings helps. Resetting the NVRAM initially got everything back to normal, but then boom, it's all stuck.
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May 2, 2010
I am soon to be getting a MacBook Pro in about a month. Since I have always used PC's, although I am very excited, I am trying to gather all information possible to make the switch easy and be productive on the the new MacBook. I have a simple question, I know on windows when you have many things running at one time it tends to bog and slow down. Running things in the background are the issues I am getting at. Does running application and widgets in the background of a MacBook cause them to slow noticeably?
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Jul 14, 2010
when I go to a YouTube video, it will just be a big black rectangle (see pics) with no slider or anything, and nothing happens when I mouse over it. This happens to all videos on websites (see the BestSkinsEver, there's supposed to be the Gizmodo iP4 leak where there's just a big white space). I was curious to see if this happens to flash games too, which it does. All the pages were fully loaded when I took a screenshot.
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Jul 30, 2010
Today I received my Optibay-clone and hard drive, and tried to install it. Unfortunately, I messed it up and don't think I can finish the job now. Using driver bits supplied by ifixit, I managed to ruin the screws in step 10 of this guide: [URL] Tight, tiny screws are the bane of my existence. I don't understand what on earth I was supposed to do to remove these particular screws, when all the other screws in the computer didn't pose a problem at all. See awesome attached pics of mutilated screw, and the 10 or so different Phillips screwdrivers, none of which managed to do the job. So, am I completely screwed, or does someone out there have a magnificent suggestion to aid me in my plight?
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Apr 21, 2012
One of the black bottom things on my MacBook Pro fell off, and it has been lost. Can I purchase them somewhere or is there is a substitution for them?
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2009)
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Jun 18, 2008
I am going to pick up my mac pro today. I will be ordering HDs soon after. How important is it to have my 4th drive (backup) be fast? I will be getting 1 WD 640 aaks, 2 samsung spinpoints, and a 4th for back up. Should I get another spinpoint or just go with a seagate for reliability?
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Jul 28, 2010
I plan on purchasing an iMac in the next couple days and was wondering is USB 3.0 really important? Will there be some type of way us current 2.0 users get 3.0?
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May 21, 2012
How can I save thousands of photos long term. I currently have them on cd's and need a safer alternative.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Jul 2, 2009
Is that setting effecting the processor as well? or anything else?it'd be great if when put on the "better battery life" it would down clock a bit to squeeze more battery life.
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Nov 20, 2007
Pages just crashed on me and I lost 5 really important links which took hours to find. Why would they not put an auto save in? How hard can it be? Did they say something like our software doesn't crash so no auto save? I've found this thread
http://www.macworld.com/forums/ubbth...08&Main=487629
But I really cant work out how to get this to work in automator, can someone help me at all, I put it in script editor and it does nothing for me when I run it.
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Sep 12, 2009
Did an archive and install of Leopard then installed Snow Leopard. 90% of Video sites would not work. Uninstalled and reinstalled Flash. Uninstalled ShockWave, tried to reinstall received message could not reinstall with 10.6.1. Attempt to install adobe air, received this message: "couldn't write the application to hard drive - please verify and try again." performed verify disk, disk permissions, repair permissions all ok. Attempted to install Air again, same message.
Tried to use Time Machine to open Safari from a week ago, received message: I did not have permission.
Using Macbook Pro, 2g memory, 80g hd, with 42g free.
Backed up on ext. HD,
One more, getting a lot of spinning wheels when using Safari that causes a lockup and hard re-start.
I have an expensive piece of software that uses adobe air and I create videos for my business and I'm not able to do so now. I just logged off of my admin account and logged on with a guest account. Video and flash seem to be working with the guess account. I didn't check adobe air or TM. How can I create a new account and move the important apps, files, docs, etc. that I need from the main account to the new one. Al of my business is setup on the mail account, emails, downloads etc.
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Jul 2, 2014
I have update FCP to 10.1.2 yesterday and now i can't open one project that i have to re-edit now.
It's a 1.30 min editing project with a hundred of clips in that specific event, clips are still there and i can preview each one with no issues (same for others events and projects that i'm editing now) but when i'm trying to open this particular project (double click) FCP shows evey time a spinning wheel and freezes, its RAM's usage goes to the moon and i have to force quitting.
What i've tried:
1- pick up a backup file and use it deleting the corrupt one in my library (i've used 3 different files from 3 different days, no luck)
2 - deleting preferces (alt+command+click to launch)
3 - deleting generated event files
4 - deleting .flexolibrary file
5 - using Onyx to clean my Mac Pro
6 - shutting down and rebooting
Dual 6 Core workstation, 48 GB of RAM and several internal HD /// OSX 10.9.3 Mavericks
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Apr 3, 2009
My trackpad is now having some troubles on my Alu macbook. I can't highlight or drag things anymore. Occasionally it will work but it will be jerky and only highlight bits that I don't necessarily need. This is vital for me as I need to copy parts of statutes etc. as I'm in law school. I think I have installed the firmware update but I'm not entirely sure - if someone could link me to it that'd be grand.
My internet on campus is also extremely slow.. It doesn't have anything to do with the signal either. We have an Apple reseller on campus who said it might be a problem with the airport card.
Basically - should I take it in? Obviously it has some issues but I don't know if I'm being too pedantic or what..
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