I'm getting my new MBP 15' i5 this week.Before even using the computer,I wish to install a SSD that i bought in place of the HD(Intel X25-M G2 80gb)I done my research on how to install the SSD both physically
(opening the macbook pro and installing it)and program wise(installing my "bootable backup"/ upgrading firmware on SSD)I know I'm being tedious,but I just want to know for sure that I won't do anything.
I downloaded Lion from the App store and the installer launched automatically. I clicked install, then I agreed to the terms and then a progress window appeared with the label 'Checking "Macintosh HD" '. I have waited for hours and nothing happens after that. I already tried burning the installer to an extenal drive and a DVD and got the same results.
Feb 4 22:27:53 oscar-cortess-macbook Install Mac OS X Lion[542]: @(#)PROGRAM:Install PROJECT:Install-596.1
Feb 4 22:27:53 oscar-cortess-macbook Install Mac OS X Lion[542]: @(#)PROGRAM:IA PROJECT:InstallAssistant-214
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
I just put in a 1GB memory upgrade in my ibook g4 1.2 ghz. How do I tell if it works?
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View 1 Replies View RelatedI just bought a MBP 13 off of CL and was checking the serial # info -- W8029. Does this mean that the MBP I just bought was made this week (week 29)? I'm not sure how this would be possible...
View 21 Replies View Relatedchecking information for system?
View 24 Replies View RelatedI clicked on my email and I got the spinning beach ball. Couldn't do anything. Couldn't click on anything. Let it sit there for about 5 minutes and tried to quit using the keyboard. Didn't work. I had to use the power button and restart with a force quit.
View 8 Replies View RelatedOn my macbook air, I click the email button and it keeps saying checking for mail but I haven't gotten any new mail since March 25th. It just keeps saying checking for new emails but I know I have new emails because there coming to my iPhone. I have internet connection.
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MacBook Air
macbook 2.16GHz
OS X 10.4.11
I received a Samsung SyncMaster XL2270 as a gift. I would like to use it as a desktop monitor for my macbook when at home, but the driver included with the monitor is not mac compatible.
MBP 2012 running on OSX10.9.3 crashes frequently. Disk Verification gives an error during "Checking extended attributes file." and asks for reboot and repair. No error could be detected and no repair would be done when DU is run during restart.
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Mac Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)
This doesn't have to do with OS X as much as it does my ISP (Comcast 15Mbps/3Mbps Down/Up). Comcast states you get speeds "Up to" those advertised which basically means you will never get those speeds but once in a blue moon it could happen.
I've been watching my Router activity for a few minutes (see Top graph of the attached image) and I never get near either of those advertised speeds as expected. I am downloading Xcode DMG from Apple and a few torrents are running with no bandwidth restrictions.
My question is currently I'm getting about 50% of my advertised bandwidth, if I reduced down to the 1.5 Mbps Comcast package would I probably still only get 50% of that bandwidth? I think I already know the answer but was curious what you guys thought.
How do I check the frame rate of a video on Snow Leopard?
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What's the best software on a Mac I can use to check bad sectors on my external hdds.
And can they be fixed?
My tibook has been having kernel panics (Both with the polite message telling you to shut down your screen, and the one where a bunch of code rolls down the screen and it freezes). Also the computer sometimes just plain freezes sometimes and it also just shutsdown randomly. What could be the problem? i tried both sticks independently and it still happens, unless both the ram sticks are bad.How would i go about checking if my ram was within specs?
View 4 Replies View RelatedSo I have this weird occurrence when I open a Finder window and view files on one of my Mac Pro's internal harddrives.
A bunch of the Files and Folders have a Date Created of Dec 31, 1903 8:00PM.
The Date Modified is correct.
It's not every file/folder either. Mostly contained in one directory I have with client files in it.
I have:
- Reset PRAM
- Reset SMC
- Verified Permissions, Disks
- Deleted Finder's plist
So far, still happening.
Anyone have a clue as to what to check next?
I'm trying to figure out when this happened.....only noticed it today.
Could it have anything to do with sharing files from an XP machine.
Is there a way or an application I can download so I can spell check without right clicking on words? (I want to do it via the keyboard)
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I recently tried to transfer about 13,000 mp3s to my friends HDD and after about 1 hour the transfer stopped because one file was corrupt. This ruined the whole process.. Can anyone suggest a program that I can run on all the files on that HDD and verify if they are good files?
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Are you seeing compatible results when running Geekbench?
I have 16GB installed on a 3.2GHz 8-core. 8 x 2GB using all 8 slots, but only seeing 3.5GB/s
It take 10 seconds until the blue bar even moves is this normal??
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PowerBook
Is there a way to check my hard disk for bad sectors? I dropped my MacBook off a 2nd floor balcony onto grass and I don't want to get a nasty surprise sometime in the future when it tries to write to a bad sector.
Please don't say fsck because there's nothing wrong with the file system because I dropped it when it was off.
What would be an ideal diagnostics/ system check up to run? I have Tool Tech Deluxe, Drive Genius 2, and Onyx.
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Also is the latest Driver the best version? I Know sometimes a previous version gives better performance, which is why im asking
How do I check the real date of file creation in Mac OS X.
All files, I receive (mail, ...) have the created date, when I copied them in their respective folder.
My Software Update has suddenly stopped working. It hangs at "Checking for new software" and the progress bar is at about 10%. I've searched all over and have done a few things, but can't seem to get it working. I've tried removing com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist and removing everything in /Library/Updates. I've tried clearing cache files and repairing permissions (via Cocktail.) I've used Disk Utility to check my drive for errors and it didn't find anything. I also ran the hardware test on my original Tiger restore disc and that didn't find any errors. It is similar to this thread: [URL]. I've tried just about everything I can find and can't get it to work.
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View 1 Replies View Relatedwhen I write in German, I copy the text into Firefox and use the German spell checker, then copy my work back.Today I had a massive "duh" moment, when I realised that OSX has built in spell checking.Now, I am writing an email in German, and I would like to change the language of the email to German and have the spelling checked automatically instead of me having to go through each word and telling OSX that it's a German word
View 2 Replies View RelatedIs there any software that can check if a NTFS hard drive is working properly and repair it if necessary?
I tried programs like Disk Warrior, TechTool Pro and Drive Genius. All seem to be good programs but none of them support NTFS even though my MBP can read/write NTFS.
I would format my external hard drives to mac format but I need those drives to be accessible on a PC as well.
