MacBook Pro :: Installing New HDD In 13" - Get Torx T6?
Dec 5, 2009So i take it I need a torx T6 screw driver to install a new HDD into my 13" mbp. Where can I buy one of those?
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Sep 18, 2008I just acquired a G4 Power Mac and have noticed some odd screws I don't have tools for; maybe someone here has dealt with this before. I have searched the forums here and found a previous discussion about the main case screws near the handles. Someone said that they are 2.5mm hex, but on my case a 3mm hex fit perfectly. But the problem I have is with the really bitty hex screws that hold the keyboard together. The guy at the local hardware store was convinced that they are Torx, but the only torx we could get to fit, a T5, was rather loose and has now rounded off to the point where it won't do anything. And I am now convinced these ARE hex. But the size is in the 1.25mm range and I can't find any actual tools like that. I know for sure that .050" (1.27mm) is too big. The T5 torx measures .048". I suppose that the simple thing to do is file a .050" one down just enough to fit. Anybody know? There must be some special Apple tool for this.
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Aug 25, 2009I have a problem which I couldn't solve for quite a while now. I bought a new WD Scorpio Blue 500 GB for my uMBP 13. I can't, however, figure out which screwdriver I need for those mounting screws that have to be removed in order to change the drives. I first bought a Torx 6 (Black & Decker TX 6) which is too big. I then ordered both a Torx 4 and Torx 5 from eBay. They are both too small... So what is wrong here? anyone had the same problem? Or any alternative solutions w/o using a Torx driver?
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Jul 28, 2009I just finished up a fresh install of Windows 7 and downloaded and installed the NVidia driver from their site directly since the one in the Boot Camp files is pretty old and technically the Vista driver anyway.
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MacBook Pro :: Installing OS X Onto New SSD?
Dec 12, 2010Ive got a 13" MBP and a 120GB Vertex 2E with the optibay option where im going to put the factory HDD in the optibay.
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MacBook Air :: OS X 10.5.7 Is Not Installing
Jun 1, 2009My mac says I can upgrade my OS to 10.5.7 with a size of 737MB to install along with itunes and a Quicktime update. The update (and programs) download fine, the problem comes in with the install. When I shut down my computer and begin the install process, the status bar moves only a little bit, then stays put. I left my computer on my desk for about 30 minutes and it is still at the same spot.
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Oct 2, 2010I installed a new SSD from Crucial and I want to recover from my Time Capsule. How do you boot from the CD? I've done the press Option key and there I can choose the OSX install cd but then after I press it the screen changes to the apple logo and sits there. Do I need to wait for a long time or something? Did I press the wrong keys?
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Nov 8, 2010My wife would like one of the new 11" Macbook Airs, but would also like to run Windows. Has anyone here been running Windows on the new Macbook Air, and if so, how smoothly has it been operating?
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Nov 22, 2010How would I install applications that I currently have on a CD onto the MacBook Air? For instance, MS Office 2008. How can I fully install it (with the license key, etc.).
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Jun 16, 2008I've done searches here on this topic, and it seems like everyone gave in and picked up the Superdrive.
I've made a partition using bootcamp assistant, and I have an .iso of the legal disk. I used to install a VMware image, but I plan to replace it with the bootcamp image once I get that done; haven't even activated windows.
I have installed rEFIt; have the .iso and the files copied from the iso into the BOOTCAMP partition; but when it tries to boot to there, it complains about not being a system disk, or some such. One poster noted having two entries in rEFIt, and the useful one had something about a boot/cdboot.efi option, but I don't see that option in rEFIt anywhere.
Has anyone else made progress on this?
Also, it'd be great if one of these things could be made sticky, given the hassle it seems to be, and the several threads that have cropped up with questions, and not much in the way of answers.
MacBook Air :: Installing Software From CD On Different PC?
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Apr 1, 2009I had a MacBook a while back and it broke. I managed to salvage the HD and the RAM. Soon, I am going to buy another MacBook (new white plastic, nvidia series) and I was wondering if I could just remove the HD of that machine and put in the old HD from my last MacBook? Would it still work like the last one did, or would there be differences because of new hardware? Not sure about this at the moment.
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May 21, 2009I want to install windows xp pro with sp2 using boot camp on my macbook.
All I will really use it is to play one online game which is battlefield 2, other than that i plan to use Leopard OS.
My question is, will i really need internet security for the windows partition? even though im just using it for one game and no browsing at all?
If so, what are some good free programs so i wont need to buy one.
Also, if windows for some reason does get a virus and is affected will the Mac partition also be affected?
too many questions sorry, its my first macbook and dont know much about it.
MacBook Pro :: Installing RAM - Screws Won't Fit In?
Jul 1, 2009I was replacing my RAM y'day for my 13inch macpro, opening the back cover was very easy, but when I tried putting it back, two of the small screws won't tighten fully. A small part of the screw (25%) wont screw in completely. I can sense the the screw projection when I feel it with fingers. I tried the same angle as shown in the manual to unscrew and screw. And I took spl care to use the same screws for the same holes. I tried to fix it for 1hr, but the two small screws never fits.
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OS X :: Re-installing OSX For Older Macbook?
Apr 19, 2010I have a quick question, maybe a softball for the experts here.
I'm prepping my wife's older Macbook (white, 2006) for sale on eBay, as I have recently replaced it with the newest model. I'm going to wipe the computer and re-install OSX.
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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Macbook Not Installing OSX 10.7.3
Feb 3, 2012I have downloaded OSX updated 10.7.3 through software update. Once it has downloaded I follow instructions to restart and install the update. My macbook shuts everything down and lands up at the login screen. Please help to install this update
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MacBook Pro :: How To Shut Down After Installing New OS
Mar 22, 2012I am selling my MBP, so I used the Snow Leopard desk to "wipe" my data from the machine, and then I re-intalled OS 10.6. Now the computer is at the "welcome" screen as if it was just purchased at the store. It asks you to select your country, your languge, etc, and then it asks if you are restoring from a Time Machine backup or what exactly you'd like to do.
My problem is (and I know this sounds stupid) I don't know how to turn the computer off now that it's as this "beginning" stage. It doees ot have the usual selections at the top of the screen (like the Apple Menu, etc), so I'm not sure what to do. For now, I just closed the lid and I'm hoping that it worked and it's currenlty sleeping.
But I'd like to be able to shut the machine down so that I can ship it to the new buyer.
PS: I also have the new iLife that I'd like to put on it (it had it before I wiped the data), but I can't figure out how to do that either. The machine is not setup for a user yet, and I don't want to mess it up for the person who is buying it. Is there anything I can do that will allow me to install it?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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Jun 16, 2012I recently tried to wipe my HD and reinstall OSX Lion again to wipe my computer and start again. But now i am having difficulty installing Lion again as when i reset my MacBook Pro it comes up with the internet recovery and the option to reinstall OSX Lion.Once i click on that option it says its verifying the update with apple, then comes up with an error message saying an error occurred while preparing the installation please open application again. Or something along those lines this effectively leaves my computer unusable as i cannot do anything else with it.
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MacBook Pro :: How To Stop OS X From Installing
Jun 2, 2014How do I stop osx from installing in my Mac I shutdown my computer to try to stop osx from installing but everytime I start my computer back up it just restarts the osx installation!!! How do I stop it?
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