MacBook Pro :: Mid-2009 Cannot Find HDD?
Dec 13, 2010
What happened: I was working late one night on a Keynote presentation. My battery ran out, and the computer did that hibernation thing it does when there's no battery power. I got my charger, connected it to my computer, and then pushed the power button. It started up for a second in to the gray screen it usually goes to. Then I turned around, tugging the magsafe charger out of the connector on the computer. This caused my computer to shut down again. Now I can't get it to boot at all.I've tried pretty much everything to deal with this. Multiple forced reboots, resetting PRAM and NVRAM, etc. I booted to original OSX disc and ran disc utility, but I discovered that there is *no disc to boot to*.
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Jun 25, 2009
I've had it I've gotten twenty kernal errors. After some perusing of the forums I learned this is not a normal thing, which makes me hate it even more. I haven't altered the hardware on my computer at all.
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Aug 24, 2010
I am in market to upgrade RAM from 4GB to 16 GB on my refurb iMac which i bought early this year , not too good with finding correct ram and a good price..
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Jun 28, 2010
I got a macbook pro base model last year (2009 model) and my girlfriend just got a macbook base model last weekend (2010 model)Seems as though her macbook has better specs than mine... I'm also considering upgrading to Snow Leopard but don't really see the point.That inertia scroll thing hers does is pretty cool... other than that everything is pretty much the same to the naked eye after a few hours of use.
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Apr 25, 2012
I have a new MacBook Pro 13'. I already configured Icloud and I can find on maps devices sucha as Ipads, Iphones and Mac´s, but something is happened with my own MacBook Pro, I cant locate it on the Maps, I only see the image of the MacBook Pro and the instruction for locked it or send a message. I did all troubleshooting explained on support web page (location activevated on security, etc) and the problem still remains.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), Icloud
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Apr 27, 2012
where can i find the cooling vents.i dont see one
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MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), purchased 1 month ago
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Nov 18, 2009
Would it run Logic Pro "Well"? Is anybody running it on there Macbook now? Im thinking of getting the 4GB version.
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Jun 9, 2012
I tired a good power cord/charger, still wont turn on. Tried my power cord/charger on a good MacBook and it would not charge to good mac. IS the whole thing a Boat anchor now.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Nov 13, 2010
I got a 13" Macbook Pro in June 2009, and I really like the quality of the whole computer.
I just updated to OS X 10.6.5, and then I noticed a spot on my screen that looks like it's fading or ghosting. It's easiest to see when there's just light being emitted from the screen and no color, but it's always visible. I highly doubt that it's ghosting, because I never leave my screen on when I leave the computer. There are also these little black dots in rows that are visible in the fading section of the screen, but you can't see them in the attached images. I'll be able to upload higher resolution images tomorrow after noon.
Any ideas as to what this could be? I put my laptop in my backpack for school, but I'm always very careful about how I treat it and never leave it unattended. I also have no idea what that image would be if it was ghosting, because it doesn't look like anything to me.
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Nov 21, 2010
Looking into getting a SSD 128GB for my 2009 uMB but I am wondering if that helps extend your battery life because I am getting 3.5 to 4 Hours on a single charge now. I just wonder if I can get more than 5 hours out of the battery with an SSD, then I can use the external drive for everything else but OS and Applications.
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Nov 22, 2010
i have the 13 inch 2009 unibody macbook (see signature for specs) and am thinking of upgrading to the 13 inch macbook pro when it's refreshed in Q1. what do you guys think? and what's macmall all about? is it some place i can post my macbook?
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Jan 7, 2011
I'm in the process of backing up my DVD collection as so far has worked fine, now i have got to my "Friends" boxset it will not read them. It has read them before now it just wont. If i put another show or movie DVD in it will read it just seems to be the "Friends" DVD's.
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Oct 15, 2008
Wish list for New Macbook Air 3rd Generation- Year 2009 Heres my wish list-
Core 2 Duo- Penryn 2.1GHz +
Matt option
Price: $1500
4Gb Ram
256 SSD
Faster Graphics Chip 9800 Nivdia
Geforce low-end GPU with Purevideo HD
Firewire
Wireless USB
Smaller footprint
Matte Screen
Higher Resolution Screen
3G network support
thin bezel
1440x900 OLED-backlit screen
Removable Baterry and hardrive
Choice between LV processor and standard processor
Bigger mouse button
Trackpoint
Battery life- 24 hrs (dell and Hp have it, its about time Apple get it)
Keyboard coated with nano-sized silver ion powder (like the Samsung X460)
30% lower density
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Jul 2, 2009
Will the Axio Hardlseeve fit the new 2009 MBP?
The website says it will not.
http://www.axio-usa.com/hardsleeve17.html
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Jul 19, 2009
with the new MacBook Pros (13" and 15" only) concerning SATA II and third party drives in many forums, such as the Apple Support forum and the OCZ forum:[URL] [URL]As I understand it, the first mid 2009 MacBook Pros supported SATA I speeds only. After many user complaints, Apple addressed the issue with a firmware update, but it seems the MBPs hardware has a problem with full SATA II speeds since many users reported issues with 3rd party drives after the firmware update.
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Dec 7, 2009
What are the differences and pros and cons? Can you switch out the keyboard on one? Switch harddrive? And just general differences. I'm still on windows but thinking about switching. So a little help would be much appreciated.
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Mar 10, 2010
I wondered if anyone could give me an idea of what to expect when my base 13" MBP arrives soon. I currently have a late 2006 15" 2.16 C2D with 3GB RAM. Things have been going a bit dodgy for a while, battery, trackpad button, screen is not so good, so I needed something new, and more portable. My usual tasks include surfing, emailing, iTunes, iPhoto, watching avi's etc in VLC and rendering some of them for ipod use.What sort of day-to-day difference can I expect?
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Jul 6, 2010
My battery life is very bad. goes down 40% in half an hour just viewing the internet. Only one year old, still have warranty with Applecare. Will I be able to exchange it for a replacement, how does this work?
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Jul 15, 2010
I have a Macbook pro 15" mid 2009 and after using apple tv and downloading a movie yesterday I get an error message not enough memory to start up. I reset the pram and rhen reset the actual ram chips and it starts out better but something is grabbing all the memory. When I go to system monitor no one program seems to be causing the problem (under cpu) but when I go to network it show a lot of activity
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Feb 6, 2012
My 2009 2.26Ghz MacBook Pro won't start up. I know it's not the HDD because I replaced it with the old one I had in it and it did the same thing. I also know it isn't the HDD because I can boot of of it when I attatch it via an external HDD enclosure. It sometimes turns on if I let it sit for 30 minutes and if it does turn on it works perfectly and has no symptoms until I close it then it freezes up when I wake it up and I have to hard restart it but it doesn't restart then. It seems to do this more so if I close it then move it (put it in my bag and go to school). It's getting me really upset cause if it's my motherboard it's $600 to replace (almost not worth replacing except I don't have $1400 for a new MBP) please give any advice. I thought about buying the data doubler by OWC but that would be a last resort. I upgraded the ram to 8gb, 1333mhz (I know it uses 1066Mhz but I couldn't find any where I live so I put in 1333mhz ram expecting it to underclock to 1066 which it seems to have done that with no issue to my knowledge just thought I'd add that in case though.
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), Its in mint condition always babied
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Feb 10, 2012
I had this working fine a few months ago, and then upgraded to a Pioneer elite stereo, now either audio or video work, but not simultaneously, even if I connect video to TV directly and audio to stereo directly, I can't get both to work it's either or. I've set the stereo to accept the optical input, and as I said above, it doesn't even work if I connect the audio to the stereo only while the video goes to the TV.
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MacBook Pro
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Feb 21, 2012
I have MBP 13", bought in Nov 09. Still unable to sync to TV with Rocketfish HDMI adapter and Dynex audio cable. I have video, but no audio. I was also able to get audio but no video. This was because I switched inputs on the TV.
Info:MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2009), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Mar 4, 2012
I got this utility that allows me to use my Mac keyboard as a midi keyboard, called Easy MIDI. I want to chnge out some of the white keys with black ones, so I can make it more "piano-y" . Is it possible to do this on a late 2009 Macbook or a bluetooth Mac keyboard?
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.3), Wireless Aluminum Keyboard
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Mar 11, 2012
I have a Macbook pro (late 2009) and I'm trying to connect it to a fairly new Samsung LED tv. Ive tried to connect it to the tv with audio with two cables: a minidisplayport/hdmi cable and the audio jack/RCA cable. The video works just fine, but the audio is not working. The computer doesn't even recognize the tv as an audio output device. I found out that only macbook pro's made after late 2010 support audio through the HMDI cable so i was trying to find a cable that will support audio on my 2009 macbook pro.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Mar 14, 2012
I recently had Snow Leopard reinstalled on my 2009 Macbook6.1 at a Mac reseller. Immediately after the reinstall I upgraded to Lion OS X. It won't accept my new Apple ID as a login and I need a password for the sake of privacy so that only I can login and use my Macbook. I am having such a hard time with passwords now that I have had the OS cleaned and reinstalled. I wonder if this has anything to do with my recent purchase of an iPhone 4s.How do I reset th login password. I drove almost 1000km to visit an Apple Store where we reset the Apple ID and now the Macbook won't accept it. Has my Macbook been hijacked?
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Mar 29, 2012
My computer has started freezing repeatedly. Seems to occur on random software programs - nothing obvious. Cannot even move the pointer. I can only shut down from the power button. I do not have start up discs with me (out of the country and no where near an apple store). I desperately need my computer to work!! Does anyone have any ideas of what I can try. HD test says it's ok. Tried SMC restart and that didn't help. Computer is not running hot either.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Apr 7, 2012
Have a MacBook dual core duo with an 250 GB HD and 4 GB RAM. I would like to speedup my MacBook so I'm thinking to swap the HD against an SSD having the same GB capacity. Will this work?
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iMac 27" i5 2.66 Ghz, Mac OS X (10.6.2), MacBook
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Apr 10, 2012
Im trying to factory reset my macbook as im selling it however i don't know how to! I'm a bit rubbish with technology. Its an october 2009 model
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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May 7, 2012
I've got a simple question: is it at all possible (in whatever way) to upgrade the memory (RAM) of a Mid 2009 MBA (2.13GHz C2D)? It is fitted with 2GB RAM and I am running into its limitations.
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May 8, 2012
Last Friday, my half charged Macbook Pro randomly turned off and was unresponsive. No sleep/power indicator light, no start up chime, nothing. The only thing that works is the battery indicator light. I have tried a PRAM reset, SMC reset, everything suggested on this website and in the manual. I'm wondering what I'm looking at replacing here, and what the cost could be.
Info:MacBookPro
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