I am using a MacBook Pro 2010 (i7, OS 10.6.3). I sometime use Fusion 3.1 to access to Windows Vista 64-bit partition under BootCamp. I read that Snow Leopard is defaulted to 32-bit. 64-bit can be enabled by pressing 6 and 4 during startup. Is it safe to try out the 64-bit kernel? I worry that if there is a compatibility issue such as problems with drivers or softwares, my system may get messed up even when the system returns to 32-bit kernel next time it boots. Also, is it safe to use Time Machine to back up the system during the trial period? So far, TM has been backing up my laptop running 32-bit. I wonder if switching the 32-64 bit kernel back and forth will mess up the TM backups.
I have a feeling I need a new motherboard to replace my graphics chip. I was playing World of Warcraft last night when the entire computer froze and a pink grid came over the computer. Could not force quit. About 10 seconds later, Kernel Panic screen and I have to hard reboot. Every time I reboot the pink grid is still there and it kernel panics, does not get past the spinning Apple logo. I was able to hold down shift and get it to safe mode, and was able to back up my files that way. I also ran the Apple hardware test, but it said no problems found. I am typing to you now in safe mode on this pink screen.
a bit complicated. I have a 3 year old iMac, Snow Leopard 10.5.2 on the dics, but I updated it so..a pretty receent version of Snow Leopard. I had had kernel panics before- it turned out to be a bad RAM chip, replaced it and it fixed the problem.
This time, I was hoping it was the same. I got a new RAM chip, swapped them out and ID'ed the bad one. Reseated the RAM. Probelm is, when I was trying to fix the problem, I had booted in Safe Mode. Now the iMac starts up normally- the chime, the Apple- AND the Safe Mode bar.
Which progresses for about 5 seconds before another Kernel panic descends. This happens whether the keyboard is connected or not. At this point the Safe Mode at startup bugs me more than the kernel panics! Sigh.
I wonder if there's any key combo on startup I could try to at least get out of Safe Mode before Kernel panic sets in. When my laptop has a kernel panic i can usually repair with Disk repair on CD. I realize this sounds hopeless! And i need it repaired, but money is an issue.
my name is SPC Sanders. I am a forward observer currently deployed to Afghanistan. I've owned a Macbook Pro for a couple of years.
About three weeks ago, I made the stupid mistake of attempting to run iOSX so I could dual boot with Windows 7 (all stuff I acquired while I was home on midtour leave.) The install seemed to be ok, however, I noticed immediately I could not make any changes to settings as my administrator password was no longer working. (Administrator is my only account on this laptop.)
At fear of losing my operability, I simply did not power down for that whole time. However, I recently moved bases, and alas, the time came to power down.
Upon bootup, I get a constant spinning wheel. I left this on for a couple of hours just to be sure, then realized it was a lost cause. I tried booting in safe mode, and I got some kernel panic. It says a bunch of stuff about debugger calling the panic, bla bla bla, but the thing that caught my eze was Mac OS version not set yet.
After booting in safe mode, getting that error, and powering off, my laptop will boot into a grezish blueish lightblueish (alternating) type of screen, which sometimes has the spinning wheel, sometimes not. Again, nothing.
I understand I will probably need my OS disc to fix this, but I didn't bring it with me. Am I SOL?
Yes you read that right. Your brand spanking new MBP will use a 32-bit kernel as default.
You can force 64-bit kernel but some of your hardware will not be working.
So all that marketing crap about the benefits of 64-bit etc are all B.S.
I don't want a million threads about how this will not effect the running of 64 bit apps, etc. because it will. Your 64-bit app will run but it will not be able to address more than 4Gb of RAM.
There are also many more advantages to having a 64-bit kernel.
Been having probs w Mac Pro w Lion seeming to hang on shutdown/restart. Have 'reopen windows' unchecked in prefs. Was able to run through safe mode boot once but now seems to hang about 20% in everytime. Have had to do shutdowns w power button (I hate that) or /by ctrl-option-command-esc Boot single user run rack -fy says 'apparently ok'Mount -uw / reports removed 10 orphaned or unlinked files and 10 directories?
Info: Mac Pro, 2xDual2.66, 4GB, GeForce 7300 GT, 23" Apple LCD, Mac OS X (10.5), G4 Cube, Rev A/C iMac, NeXTCube,PwrMac8500,Quadras,SE30s,MacPlus
I have been unable to restart me computer after a software update (White screen/apple logo/spinning wheel continuously). I have tried to start up in safe mode (holding down shift key) but it hasn't worked.
Just upgraded my MBP from one of the first unibodys. The new computer is great, but the power cord? Surely that was one giant leap backwards? Yeah it looks cool, but I have nearly destroyed my new MBP many times - that old panicy, heart in mouth feeling when you trip over the power cord and turn round to see you computer sliding towards the edge of the table is back! With the cord parallel to the body rather than perpendicular it doesn't seem to have the leverage to pop out easy any more. Admittedly I am clumsier than most, but then thats why I loved the old magsafe so much. It makes me wornder, am I just using it wrong or does anybody else wish for simpler times?
Having successfully installed Windows XP via Boot Camp on my new iMac and with everything up & running I am wondering what is really best for my iMac? From what I understand, when using OSX, you should never keep shutting it down all the time (unless you're going to be away from it for a while). It's best to put your Mac to sleep each night and restart the machine once a week. So what about Windows?
Having used a PC all my life, I'm very used to just shutting the computer down everytime when I have finished what I've needed to do and booting it back up when required. I'm going to be using Windows extensively for the next year on the Mac, so should I put it on Stand-by or Hibernate each time I'm finished? Or is it safe to keep shutting it down? (Note: I have the SSD + HDD option installed. I assume if I keep shutting it down, the performance of the SSD will degrade far quicker?)
Im finding these JS.Strings files on my mac, I think there from when I had Mozilla Firefox on my mac. Im trying to delete weird files. When I search Mozilla this comes up. Is it safe to delete weird files or do they tie into stuff on my mac?
I ordered an 24" iMac with 2.93 GHz (I think thats the number) and I am supposed to get it today. Anyways. I was wondering if it is safe to keep it on all night and never turn it off. Will it become slower? When should I shut it off?
I find that, more often than not, my MBP (late 08) gets incredibly hot and overheated). So I heard about this program smcFanControl and have been using it since, and it really does a good job keeping my computer cool.I have the left/right fans running at 6000 RPM (the max), is is SAFE for my fans to be running that fast? Will it significantly lower the longevity of the fans/computer at all?
After reading and posting about the CS4 trojans and iWork Torjans, it made me think. How do we know all these AV softwares are safe? I mean especially if the claims about that intergo or whatever, how do we know there not deliberately releasing trojans just to boost sales? Or steal our personal info? Do we really know what our AV softwares are doing? I know I let mine scan in the background and I don't even think about it unless it notifies me of a problem.
Is it possible and safe to use the MBP 15 without the battery? I know you can a Windows laptop. I have the MBP 13 which I use for portability. The 15 in just stay stationary. All I am doing is just cycling the battery over and over and using up it's life. I didn't want to try it without advice.
I have a 13" MacBook Pro, and I have refused to upgrade to EFI 1.7 (even though updater keeps telling me to upgrade) because I had heard of problems with that firmware and SSDs.
I ask because the voltage is higher (16.5v vs 14.5v). I would assume the 60watt would charge faster, but not sure if the voltage increase will do damage.
I have not yet upgraded to Snow Leopard because of all the negative things about it. But I am wondering now, with all the application updates, 10.6.1 and other Apple updates, is it "safe" to upgrade to Snow Leopard. I am really looking forward to all the new features, but am happy with Leopard right now.
I'm not so sure about whether the screen shots my Mac (Mac OS X 10.5.8) really is color safe or not. Because if I compare the colors in my screen shots with the actual screen, the colors variate. Is there a way to extract a screen shot with the exact colors?
I just purchased a Stardom Safe Capsule with 2 1TB WD drives installed. My intention is to have the Safe Capsule set up to provide an additional 2TB of back-up to the Time Capsule. The drives are formatted and the Safe Capsule is plugged into the USB port of the Time Capsule. From the Time Machine menu I can click on "select disk" and I see my Time Capsule Disk, as well as the two hard drives in the Safe Capsule. When I attempt to select any of the new drives to establish / link them to the TC to use as a back-up --- I get the following error message: Time Machine can�t access the backup disk �Stardom Disk #1�...The operation couldn�t be completed. (OSStatus error 2.).Questions: Has anyone else with the Safe Capsule encountered similar problems when setting it up ? While the Safe Capsule is physically connected to the TC, how do I "link" it so that the TC can use it as supplemental storage When needed? Nowhere in the Safe Capsule literature does if mention how to hook this up or troubleshoot it.
I have done some searching, but haven't really gotten a straight answer. In my Private Folder is a Folder entitled "var." It is 4.6GB in size and I was wondering if it is safe to delete it.
After getting my hard drive corrupted by dual boot of Linux, and having to delete everything, I decided to not use it again. With the fresh install of OSX, I inspected the partitions in Terminal and deleted most of them. However, there is a 200mb EFI partition still there. Is it safe to delete it, or will deleting it mess up my system again?
I have a 08 MacBook pro (not unibody) and it is now not booting up. I recently installed a Hitachi 500gb hard drive on the computer and restored through time machine and it worked fine for about 2 weeks and now wont boot and I'm wondering if its probably the hard drive. When I click power the light on the front of the computer will come on and it will sound like it is about to boot then a clicking noise seems to come from the computer and it instantly shuts off. I have gotten it to turn on a couple times since it happened by slamming the comp on the bed then for some reason it will work but as soon as I shut it, it wont turnback on. Any ideas?
Oh and PS the screen never comes on and can't boot in safe mode.
I was getting a error code 36 on my mac so I decided to try to boot up in safe mode now my macbook pro will not stop trying to boot to safe mode. I am on snow leopard.
I have 33 dmg files totaling over 1 GB of space. Is it safe to delete these files or should I keep the newest one of each application in case the application doesn't start at a later date? Sorry for the basic question but since I was in the Mac Basics section.
