Macbook Pro Early 2011 Doesn't Start
Mar 14, 2012My macbook pro early 2011 doesn't start. On start it stay only on grey screen for hours
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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MacBook Pro :: Thunderbolt 2 Doesn't Work With Early 2011?
Dec 1, 2014I've recently bought an external hard drive that works on Thunderbolt 2 (LaCie d2 3TB). When I connect the new drive to my Macbook Pro through the thunderbolt port, the drive isn't recognized. However, the drive works fine through a USB connection. I thought that Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt 2 are compatible, however this doesn't seem to be the case. Maybe it's because the OS X / driver / firmware version that I'm working on that is not updated? I work on an early 2011 Macbook Pro, OS X Snow Leopard.Â
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
MacBook Pro :: Acer Display Doesn't Receive Signal From Early 2011?
Apr 30, 2012The screen of my MBP 13 was shattered over the weekend, so I'm rigging up an external screen to tide me until I can fix the glass/LCD at the end of term. I have purchased an Acer P196HQL display and the MBP recognizes it, but the external display says 'No Signal'. I went to the shop in town where I was given a Thunderbolt/Mini to DVI-D convertor which then has a DVI-D to VGA convertor to connect to the external's VGA port. My MBP has Intel HD 3000 Graphics 384 MB graphics and is a GPU type, if that's relevant. I'd love to be able to revise for exams off of this laptop.
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
OS X V10.7 Lion :: MBP Early 2011 Doesn't Shutdown After 10.7.4 Update
May 18, 2012I've made the update to 10.7.4 last week and since then my MBP doesn't want to shutdown. I tried a few times, waiting for half an hour, but the result was the same. Also, the startup is slower than usual.
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Apr 18, 2012I bought an used macbook pro early 2011 (i5 2.3) and its not charging. With the battery in it the green light doesnt turn on (doesnt charge at all). If I open the macbook and remove the battery the green light turns on and I can turn on the macbook.I have already bought a new battery and its not charging.Could it be the magsafe board? I am asking because the light goes on without battery so I thought that the magsafe board maybe is working.
View 6 Replies View RelatedMacBook Pro :: Early 2011 RAM Upgrade?
Jun 29, 2012I have an early 2011 MBP with 4GB RAM installed and i want to upgrade to 8GB but before i do so i have some questions to make. The MBP has 2 RAM slots so my first question is whether the 4GB is 2x2GB or 1x4GB. Will I see any difference in my MBP performance if i do decide to upgrade?the model of the RAM which is compatible with my model.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2), Early 2011
Early 2011 MacBook Pro 15 Model Freezing
Feb 20, 2012I've been experiencing problems with my 2011 MacBook Pro 15 model with it freezing on me all the time.I have read around and came to a conclusion that it is a logic board problem on the logic board that supports 3 GBs on the superdrive bay.Have any of you had this problem? What did you do to get the problem resolved? I'm going to my local Apple store to try to get this fixed (With the current logic board that supports 6 GBs on the superdrive bay) or get a replacement laptop.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
MacBook Pro :: Early 2011 Has Slow Graphics?
Apr 8, 2012my early 2011 macbook pro graphics *****. Battlefield 3 lags on low. Exporting videos is slow aswell. Is there anyway to make it work better? For a laptop that I paid 2000 dollars for it should work a lot better than it is.
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MacBook Pro, Windows7
MacBook Pro :: Add A Faster Processor To Early 2011?
Jun 23, 2012I am looking to either increase ram or better still if I can afford it, put in a faster processor, my laptop is quite slow....and with more than two programs open, it can sometimes grind to a halt..
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
MacBook Pro :: Early 2011 Won't Recognize New Drive When Internal
Mar 27, 2012First off I want to say I've been looking for answers for this on google for a few days, and I've found similar problems but none of the fixes have seemed to help me. Then again I may be doing something wrong. I've recently purchased a 500GB Momentus XT to replace the stock hdd in my early 2011 mbp 13".Originally placed the disk in an external usb 2.0 enclosure and made a clone of my the stock disk. I could boot fine from the momentus xt when being run from the enclosure.
Problems arose as soon as I tried to swap the drives around. Now I could boot fine from the stock drive (in the enclosure) but the momentus XT could not be booted from. I tried swapping the momentus back to the enclosure, and it still worked fine this way. I attempted to reset PRAM and Smc, and it didn't help me.
So I tried to reformat the drive, and to make a partition of 495.11g with the rest being empty space (I read this may help). I then put the momentus into the internal bay, in hope of booting osx from the original disk over usb, and migrating the data I needed over. Disk utility could not recognise there was even a disk in the internal bay (the momentus), just as before.I tried updating to lion (I was on snow leopard before) and turning it on again, but still disk utility couldn't even recognise the presence of the momentus xt when used in the internal bay.
I have noticed that I am having trouble updating the EFI firmware to version 2.7. Every time I try, it runs through the installation, restarts, says install was complete. But when I go to system update, it still lists this as an update, and system profiler still says I'm on the older version. Yes, I have tried updating it using the package from the apple website, it is no different.
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
MacBook Pro :: Does The 13" Early 2011 Have Sandy Bridge
Apr 2, 2012I have the Early 2011 Macbook Pro 13" with an Intel i5 Processor. Some of my friends told me that only the Intel i7 Processor Macbook Pros have the new Sandy Bridge processor. Are they correct because the base model is the only Macbook Pro in the line to have an i5 Processor.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
MacBook :: Early 2011 13 Inch I5 Fan Running Constantly
Apr 8, 2012I currently have a 13 inch MBP early 2011 notebook that has a fan running constantly. The fans are not making horrendous noises indicating that the fan is broken or that a foreign object is bouncing around in my computer, but more so you can just hear the fans operating especially in a quiet room. The sound is very soft but in a dead silent room you can hear it working, you can even make out the sound even while typing. I am pretty sure my computer isn't broken, nor have I downloaded anything I am not supposed to that would allow my fans to make the noise. I bought this computer on the 26th of December and all I am using it for is simply MS word and logic pro 9. I uninstalled logic pro 9 a month ago due to my family buying an iMac and even then I can still hear the fan moving. I am curious as to what you all think, I may just bring it into the Apple store because it's quite frustrating having to write a paper and all you can hear is the sound of the fan working. My fans are running at 2000rpm and my research tells me that that number is normal.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Maximum Memory For Macbook Pro 17" Early 2011
Apr 25, 2012can i fit 2 x 8g memory into my 17" early 2011 macbook pro and will it give me any advanagtes ?
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MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
MacBook Pro :: 8,1 Early 2011, RAM Upgrade From 2x4G To 2x8G?
May 19, 2012MB Pro: 8,1 early 2011 - (13') 4G ram: the MB Pro errors when I attempt to install two 4G SO-DIMM modules (description below). I have actually attempted "two new" (OWC) Other World Computing sets of (2x4G), after it was believed one of the first modules arrived bad. The result remains; only one 4G modules works, in the lower slot. The upper/top slot does not accept a 4G module. I have tried two sets with all the possible combinations using an existing 2G and a new 4G. With this present setup all I get is 6G of ram. In addition, I used eraser on the ram, no go. I followed desktop procedure, unplugged battery etc., etc..
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.1), Triple boot: WIN7 & BT5
MacBook Pro :: USB 3.0 Backward Compatibility And (15-inch, Early 2011)?
Jun 16, 2012I have a MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011). Will it be backwards compatible with USB 3.0 once OS X Mountain Lion is released?
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
MacBook Pro :: Early 2011 Battery Draining Too Fast?
Jul 4, 2012After installing the update for Mac OS (10.7.4) my battery starts too drain too fast. As usual after 100% charge my laptop showing me time near 5 or 6 hours. Of course I understand that this number is relevant, but i always get this numbers when using not so heavy apps (Safari, Mail, Pages, Twitter and iTunes), but now i can see only 2 or 3 hours. After long searches i found the problem. My MacBook Pro 15 inch have problem with graphic-card changing, it always changes to AMD Radeon card when I start Twitter or Reader! I think that Twtitter is not so heavy app that must use diskrete grpahic-card. And because I always run Twitter in background my MacBook Pro's battery drains in a few hours.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
MacBook Pro :: Diagnose Kernel Panic On Early 2011?
Dec 1, 2014diagnose this kernel panic. I recently installed a SSD and 16gb of RAM both from Crucial, and was wondering whether that is potentially the problem. This is on an early 2011 Macbook Pro.Â
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)
MacBook Pro :: Stuck At Bootup Screen - Early 2011
Jun 24, 2014I switched out my HDD for an SSD and switched out my superdrive for the HDD. It was working fine for the past 6 months or so.Â
So, yesterday I plugged in my Macbook and started it up from hibernation. I then proceeded to launch chrome and as it tried to restore my last session (with like 5 or 6 YouTube tabs), it crashed. I tried closing it and re-opening it, but no cigar. I then thought to just open safari, but a no network detected warning came up. When trying to resolve that, an "unapproved caller" error came up.Â
I then tried to restore my computer from a TM backup, but was unable to due to it being unable to unmount the drive, then I tried just erasing the drive, nope.Â
I then decided to take the dang SSD out of the internal SATA connector and plugged it in through an external enclosure, that worked and I was able to restore my TM backup that way.Â
So bottom line, I can boot up from USB fine, but when I plug it into the internal SATA connector my MBP gets stuck at the apple logo. I've tried booting into safe mode, resetting the NVRAM and PVRAM. No luck. From what I've seen, it seems that I may have a bad SATA connector that needs to be replaced?Â
MacBook Pro :: Trackpad Not Working Properly 13 Inch 2011 (early)
Feb 9, 2012My trackpad suddenly stopped working well more precisely is being erratic. When I move my finger across the pad the pointer is not moving and when it does move there seems to be a lag. The gestures are not working properly etc and the pointer would move on its own not by much but a little bit. I have tried SMC and PRAM and that has not helped. I attached an external mouse and was having problems with moving the pointer, however when I selected disable trackpad when external mouse is attached the external mouse worked just fine. All of my software is up todate I am running OSX 10.6.8. I hope I do not have to get another track pad the laptop is about 7 months old and I have an apple care plan but I am out of the US for the next couple of months so I am looking for fix I can do myself.
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
MacBook Pro :: Can Upgrade 13-inch, Early 2011 To A Larger Capacity HDD?
Feb 24, 2012I do a ton of video editing (Final Cut Pro) and music production (Logic Pro) as well as photography and the 350G hard drive is killing me. Can I install a larger capacity drive? If so, how do I install the new OS?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.1)
MacBook Pro :: How Much Noise Should The Hard Drive Make On Early 2011
Mar 22, 2012Had since May/June last year i5 13" and only since I applied all updates few weeks ago it seems to be louder than it was before?Â
It sounds like a fan but isn't... obviously. Right hand side of track pad, and covering it, in fact just touching it dampens it to barely audible. Is that normal or has something gone a bit weird? A constant fan noise, which isn't the fan is now there permanently.
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MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro :: Early 2011: Location Of Hosts - 'permission Denied'
Apr 9, 2012I was trying to install a software and edit hosts' files in Terminal to finish the whole process. However I can't find the location of hosts even searching on the net. I tried to put /etc/hosts and /private/etc/hosts/, they were 'no such file or directory' and 'permission denied' !
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), early 2011
MacBook Pro :: 16gb Memory Upgrade For 13" Early 2011?
Apr 28, 2012I run parallels a fair bit for research and my MBP is pretty slow. Took it to genius and he said to get a memory upgrade to 8GB. However, I'm reading everywhere that it can handle 16GB and the Crucial says it is compatible (only £100 ish for this so seems a pretty good deal). All well and good- but will this invalidate Apple care as the max Apple state it can handle is 8GB? Or.....is 8GB going to be enough anyway?Â
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May 11, 2012I get this error nearly enough every time i turn on my MacBook Pro (Early 2011 Model), i says it needs to shut down because an error occured and when it comes back on i get this error below, which i copied and pasted.... Please can anyone help, as i dont understand what this means.(By the way, just so you know, i dropped my Macbook Pro a month ago).Â
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
MacBook Pro :: 13" Early-2011 Fans At High Speed
May 14, 2012My Macbook Pro (13", early 2011, Core i5 @ 2.3) started to behave weird, its fan (only the exhaust one, since it's a 13" Macbook Pro with the Intel HD integrated graphics) is running at top speed (6200-6208 rpms) with no reason at all. No system processes consuming high CPU, just idling.There's a twist to this issue, though. It only does it when I open the lid more than 90 degrees. If I get it back the fan returns to normal functioning.What I did:checked the temperature sensor values, they are finechecked for crazy background tasks, there are none, CPU usage is at max 7%it does the same thing even in safe modereset PRAMreset SMCreinstalled OS X (Lion). Updated to 10.7.4searched every discussion I could find on this matter.
The difference between this issue and others I encountered along the way is the lid opening thing.Does anyone know if getting the lid past the 90 degree mark triggers anything?The other theory I have is that there's some dust blocking the intake and when the lid is opened wide, the air is somewhat obstructed by the bottom of it.
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MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
MacBook Pro :: Discoloration / Burn In At Bottom Of Early 2011 MBP Display
May 22, 2012There seems to be some discoloration or burn it at the bottom of my display - it's a bar that extends across the bottom of my screen and just slightly up either side. I tried to take a picture of it but it doesn't really work well. When the screen is on, but dark (say, netflix or a darker game), it appears faded.Anyway, I am wondering what this is, if it is an easily resolvable issue, and whether it would be covered by the 1-year limited warranty? I'm out in rural VT, so I can't take it to an apple store without driving an hour or so (at least) - can Apple Authorized Repair places do warranty repairs?
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
MacBook Pro :: 15' Early 2011 SD Card Slot Stopped Working?
Jun 23, 2012My MacBook Pro 15' Early 2011 model's SD Card slot stopped working after the 10.7.4 supplemental upgrade. I "zapped" (or reset) the PRAM and reset the SMC, and it worked for a minute but can't get it to work again. Its still under it 1 year manufacture warranty and was wondering if this would be, Apple Phone Support or an Apple Store Genius.Â
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4), Early 2011
MacBook Pro :: 13" Early 2011 Is Stuck On The Kernel Panic Message?
Apr 18, 2012my macbook pro is stuck on the kernel panic message, and i tried to restart a lot of times but it doesn't work my mac doesn't start?
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011)
MacBook Pro :: 13inch Early 2011 No Longer Recognizes Internal Hard Drive?
Apr 6, 2012last night my MacBook Pro (13inch early 2011 model) froze on me so I let it be and closed the lid. In the morning it was still frozen. I did a hard restart and got the question mark on a folder icon. I tried everything, resetting PRAM, etc, etc. Northing seemed to work untill I plugged in my external hard drive (used as my time-machine backup) and I got to the re-installation/ utilities / safari / restore from backup screen. In the utilities it saw my external hard drive, but not my internal main drive. Any ideas? I've read hundreds of similar posts and nothing seems to resolve an unseen hard drive. Oh btw I plugged in another SATA HDD and it didnt recognize that either.
View 4 Replies View RelatedOS X V10.7 Lion :: Not Booting On Mbp Early 2011?
Jun 28, 2012I have a 2011 early mbp. Ive never had any issues with and and I upgraded to Lion when it came out. About 4 days ago it just would not boot into Lion at all. Would get stuck at the Apple Picture and the circle thing and thats it. I tried to boot the recovery partition and it would still get stuck at the same spot. I took out my hard drive and connected it Via USB on my iMac and it boots up just fine. I than used the recovery from the iMac and reinstalled Lion on the mbp hard drive. I put the hard drive back and it still wont boot up.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
