17-inch Mid-2009 MBP Barely Turns On Anymore

Hi Everyone,
     I'm having an issue with my mid-2009 17" MBP that has been progressively getting worse over the past few months. When I first noticed this problem I was noticing that my computer was not turning back on from sleep. I would open the lid and I would get nothing. The only way to get it to come back on was to hard force it off by holding the power button and then restarting it. Interestingly this only happened though if the computer was sitting long enough in standby (>1hr). If the computer was put in standby and I came back to it a half hour later it would come right back on without issue.
     As time went on, it eventually got to the point where pressing the power button once was no longer turning it on anymore. I would have to press the power button about 3+ times before it turned on. As the issue progressed further, I would have to press the power button 15-20 times before it would turn on. After a couple more weeks a new issue started: instability. After getting the computer to turn on (which up until this point when I got it to turn on it stayed on and functioned fine), it would last for about 3 min then completely shut off, so again the power button pressing begins. Next time it would last maybe 7 minutes, and then finally on the 3rd time it would become stable and not turn off again (and the computer continued to function perfectly while it was running). So today I'm at the point where I consider myself lucky I even have the computer on now as I type this, as I must have pressed the power button 750+ times (seriously) in effort just to just get it to turn on. I actually thought earlier today the computer was finally gone.
     I'll do my best to explain what happens when I press the power button: When I press it, I briefly see the white power light turn on and then shut off instantly. I can hear the fans in the computer begin to spin up (which can be visually confirmed), but immediately shut off. No picture, nothing. This is basically what happens about 97% of the time. The other 3% is that I get the computer to turn on (white screen actually shows up), but it doesn't even get to displaying the Apple logo before it shuts off. I get no beeping so I can't even an error code out of it, and no power light consecutive flashing either.
     My computer has gone through some upgrades/replacements over the years, but I don't think that's related to this issue. The only mods done to this computer are an upgraded Seagate 750GB 7200rpm HDD (came with a 500GB), and I have upgraded the ram to 8GB (Crucial) from the 4GB it came with. I have tested the RAM in another computer so I know it works fine, and I'm pretty sure I would get an error code if it didn't. Otherwise I have done no other modifications to the computer. Also as a note, my battery is in need of service (so it says), so maybe that could be related? If I connect the AC adapter I still have the same trouble so I kind'a doubt that but I don't have much experience with this issue.
     So, does anyone know any tips or tricks that I can use to try and revive this thing? I'm way past my 3-year protection plan so warranty is out of the question at this point. My personal hunch is something related to the power supply on the motherboard is no longer functioning properly. I really hope I'm not screwed here but I got a bad feeling about this...
Many thanks,
Alex

Please make a Genius Appointment and take it in for service.

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Replacement options for keys on mid-2009 MBP

i have a mid-2009 MBP that i am extremely unhappy with and which i /was/ going to just give to my mom but it acts so oddly that i am afraid she will get too confused and won't be able to use it.
/anyway/ i had this thing in to the genius bar and asked them to replace all the keys as there are a lot of these that are very wobbly and make typing sort of a challenge. the technician asked me to tell him which /specific/ keys were a problem - i didn't sit down to test this - and then proceeded to give me some kind of song and dance explaining the technical reasons why the keys would fail and he assured me that as long as there was not some failure with the mechanism under the keys that they would replace the keys for the life of the machine at no charge.
two questions:
1. i have written down the 23 keys that feel like they are hard to work with and i am wondering if it is unreasonable to expect them to just replace all of them now so i (or the person i give the machien to) won't have to deal with this periodically.
2. is it in fact the case that i should expect to get other keys fixed for free when they go bad?
3. is there some reason why the technician at the genius bar may not have wanted me to do another repair on this machine within the warranty period since i have had it in complaining about various issues very often and they finally found a battery and a logic board problem about three months before my warranty expiration? i mean, i have not trusted the advice i get which is a complete 180 degrees from when i was first on mac before i had to move to PC and i am wondering if there may be a reason why they did not want to simply go ahead and do the key replacement for me under warranty. it seems really sort of mean and cheap to turn me away on this at the 11th hour with some kind of verbal assurance when i've never been happy with the machine or the explanations on the problems with the machine anyway.
is there some kind of magic words to get them to just replace all the keys so i won't have this as an ADDED problem to my battery life, beachball hangs, sleep battery drain, etc, etc, etc?
THANKS

What Bob is saying is that according to the table there are different versions of Bootcamp which can be run on each Mac which load the various drivers for the specific versions on Windows.
Windows 8 is designed to run 64bit but it will run 32bit as well it just means you dont get all the benefits and can loose Disc & Ram, but the host mac needs a 64bit compatible processor and it needs to meet the spec for the version of Windows being run and you need the various drivers.
Often this level of support and development wont be provided on older machines as they knnow it will run into problems at some point.
That doesnt mean you cant or shouldnt go for it, as long as you accept it may not be a stright forward install
This thread should provide all the info you need as the user has done what you are looking to do:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4897066?tstart=0

Temporary video stutter in games, mid 2009 MBP

Hi all,
I've been having a chronic issue with my mid-2009 MBP with 256MB NVIDIA 9400M, only noticeable when playing games. Starting a few minutes after I start playing a game, the video will stutter in regular, discrete chunks. It will run fine for about a second, then lag horribly for a second, and alternate between these two. This is especially noticeable with graphics-intense games such as Starcraft 2, but happens even for certain less demanding games too.
The funny thing is that the issue goes away after 15-20 minutes of play or so. After that, no matter how long I play for (for periods up to several hours), the issue does not return. This makes me think it must be some sort of software or driver issue, and thus hopefully fixable. On the other hand, it happens both in OSX and Win 7 under Bootcamp.
One thing is that I have upgraded the RAM and installed a new hard drive; maybe these are causing problems? I don't remember if this issue predates the new hardware.
Anyone have any thoughts? I've poked around a bit and haven't seen anyone report this exact same issue.
My specs are:
MacBook Pro
13-inch, Mid 2009
Processor 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB
EDIT: found this post with what seems to be the same issue: https://discussions.apple.com/message/15530456#15530456

Perhaps you could try this to resolve your issue: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
If the issue still persists, I would contact AppleCare, or may an appointment at the Genius Bar. There may be diagnostics they can run to determine if you have a failing logic board or GPU.

Mid 2009 MBP OSX Lion Unresponsive/Locking/Freezing

I wonder if anyone able to shed any light on the issues that I have begun to experience with my MBP?
I am having an issue where my MBP has started to freeze on a daily basis, this has been happening for approx 1 week.
If I’m using the MBP at the time of the freeze it will keep the screen on, but freezes the content and the keyboard and mouse become unresponsive, the only way to move things along are by holding the power button for 10 seconds and rebooting.
My current spec is:
Mid 2009 MBP 15" 250gb, 2.53 intel dual core, 8gb Ram (upgraded in August last year) running OSX Lion 10.7.3.
2 weeks ago I purchased a Benq RL2240H monitor with a 1080 resolution, I have an Apple wireless keyboard and Magic Mouse connected via Bluetooth, however, the freezing takes place whether the peripherals are connected or not.
Another scenario is when the screensaver kicks in. The standard colour cycle saver is all I tend to use, but will freeze the MBP whilst the screensaver is running.
The final scenario that the freezing takes place is when the MBP has been put to sleep for anything over 2 hours. Once this takes place it is pot luck if it will wake or not, the MBP is totally unresponsive but displays the white light on the front when closed and turns off when opened.
I have tried resetting the PRAM and SMC, but the problem has persisted and I have verified / repaired the disk via Disk Utility.
I’m now considering a total reinstall of Lion as the next phase of my home remedy, does anyone think this may help, or should I just take it straight to a Genius appointment?

For information to anyone who views this posting. I have now reverted my MBP back to the original Ram setting of 4GB with the RAM that was installed when I purchased the MBP.
The freezing/locking issue has since stopped (touch wood) and all seems well so far.

Since Yosemite upgrade, high pitch noise creating case vibration on MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) (on watching the keynote online)

Hi,
Great work on Yosemite, great new design as well.
Several problems since the Yosemite upgrade though :
    - When playing high pitch noise (watching the keynote for example), the speakers make the case around it vibrate. This was not happening under Mavericks and previous OSXs.
    - This page (post editing) does not allow the right click (works everywhere else as far as I'm aware).
    - when changing the volume, I have now the noise feedback when clicking on shift+volume up/down and no sound when clicking on volume up/down on my keyboard (was the inverse before).
    - The keyboard light was stuck in off, had to restart the computer.
More general problems (covering the last OSX since introduction of 10.9) :
    - lack of possibility of choosing for a 3x3 set of desktops as it was before (the new mission control only allow us to have a horizontal set of several desktops)
    - Notifications cannot be turned off automatically when being in full screen. (only options for auto turn off given are "display is sleeping" oO and when "mirroring on another display" -> meh, would have prefer when having an app in full screen)
System :
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009)
Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,3
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Memory: 8 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP53.00AC.B03
SMC Version (system): 1.48f2

Thanks for your lengthy reminder dude, I have a similar Mac with yours. I suspect its a software fault because it happens after I upgraded to Lion, 10.7.2.

Airdrop not working on MacBook Pro 15-inch, Mid 2009

i recently updated the Yosemite OS on my MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009), but i could use the Airdrop anymore even from computer to computer and computer to iPhone. May i know is there a reason and how shall i rectify this problem ? I had try to redownload the Yosemite OS but it appear the same issue after the troubleshoot.

From Mac Basics: AirDrop lets you send files from your Mac to nearby Macs and iOS devices
Your 2009 MBP is not compatible with AirDrop to an iPhone

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) - Maximum internal hard drive size and speed?

What is the maximum size of hard drive and speed for an internal hard drive to my Macbook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009), please?
I bought myself a Technics 1TB, 7200 rpm internal hardrive. Made a clone successfully in Super Duper.
It fits, but It is not available for starting up my Macbook Pro. Not available in System Prefs, but visible and grey in Disc Utility.
Although it starts up my Mac Pro just fine.. but not my Macbook Pro.
Is there a limit of hard drive specifics?
What is the maximum size of hard drive and speed for an internal hard drive to my Macbook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009), please?

Thanks for the reply
I cloned the Technics HDD ( 2,5" HGST Travelstar 7K1000 - 1 TB : HTS721010A9E630) from the MBP.
I tried to boot it up with my Technincs ( 2,5" HGST Travelstar 7K1000 - 1 TB : HTS721010A9E630) installed in my MBP (as my internal hard drive).

Can anyone point me to the correct type of RAM to purchase for a MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009)?

I have a MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) that recently had some problems and I was forced to reinstall OSX and ended up upgrading to Yosemite (I was previously using Mavericks). Unfortunately I did not realize how much OSX 10.10 would slow down my computer, so I'm looking to upgrade my RAM from 4GB to 8GB to help resolve this. However, I don't really have a good idea what type of RAM I need aside from the fact that it needs to be 1066 MHz. I was hoping someone might be able to point me in the right direction as to what the exact type of RAM I need to purchase or possibly link me to a site where I could buy what I require. I know some people claim third party RAM doesn't work as well as memory that is made and/or sold by apple but I would prefer to go with whatever is cheapest.

A 15" mid-2009 MBP RAM specifications are: 204-pin PC3-8500 (1066 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM.
As has been pointed out, OWC is an excellent source for Mac compatible RAM. Crucial is another first rate source for Mac RAM. RAM from either vendor will work just as well as any purchased from Apple with the bonus of being less expensive and having a lifetime guarantee.
Ciao.

I have a MacBook Pro, 15-inch, Mid 2009. I would love to upgrade to a Solid State Drive. What is the best possible upgrade I can buy. I need the specs and even brand name. Thank you to anyone who can help.

I have a MacBook Pro, 15-inch, Mid 2009. I would love to upgrade to a Solid State Drive. What is the best possible upgrade I can buy. I need the specs and even brand name. Thank you to anyone who can help.

A 15" mid-2009 MBP RAM specifications are: 204-pin PC3-8500 (1066 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM.
As has been pointed out, OWC is an excellent source for Mac compatible RAM. Crucial is another first rate source for Mac RAM. RAM from either vendor will work just as well as any purchased from Apple with the bonus of being less expensive and having a lifetime guarantee.
Ciao.

[SOLVED] Mid 2009 MBP - nvidia nonfree drivers

- X server looking for nouveau
Hi all
So this is my first post on here but I have been looking on the net to find a resolution to the following for the past week or more; I have been using Ubuntu for a number of years now but would still recon my experiance in linux is still in the realm of beginner.
I have a Mid 2009 MBP with Nvidia 9600m gt and 9400m; the problem i face is getting X to start.
NOTE: Currently I'm running Manjaro 3.10.30 (clean install) as it couldn't get the pure Arch live to boot, didn't have time to investigate that, maybe in the comming weeks.
The Xorg.0.log states that it is trying to load a nouveau module
[ 11.610]
X.Org X Server 1.14.5
Release Date: 2013-12-12
[ 11.610] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 11.610] Build Operating System: Linux 3.12.6-1-ARCH x86_64
[ 11.610] Current Operating System: Linux manjaro 3.10.30-1-MANJARO #1 SMP Fri Feb 14 06:07:50 UTC 2014 x86_64
[ 11.610] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-310-x86_64 root=UUID=d6202b98-312c-40e4-ba98-467a4f6b41c7 rw nomodeset
[ 11.611] Build Date: 08 January 2014 01:35:51PM
[ 11.611]
[ 11.611] Current version of pixman: 0.32.4
[ 11.611] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 11.611] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 11.611] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Mar 13 18:55:57 2014
[ 11.611] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[ 11.611] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 11.611] (==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
[ 11.611] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
[ 11.611] (**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
[ 11.612] (**) | |-->Device "Device0"
[ 11.612] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
[ 11.612] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
[ 11.612] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 11.612] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 11.612] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[ 11.612] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
[ 11.612] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 11.612] (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/").
[ 11.612] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/".
[ 11.612] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 11.612] (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/").
[ 11.612] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/misc/,
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
/usr/share/fonts/OTF/,
/usr/share/fonts/Type1/
[ 11.612] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[ 11.612] (**) Extension "Composite" is enabled
[ 11.612] (**) Extension "RENDER" is enabled
[ 11.612] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[ 11.612] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[ 11.612] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
[ 11.612] (II) Loader magic: 0x7fac20
[ 11.612] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 11.612] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 11.612] X.Org Video Driver: 14.1
[ 11.612] X.Org XInput driver : 19.1
[ 11.612] X.Org Server Extension : 7.0
[ 11.612] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[ 11.612] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card1)
[ 11.615] (--) PCI:*(0:2:0:0) 10de:0647:106b:00b0 rev 161, Mem @ 0xd4000000/16777216, 0xb0000000/268435456, 0xd2000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x00003000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
[ 11.615] (--) PCI: (0:3:0:0) 10de:0863:106b:00af rev 177, Mem @ 0xd6000000/16777216, 0xc0000000/268435456, 0xd0000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x00002000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[ 11.615] Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
[ 11.615] Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
[ 11.615] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
[ 11.615] Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
[ 11.615] Initializing built-in extension XTEST
[ 11.615] Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[ 11.615] Initializing built-in extension SYNC
[ 11.615] Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
[ 11.616] Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
[ 11.616] Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
[ 11.616] Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
[ 11.616] Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
[ 11.616] Initializing built-in extension RENDER
[ 11.616] Initializing built-in extension RANDR
[ 11.616] Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
[ 11.616] Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
[ 11.616] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 11.616] Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 11.616] Initializing built-in extension RECORD
[ 11.616] Initializing built-in extension DPMS
[ 11.616] Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
[ 11.616] Initializing built-in extension XVideo
[ 11.616] Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 11.616] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 11.616] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
[ 11.616] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
[ 11.616] Initializing built-in extension DRI2
[ 11.616] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 11.616] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 11.638] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 11.638] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 11.638] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 11.638] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 331.49 Wed Feb 12 20:17:10 PST 2014
[ 11.638] Loading extension GLX
[ 11.638] (II) LoadModule: "nouveau"
[ 11.638] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nouveau
[ 11.638] (II) UnloadModule: "nouveau"
[ 11.638] (II) Unloading nouveau
[ 11.638] (EE) Failed to load module "nouveau" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 11.638] (EE) No drivers available.
[ 11.638] (EE)
Fatal server error:
[ 11.638] (EE) no screens found(EE)
[ 11.638] (EE)
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 11.638] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[ 11.638] (EE)
I have uninstalled all nouveau packages using the following page to help me; https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NVIDIA
The following is the output of
$ pacman -Qs nvidia
local/libvdpau 0.7-1
Nvidia VDPAU library
local/linux310-nvidia 331.49-1 (linux310-extramodules)
NVIDIA drivers for linux.
local/mhwd-nvidia 331.49-1
MHWD module-ids for nvidia 331.49
local/mhwd-nvidia-legacy 304.119-1
MHWD module-ids for nvidia 304.119
local/nvidia-utils 331.49-1
NVIDIA drivers utilities
I am also including my xorg.conf created with
$ nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 304.119 (buildmeister@swio-display-x64-rhel04-14) Fri Jan 17 10:35:46 PST 2014
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 28.0 - 33.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Output of
$ lspci -k | grep -A 2 -i "VGA"
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G96M [GeForce 9600M GT] (rev a1)
Subsystem: Apple Inc. Device 00b0
Kernel driver in use: nvidia
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation C79 [GeForce 9400M] (rev b1)
Subsystem: Apple Inc. Device 00af
Kernel driver in use: nvidia
Also tried the 304 set but to no avail.
I noticed just before grabbing my the above files/data via ssh that the /home/[username] directory is still the default user, "Manjaro" in this case. but this is probably in part due to X server not being able to start.
If anyone has any idea what direction i should take, please let me know. I have an image/backup of my Ubuntu 12.04 which i might have to restore to get the equivalent data, but i would rather fix this without it.
P.S. Not sure if this is the correct section for this topic.
Last edited by DoveDev (2014-03-14 18:34:15)

This is one of them times I should have wrote down what steps i had completed and had not, I reread the information on this page, http://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title … on_Startup. Obviously i missed a vitel step while i was half asleep a few nights ago... Anyway This is solved.
P.S. I will be getting a refurbished Dell Latitude e7440 next week and I will be playing with it and a pure Arch experiance, can't wait. Catch you later.

CHKDSK fails on fresh install of Windows 7 x64 on mid-2009 MBP with SSD

There was an earlier post about this that has been archived prematurely that I will reproduce below. The main issue is a flaw in the Windows 7 x64 CHKDSK of the SSD drive in the mid-2009 MBP= 5,2. With fresh OSX installs, bootcamp 3.1, Windows 7 x64 all updates, the CHKDSK operation checks files at about 1 per second in stage 4 of 5, verifying file data.
Moderators: please leave this open until it is actually resolved.
Earlier posts:
Panajev
Posts: 4
From: ITALY
Registered: Oct 14, 2009
Windows 7 x64, MacBook Pro, frequent CHKDSK after HDD firmware update
Posted: Nov 2, 2009 6:45 AM
Hello, I have been having filesystem problems on my Windows 7 partition since the HDD related firmware update (the latest Performance update) was released and installed onto this mid 2009 MacBook Pro.
The HDD is a 500 GB 7200 RPM model, but it never gave me any troubles under OS X before the "fix" and I know other users had intermittent problems with the HDD on their MacBook Pro's related to the HDD making noises and pausing.
The fix was released, I installed it and I started seeing my first problem in Windows 7 x64 a few days after... I cleanly shut the OS down, but when I booted it back it asked me to perform a coherency check to the Filesystem... I thought that the problem was related to the fact that I was using the RC1 build of Windows 7... although that problem never manifested itself in the weeks before the Performance Update (HDD firmware fix) was installed and Windows 7 x64 RC1 had been on there and used frequently.
I recently purchased Windows 7 retail a few days ago and after a bit of trouble-free operation I started having problems again... always shutting the PC down carefully and I was asked to run the CHKDSK utility at boot twice already.
What to do?
Message was edited by: Panajev
MacBook Pro (2009) Mac OS X (10.6.1) Windows 7 x64, Bootcamp 3.0, recent HDD update
nicegom
Posts: 6
Registered: Nov 12, 2009
Re: Windows 7 x64, MacBook Pro, frequent CHKDSK after HDD firmware update
Posted: Nov 12, 2009 1:40 AM in response to: Panajev
Hi there,
I have a different experience. I installed Windows 7 before the "performance update 1.0" came out. I actually experienced the chkdsk launch problem with Windows 7. I had done repartitioning and clean-install several times but cannot solve the problem. So I tried to install XP and Vista on my MBA (Mid 2009 with SSD) and found that these two OS doesn't introduce such problem.
To be honest, I'm not sure which caused such problem, Windows 7, a bootcamp driver, or EFI. But I'm sure that CHKDSK in Windows 7 has an obvious bug that needs to be patched (memory leak and maybe this problem as well). So now I'm using Windows Vista SP2. And I'm happy with Vista SP2 (seems to become faster and stable now).
Cheer,
Message was edited by: nicegom
Macbook Air Windows Vista MBA of Mid 2009 with SSD

Windows 7 x64 all updates
Just doublechecking. Does that include the recent chkdsk hotfixes?
[The Chkdsk.exe program does not start correctly on a Windows 7-based computer|http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975778]

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