Adapt my 2007 13" white Macbook to connect to TV.

I just bought a Mini DVI to HDMI adapter cable so I could use my 37" Samsung TV as a display. The Mini DVI connector does not fit the display connecter on my Macbook. My Macbook manual says it has a Mini Display Port. Do I need a Mini Display to HDMI adapter cable? This is very confusing terminology to me.
Thanks,
Joe

If OWC (macsales.com) says it will hold more than the original Apple spec then you can believe them. They have tested and will support and guarantee the amount of memory they specify.
OWC says you can upgrade to 16 GB. 8 GB is probably sufficient.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro/Upgrade/DDR3_Whi te

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New white macbook fails to connect to TV

hi there
ok so i have just bought the latest white macbook (the one with the latest graphics card and processor) and i have just tried to connect it to y TV and it comes up with no signal
now the thing is, that i previously had a black macbook, and would connext my mini dvi cable to it and connect it to my TV. i never had any problems with it what so ever. yet i try and plug it into my new white macbook and nothing comes up. thye have the same ports and everything and basically the same machine (other than it obviously being slightly faster) so i am bemused why it wont connect
i just replaced the ram with 4gb. could it be this?
any help would be great
cheers
matt

hi
ok so i have spoken to apple and figure i will let everyone know what they said as i feel this could be an issue for a few people who have just bought the new white macbook
they confirmed that the mini dvi-s video adapter no longer works, and that there is possibly 2 solutions
firstly, to use a mini dvi-dvi adapter, and then to connect the tv to this via a dvi to hdmi cable. HOWEVER they said that they were not 100% sure that this would work and suggested i go to a apple store first to have them test it out
secondly, they said to use a mini dvi-vga adtpter and connect this to the tv via a vga to s video cable. they said this should definately work
i am thinking the vga solution will be best for me because i will also be able to use it to connect to a projector screen. however i have heard that picture qulity can be an issue when connecting via a vga cable. does anyone know anything more about this?
i would like to go to the apple store to see some demos but live over an hour away. has anyone had this issue resolved or live close to an apple store to get some answers
any info would be great, and hopefully this helps a few people too
cheers
matt

I have a late 2008 white macbook. I have a mini dvi to hdmi adapter, and a hdmi cord. My cannot get my MB to detect an external monitor. Nothing happens when plugged in. Also, my display settings does not have an option for mirroring or arrangment tab

I have a late 2008 white macbook. I have a mini dvi to hdmi adapter, and a hdmi cord. My cannot get my MB to detect an external monitor. Nothing happens when plugged in. Also, my display settings does not have an option for mirroring or arrangment tab

Yeah, I'm having the same exact problem - It seems that the thunderbolt minidisplay port is only able to output the analog VGA signal, not the digital signal to support DVI and HDMI. This is a bug that came up after installing 10.7.1. I bought my macbook air with 10.7 on it, upgraded it to 10.7.1 as soon as I got it, so I have never been able to use hdmi or dvi with my macbook air. This is an extremely frustrating problem for me, I used HDMI on a daily basis with my PC. I have spent many hours at the genius bar running diagnostic tests so Apple can get as much information as possible to create a fix for this problem. I have been emailing tech support for 3 or so weeks now, they keep saying that they are working on a fix and it should be out soon, but 10.7.2 has come and gone and I still have no HDMI functionality with my MacBook Air!

White Macbook (Early 2009) Why mini-DVI to S-video adapter no longer works?

I am a lifelong Mac user and by now think I pretty well know the ins and outs of Macs and most Mac-related issues... but this one has stumped me.
The new white Macbook was upgraded to include many of the components of its big brother unibody Aluminum Macbooks (including 1066 MHz frontside bus and the NVIDIA 9400M) just over a week ago. I was lucky enough to be in the market for a new laptop about this time and snatched one up a few days ago (retiring my awesome 12" Aluminum PowerBook G4 which is still kicking).
One of the main reasons I upgraded was to be able to use Silverlight 2.0 (d--- Microsoft) as I can't watch streaming lectures from school without it. A nice bonus would be the ability to stream Netflix videos to my TV through my laptop which I've wanted to do for a while. Anyone who has bought one of these new Macbooks and uses their laptop with their TV as much as I do has probably read one of these two links:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3413
http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9319G/A?mco=MzE2OTkzMA
Note the asterisk at the Apple store: "* This adapter is not compatible with the 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo white MacBook introduced in January 2009."
Can someone tell me why this is? I've been using the s-video out of my Apple laptops for the past 6 years... why change it now? Is this a temporary problem or permanent change?
I have been fervently searching for a work-around but no blogs, forums, or boards have given me any answers. One tech blogger at http://createdigitalmotion.com/2009/01/22/white-macbook-snubs-adapter-i-want-my- tv-out/ speculates that Apple is cracking down on DRM video being watched on TV's... but that makes no sense, any new TV can use the DVI output still supported by this computer.
Dear Apple: PLEASE give me my TV back!!! I want to watch Netflix and use that cool Front Row feature you put in your system!
Message was edited by: zioneyes

Ziatron wrote:
Apple does not regularly read these forms. The best way to communicate with Apple is with the below link.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/macbook.html
Thank you for your helpful and detailed response, Ziatron. I am aware Apple is unlikely to peruse my forum post, I was just crying out in anguish at the gods that be, so to speak.
Everything you wrote is consistent with what I have read in other places, thanks for consolidating it here. I am not as proficient in display technologies as I am in other areas so let me see If I am understanding you correctly. Apple has licensed HDCP technology and is employing it across its desktop and laptop lineups. The new white MacBook was the last of the MacBook lineup to be upgraded to include this new technology and as it still retains the older Mini-DVI out rather than the new Mini-Displayport Apple had to "flip the switch" and turn off the MacBook's ability to put out video through the old adapter. I notice that there is no Mini-Displayport to video adapter available in their store. Am I good so far?
So I am left to assume that they turned off the capability of outputing to s-video because that output cannot be managed by the new HDCP technology, correct? If so, I suppose I understand but am still frustrated as it seems they are prevent the growth of a few weeds (illegal content) by burning the whole lawn (preventing many such as me from using the output I love). Thanks for your help again.

Replacing a failed hard drive on a mid-2007 white macbook

Replacing a SECOND failed hard drive on a mid-2007 white macbook (Intel core duo 2.16GHz), this time on my own
Need to purchase a serial ATA drive, but I keep reading that trying to format and/or partition the drive for use with the original Tiger install disk is unsuccessful and that I would have to update to a newer OS before I can do that.
I have Leopard as the current OS, and that is in my backup files from Time Machine, but I do not have a disk with Leopard.
Wondering the best course of action and/or if someone had success wit ha particular Serial ATA using the Tiger disks
Thanks!

All Intel Macs have always use SATA drives, so all Intel versions of OS X support them including Tiger. I don't know what you've been reading. However, since you have Leopard I don't see what the problem would be because you don't need to install Tiger unless your Leopard disk is strictly an updater disc.
How to replace or upgrade a drive in a laptop
Step One: Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger, Leopard or Snow Leopard.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
Step Two: Remove the old drive and install the new drive. Place the old drive in an external USB enclosure. You can buy one at OWC who is also a good vendor for drives.
Step Three: Boot from the external drive. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager appears. Select the icon for the external drive then click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Step Four: New Hard Drive Preparation
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
2. After DU loads select your new hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
Step Five: Clone the old drive to the new drive
1. Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
2. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
4. Check the box labeled Erase destination.
5. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
6. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
7. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means the new internal drive. Source means the old external drive.
Step Six: Open the Startup Disk preferences and select the new internal volume. Click on the Restart button. You should boot from the new drive. Eject the external drive and disconnect it from the computer.

I am having trouble transferring files from an old MacBook (2007) to a MacBook Air over a wireless network. The connection was interrupted and the time was over 24 hours. Is there a better way to do this? I'm using Migration assistant.

I am having trouble transferring files from an old MacBook (2007) to a MacBook Air over a wireless network. The connection was interrupted and the time was over 24 hours. Is there a better way to do this? I'm using Migration assistant. The lack of an ethernet port on MacBook air does not help.

William ..
Alternative data transfer methods suggested here > OS X: How to migrate data from another Mac using Mavericks

Just updated my iPad 2 to OS7 and now I can't connect it to iTunes 10 on my MacBook OS 10.5.8 My MacBook can't be updated to Mountain Lion as it is early 2008 white MacBook

Just updated my iPad 2 to OS7 and now I can't connect it to iTunes 10 on my MacBook OS 10.5.8
My MacBook is too old and can't be updated to Mountain Lion as it is early 2008 white MacBook.
It all worked perfectly prior to updating the iPad 2 to OS7.
There were no cautions or warnings
Are there any work arounds?
Can I uninstall OS7 and go back to OS6?
Rediculous thing is I can connect to iTunes on an old PC of the same age

mozzrich wrote:
Thanks for your comments but this doesn't help my situation at all.
Again Apple fails to provide backward support for its own products.
I could go to the trouble of hacking the MacBook and running Mountain Lion and iTunes 11 that way
I think I will just move across to a PC as a result of this Apple strategy and I think I will just give up on Apples short lived product strategy.
A laptop that lasts five years indicates a long lived product strategy. Where they go wrong is to prevent backwards strategy when someone genuinely cannot live with ios7 like you. even the "unsupported" downgrade has now been blocked.
Don't go windows, you will not get five good years from a dell or an asus. If you can't buy Mountain Lion for it, get a new macbook, enjoy.

White Macbook 2006 random shutdown solved removed cpu heatsink and more

I picked up a cheap macbook from a secondhand retailer for $300 and it regularly shutdown, froze, restarted as well as the grey kernel panic screen completely random no real pattern. I set about trying to solve the problem swapping ram and hard drive with my identical 2006 macbook (which I had similar problems with last year, fixed that one with a new battery connector cable). The ram and hard drive made no difference so I downloaded istat menus to see if any combination of cpu voltage, current and temperature were causing the random shutdowns. It seemed when the temperature reached certain values the computer would shutdown or freeze(around 30 to 50 degrees). I'd read on other forums about faulty cpu temperature diodes so I reapplied heatsink compound to the cpu heatsink and checked all the wiring for shorts but nothing seemed to solve the problem. I was ready to retire the computer and use it for spares for my other macbook when needed but I pulled the keyboard off one more time and tried something completely radical. This fix requires some forward planning and software installation but it has completely solved my Random shutdowns completely.
for instructions see my next post *Fix for random shutdowns white macbook*

Ok this is not for the non technical person but it is quite a simple process with the right instructions.
This first step is very important install the software coolbook($10) and fan control (Free)( not smc fan control). Set up coolbook to operate the cpu at the lowest speed and voltage for both power adapter and battery(1002MHz and .95Volts). Remove the keyboard to access the computer logic board (instructions can be found at iFixit). Remove the four screws and two connectors holding the heatsink to the logicboard and gently lift the heatsink out (very important that you leave the fan screwed in and connected). Close the computer back up if you wish to test just gently connect the keyboard and loosly sit the keyboard back in. Restart and reset the pram immediately. Let the computer boot up and then open system preferences and configure Fan Control to your liking. So far no random shutdowns for over a week (was getting many a day previously.

How will an external Hard drive designed for the macbook Pro work with my White Macbook? My white macbook has a Firewire 400 and the G-Tech HD has a 800 to 400 compatible cable for the firewire.

I am asking this because I want the G-Tech Hard drive says that it is designed for the macbook pro. Yet, I want to back up faster with by using my firewire 400 which is not an option on the one designed for the white macbook that does not have a firewire (only a USB port.) The G-Tech Hard drive comes with the 800 to 400 compatible cable and has 5400 RPM with 750 GB. Also, I've heard that laptops with low battery (mine all the time) won't have the power for a bus powered Hard drive (as in no ac plug in adaptor.) Can I just plug in my laptop? Any one know the answers from experience with this hard drive?

As far as I know, if a harddrive works with a Macpro, it should work with the Macbook: if your Macbook is low on power, plug in the AC adapter
If your Macbook has a firewire port, then it should be fine. BUt i would do somemore research first.

White Macbook has folder with a question mark inside when powered on.

My brother has a white macbook given to him from a friend and when it is powered on it shows a folder icon with a question mark in the inside flashing and it doesn't boot. He has sent me on a quest to get a power adapter and a new hard drive, He thinks the hard drive is fried. Does anyone know for sure if thats the case, I just don't want to buy all that stuff to figure out that the logic board is dead or something else irreplaceable. There is no backup disks, all I have is a replacement leopard disk from apple used for my mac mini.

If it is a retail Leopard disc--black with a giant purple X on it--then yes, you could use them, with a couple of caveats. One, it would technically be a violation of the license to use that install of Leopard on more than one computer, and terms of use on this forum forbid me from encouraging such an action. And two, depending on how old this used MacBook is, your install of Leopard may pre-date manufacture of the MacBook and, as a result, not be able to boot the MacBook anyway. However, judging by the info in your signature, that is probably not a problem.
If the disc for your Mini is gray and shipped with or was meant to ship with the Mini, then no, the disc will not work.
I still encourage you to get the system discs that came with the MacBook originally, as they have the Apple Hardware Test included, and, as I suggested above, running any OS (or other Apple software) on a Mac without the discs means technically it's an unlicensed copy.

White macbook Lion performance

I have a White Macbook 2,1, running Lion 10.7.5. I believe its the late 2006 model., 2G RAM. Replaced the original drive with a 500GB, 7200 RPM drive a couple of years ago. The performance is just dreadful. Constant spinning beach balls, delays in keyboard characters. I've noticed by System memory takes up 1.7G of of the 2G of available RAM. Am I correct is assuming that is the problem, and the machine is just not powerful enough to run Lion efficiently? I've run a variety of maintenance programs to clear out junk files, caches, etc, disk permissions. I do have an very large audio library connected through iCloud, but I don't understand why that would be a problem if iTunes isn't running.
Any thoughts about what might be causing the performance problems, or is it just the age of the computer?

You might want to open Activity Monitor and under the (Memory) tab check the amount of (Page Outs) to the hard drive....
The minimum requirement for RAM under Lion is 2GB.....so you will not have much actual RAM to work with for any extra apps.....that is why I suggest checking the (Page Outs) in Activity Monitor....it would mean that the MacBook is using the hard drive to store commands that would normally come from the RAM and would be much slower....

White Macbook no longer booting

Hi there,
My first generation white Macbook (June 2006) isn't booting up since failing to wake from sleep...
I normally shut the lid to sleep it, and this time instead of waking up and doing the normal disc drive noise, it appeared to get stuck... with the disc drive noise repeating and clicking. After a couple of goes it stopped but still didn't wake up so I held power button to switch off.
Now when I press power button, the usual drive noise happens (without sticking), the screen flashes but then returns to black and doesn't do anything else (no chimes, no picture). The light at the front stays on during this time though, so it's almost like it's stuck in sleep mode??
Have tried with and without battery and with and without power adapter. Have tried holding power button for ages - get the rapid flashing lights but still nothing and have tried the SMC reset.
I'm hoping someone here may have some other ideas to try, otherwise a (hopefully not to costly) trip to the Apple store will be in order
Thanks very much in advance!
Neil

Hi everyone...
Thanks for the tips - I was worrying about logic board, but it's had that replaced previously so I was hoping it wasn't that!
Anyway good news is that it seems to be working again - I got in and I think my girlfriend had left it in the front-light on, trying-to-boot-up state so it was warm... but on opening the chimes sounded and it tried to boot.
It then seemed to boot to the password prompt, but before I could finish typing the password it cut out and rebooted.
I then held the power button down to turn off fully, turned it back on, and here I am typing on it!!
It's almost like it got stuck in sleep mode - could it be something up with the Tiger install, or a (very) intermittent hardware fault?
Very keen for it to not happen again!
Thanks for the help again - will keep you posted
Neil

White MacBook: Why aren't my ports working?

Hey y'all, I'm using a 2006 White MacBook running on Mac OS X 10.7.5, and the USB ports aren't working. If I restart the laptop, the ports will work for a little little bit and then as soon as it finishes the reboot, they won't work. It's weird. It won't work for my iPhone 5 cable but it will work for my Mophie exernal battery case when I charge it via through USB. I plugged my iPhone 5 cable with the adapter to see if it's not working overall. However, it worked fine when I plugged it into the wall. I tried the SMC reset and the PRAM reset. Nothing is getting any better. I am trying to import pictures and this port thing is becoming very frustrating. Is there anything else I can do to fix it that doesn't require going to the apple store or something involving buying the software discs? (Incase by any chance I have to do a fresh install) Thanks all.

Well, dang. Things are getting a bit more complicated. If you have an expendable external drive of any type that is 16GB or larger, you can create an external recovery HDD. See: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5911. It's possible from Recovery Mode to select which startup drive to boot. If you boot to your normal startup drive from Recovery Mode and your USB ports are working correctly, it's likely indicative that key parts of OS X on your boot drive are somehow unwell and that a reinstallation is necessary.
If you have Time Machine backups of your system, I'd probably be inclined to do a full refresh of the system:
From the App Store / Purchases, download Lion again, but do not run the installer;
Download DiskMaker X from http://liondiskmaker.com/ and use it to create bootable USB install drive (requires an 8 GB USB drive) or a DVD;
Make sure the Time Machine backup is up-to-date and accessible;
Shutdown your MacBook, turn on via the power button and press/hold the Option key at the startup tone;
Choose the USB or DVD drive to boot and install Lion;
Once Lion's base install has completed, it will prompt you to continue to login or migrate a user profile from a Time Machine backup - migrate your user account(s).
That's the worst case scenario. Before you go jumping through all those hoops, however, you'd probably want to boot the system to your original install DVD to run the hardware diagnostics. If you run the short diags and nothing is found, letting the full diags run overnight might turn up a hardware problem. If so, you've got the unfortunate problem that Apple no longer supports these systems outside of California.
If full diags indicate no detectable problems and the aforementioned booting from Recovery Mode into your usual boot disk gets your USB working again, the reinstall seems to be the best bet.
Best of luck with it!

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will a late 2006 white Macbook work with Mountain Lion

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iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
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White Macbook with MAJOR wifi reception problems

I live in a small flat and used to be able to access Wifi everywhere on my white Macbook (early 2006) model. This is no longer the case and I can only pick up wifi signal in my living room (i.e. within 7 feet of the router).
It is not a router issue as my iPad, iPhone and even my girlfriend's first generation Ipod Toch can access wifi anywhere in the flat. Very annoying! This computer is used by my girlfriend for university and there are only several areas of her college library where she can access wifi.
I took the computer to the Apple Store in Covent Garden and it immeditely showed full bars of wifi coverage throughout the store. The Genius Bar guy ran some tests and said the antenna was fine. He showed me how to delete and reinstate the network, which I did to no effect. I've also moved wifi to the top of the list in Network settings. Still only works within 7 feet of the router.
Can ANYBODY figue out why my Macbook has suddeny become so bad at picking up wifi?
The Macbook is running Lion, but the problem started when still running Snow Leopard 9and possibly Leoard too).
Any help would be very gratefully received.

You need to go into your router to change the channel it is using. If you check your router manual you will find how to get into its setting. I get into mine by typing 192.168.2.1 into my browser bar. some use routersetup again typed into browser. If you havent got your manaul just go to the company who made it and you can view it there.
Otherwise let me have your router make and model and I will find out how you do it and post here.
Could you see what channels your neighbouring networks were using ?
Also just out of interest I live in the UK and lately my wirelss keeps defaulting to BTopenzone which is clearly on a network nearby, so make sure your system is connecting or trying to connect to your wireless network, not anyone elses.

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