HT1338 the Macbook Pro would not even detect the external monitor.
My Macbook pro will not connect to an external monitor after moving it. It has been running on this same monitor for 8 months. I switched to a new Desk last night, after hooking it up, the Macbook Pro would not even detect the external monitor. It was only showing the Macs monitor in Display. It did not even have where you could "Detect Display" available. Is there an update that I may have missed. I have tested all the Monitor connections with another laptop they all work.
finally I would like to know if my computer falls under
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2377
If nothing displays but you hear normal startup sounds, then it's possible this is a video issue, and you should take it to an Apple store or AASP.
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Hi cterry66,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
I understand you would like to reset the user account password on your computer but do not know the original password. If you set up your Apple ID with that user account, you can use that Apple ID to reset your OS X user password. Please use the information provided in the attached article to complete the process.
OS X: Apple ID can be used to reset your user account password - Apple Support
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Outfitting 13" MacBook Pro to Use at Desk with External Monitor
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Do you really need 2560 x 1600?
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Go to System Prefs / Displays to set up your res and screen layout. You can have mirrored or extended.
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So my Macbook Pro 2011 that isn't even a year and a half old only lasts me about 2 hours of battery. My brightness is set to only 4 notches most of the time and I mostly have google chrome and itunes or spotify open when I am using it. I have to charge it about 2 times a day. My old original unibody macbook lasted a longer time than this. Today, my fans were running faster than normal and my battery drained 20 percent in less than a half hour.
Here is all of my battery/power info:
Battery Information:
Model Information:
Serial Number: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Manufacturer: SMP
Device Name: bq20z451
Pack Lot Code: 0
PCB Lot Code: 0
Firmware Version: 406
Hardware Revision: 2
Cell Revision: 158
Charge Information:
Charge Remaining (mAh): 2545
Fully Charged: No
Charging: No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 6147
Health Information:
Cycle Count: 371
Condition: Normal
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): -2085
Voltage (mV): 11092
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 25
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 15
Wake on AC Change: No
Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake on LAN: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
GPUSwitch: 2
PrioritizeNetworkReachabilityOverSleep: 0
RestartAfterKernelPanic: 157680000
Standby Delay: 4200
Standby Enabled: 0
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 20
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 0
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 15
Wake on AC Change: No
Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes
Current Power Source: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
GPUSwitch: 2
Reduce Brightness: Yes
RestartAfterKernelPanic: 157680000
Standby Delay: 4200
Standby Enabled: 0
Hardware Configuration:
UPS Installed: No
AC Charger Information:
Connected: No
Charging: No
Here is all the processes my mac was running today:
http://pastebin.com/z91Sp3Kk
I would greatly apprecieate any feedback or help that anyone could give me. I don't even do processor intensive tasks so I don't know why my battery isn't lasting me more than 2 hours.
Thank you.if you look at this process...
39484 Shockwave Flash (Chrome P me 53.5 189.5 MB 1.05 GB
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Since yesterday my macbook wont accept or connect to my personal hotspot on my I phone 4s. Any suggestions fellow applemeisters?
Problem resolved
I was unable to use iPhone 4 ios 6.o.1 as a WIFI Verizon cellular hotspot to give my with my Macbook PRO OSX 10.6.8 internet access
In the past I was able to do so but this function quit working several months ago. I blamed it on either defective hardware or IOS 6 upgrades.
My iphone showed an active hotspot and connection but I was not showing a connection on my Macbook. I was getting an error on my Macbook saying bluetooth was not active on the device.
As a result I was not able to tether my Macbook to my iPhone hotspot through bluetooth or via USB
After MANY MANY hours researching I found an idea for the solution in the website below by Girl.luvzer.Mac
http://chimac.net/2010/10/21/your-connection-failed-because-the-communication-de vice-is-unavailable-make-sure-its-connected-to-your-computer-and-try-reconnectin g/
My instructions are below:
Go to Macbook System Preferences>Network . At the top of this window, it probably will say Location:Automatic. Click that drop-down box and choose “Edit Locations”. Click on the +, and create and select a new location. You do not need to name the location you create.
This was the key for me to get my iPhone hotspot bluetooth and tethering working with my Macbook
Some other notes:
Your cellphone provider needs to enable hotspot capability on your cellphone service
Your iPhone settings will need to have both bluetooth and cellular hotspot turned on
You will have to pair your iPhone and Macbook
Go to ...Settings/ Network/Bluetooth
Click the ON and Discoverable boxes
If your iphone is already shown in the box on the left press the - button to remove it
Click sharing setup to pair your Macbook with your iPhone
In your Macbook ...Settings / Network
Turn off Airport
Select Bluetooth Pan and use the connect button to connect to your iPhone
It will take a moment for the connection to complete
Once you have done that your iPhone should provide your Macbook a wired USB or a Bluetooth hotspot!!!
Good luck, I hope this works for you as well
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My Macbook pro is not even a month old, do I need a new battery?!
I bought this laptop THIS month. It started acting up by shutting down with no warning. Just out of nowhere, a black sceen, and when I went to turn it back on, it would struggle to boot up. I fixed this by resetting the PRAM, and then after that the battery wouldn't hold a charge, and it had to be always plugged it. Resetting the SMC fixed that just fine. Great, everything is fixed.
No, it's not.
the next week, my battery started to say that I should replace it now. I though that was strange, so after restting the SMC again, I started my first ever battery callibration. After the battery was completely drained and I let it sleep for around 6 hours or so, I turned it on and started to charge it and use it, and BAM. Now the battery won't charge. It's only running off of AC power right now, after only 26 cycles.
I bought a macbook because I though it would be less maintenence than my Thinkpad Edge that had a terrible build quality and messed up system registery. Now I just think I have bad laptop luck. I don't think I have time to bring it into an Apple store soon because I'm at a University and its almost finals week... please helpthe best thing for your to do - since it's only a month old is to take it to Apple and have them look at it for you.
it's under warranty - take advantage of it.
one more thing - never - ever - try to calibrate your battery or let it get fully discharge - not sure who told you to do this but it's a bad idea on macbooks with built in batteries. as you can see from what you're experiencing right now.
good luck and hopefully you get it sorted out.
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