IS 2.3GHz i7 Quad Core MacBook Pro (Retina) able to run Civilization V?

Apple mentions that Civilization V has been updated for the Retina display. Civ 5 shows it needs at least a Core Duo 2.4 GHz processor. The Retina I have is 2.3 but quad core. Will this not work?

Those are 2 different CPU - the 2.4GHz being a Dual Core is slower than your 2.3GHz Quad Core.
So Civilization V will run much better in your Macbook Retina.

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Quad Core MacBook Pro

hi
anyone in the know when there will be a Quad Core MacBook Pro?

I doubt that Apple will use Quad core cpus on MBP, firstly because they have more hungry on system resources and they tend to sweat more, so... new battery, new box design and new cooling system.
and they it comes the software... Adobe already told that CS4 version will not be 64 bits compatible nor quad core compliance. And there is no software that I can recall that was written to use 4 cores!
has to be the system to do such think, and that is not good, and you can see that a Quad Core cpu is not 4x better than a Single Core or 2x better than a Dual Core, that is the main reason, it is kinda having a 64bitx cpu and use 32bits software... What's the point ? unless you wanna for showing, like buing a jeep and only ride it on he city ...
at least that is my opinion on the subject

Slowly I turned.... Why is my Quad Core MacBook Pro getting slower with each Lion update?

I upgraded to Lion on my 20011 15" 2.0GHZ Quad Core MacBook Pro. The machine crashed at least 7 times (reports forwarded). I upgraded to 10.7.1 hoping for the crashes to go away. It began to crashed once a week. On checking the console reports Virus Barrier and Kaspersky (****!) used with Parallels seemed to be causing the crashes. Turn those puppies off and the crashes disappeared. HOWEVER, the computer is slow; opening mail seems 50% slower than on my MacBook 13". Today after spending 3 hours updating to 10.7.2, all apps seems to be dragging. Any ideas out there?
Michael

OK. Here's some test results. The most intense process I use on my Macs is using Handbrake to encode either DVDs or mkv files to mp4 files which generally pushes all cores to the max. I am using the latest 64bit version of Handbrake on both Macs.
So I took a sample mkv file of 65 seconds length and ran it using the same settings on both the Mac Pro (2 x 3 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon 8GB RAM) and the Macbook Pro (2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 4GB RAM), straight after starting up both Macs so that there was plenty of RAM to spare on both. I ran the test two times on each Mac and got similar results both times, with the best results on each machine being as follows:
Mac Pro: max RAM used: 380MB, Time for encode: 102 seconds
Macbook Pro: max RAM used: 495MB, Time for encode: 84 seconds
This was for a 2-pass encoding with Turbo first pass to 2200kbps MP4 file from 720p mkv file.
So the Macbook Pro is coming in considerably quicker for this particular task. I'm not sure why the Mac Pro used less RAM, and whether this is the main factor in the time difference. Like I said, there was plenty of unused RAM on both Macs when I ran the test. I am no expert on the inner workings of Macs!
Needless to say though, I am happy with the results and very happy with the new Macbook Pro.
Nick

Will my early 2008 MacBook Pro be able to run OS X Yosemite?

Will my early 2008 MacBook Pro be able to run OS X Yosemite?

I have the same Macbook Pro as you. You should read this Apple page: http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade/?cid=wwa-us-kwg-mac-com While you can install Yosmite, many cool features will not work on pre-2012 models, including: Handoff and Instant Hotspot, AirDrop, AirPlay Mirroring, Peer-to-Peer AirPlay and Power Nap. Additionally, if you have not already upgraded your iPhoto library from iPhoto 8.1.2 (as I have not), I believe you will need to purchase the upgrade after you install Yosemite based on what I read here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6602872 . Good luck! If you do or have proceeded with updating to Yosemite, please come back to this thread and share how the experience went. Thanks.

My Macbook Pro Retina 2012 is running very slow and gives me frequent speed problems.

So, I've noticed it happen gradually for about a year now. It started with just minor but not significant delays in opening up programs, but I didn't mind it because the computer was still fast compared to a PC, which is what I used to use before this Macbook. I got this macbook in 2012, and luckily I still have a warranty, but it'll close soon.
Right now, some problems include:
1)
2) Shutting down and turning on the computer is slow (sorry no picture on this one). When I first bought this mac, and until about a year ago, whenever I turn it on/off it would do it instantly. But now, there is a bit of a delay when turning off. The screen seems to just freeze at a certain frame, stays that way for a few seconds (longer when turning it off right after playing a game or two-- don't worry they're compatible with Mac OS), and then shuts off. And when it's frozen at that frame time, you can still see the background materials because they're only faded away. You know what I'm talking about-- Macbook turns out when turning off and then shuts down. So, much of the screen is white, but you can still see the screen prior to the shut down faded.
3) Internet is running extremely slow. When I check my speed at speedtest.net, I get around 47 mbps on bad days and 53-ish on good days (download speed)
EtreCheck results are here:
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated March 24, 2015 at 7:13:26 AM EDT
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) (Verified)
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro10,1
    1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
    8 GB RAM Not upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
    Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 411
Video Information: ℹ️
    Intel HD Graphics 4000
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 1024 MB
        Color LCD spdisplays_2880x1800Retina
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Time since boot: 10:53:8
Disk Information: ℹ️
    APPLE SSD SM256E disk0 : (251 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Boot OS X (disk0s3) <not mounted> : 650 MB
        Moon Cheol (disk1) / : 249.80 GB (67.32 GB free)
            Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
            Core Storage: disk0s2 250.14 GB Online
USB Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
    Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Logitech Lenovo USB Optical Mouse
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /Applications/Parallels Desktop.app
    [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (10.1.0 28600 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.netbridge (10.1.0 28600 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (10.1.0 28600 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.vnic (10.1.0 28600 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.nero.HSMMonitor.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    Steam    UNKNOWN (missing value)
    iTunesHelper    Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 [Click for support]
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    Open in Internet Explorer
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
        22%    WindowServer
         3%    quicklookd
         2%    Dock
         2%    hidd
         1%    Google Chrome
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    455 MB    softwareupdated
    258 MB    Google Chrome
    151 MB    Google Chrome Helper
    137 MB    WindowServer
    77 MB    Finder
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    3.24 GB    Active RAM
    848 MB    Inactive RAM
    1.11 GB    Wired RAM
    13.63 GB    Page-ins
    61 KB    Page-outs
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Resetting computer to factory conditions doesn't work, time-machine didn't work, and clearing more storage space didn't work either. I would like to get this problem fixed before my warranty runs out. Thanks for reading and any sort of help will be appreciated!

Do you know of any specific tasks or situations that cause it to perform poorly? If so, make a note of those and demonstrate them for Apple. Do NOT, under any circumstances, restart the machine. You want it at its worst when you take it in. If you try to do any of those magic resets, it may just reset things just long enough for Apple to proclaim it healthy. If Apple does that anyway, then there are plenty of opportunities to try those things later after your warranty has expired.
I wish I knew exactly when it does this, but it doesn't always happen. It sometimes does, and sometimes doesn't. I thought about this, too. But the problem is that it's really hard to catch a time or figure out what causes these symptoms to occur. I haven't taken it to Apple because I thought it'll just be a waste of time because they'll probably say that it's healthy so they don't have to put any money/effort to try and fix it...

Macbook Pro Retina crashing when running Safari and iTunes since Mavericks

Hello everyone. I am starting a new thread even though there seem to be a lot of various crash reports. I have noticed several entire system crashes (never, ever happened on my mac before until I updated to Mavericks) when using iTunes and Safari at the same time. The entire computer crashes and/or freezes up - no keyboard or mousepad response, and no crash report, only option to manually restart by holding down power button. I include an etrecheck report below fyi, but cannot seem to locate anything myself. I do not use external montiors or any other open apps or extensions. OI have put this under Mavericks because this problem (as well as others I have had to fix) has only begun since updating the OS. Apple tells me that I just have to be patient for the other software to catch up to Mavericks - but this is Apple's software! Any ideas? Many, many thanks, and Merry christmas.
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro10,1
          1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
          8 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1024 MB
          NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 1024 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
System Software:
          OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 0:0:59
Disk Information:
          APPLE SSD SM256E disk0 : (251 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 250.14 GB (142.94 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
          [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist
Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist
          [loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist
          [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
User Login Items:
          iTunesHelper
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Flash Player
          Flip4Mac WMV
          Java
Internet Plug-ins::
          Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 5.2
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8
          AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin1016264: Version: Unknown
          OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6
          OVSHelper: Version: 1.1
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6
          DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2
          AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin101749: Version: Unknown
          Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6
          iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown
          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6
          Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 2.5.5f1
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 45
User Internet Plug-ins::
          AddLive: Version: AddLive 2.1.6.1
Bad Fonts:
          None
Old applications:
          Keynote:          Version: 5.3 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/iWork '09/Keynote.app
          Microsoft AutoUpdate:          Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
          Microsoft Error Reporting:          Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0/Microsoft Error Reporting.app
          Microsoft Ship Asserts:          Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0/Microsoft Ship Asserts.app
          Pages:          Version: 4.3 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/iWork '09/Pages.app
          SLLauncher:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
Time Machine:
          Skip System Files: NO
          Mobile backups: OFF
          Auto backup: NO
          Volumes being backed up:
                    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 232.96 GB Disk used: 99.84 GB
          Destinations:
                    Iomega_HDD [Local] (Last used)
                    Total size: 465.64 GB
                    Total number of backups: 6
                    Oldest backup: 2012-10-15 22:22:44 +0000
                    Last backup: 2013-12-13 12:43:34 +0000
                    Size of backup disk: Adequate
                              Backup size 465.64 GB > (Disk used 99.84 GB X 3)
          Time Machine details may not be accurate.
          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
               6%          mds_stores
               3%          WindowServer
               2%          mds
               2%          EtreCheck
               0%          Safari
Top Processes by Memory:
          147 MB          Dock
          139 MB          com.apple.IconServicesAgent
          131 MB          Safari
          123 MB          mds_stores
          98 MB          WindowServer
Virtual Memory Statistics:
          5.18 GB          Free RAM
          1.64 GB          Active RAM
          305 MB          Inactive RAM
          901 MB          Wired RAM
          300 MB          Page-ins
          0 B          Page-outs

If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator.
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
Step 1
Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Enter "BOOT_TIME" (without the quotes) in the search box. Note the timestamps of those log messages, which refer to the times when the system was booted. Now clear the search box and scroll back in the log to the last boot time after you had the problem. Select the messages logged before the boot, while the system was unresponsive or was failing to shut down. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message (command-V). Please include the BOOT_TIME message at the end of the log extract.
If there are runs of repeated messages, post only one example of each. Don’t post many repetitions of the same message.
When posting a log extract, be selective. In most cases, a few dozen lines are more than enough.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.
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Still in Console, look under System Diagnostic Reports for crash or panic logs, and post the entire contents of the most recent one, if any. In the interest of privacy, I suggest you edit out the “Anonymous UUID,” a long string of letters, numbers, and dashes in the header of the report, if present (it may not be.) Please don’t post any other kind of report — it will be very long and not helpful.

Macbook pro retina 15 inch running Yosemite extremely slow previews/rendering

Hello,
So I got the newest version of Macbook pro retina 15 inch (mid-2014) basic model with 16GB of RAM, updated the OS to Yosemite, got Adobe CC on board, was happy for a second until I tried to edit stuff in After Effects. Preview plays at 13 fps at best when rendering something basic as a shape going from one point to the other. If you add footage it is 7fps or something. Already tried some options that were suggested on other threads like disabling App Nap but so far nothing helped. Please help me out, I'm really getting frustrated because of this.
Also, it takes ages to render final comp form Premiere Pro as well.

See this page for resources about making After Effects work faster: http://adobe.ly/eV2zE7
Start here to learn After Effects:
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Connecting new quad core macbook pro to external monitor

How would one go about connecting the new MacBook Pro to an external HD monitor? "The Apple Mini-DVI to DVI adapter is designed for use with the iMac (Intel Core Duo), MacBook, and 12-inch PowerBook G4." Does this mean it won't work with the quad core? I'd like to set up another monitor with my new 15 inch laptop and Screen Recycler isn't really doing the trick, tried with with a 24 inch imac and it was terrible quality. Please help, thanks.

I have a mid year 2010 17" MBP and needed to do the same thing.
I got a mini-DVI port adaptor to HDMI, and connected it to my stereo - so I could watch on big flat screen TV and hear 5.1 sound via surround speakers, works great. I down load missed episodes of castle and stuff and watch them all in HD. (Via ITUNES).
The catch, most mini port cables - do not carry both video and audio, even if HDMI and even if they say they do! After buying the wrong cable at the local apple affiliate, I learned there are only two that did work.
(even thought the packaging said they carried sound, the cable in fact was not recognized by the sound drivers, so no sound through Mac X (Snow Leopard). I got the second cable form Moshi, and it worked instantly.
NO problems since, at all.
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Finder eating 50%+ CPU on Quad-Core MacBook Pro?!

Ever since I installed Lion on my new MacBook Pro, I've occasionally found Finder eating 50% or more of my CPU time in Activity Monitor,
When this happens Finder is usually in thumbnail view arranged by date modified or created.
Anyone know a fix for this?

I had it too, that AppleFileServer Process killed ths server with high CPU load!!
in my case was the problem in the SCSI chain ore the combination of ATTO UL5D PCIe SCSI + MacPro +RAID
the hardware it was involved:
MacPro 2 x 2.8GHz Quad-core Intel Xeon with 8GB RAM installed. all the Share are stored on a RAID Level 6 connected over an ATTO UL5D PCIe SCSI card.
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in this forum :
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I've purchased the new i7 quad core macbook pro and the us-428 tascam is not recognised by logic. What can I do? Please advise

Hello there. I've purcahsed the new i7 macbook pro quad core and the us-428 tascam is not recognised by logic.
I try to open audio/midi setup but it doesn't give me the option to choose the us-428 tascam. Does anybody know if there is a new driver for this i7 quadcore machines for the us-428 tascams? Please advise

The hardware has been discontinued... the last driver is from 2007.
Go here.
http://tascam.com/product/us-428/downloads/
Get the 3.40 driver, unplug the 428 from the mac, reinstall the driver (over the top of the other one). Reboot the Mac, after it's settled give it a minute.... then plug the US-428 in.
I don't hold much hope of the driver being SL compatible but it's worth a shot.
Just be sure the unit is unplugged when you install the driver.
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What's the biggest display my late 2013 MacBook Pro Retina 13" can run?

I have 2 questions:
1.) What is the biggest display (in terms of pixel resolution) that my MacBook can run?
2.) Is there some 'cutoff point' at which I need some special adapter to run a better display?
Here are my specs: Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro11,1
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 16 GB
Chipset Model:
Intel Iris
Type:
GPU
Bus:
Built-In
VRAM (Dynamic, Max):
1536 MB

According to following site, 3840x2160 at 30 Hz or 4096x2160 at 24 Hz via HDMI.
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-i7-3.0- 13-mid-2014-retina-display-specs.html

Macbook Pro Retina Late 2013 Runs extremely Hot

Hello, I have an Macbook Pro 13inch Retina, Late 2013. it gets extremely hot after 30 minutes of usage, I don't know why, please help me out. I've tried running Apple Hardware Diagnostic but it couldn't find any problems.

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Will my MacBook Pro be able to run Diablo III?

Hello everyone!
My first post here and I apologize if it´s misplaced. My question is simple; will my computer be able to run Diablo III and how smooth will it run?
Display: 13"
Processor: 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory: 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
VideoCard: Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB
/Mike from Sweden

Diablo III requires a 8600M GT which scores 10 on the Cinebench score
the Intel HD 3000 scores 11, so yes your good to go
however it prefers graphics twice as powerful, scoring 20 on Cinebench.
comes as quite a shock as the 13" has weak graphics and most recent 3D games won't run on it, this one manages to squeek by
A couple of freebies that also could run well on the 13"
Nexius Classic
Cube 2 Sauerbraten
enjoy

Anyone has issue with macbook pro retina 15'' (ivybridge) running OS X Mavericks ?

It seemed pretty obvious to my that the computer's ability to response the command was reduced when multitasking. There were also some graphical lags when moving apps around the screen and going in and out of the Mission Control ? I wondered is it the firmware itself or it is the hardware

You've probably tried these already.
Check the cpu and energy tabs to find out what processes are sucking up power as a first clue. Second, you can try an SMC reset if something is severely off and the fan is running hard. Third, check screen brightness is the same as it was before.
I've found better battery performance on a 2010 Macbook Air.
Peter

MacBook Pro Retina right cooler running 0 rmp

Is it normal to get fans speeds of around 2160 RPMs on the left and 0 RPM to the right in normal conditions?

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
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I recommend you to run Apple Hardware Test > http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1509 Connect your computer to the charger and start it holding Option and D keys, so Apple Hardware Test will start. Choose your language, tick the box to run an extended test and start the test. If, when the test finishes, you see an error, copy it here. You have a hardware problem, so the computer has to be repaired

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