Mac pro battery change

When comes the time to change Mac Pro battery? I have an early 2008 Mac Pro Intel and at the moment no success to reset PRAM. I have no startup sound at all, but can regain it (only once!) by resetting PRAM. But the next time I start up, there is no sound again. Thanks for ideas!

I don't know. The sound means that the power-on self test has run successfully. Maybe that's not happening. You would need to have the machine tested at an authorized service outlet to find out.

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The lightness of my Mac pro Screen changed

I have a Mac pro . Suddenly the lightness of the screen changed I don't mean it's darker but the color ,which is dark green, is more daze very pale. What happened?

Actually you have a laptop MBP not Mac Pro (tower)
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro
http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro/

Mac Pro Battery

New (3 mos) MacPro user and all this discussion regarding battery life has me perplexed. Anyone have the definitive way I should be maintaining battery life. Use the Mac primarily as a desk top with probably about 1 hour a day on battery. How often do I need to let it run down and to what percent? Thanks

Hi, charley, and welcome to Apple Discussions. A Mac Pro is a large desktop computer — presumably you're really talking about a MacBook Pro.
The pattern of use you describe is fine. Every month or so, run the battery all the way down and recalibrate it as described in this article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1490

2008 mac pro battery needs to be replaced, if don't replace it, what will happen ?

I have a 2008 mac pro that needs a replacement of the battery. But I can't afford $130 that was suggested. A cheaper one will be Ok or not. Some say need to go with apple retailer recommendation. If I don't replace it, will the computer get damaged?

Yes Apple oem battery is recommended. Third party batteries are known to cause early issues.
You can go with dead battery at your own risk of losing data or corrupting sytem files if it gets unplugged from AC power.

Something is wrong with my mac pro battery?

Hi guys, I'm a new mac user and just got this mac pro for less than 3 months.I seldom run my mac on battery and I always charge it when in use.
The battery indicator meter showed 100% at first, but recently it started to decrease even when I'm still charging it. The battery indicator light is always green and the indicator shows it's not charging but the percentile is not 100%. I tried to calibrate the battery once and after I recharged it the battery meter went back to 100%, but after one day or two, it started to drop from 100% to 99% then 98%....
No idea what's going on here... The mac was is basically brand new and I checked the battery status and found only 4 cycles have been done.
Is there any problem with my battery?
So confused......

Nothing to worry about. Even if you use the power cable most of the time, your MBP battery will display numbers like 100%, then 99%, etc. At 94%, you'll see the power indicator light on your cable turn amber. The MBP promptly charges to 100%.
You only need to calibrate your battery once a month.
Post here if you found this info useful, of if you have any other questions!

Mac Pro Keyboard changing from querty to azerty

Mac Pro Retina 2014 - QUERTY keyboard to AZERTY:
I bought an exterior azerty keyboard but cannot stop the querty one to activate the azerty. Whatever I try in the system preferences. Any help available ? Merci in advance.
META

Macs use "all devices active" with keyboards and mice. You can literally type every other key from alternating keyboards. There is no sensible way to turn them off.
The codes generated by the keys are not letters but key numbers. All you need is to set the correct keyboard translation to replace the default keyboard translation.
System preferences > Languages and text > Input Sources

My Macbook pro battery was exploded, should I go to store to change it because I don't have warranty?

My Macbook pro battery was exploded, should I go to store to change it because I don't have warranty?

I would make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
BTW, this is the Mac Pro desktop forum

Why does my mac pro slow right down when its on battery ???

Why does my mac pro slow right down when its on battery....... cant watch dvds as they keep jumping, internet slows down as does everything, then i run it off the mains and its all fine again, so my mac book pro has not become very portable, please help

Yo , yeah its a mac book pro, noly got it about 6 months ago, not sure if it has a removable battery, it all looks completely sealed, this is what it said in the battery menu:
Model Information:
Serial Number:          W01264M3HD3BA
Manufacturer:          SMP
Device Name:          bq20z451
Pack Lot Code:          0000
PCB Lot Code:          0000
Firmware Version:          0201
Hardware Revision:          000a
Cell Revision:          0158
Charge Information:
Charge Remaining (mAh):          5021
Fully Charged:          No
Charging:          No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh):          5923
Health Information:
Cycle Count:          49
Condition:          Normal
Battery Installed:          Yes
Amperage (mA):          -958
Voltage (mV):          11946
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes):          10
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes):          10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes):          10
Wake on AC Change:          No
Wake on Clamshell Open:          Yes
Wake on LAN:          Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim:          Yes
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes):          10
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes):          10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes):          2
Wake on AC Change:          No
Wake on Clamshell Open:          Yes
Current Power Source:          Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim:          Yes
Reduce Brightness:          Yes
Hardware Configuration:
UPS Installed:          No
AC Charger Information:
Connected:          No
Charging:          No
Hope you can help, its reallly quite annoying considering its quite new.
Cheers

I cannot change song order on playlist with highlight and drag. I have turned off shuffle and highlighted the far left column( up/down arrow) of playlist. My mac pro is running 10.5.8 and am using itunes 10.4.

I cannot change song order on playlists (old or new) with highlight and drag. I have turned off shuffle and highlighted the far left column (up/down arrow) of playlist. My mac pro is running 10.5.8 and am using itunes 10.4. I can't drag and drop "music" to "playlist" but can right click and get the option to "add to playlist." No such option for moving song within playlist, only the up and down arrow which moves song from top to bottom list, so if it is #4 from top it will move to #4 from bottom. Stupid I know. I spent over an hour with Apple support, reinstalled itunes, restarted and rebooted computer. Networked with my laptop which is running 10.6.8 and itunes 10.4 and it can drag and drop. The final Apple support solution was to reinstall my operating system. I would prefer not to. Any other ideas?

After looking at other people's posts, I think it's official: there is a bug. Itunes support said I should not have lost the drag/drop tool and I haven't on the laptop that is running itunes 10.4 and operating system 10.6.8. I chatted with someboby who lost both his drag/drop and side scroll and what we have in common is a wacom tablet for a mouse. My laptop is a wireless mouse. I reinstalled whatever updated driver that wacom has out there, shut the system down for night, hoping for magic, but alas none to be had. So if I want to change song order, I network the laptop and desktop, share the screen on the laptop, drag and drop to my heart's content and curse Apple for making me work this hard to find the tool that was once at my fingertips. Apple also let me know that if I want to share songs in household that the hundreds on songs that were purchased for .99 need to be repurchased for another .30. Maybe Apple is holding my drag/drop tool captive til I pay up the money or Maybe the next update will fix the problem, I for one give up for now.

How can I change my iPad iTunes email address to match my mac pro iTunes email address.

My iPad iTunes email address is different from my Mac pro iTunes email address. Tried changing my iPad meal address to match my Mac pro and said I could not.

Welcome to the Apple community.
If you are using different Apple IDs for each device, this implies that you have different accounts on each. Unfortunately you cannot merge accounts or transfer content between them.
If all you wish to do is to use the account that you use on your MacBook Pro for your iPad, then you need to delete or sign out of your iTunes & app stores App on your iPad and then login again with your other account details. Obviously you will then no longer be able to use the purchases you have made from the account you have logged out of.

HT1752 I both one Mac Pro 15" March 2009 and five month ago I have to change the harddrive and put some actional memories, since I have to make the upgrade for Lion IOS. Now the motherboard fails. What should I do or expect from Apple to solve this probl

Hi everyone. I both a Mac Pro 15" in March 2009. Five month ago I was forced to buy by one new hard drive and extent the memory, because I had to make the upgrade (and pay) to install the new Lion operation system. Four days ago the Mother-board fails. To change it will cost a fortune. What should I do or expect from Apple to solve this problem? I am very disappointed because my trust on Apple was destroyed.

I am not sure why you are upset with Apple. Electronics equipment does fail. If the product is out of warranty or you do not have AppleCare there's not much you can do with Apple. Apple will charge you for the repair. Suggest you look for a third party repair store since they are usually less expensive than Apple. Alternatively you can buy one for about $850US and install it yourself. Sorry, but there aren't many choices in this situation.

I recently changed from a Mac Pro to an iMac. A large chunk of emails have disappeared. Time Machine is no help. Any ideas as to how I can get them back?

I recently changed from a Mac Pro to an iMac. Despite using Migration Assistant, a large chunk of my recent emails and nearly all of my wife's emails have disappeared in transit. Strangely, emails from my distant past are still there. Time Machine is no help; the messages may be on my backup disc but they're behind an invisible icon. Any ideas as to how I can get them back?

Quit Mail. Force quit if necessary.
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Since purchasing my Mac Pro with retina display, I can no longer change the preferences on MP Navigator for Canon MX870. I can change them on my old Mac Pro with Lion, but not the new one. I can scan but I can't save it to a folder on my hard drive. I can only let it default to a back up date folder. Tried all sorts of things to change the preferences and folders, nothing worked. Ideas?
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I have a Mac Pro using Lion, with a SSD for system. Restored drive from backup. Now logon password doesn't work. Account password still works. Changing password in user group preferences no longer works to change logon password.

I have a Mac Pro using Lion, with SSD for system drive. Drive stopped booting, but otherwise appeared healthy. Restored from system backup. Now drive seems to work properly, BUT my logon password no longer works. Password OK for account; can access system preferences, and change user password there BUT logon still refuses to accept password. No luck changing password for that account after adding new administrator account and logging on from that account. Suggestions? Thanks.

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