Macbook and Apple TV
I have an older model Macbook that uses an Intel 2 Ghz processor and OS x 10.4.11. I want to upgrade to the snow leopard OS x so I can sync my computer to my Apple TV box. Will this work with this older Macbook? Thanks....
As long as the MacBook has a minimum of 1GB of RAM, yes, you can install Snow Leopard.
Regards.
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hi even when i connect my macbook and apple tv to the same wifi network i cant put on the air play mirroring option.my airplay mirroring option does not detect any device.what can i do for this?
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My iPad, Macbook and Apple TV are all set up with the same iCloud email address. I bought the iPhone 6 and accidentally set the iCloud up with a different email. My phone will not let me change the email address to be the same as my other devices, it tells me that email is already being used. How do I delete the iPhones iCloud account and reinstall it to match my other devices.
Yes it will, just sign out, then sign back in with the correct address.
Settings>iCloud>Sign Out. -
Macbook and apple ID for iCloud
My macbook says that my apple ID is with a mac.com emailadres. Which I don't have and which isn't my actual apple ID (that's with my normal emailadress).
But now I can't activate I cloud because I can't change this ID.
(I probably did something wrong installing my new macbook one year ago ??)
How can I just use I cloud on my macbook and iphone with my actual appleID?You will need to upgrade OS X in order to use iCloud. You can still use the Apple ID you have as well as your old mac.com email address except now it will be an icloud.com email address.
Upgrade Paths to Snow Leopard, Lion, and/or Mountain Lion
You can upgrade to Mountain Lion from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. Mountain Lion can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for $19.99. To access the App Store you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or later installed.
Upgrading to Snow Leopard
You can purchase Snow Leopard through the Apple Store: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.). The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will be sent physical media by mail after placing your order.
After you install Snow Leopard you will have to download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to update Snow Leopard to 10.6.8 and give you access to the App Store. Access to the App Store enables you to download Mountain Lion if your computer meets the requirements.
Snow Leopard General Requirements
1. Mac computer with an Intel processor
2. 1GB of memory
3. 5GB of available disk space
4. DVD drive for installation
5. Some features require a compatible Internet service provider;
fees may apply.
6. Some features require Apple’s iCloud services; fees and
terms apply.
Upgrading to Lion
If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mountain Lion, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion.
You can purchase Lion by contacting Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service - this includes international calling numbers. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
Lion System Requirements
1. Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,
or Xeon processor
2. 2GB of memory
3. OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
4. 7GB of available space
5. Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.
Upgrading to Mountain Lion
To upgrade to Mountain Lion you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Purchase and download Mountain Lion from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. Mountain Lion is $19.99 plus tax. The file is quite large, over 4 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.
OS X Mountain Lion - System Requirements
Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion
1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or later
2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 5,1 or later
3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later
5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.
Are my applications compatible?
See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.
For a complete How-To introduction from Apple see Upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion. -
MacBook and Apple customer service
So to all the users with issues including, but not limited to, whining, mooing, discoloration, and the various other hiccups:
Have the problems occured after the initial 14 days return period?
And if so, have you had any luck having Apple either service your device, exchanging it, or taking it back and refunding you?
Curious as I'm not exactly in love with this silly MacBook. As far as I'm concerned, it's a good idea, but with poor execution. Eye candy. And it would have been nice had it been launched with the free ipod Nano offer instead of rewarding those who waited with both a free iPod and a better functioning machine. I feel jipped! Or is it spelled "gipped"? At any rate, I'm not ranting, I want to hear if Apple has made good with anyone.I can honestly say that Apple offered my money back without a restocking fee, and after some discussion I was treated to "I don't want to sell anyone a defective machine, let's open one up and see if there is a problem before I sell it to you." I could not be happier with the eventual resolution I received. Bridging the online and retail sales issues is a tough job and I feel it was managed to the best of anybodies ability with regards to the situation I was in.
I don't believe I would return a machine for the common moo, processor whining, or heat. A serious moo issue maybe. If there is physical damage or the machine doesn't work correctly, then yes I would. As to the discoloration, I don't understand why that would not be returned. I haven't seen anything except one set of pictures of a discolored machine, but if it is as blatant as that; then I would really give it another shot.
To put it in perspective, if you try to keep your consumer standards at the same level when evaluating products then you're going to return a car if the paint flakes off everytime you wash it, but doesn't occur to other ones. On the other hand, if your air conditioner makes a slight whirring noise and virtually every single other vehicle does, then you're more than likely going to have the same result when you exchange it so why bother?
Yes, everything happened in 14 days.
I think what you say, your willingness to try to go the extra distance, and how you say it makes all the difference in the world when interacting with any customer support agency.
Good Luck,
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Mac-maniac Mark's maddening MacBook and Apple aggravations!
Hello! I've been a Mac fan for over a decade. Less than a year ago I got myself a MacBook, having finally found enough reason and money to upgrade to OS X.
Since then I've mostly been happy with my purchases, but I have accumulated certain problems that are steadily driving me nuts.
As a rather timid computer science student, I've tried to troubleshoot things myself rather than make a fuss, but I've made little progress so far. Please help me!
Here's what's been on my mind:
••• I ordered my MacBook over the phone from George Hurley, an Apple salesman who promised me a total of £160 in rebates if I bought an iPod and a printer at the same time.
I chose a first-generation 2 GiB iPod nano and a HP Photosmart C4180. I downloaded, filled in and posted the required forms within the deadline.
Since then, Apple sent me several letters rejecting my rebate applications. I completed the forms again, but to no avail. They ridiculously suggest I call some premium-rate number to ask why they can't get their act together. Just give me my money!
••• A month or so ago, after I let my MacBook's battery go flat, its built-in keyboard and track-pad stopped working, despite the fact that I plugged it in to the mains and the Mac worked with my external keyboard and mouse.
I tried resetting various things according to the instructions, but it stayed that way until the next morning, when it was fully-charged and mysteriously started working normally.
A few days ago I upgraded its RAM from 512 MiB to 2 GiB. Crucial delivered promptly and I installed it myself. The new RAM seems to be recognised and working, but the built-in keyboard and track-pad stopped working immediately afterwards.
I can't seem to revive them this time. As you can imagine, it's pretty silly needing an external keyboard and mouse for a portable computer. I have an AppleCare warranty. What should I do?
••• My iPod nano hasn't seen heavy use and I fitted it with a soft plastic cover shortly after getting it. Cosmetically it's fine but its performance is gradually worsening.
Sometimes it crackles or the screen freezes or it refuses to play a track all the way through. I use it with cheap headphones but they seem to work well enough elsewhere (they don't crackle).
••• Having put up with obsolete stuff for years, I'm now obsessed with installing the latest software and firmware updates. Even so, my MacBook's optical drive disappoints me when I do occasionally use it.
It is so slow to mount and eject CDs. Is this normal for portable drives? If I put in a CD it doesn't like (some of my old CD-Rs are going bad!), it whizzes for ages with a useless spinning cursor (I want to multitask!) before spitting it out.
••• I'm much happier with my new Apple software than hardware. The software does, however, come with these stupid flaws:
I can reduce my MacBook's speed to that of treacle by putting a big-enough number into the Dashboard calculator. (For example, try 999,999,999 x 999,999,999 then press = more than 13 times.) It would be bad enough for the calculator to crash, but it instead makes the MacBook need a restart.
My iTunes Artwork screen-saver only picks one piece of artwork from each album, which is a shame. System Preferences crashes persistently if I set the number of rows of artwork to two, which is ridiculous. I had to edit a plist file by hand to increase the number of rows.
My iPod refuses to play even slightly-unusual sound files (such as a WAV that some loon recorded at 8012 Hz). iTunes will play these files and copy them to the iPod without warning me of any potential problems.
iTunes also crashes without any meaningful messages when asked to convert these strange files. It leaves me to figure out what went wrong, convert the files using some other program, then remove any half-converted rubbish from its library folder.
And why doesn't iTunes convert WMA files even with the appropriate QuickTime plug-in (Flip4Mac) installed? How do I report these silly flaws? If Apple helps me and ensures that nobody else has these problems, they may gain my respect once again.
First-generation white MacBook 2.0 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.10) Bought with 80 GB HD and Superdrive; recently upgraded to 2 GiB RAMI'll attempt to deal with a couple of your questions...
I can reduce my MacBook's speed to that of treacle by putting a big-enough
number into the Dashboard calculator. (For example, try 999,999,999 x
999,999,999 then press = more than 13 times.) It would be bad enough for
the calculator to crash, but it instead makes the MacBook need a restart.
Why would you use the dashboard calculator to figure this out. I don't think there are that many calculators that can figure that out too quickly. There is also a calculator program in the applications folder which might be quicker, but even that would bog down with 999,999,999 to the 14th.
My iPod nano hasn't seen heavy use and I fitted it with a soft plastic cover ?
shortly after getting it. Cosmetically it's fine but its performance is
gradually worsening.
Sometimes it crackles or the screen freezes or it refuses to play a track all
the way through. I use it with cheap headphones but they seem to work
well enough elsewhere (they don't crackle).
While it *****, I would restore the iPod to the original settings. You might get more answers regarding this in the iPod forum.
A few days ago I upgraded its RAM from 512 MiB to 2 GiB. Crucial delivered
promptly and I installed it myself. The new RAM seems to be recognized
and working, but the built-in keyboard and track-pad stopped working
immediately afterwards.
I can't seem to revive them this time. As you can imagine, it's pretty silly
needing an external keyboard and mouse for a portable computer. I have
an AppleCare warranty. What should I do?
Did you try the old Ram to see if the keyboard and trackpad are working with it? Also there is a setting in preferences to ignore the built-in trackpad if there is an external one being used so I would check that as well. Other than that you do have the applecare, so you can always get it checked out for free. -
Mid 2007 Macbook and Apple Wired Keyboard.
I have a Mid 2007 white Macbook running Leopard 10.5.8. For a while, I used to use my Macbook with an external monitor and the apple wired aluminum keyboard, but stopped for some time.
I wanted to use my macbook this way again, but my wired aluminum keyboard is not working at all with my macbook. None of of the keys work, it isn't being recognized at all by my computer. Any suggestions on how I could get it to work again? Thanks.If it doesn't work with any other computer, the keyboard is most likely dead. The wires inside can get damaged over time, causing the keyboard to quit functioning. You'll have to invest in a replacement.
~Lyssa -
Well, my list of issues are:
1. Screen Mis-aligned when closed
2. 'Moo' noise
3. CPU temp hits 87 at load and sits at 67 (moo range) when idle.
4. CPU Whine which is only apparent on AC and can be stopped by opening photobooth or turning a core off/loading the core.
Told apple technical this. Was i offered a replacement? (even though i have had it 3 days) NO
I was told to either take it to an apple service centre and have them look at it or a full refund then i can buy another one if i wish. Why can i not just be shipped a new one?
So its down to the service centre tomorrow and to see what they think! Pretty poor and to boot no one i speak to speaks good english its really poor!the bigger question is....is there anypoint getting a new unit?
Will it make any difference? They all seem to have various small issues! -
Home Sharing no longer works between iTunes and Apple TV.
I've been through all the forums, tried all the solutions provided and I have come to the conclusion that Home Sharing just no longer works between iTunes on a PC and my Apple TV. Does anyone know if this issue will be addressed or should I list my Apple TV up on eBay? (along with my iPad, iPod, and iPhone, since all system no longer sync together as before.)
My issue:
My iTunes library is no longer listed under "Computers" on the Apple TV.
The airplay icon no longer shows up in iTunes. (Version 11)
I cannot play music/content from my iPhone or iPad via remote that is stored in my iTunes library through my Apple TV.
I can however play music/content that is stored locally on my iPhone and iPad through my Apple TV.
My firewall settings are allowing access to Apple TV.
After logging into my router, I see no issues there.
I've logged in/out, turned home sharing on/off, de-authorized/authorized, and restarted my PC, Apple TV, and Router.
All devices are logged into the same iTunes account, and are on the same wireless network.
Time for a solution Apple.If you turn off wifi on your Computer and connect it to the apple tv using an ethernet cable can you see your library under computers in Apple TV.
If yes the issue is with your wifi not the Apple TV
You may want to try the troubleshooting article
I also found this article
iTunes Home Sharing Not Working
Not working and sometimes when it is working, it cuts out in the middle, or when you click on the computer name, the focus goes away from the library. In other words, really weird.
What it is
iTunes has a feature called "Home Sharing" - it basically allows you to share your entire or part of your library with other instances of iTunes in your home network. It requires you to login to your iTunes account on both computers. A typical scenario is to enable Home Sharing on your desktop machine and then access the library from your iPad, Apple TV, iPhone, Mac, etc.
In my case, I have iTunes on my desktop machine running Windows XP in the attic with Home Sharing enabled and then I access the library from my Macbook and Apple TV, depending on what I want. How to use Home Sharing can be found here.
Symptoms
Home Sharing machine not showing up in Apple TV or the Macbook
The Macbook home sharing not showing up on my desktop
Home Sharing working intermittently
Connections getting cut of intermittently
Usually, restarting iTunes or the desktop computer will make things work.
Sometimes, restarting the Macbook or the Apple TV will make things work.
The "working" doesn't last long
The FixOn the desktop computer where the Home Sharing is enabled, I disabled the "QoS Packet Scheduler" from the network connection:
Open Control Panel
Open Network Connections
Right-Click on your connection (in my case, it was "Wireless Network Connection 4"
Select Properties
Uncheck "QoS Packet Scheduler"
Click OK
Restart iTunes if necessary
After doing the above, Home Sharing worked like a charm. -
I have music on external G drive. Use I Tunes to organize and play music. Stream it to my TV and home stereo using MacBook and Apple TV. Just updated operating system to Mavericks. Now have two issues when playing music. 1) Many times album art displayed on TV will not match song playing, and 2) Music will just stop altogether sometimes. Any ideas ?
Agreed! This bug with the ringtone delay (№4.1) is really annoying
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So I am using internet sharing from my Macbook to my Apple TV. The router providing internet to my Macbook has an ip address that looks like 192.168.0.x. Since the internet sharing feature assigns an ip address that looks like 192.168.2.x to my Apple TV, the Macbook is unable to see the Apple TV ("different" networks). Is there a way around this so I can share internet and still be able to use Airplay between the two?
BTW I am using a Macbook Pro Retina 15'' (late 2013) on Mavericks 10.9.1 and Apple TV 3.
Thanks.Why are you tyring to spilt your connection though the MBP? Why don't you just connect them both to the router as they are meant to be setup?
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When I connect my MacBook to my television using Apple TV the audio stays on the MacBook and doesn't transfer to the TV. How can I make it so I can hear the Movie or Video through my TV's speakers and not my MacBook's?
This is called "extended desktop mode". It's an extension of the desktop off to the right (by default) of your MBair screen. Grab an app and drag it off the right side of your MBair screen and it will appear on the TV.
To mirror your MBair screen on the TV you can press Command F1. This will toogle between mirror and extended desktop.
You can find all the settings in System Preferences > Displays > Arrangement tab.
Regards,
Captfred -
My Apple TV all of a sudden refuses to show the movies from my MacBook and says it needs to set time network. What is that?
Welcome to the Apple Community.
The Apple TV should set it's time automatically from the network time server, if it isn't doing this try restarting the Apple TV by removing ALL the cables for a 30 seconds, if this fails try resetting or restoring it. -
I have a Macbook and I left it unplugged. It started up slowly when I plugged it in again, but it seemed fine. Once it started charging I shut it down so it would be easier, but now it will not go past the grey screen with the apple. What do I do?
I have Snow leopard on my computer, and I tried to do a hard restart as an article suggested, but it did not work. I also tried cleaning out the PRAM.
The only things I did last night:
-cleaned the history of Firefox out, including cookies
-let it unplugged all night
-plugged it back in the morning, it took a long time to figure itself out, but eventually the time was correct and I got on the internet for a bit
-shutdown the computer since I was going out and thought it would help the computer charge
-came back, tried to turn it on, and found that it would not go past the grey screen the apple on it and the spinning wheel even though I left it for 20 minutes or more
-tried turning it off and on to no availBefore doing a reinstall, which may not be needed at this point,
Try using Disk Utility to do a Disk Repair, as shown in this link, while booted up on your install disk.
You could have some directory corruption. Let us know what errors Disk Repair reports and if DU was able to repair them. This could just be a start in repairs and you may need a better utility to finish the job.
Then Repair Permissions.
No need to report any Permissions errors........we all get them.
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Last Thursday May 10th I received a prompt from the Automatic Update to update the iOS to Ver. 10.7.4, set the start and was watching the progress when it stopped with an error message saying that it was not able to update, right below there was a buttom "RESTART", pressed the buttom and waited to re-boot.....That was the end of my computer, somehow the update crashed my HD beyond recover, it would only show the gray screen with Apple logo in the center and kept beeping, BEEP BEEP BEEP.....PAUSE.....BEEP BEEP BEEP.....PAUSE.....on and on and on and it never past that.
Friday May 11 I took it to a retailer where I received the bad news that the HD was crashed and the teck couldn't even try to copy anything from it as it couldn't locate it. I checked iCloud on a hope that all my stuff would be there but new surprise, iCloud didn't kept all of my stuff as it was programmed to.
Now here is the funny part, the tech from the retailer informed me that the only thing they could do was to order a new HD for my 4 months old Macbook and that the time to have my computer back will be at least 15 days, now that is the funny part, I fail to understand why do I have to suffer the hassle of loosing all my data plus wait at least 15th days to have my computer back (meanwhile loose work) on a problem caused by Apple, PROBLEM, not machine defect, clearly my computer had no problem untill I followed the procedure to update.
On Saturday May 12 I contacted Local Apple Support (I have failed to mention that I live in Brasil) and they informed me that what the dealer said was the only thing that could be done, too bad for me if I lost everything, going to loose several days of work and whenever I receive my computer back will have to re-construct all my life and deal with the forever lost data.....DEAL WITH IT
After a couple of discussion with Apple Support and the Dealer, I made my decision to take the Macbook to the dealer today for repair and meanwhile I'm opening a case with the Brazilian Justice to have Apple honor with all the trouble and hassle that it is causing me, it's said that I have to take this type of action as I'm a very fan of Apple and it's products, have had several iPods, iPhones, Macbooks, Keyboards, Mouses, Apple TV, etc.....This i the first time I have a problem with a Apple product and got a taste of the "Apple Care", it seems like Apple is more concerned on seeling products then keeping long time customers happy.
One last thing, today when I was at the dealer to drop my computer for repair, the Technician informed me that he also had a computer crashed and the HD erase on Sunday May 13th in the same way of mine, after the update everything was gone, also he said that we were not the only ones, iPads and iPhones were going trough the same situation, update causing complete breakdown.
WORD OF ADVISE, BE 1000% SURE THAT YOU HAVE EVRYTHING BACKED UP BEFORE YOU GO THROUGH AN UPDATE.rvalezin wrote:
If I need to back-up every hour of my life in order to be able to save everything from something like this I won´t do anything else.....at least we should be able to trust that Apple tests this updates so situations like this won´t happen.
That's exactly what Time Machine does for you. It backs up every hour, so you don't have to. While it is backing up, you keep on working. Time Macvhine came with your Mac and you chose not to use it.
The 10.7.4 update did not cause your hard disk to fail. Hard disk fail due to mechanical causes. They are extremely reliable, but that doesn't mean every hard disk will last a long time. Your mileage WILL vary!
If you are dependent on your computer and the data stored on it, then you should make sure you have AT LEAST two copies of all data and probably three or four. You should use at least two means of backing up in case the backup software has a problem. And you should consider having a backup computer if you live in an area where replacement takes too long (whatever too long is for your business).
Apple hardware and software is very, very good. You have documented your experience of this. But NO hardware or software is perfect. You also have experience of this.
It is YOUR responsibility to ensure that your system is set up to protect your data and availability of computing resources.
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