MacBook Pro and Thunderbolt compatibility

Can I plug a thunderbolt display to a MacBook Pro and leave it closed? I'm using apple's bluetooth keyboard and mouse.

Yes, if your computer has a Thunderbolt port.
<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3131>

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MacBook Pro and Thunderbolt Monitor

Hello,
I have a MacBook Pro and a Thunderbolt Monitor. The Lion and the Windows7 operating systems are installed.
My questions are:
1. Why I can't use the Thunderbolt display if I don't connect the MagSafe power which comes from Thunderbolt monitor to the MacBook? But it works with Windows7 while the MagSafe power isn't connected to the MacBook.
2. If I have to connect the MagSafe power to use the Thunderbolt display with MacOS Lion, is it harmful for the battery in the MacBook Pro? (I mean overcharging).
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Selcuk Kiray

As Kappy said Windows has no power management capabilities for Mac. Secondly Your MagSafe Adapter and battery has been built so that it knows when it's fully charged. After it's charged, it will then become a power cord until, you un-plug it, use up the battery and need to charge it again.

Macbook Pro and Thunderbolt display day to day work question

I have a late 2013 15 inch Retina Macbook Pro and recently bought a Thunderbolt display.
When I'm in my office I use it on the display don't have the display anytime I'm not in the office.
Given the larger pixel dimension on the display, when I'm in the office and use the display, I'm having to re-size windows constantly to make maximum use of the real estate.
Are there any settings on the Macbook Pro and/or the Thunderbolt Display where without having to adjust I can have windows maximize the available real estate? Thanks.

I kind of figured this out. The reason I wasn't satisfied was that without the power adaptor when you hit a button on the keyboard the monitor actually wakes up the computer, works fine for a few seconds and then puts the computer to sleep. That kind of proves that it does work, technically at least. The problem is going into sleep mode afterwards.
Anyway i guess it just doesnt work. Thanks.
ps. If there is a way of discharging the battery with software while the power adaptor was still on, would be great help.

MacBook Pro and display compatibility

I have a mid-2009 MacBook Pro and trying to connect with the Apple 20-inch Aluminm LCD Display. M9177LL. The included attachments do not connect. Please advise what connections I need to connect. Thanks.

dlipp1968,
the Apple 20-inch Cinema Display (M9177LL/A) came with a DVI cable, so you would need a Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter (or equivalent) to connect it to your Mid 2009 MacBook Pro.

Macbook pro and FCP compatibility

Hey all,
Through work, I have just purchased a Macbook Pro for an FCP project. I started part of this project on a mac pro with final cut pro 4.5/HD. I want to continue this project on the new macbook pro, so i guess my questions are:
- Can i install FCP 4.5 on the macbook pro/ is it compatible?
- I was also thinking about getting FCP 5. Is FCP 5 compatible for the macbook pro and where can i purchase it? I tried the online mac store but couldn't find it?
Thank you in advance!

This is the FCP forum area. A good place to ask all your questions:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=939
and to purchase:
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shopmac/software/prodesign?mco=MTM3MDI0Nw
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Macbook Pro and Thunderbolt USB problem

I have read a few threads regarding problems with the Thunderbolt displays and Macbook Airs. None of the suggestions in there work for me including doing an SMC Reset.
Here is my problem. I have a brand new Macbook Pro 17", 2.5Ghz Core i7, 8gb ram, 750Gb HD etc., new Thunderbolt display. Running OS X Lion 10.7.3.
In the back of my display I have plugged in a USB mouse from Logitech, an Apple full size keyboard and my wired ethernet connection. The monitor and peripherals stay at work and I take the Macbook Pro home every night. If I do not follow a certain sequence every morning, my computer freezes. I put the power connector in first, open the lid, wait for the screen on the laptop to show the login prompt, login and then and only then can I plug in my Thunderbolt connector. Once I do this, my second screen lights up and my mouse, keyboard and ethernet connection works. But if I plug in the Thunderbolt first before power up or if I plug it in before logging in, then I have a high probabilty that the USB hub on the back of the monitor will stop working altogether. Then I have to move my mouse and keyboard over to the laptop and everything works great (my ethernet keeps working fine though). My mouse scroll for whatever reason goes into high gear and starts scrolling much faster and I have to slow it down.
Now, this works 90% of the time. But there are days, like today, where this process does not work. And when it doesn't, either I have to move the USB devices over or like today, the machine freezes and no longer responds to any input. It appears to still be working as the screen updates but I can never regain control of it via any keyboard or mouse.
My co-worker has the exact same setup and exact same problem. We also have 10 Thunderbolt displays here (all new) and same problem with ANY I choose. So this is not a hardware issue. Something is wrong with the driver code for some device. And my co-worker has an Apple mouse so that's not the issue either. If this can help Apple with debugging, here is another interesting tid bit. 3 weeks ago, I had a non Thunderbolt display. And for 6 months with an older laptop, I had issues with it's USB hub. Same kind of problem. Some days, the USB hub in the monitor would work and others it would go dead until a reboot was performed.
I think a driver needs some fixing somewhere.
Thanks,
EJK

For the past 3 days I have had no issues after trying something different. After reading btully's post, what I decided to do is power off the Thunderbolt display every morning before I plug my laptop in and so far this seems to work. 3 days is not a data point but perhaps if others try too for a bit, we can see if this solves the issue for some of us. I will keep you all posted and see if this continues to work.
One thing to note as well, is that if I power off the Thunderbolt display while logged in and do not retract the plug first, the system hangs often. I am not sure if I am imagining this as I think once you power off the display it must be just like pulling the cable out no??
Anyways, one thing is clear, there is a problem somewhere with either Thunderbolt display firmware or Mac OS X drivers.

Macbook pro and Thunderbolt display on battery power no go.

I use my macbook pro mainly on my desk with the thunderbolt display and its lid closed. While having the power adapter connected to the macbook everything works fine. When I disconnect the power adaptor and try to wake up the computer it comes to life for a few seconds and then goes back to sleep for good. I cannot use the thunderbolt display while having the macbook on battery power. That causes the issue of the battery not discharging which I am aware is pretty bad. Any advice is welcome. Thanks.

I kind of figured this out. The reason I wasn't satisfied was that without the power adaptor when you hit a button on the keyboard the monitor actually wakes up the computer, works fine for a few seconds and then puts the computer to sleep. That kind of proves that it does work, technically at least. The problem is going into sleep mode afterwards.
Anyway i guess it just doesnt work. Thanks.
ps. If there is a way of discharging the battery with software while the power adaptor was still on, would be great help.

MacBook Pro and Thunderbolt

I Have A MacBook Pro Unibody Late 2009
could I conect a thunderbolt display to it,
becouse i really need to know.

no. you mac is not thunderbolt capable.
Thunderbolt-capable Macs with only Intel HD Graphics 3000 integrated graphics can support one connected Apple Thunderbolt Display (27-inch):
MacBook Air (Mid 2011)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)1
Mac mini (Mid 2011), 2.3 GHz
Mac mini with Lion Server (Mid 2011)

Monitor issues with Macbook Pro and Thunderbolt

having issues getting my HP 2311 monitor to work on thunderbolt cable to DVI, help?
It keeps freezing computer, or going blue screen.

Concerning this comment:
I know that neither the adapter nor the VGA cable have a problem since I connected the computer to my 1080p TV and it worked just fine...
I would like to point out that 1080p has a lower pixel clock than will 1920 x 1200. So it could be the stability problem is only present when the pixel clock is at the high end of the range.
You could return the adapter and try another. A new one might have better margins. Another thing you could try is to use a utility like SwitchResX to lower the pixel clock and see if stability improves.

Can i use a thunderbolt display for my macbook pro and hp laptop with windows 7 and what adapters will i need

Can i use a thunderbolt display for my macbook pro and hp laptop with windows 7 and what adapters will i need

Hi jayhrab,
Currently, the system requirements listed for an Apple Thunderbolt Display are:
Thunderbolt-enabled Mac computer, including MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and iMac
OS X v10.6.8 or later
Apple - Thunderbolt Display - Read the tech specs.
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- Brenden

I have a MacBook Pro and I need a handheld GPS that is compatable.

I have a MacBook Pro and I need a handheld GPS that is compatable.

Google, "handheld gps compatible with mac" and see what comes up.

I have a new macbook pro and want to purchase adobe photoshop. How can I do that with apple retina display compatibility?

I have a new macbook pro and want to purchase adobe photoshop. How can I do that with apple retina display compatibility? Does anyone use photoshop on your mac?

Adobe is moving from the purchase of a license for their software to the renting of it. I'm old school so I'd prefer a perpetual license. But you already have a subscription to Illustrator so I guess it'd be advisable to look into whether expanding the subscription to include other software will save you some money. Also I remember something about Adobe adding features to its Cloud version which aren't also added to the licensed version and a different way of handling updates and upgrades. Indeed, Adobe states that CS 6 has reached the end of the road. So if you're going to stay with Adobe, you may very well be stuck.
I'd suggest spending some time in the Adobe Communities. You'll likely find people complaining about choices they've made that you'll have to make too. Let them be the beta testers.

When I close the lid on my retina MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt and it goes to sleep, I cannot wake it without shutting it down and restarting it. Called Apple tech and they did not have a solution. Any ideas?

When I close the lid on my retina MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt and it goes to sleep, I cannot wake it without shutting it down and restarting it. Called Apple tech and they did not have a solution. Any ideas?

Try these places:
MacBook Pro
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os?view=discussions
http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro
Mac OS X Help
Isolating Issues in Mac OS
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1388
https://www.apple.com/support/osx/
https://www.apple.com/support/quickassist/
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/help/
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/tour/
Get Help with your Product
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304725
TimeMachine 101
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427
Mac OS X & Mountain Lion Community
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/os_x_mountain_lion?view=discussio ns
Recovery Mode
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718

Any word on a firewire to thunderbolt cable? Got a new MacBook Pro and can't do any work on it til I can get to my data that's stored on my firewire-accessible external hard drive!

Any word on a firewire to thunderbolt cable? Got a new MacBook Pro and no way to access my data because my data is stored on an external hard drive accessible only by firewire!

This is really starting to be annoying. Apple said this adapter would be available in July.
Of course we could always buy the Thunderbolt Display. For $999. Complete with USB 2 ports. That's not why we bought your MBP-Retina, Guys. We expected connectivity -- high speed connectivity -- as you promised.
I also had an Apple store rep tell me that the adapter would be availble in September. Hate to say it but it feels like Apple is resorting to selling vaporware. It's a page out of the Bill Gates play book.

MACBook Pro and Aperture Academic. Are they compatable?

will a MACBook Pro and aperture work together. The software states that the hardware is inadequate?

Since the push is on to release a Universal Binary, and the new MacBook Pro is the only Intel Pro machine out, it seems the answer is onviously yes.
In the demo/preview of the Aperture 1.1 I went to on Tuesday, it was noted by the presenter that one upgrades to Ap 1.1 by having 1.0 installed, then running Software Update.
He then acknowledged that the original Aperture 1.0 installer disk would not normally install on the newer MBP - "we will have a way to allow an initial install on your MBP. then you will immediately run the Software Update to upgrade Aperture to 1.1 and thus the native Intel code."
It should also be noted that even under Rosetta the MBP rocks - a Photoshop CPU intensive test showed it only about 33% slower than the dual 2.0 G5 Powermacs!. And at the demo the presenter hinted that we would be very pleased with Aperture 1.1 performance on the new Intel chips.
I just bought one on an impulse purchase yesterday for a photo trip in April.
But everyone buying a MacBook Pro for Aperture use should be sure to get the 256 MB VIDEO CARD!

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