My mac book pro won't turn on, My mac book pro won't turn on
My mac book pro won't turn on, My mac book pro won't turn on
Go step by step and test.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1365
Note: Steps 5 and 6
Step 5
Reset SMC. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the method for:
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
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I can't turn on my Mac Book Pro. If I press the power button will beep 3 times (won't turn on) stop and beep 3 times again. What can I do?
Three beeps at startup almost always indicate bad RAM. You probably need to get your RAM replaced. Bring it in to Apple for a definitive diagnosis if you are unable to run the Apple HardwareTest
Using Apple Hardware Test - Support - Apple -
I have downloades Logic Pro 9 onto my older modfel Mac Book Pro 1,1 with OS 10.6.8 and 2 GB RAM, according to the rquirements for Logic 9. the program should run on OS 10.6.8. with 2 GB RAM, 4 GB better, but it won't open. Is my configutation too slow?
Looks as if you're just at the minimum specs - http://www.apple.com/logicpro/specs/. Says 2GB minimum, 4GB recommended. And 2GB of RAM is all the RAM the 1,1 can handle. If I were you I would call Apple's App Store service center - you have the minimum requirements, as I read it, but perhaps you need a faster processor?
I had a 1,1 but sold it when I bought my late 2011 in March of this year - maybe it's time to look at a new machine?
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When turning on my mac book pro it displays a screen with apple logo and begins loading a loading bar, after this continues to show loading circle however has been like this all day still no different. Tried turning it on and off however still same!
... then run Disk Utility, Repair Disk.
Also:
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk ...
Mac troubleshooting FAQ: start-up woes
How To Fix Common Mac Startup Problems
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Erased mac book pro (2009), how can i reinstall osx? it won't recognize any old system disc
erased mac book pro (2009), how can i reinstall osx? it won't recognize old system discs
Did you try:
Install or Reinstall Mavericks or Mountain Lion from Scratch
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
OS X Mavericks- Erase and reinstall OS X
OS X Mountain Lion- Erase and reinstall OS X
OS X Lion- Erase and reinstall Mac OS X
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
because it is three times faster than wireless.
If you don't have the original discs that came with the computer, then you can install the retail version of 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 Mavericks 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
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My new wireless keyboard won't pair with my mac book pro 10.6.7
my new wireless keyboard won't pair with my mac book pro 10.6.7
So are you saying that it does appear in the Bluetooth browser and after selecting it and then entering the passcode the keyboard fails to pair?
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Do you have to turn off your Mac book pro ?
Do you have to turn off your Mac book pro ?
Welcome to Apple Support Communities
If you aren't going to use your MacBook for days, turn it off to save battery. If not, you can leave it in sleep mode. Sleep mode doesn't consume a lot of energy and allows you to start up your Mac in seconds, being faster than turning on the MacBook, so it's better to leave it in sleep mode -
Hello friends I turned on my Mac book pro there was a flicker of light and then the screen went dark ?please help
Did you buy the Applecare extended warranty? If not then you will need to pay for whatever repairs need to be done.
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Please Help,When Ever I Turn On My Mac Book Pro Terminal Usually Pop Up. Kindly Help Me To Disactivate It…….
Open Users & Groups preferences. Click on the Login Items tab on the upper right. Locate the entry for Terminal, select it, click on the Delete [-] button at the bottom.
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My MacBook Pro was downloading apps from iTunes and I shut the computer down at my I laws house or so I thought? When I pulled the computer out of my backpack it was still on? I tried to login and it kept spinning so I turned it off and now I only get a gray screen. I can boot it in the windows side and have an external hard drive with time machine backup on it but don't know how to load it without getting onto the Mac side?
Please help!turn off the mac completely
as soon AS you hit power button press following 4 keys
Option + Command + P + R
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TS5209 Airplay won't connect through my Mac Book Pro but works on everything else.
My MacBook Pro (1 year old) cannot connect through Airplay to my Apple TV. I receive an error message that simply says, "Could not connect to Apple Tv."
The Apple TV and computer are completely up to date. The Apple TV works with all other devices and my Itunes Library shows up in Home Sharing.
I cannot figure this out and I am pretty annoyed with the issue.
Any help?You reformatted the HD, which was originally formatted for Windows (NTFS format is the typical HD format for Windows).
So you did erase completely its content, and now it is formatted in HFS format (HFS is the typical HD format for Windows).
If you want to employ Time Machine, you need a drive formatted as HFS (Mac), and you cannot use it for any other task.
If you want to share the drive content between Macs and Windows computers, the drive must be formatted for Windows (NTFS format), and then you can read & write over it from a Mac if you installa the Tuxera software on your Mac.
Or you can format it for Mac (HFS format), and then read and write to it by installing the MacDrive software on your Windows computer.
Theoretically, a new disk format exists, which is compatible natively both with Windows and Mac. It is called exFAT (also known as FAT64), and is typically employed for external USB storage units. My experence with eXFAT, however, is unsatisfactory: the Mac tends to corrupt the volume, which needs to be "fixed" using a Windows machine.
Currently all my external USB drives are fromatted as NTFS, and hence I had to installa Tuxera on all the Macs owned by me, my wife and my son. This is very reliable, but it does not allow to use Time Macine.
We employ other backup solutions, with more manual control over what is backed up and what is not... And these do not require that the external disk is formatted as HFS (Mac). -
I can't open a website on my mac book pro, but can open it on mac bookair
i can't open a website on mac book pro, but can open it on mac book air
Restart the router. If there's no change, see below.
Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually login automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
After testing, restart as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test. -
I have my HP OfficeJet Pro 8500 A connected to my Mac Book Pro on a Wireless network. It works and
I have my Hp Officejet Pro 8500 A connected to my MAc Book Pro which is running Lion OS on a wireless network. It works just fine and prints and everything. The problem is a "HP Utility" window that pops up on my screen and says it is "connecting to device" and lists my printer. It just runs and runs and the entire thing is gray - meaning I can't close it, cancel it, or anything. When you try to click on it, the arrow becomes the color wheel of death. It is driving me crazy. I have gone through settings, I have downloaded the latest drivers, I have looked in utilities, I have opened the printer folder and can't find where this thing is coming from or how to turn it off. Please help. And yes I have turned offf the computer and rebooted.
If you are using Snow Leopard or Lion and have HP software for pre-Snow Leopard (either from a CD not marked as compatible with 10.6 or you recently upgraded to Snow Leopard or Lion and had the HP software on your Mac before you upgraded - even if you did a standard uninstall of the old software or installed new software over the top of it) you must uninstall the software using the 'scrubber' option:
Go to Applications/Hewlett Packard/ click on HP Uninstaller
Click on Continue
Highlight your device on the left pane
Press and hold Control + Alt + Cmd keys on the keyboard simultaneously while you click on Uninstall <<<< This IS the Scrubber Option, there is no button labeled "Scrubber"
There will be a pop up that asks if you are sure you want to uninstall ALL hp software. (At this point, if you continue, any HP printers you have installed will need to be reinstalled)
Click Continue and let it finish
Restart your Mac
Download and install this: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL907
Now reset the printing system:
- Sys Prefs, Print & Fax
- Right (control) click in the rectangle listing your printers and select Reset Printing System.
WARNING - this will delete ALL of your printers!
- Select the plus sign to re-add it. Look for the printer, select it and wait until the "Add" button becomes available. Click it.
If you want more features, you can download and install the Full Featured software from the "Support & Drivers" button at the top of this page, otherwise, basic printing and scanning will work without it.
Say thanks by clicking "Kudos" "thumbs up" in the post that helped you.
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HT1349 when i turn on my mac pro it is very slow I don't know what happen what should i do?
Dear Sir
I have a problem with my note book (Mac pro). when I turn on my note book it is very slow. I have to waite for long time I don't know what happen. how should I do?
yours.If you have a non-retina MBP then the noise is part of tye OSX startup routine. It is checking the optical drive, and is nothing to be alarmed about.
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Macbook Pro (2011) froze while working, forced shut down, now won't turn on. Grey screen with apple logo and spinning wheel for hours. Help?
Unfortunately do not know the operating system since I never updated anything and I can't get in to it.
Thanks for your assistance.If you want to preserve the data on the boot drive, and it's not already backed up, you must try to back up now, before you do anything else. It may or may not be possible. If you don't care about the data, you can skip this step.
There are several ways to back up a Mac that is not fully functional. You need an external hard drive to hold the backup data.
1. Boot from the Recovery partition or from a local Time Machine backup volume (option key at startup.) Launch Disk Utility and follow the instructions in this support article, under “Instructions for backing up to an external hard disk via Disk Utility.”
2. If you have access to a working Mac, and both it and the non-working Mac have FireWire or Thunderbolt ports, boot the non-working Mac in target disk mode. Use the working Mac to copy the data to another drive. This technique won't work with USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth.
3. If the internal drive of the non-working Mac is user-replaceable, remove it and mount it in an external enclosure or drive dock. Use another Mac to copy the data.
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