My powerpoint is forcing restart of macbook pro?

My powerpoint is forcing restart of macbook?

I do not think this sounds like a good buy for you. First, the "core duo" machines are from the 2006 timeframe, it sounds like you are thinking about an i7 from the early 2011 timeframe. These older Macs came with Snow Leopard and starting in August 2011 they came with Lion (10.7). So this computer sounds like it must be at least 1.5 years old or so, not 7 months old.
(1) Do you know the seller well and the history of this computer? Why is he/she selling it? (What is wrong with it?)
(2) It sounds like something has been misrepresented to you. It's not Core Duo, and it's much older than 7 months old. It would be a pretty good price for being just 7 months old, but it's more like 1.5 years old. Again, what is wrong with it? Also, 6 GB memory sounds like an odd number, I guess it is possible, but these computers have RAM slot pairs so I would expect 4 GB, or 8 GB, or 16 GB, but not 6 GB.
(3) A graphic designer using Adobe Suite extensively might want more than 500 GB disk space and a newer, faster machine than this one. By the way, a brand new Apple 15-inch 2.3 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 with turbo boost up to 3.3 GHz and a 500 GB drive is $1799, brand new. You can upgrade to 8GB memory for $100, and also you can get larger disks for $100 more. This newer one would be a lot faster for demanding Adobe applications.
I tend to stay away from used Macs, especially laptops (which are more prone to issues and problems than desktop Macs), and the newer Macs sound a lot better to me. This is not a newer computer, it sounds like it is ~ 1.5 years old (or more).

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I force-restarted my MacBook Pro and now it wants me to repair or erase my disk and Reinstall Mavericks. But I can't back up my files to do this. HELP!!!!!

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Restore From Time Machine Backup
Reinstall OS X
Get Help Online
Disk Utility
So, the first one is out of the question. In the 5 1/2 years I've proudly owned my computer, I have never created a Time Machine account/backup. I have preferred to use an external hard drive. Unfortunately, the other prompts would be A-okay, if it weren't for the fact that I've been lax in updating my backup and haven't backed up to my external in about 8 months.
Because.... Unfortunately, to Reinstall OS X, my computer wants to erase all my data, so I need the backup of my files. (I have a lot of photos on my drive). But it says I can't even reinstall, because the hard drive is locked.... What?
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When I try to create a new image to backup to my external in order to wipe my system, it says "Unable to create "disk0s2.dmg" (invalid argument). Now, I am not totally computer illiterate. I can follow a set of instructions and do my own IT work basically 99% of the time. But this is ludicrous. I don't want to loose my images or lesson plans (I actually just got my school issued laptop and was going to transfer school files over to my school-issued computer as soon as I finished with my Internet needs (bills)).
What do I need to do to get my files backed up or fix this problem. I've rebooted my computer twice now to try to fix this...

TarahCurrie Sep 10, 2014 3:48 PM
Restore From Time Machine Backup
Reinstall OS X
Get Help Online
Disk Utility
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
You are running 10.5.8
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Hi Everyone,
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If anyone could please help me fix this so that my bootup screen doesn't flash completely bright yellow anymore, I would be forever grateful!
Thank you so much for reading this and for any help you can provide.
hope everyone is well,
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Hey everyone in Apple world!
I figured out how to fix the flashing yellow screen problem that I've been having on my MBP! Yessssss!!!
I found this super handy website with the golden answer: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
I followed the instructions on this page and here's what I did:
Resetting NVRAM / PRAM
Shut down your Mac.
Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command (⌘), Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
Turn on the computer.
Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys before the gray screen appears.
Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
Release the keys.
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Let me know if this works for you!
Elaine

I force shutdown my MacBook Pro and when I reopened my laptop, my files and apps are all gone.

I force shutdown my MacBook Pro by pressing the shutdown button for a long time and when I reopened my laptop, my files and apps are all gone.
When I reopened my laptop, it said that some files have been deleted or hidden (I don't know if it said hidden, I don't remember). my dock and wallpaper were set back to default.
This isn't my first time force shutting my MacbookPro.
How can I restore/recover back my stuff?
i heard time machine restores your stuff back.
And please don't tell me to go to apple because I have made an appointment with them but I'm still worried.
Please if you know anything about this please tell me anything you know.
Please help me.

Given that you sound a nervous wreck and a neophyte in matters Mac, it would be safest that you put the Mac away, go take a chill pill, grab a bite, get some rest. Then take the Mac to its scheduled appointment with Destiny, er, the Apple Genius.
There's a good possibility of data loss and munging around unknowing, following instructions that will probably be hard to grasp will only increase the amount of damage.

Have just installed Mavericks and restarted the MacBook Pro. That was 3 hours ago and after logging in, I got my wallpaper and dock, but none of my desktop icons, just the spinning coloured wheel. It's been like that for 2 hours. Is this normal? What shou

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HELP!!!! Please.

No, what you're experiencing is not normal.
Try booting whilst holding down the Shift key - this will allow you to boot into Safe Mode, disabling third-party kernel extensions, etc. Your Mac will be slow to boot and will operate sluggishly. That's normal. If you can get in using Safe Mode then you have some start-up item that doesn't play well with Mavericks.
Call back,
Clinton

10.9.2 Spontaneous Restart on MacBook Pro

Platform Background
Model Name:          MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:          MacBookPro6,2
Processor Name:          Intel Core i5
Processor Speed:          2.53 GHz
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          2
L2 Cache (per Core):          256 KB
L3 Cache:          3 MB
Memory:          4 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed:          4.8 GT/s
Boot ROM Version:          MBP61.0057.B0F
SMC Version (system):          1.58f17
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State:          Enabled
OS
System Version:          OS X 10.9.2 (13C64)
Kernel Version:          Darwin 13.1.0
Boot Volume:          HNM1
Boot Mode:          Normal
Problem:
10.9.2 Spontaneous Restart on MacBook Pro
Request probable fixes

I also have the same problem. I would appreciate any input from the below report.
Anonymous UUID:
E42F6B2E-E110-2F2F-E63A-7418EB28F788
Sat Aug 16 11:44:14 2014
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f913f6f7c): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 3 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xffffff812b4a3000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.6.22/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff811950b140 : 0xffffff800f022f79
0xffffff811950b1c0 : 0xffffff7f913f6f7c
0xffffff811950b290 : 0xffffff7f8fac3f1b
0xffffff811950b350 : 0xffffff7f8fb8d50a
0xffffff811950b390 : 0xffffff7f8fb8d57a
0xffffff811950b400 : 0xffffff7f8fe0c056
0xffffff811950b530 : 0xffffff7f8fbb0ba9
0xffffff811950b550 : 0xffffff7f8faca96d
0xffffff811950b600 : 0xffffff7f8fac8478
0xffffff811950b800 : 0xffffff7f8fac93f6
0xffffff811950b8e0 : 0xffffff7f90a1a9c2
0xffffff811950b920 : 0xffffff7f90a2a37f
0xffffff811950b940 : 0xffffff7f90a5833b
0xffffff811950b980 : 0xffffff7f90a5839b
0xffffff811950b9c0 : 0xffffff7f90a2fe15
0xffffff811950ba10 : 0xffffff7f909fbb5e
0xffffff811950baa0 : 0xffffff7f909f7ae7
0xffffff811950bad0 : 0xffffff7f909f5636
0xffffff811950bb00 : 0xffffff800f4ce563
0xffffff811950bb90 : 0xffffff800f4d045f
0xffffff811950bbf0 : 0xffffff800f4cdf7f
0xffffff811950bd40 : 0xffffff800f0b6998
0xffffff811950be50 : 0xffffff800f026bc1
0xffffff811950be80 : 0xffffff800f0139c5
0xffffff811950bef0 : 0xffffff800f01e013
0xffffff811950bf70 : 0xffffff800f0c9b8d
0xffffff811950bfb0 : 0xffffff800f0f3f66
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.6.22)[32862231-50BC-3AF6-87A2-703321AE4F90]@0 xffffff7f913e8000->0xffffff7f913fbfff
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.6.22)[AA46D551-BE0F-33DA-93A3-8F46197BB 36F]@0xffffff7f913e0000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[045D5D6F-AD1E-36DB-A249-A346E2B48E54]@0xfffff f7f8f92b000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[4662B11D-2ECA-315D-875C-618C97CDAB2A]@0xffffff 7f8f6be000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[75D81741-64C1-3941-ADFA-9D6B6C434EE4]@0 xffffff7f8fa21000
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.0.4)[E04639C5-D734-3AB3-A682-FE66694C66 53]@0xffffff7f913e3000
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.2.4)[D61B2BB9-4289-318D-9197-5E1E13B1 FF32]@0xffffff7f8fa74000->0xffffff7f8fcdcfff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[4662B11D-2ECA-315D-875C-618C97CDAB2A]@0xffffff 7f8f6be000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[D41125CE-69BD-32E7-9B1D-4E83431662DD]@0xff ffff7f8fa64000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[75D81741-64C1-3941-ADFA-9D6B6C434EE4]@0 xffffff7f8fa21000
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla(8.2.4)[B0E6AAA7-E970-3D81-8B43-145D56A 3A4AC]@0xffffff7f8fce7000->0xffffff7f8ff90fff
dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.2.4)[D61B2BB9-4289-318D-9197-5E1E13B 1FF32]@0xffffff7f8fa74000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[4662B11D-2ECA-315D-875C-618C97CDAB2A]@0xffffff 7f8f6be000
com.apple.GeForceTesla(8.2.4)[E0EBC5ED-DC61-3C57-BCCE-0478C0566F4F]@0xffffff7f90 9da000->0xffffff7f90aa4fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[4662B11D-2ECA-315D-875C-618C97CDAB2A]@0xffffff 7f8f6be000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[D41125CE-69BD-32E7-9B1D-4E83431662DD]@0xff ffff7f8fa64000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[75D81741-64C1-3941-ADFA-9D6B6C434EE4]@0 xffffff7f8fa21000
dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.2.4)[D61B2BB9-4289-318D-9197-5E1E13B 1FF32]@0xffffff7f8fa74000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
13E28
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.3.0: Tue Jun 3 21:27:35 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.110.17~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: BBFADD17-672B-35A2-9B7F-E4B12213E4B8
Kernel slide:
0x000000000ee00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff800f000000
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 467509136508
last loaded kext at 265919051762: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs    1.9 (addr 0xffffff7f91500000, size 65536)
last unloaded kext at 327293083113: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs    1.9 (addr 0xffffff7f91500000, size 57344)
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Heres some info on the macbook:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name:    MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:    MacBookPro6,2
Processor Name:    Intel Core i5
Processor Speed:    2.4 GHz
Number of Processors:    1
Total Number of Cores:    2
L2 Cache (per Core):    256 KB
L3 Cache:    3 MB
Memory:    8 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed:    4.8 GT/s
Boot ROM Version:    MBP61.0057.B0C
SMC Version (system):    1.58f17
Serial Number (system):   -------
Hardware UUID:    ------
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State:    Enabled
System Software Overview:
System Version:    OS X 10.9.4 (13E28)
Kernel Version:    Darwin 13.3.0
Boot Volume:    Untitled
Boot Mode:    Normal
Computer Name:    Nicholas’s MacBook Pro
User Name:    Nicholas Chang (NC9339)
Secure Virtual Memory:    Enabled
Time since boot:    12 minutes

Every time i try to download updates i get an error and told to restart my macbook pro. why? what to do?

every time i try to download updates i get an error and told to restart my macbook pro. why? what to do?

This is a rare error, so excuse me if I ask some basic questions:
1. Do you update your Apple software through the Software Update pulldown menu? If not, I'd suggest doing that.
2. Do you perform diagnostics? If not, you can perform a Permissions check by going to Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility and running it.
3. Do you perform other diagnostics? Download Onyx to your Mac, and perform a full diagnostic on your machine. You'll need to reboot.
4. Have you tried to download updates individually from Apple? Not the perfect solution, but there's a good chance it will work.
5. Have you used Terminal? If you go to Applications/Utilities/Terminal, type "sudo softwareupdate --install --all", and enter. Software Update should work.
6. If all fails, consult help at your Apple Store, if there's one nearby.

How can I restart my Macbook Pro if I can't remember the computer's name at start-up? I do remember the pass word.

How can I restart my Macbook Pro if I can't remember the computer's name at start-up? I do remember the pass word.

Restart the computer with the Command and S keys held down and run:
ls -l /Users/
exit
By default, the first command will return a Shared entry and one with an username on it. Supply that username.
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PowerPoint keeps freezing on my MacBook Pro. Any ideas?

Has anyone experienced a problem with PowerPoint freezing on a MacBook Pro (bought in 2011; using version 10.8.5 of OS X)? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

When you say "freezing" do you mean that you see the spinning beach ball of death, which eventually resolves, or does the app completely crash, and must be force quit, or you have to restart?
What specifically are you trying to do with Powerpoint when it freezes? Is it when you have video in your presentation?
How much RAM do you have?
How full is your hard drive?
A good place to start would be to boot into your recovery partition and repair your hard drive: When to Run First Aid in Mountain Lion's Disk Utility - For Dummies

Unexpected restarts on MacBook Pro 10.5.7

Hi all,
I tried searching the forums but could not find anything matching my requests. I've been experiencing something strange on my MacBook Pro recently.
Basically after I use my laptop and return back to it approx 4-5hrs later I notice that it tried to shutdown automatically. However, this shutdown failed as some applications failed to terminate in time and so the laptop stayed powered on. The popup windows were visible for me to view and witness the event.
What I would like to know is where can I look to see what could be causing this.
I tried a fresh power cycle (restart) and still it persists.
Other than a clean reinstall I would like to know what application/OS task could be causing this restart request?
Regards,
Carl

Please call me Carl, need to change that sometime....
Anyway I'm not sure how shutting down applications and monitoring the activity monitor is going to help. The problem I have is sometime after a restart or power up some applications are trying to shutdown. Would be interested to know what I will learn from this...if an application does not shut down properly, is it likely to repeat this activity until it is shutdown correctly?
Mainly transmission, ichat and safari.
I have in the past had problems shutting down my Mac and have seen apps like Mail and Safari refusing to quit (even after a forced quit).... Leaves my Mac in a hanging state.
Also sometimes my Mac takes a few attempts to come out of sleep mode after shutting the lid and opening it (this needs to be repeated until it works). The Genius in the store saw this happen and said I had to hit the power button to force a shutdown, but I insisted that if you persist it will come back out of sleep. Not this is entirely related but I thought I'd mention it.
So after a shutdown all night I will monitor the system today and see if it wants to shutdown or not. I have all my normal applications running, safari, firefox, itunes, yahoo!, ichat, skype, excel, mail, peer guardian..

How do I fix constant restarts on macbook pro?

My Macbook Pro randomly asks to be restarted. Very annoying when I'm working in a program. Any ideas on how to fix it? It's less a month old.

You hae a probelm with either software or hardware. No computer does this if there is not a problem.
First thing to do is limit what programs are running at the same time. Mac's do not shut down program when you close the window you were working in. Make sure you close program you ne l;onger need open.
If it still happens then it would be best to take it in and have the hardware checked, disgnostics run in the hardware.
But if it doesn't happen then it could be one of the programs you are using that is causing the system to crash.

Random Restarts on MacBook Pro

Here is the crash report. It just started doing this. Computer works for a while, then just randomly restarts.
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 551754 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          10
Anonymous UUID:
Mon Jan 21 01:34:02 2013
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f8636bb25): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0x0a2910de 0x00100000 0x00000000, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff81198e6000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80f67f37e0 : 0xffffff8005c1d626
0xffffff80f67f3850 : 0xffffff7f8636bb25
0xffffff80f67f38e0 : 0xffffff7f864654b3
0xffffff80f67f3940 : 0xffffff7f86465527
0xffffff80f67f39b0 : 0xffffff7f8677a853
0xffffff80f67f3af0 : 0xffffff7f8648b659
0xffffff80f67f3b20 : 0xffffff7f863758da
0xffffff80f67f3bd0 : 0xffffff7f86370fac
0xffffff80f67f3dc0 : 0xffffff7f863729ba
0xffffff80f67f3ea0 : 0xffffff7f863061c4
0xffffff80f67f3ef0 : 0xffffff7f87e8071f
0xffffff80f67f3f40 : 0xffffff7f87e7f8e7
0xffffff80f67f3f60 : 0xffffff8005c3dcde
0xffffff80f67f3fb0 : 0xffffff8005cb26b7
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
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            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.2)[B1B77B26-7984-302F-BA8E-544DD3D75E73]@0xffff ff7f86272000
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            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xff ffff7f862f0000
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BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
12C60
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.0: Sat Aug 25 00:48:52 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.18.24~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 69A5853F-375A-3EF4-9247-478FD0247333
Kernel slide:     0x0000000005a00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8005c00000
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 11996364205589
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Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
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Looks like the dreaded NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M problem with the mid-2010 MacBook Pros. It's usually preceded by intermittent black screen or loss of video - http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4088?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US - but it sounds as if it's the defective GPU problem, nonetheless.
Take it into your local Apple Store or an AASP and see if they will replace the logic board gratis.
Clinton

Restart on Macbook Pro 2010 model takes forever, unresponsive screen after restart.

My MacBook Pro takes 10 mins to restart and after it does restart the screen is unresponsive for atleast 10-15 mins. Then after it does get responsive, laptop is very slow !! Very often the screen just freezes when i am working, then slowly paints to a shade of transparent black and says "You must restart the computer, please hold down the power button" in about 5 different languages. I am not able to identify the issue. Is it a hard disk issue?

Hello welcome to the ASC user to user forums.
Take a look a these support documents
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1440
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1509

I am having difficulties with iPhoto slideshow. The slide show stops in the middle of a presentation and the system crashes. I must power off to exit the app and restart my MacBook pro.

I am having difficulties with iPhoto slideshow. It crashes in the middle of the presentation and I have to power off and restart my computer to get it running again.

Wow. Okay...
I'll let the real veterans in this forum tackle your issues one after the other. But, I can tell you, all will be well.
My only comment would be re: your computer specs:
BJReis wrote:
. This may be due to somewhat older equipment:
GHz Intel Core Duo MacBook Pro with a 4GB memory computer with Ddr3 running OSX 10.8.4
To be completely honest, FCPX is a RAM hog. It just is. But, RAM is relatively cheap, and the pay-off is good.
4GB is right on the edge, IMHO. 16G is ideal.
I wish you luck, hang in there, and standby for more help.

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