New/refurb Macbook pro
Hi there,
I got since yesterday my new refurb macbook pro 15'', intel core i5 - what a machine, like new/___sbsstatic___/migration-images/migration-img-not-avail.png
but i still have to get used to it.... the new system...
anyway, maybe a bit of a silly question - i set it up (not transferred details yet from my imac) and connected to the internet, all is fine of course but i was wondering - now the silly sounding part
where is the HD???
should that not be on my desktop? or do i transfer that from my imac?
Can somebody explain that to me? well as i said i am a new user to macbook pro, my baby/___sbsstatic___/migration-images/migration-img-not-avail.png
all answers are appreciated...
thanks
I will assume that you've previously had desktop computers. The HD is inside the computer along with everything else.
If you bought your refurb from the Apple on-line website, your computer should have come with instruction manuals. If you bought it through another source, you ought to try to get back to that source and ask for the manuals. Those manuals will tell you everything you need to know about the hardware. In addition, on the apple.com website there are tutorials to help you get started.
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