New unibody macbook and WD passport harddrive

I'm going to buy a unibody macbook in the new year, will a Western digital passport hardrive that is powered from the USB port owrk with it?
Thanks

I'm the same and can confirm the USB port has the power to run the drive when the Macbook's running off mains power, although I don't know if that applies when it's on battery power.

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Driver issue FIXED in Vista / boot camp with new, unibody macbook pro!!

Hay people, I found a fix for the freezing issues with Vista running in Boot camp with the new, unibody Macbook pros. The driver for the 9600M Gt is no good if you install it from the Apple 2.1 version driver disc (Mac osx disc)for some (most) of us.
I needed to go to Nvidia's site and download the one from DECEMBER 08. If you click the "download drivers" tab on the site, scroll past the current driver it wants you to look at (go to the near bottom of page), click the archives, and input your OS version. Also input "Gforce" and "M" series when needed. It will give you a choice of two drivers. DO NOT CHOOSE THE FEB 09 Driver. Thats the BAD driver for most of us. Choose the DECEMBER 08 driver. Download and enjoy. Be sure to roll back the VGA driver (or the current driver) first before you install this. It should work.
I've been through the ringer with this for weeks now and have even tried to take my MBP back to swap for a new one. Apple wont have any of that so I thought I was SOL. Not quite. This DOES work for me with Vista. It also works for Windows & if you have it handy.
By the way, I am posting this for people who HAVE HAD THE FREEZING problems, not for people who haven't. Apparently there are some out there who are running Vista just fine on their unibody MBS's. Most of us are not.
Cheer's-----Seattle, where the evil empire looms dark

This never worked. I sold that machine and got a new 17" unibody. IT, by the way, works just fine. I KNEW it was that **** 15'. It took 30 more seconds to boot up I found out also.

New unibody macbook pro time machine backup stalling/stalls

I have been using time machine to back up my Macbook Pro 17 (First Gen), I have 2 external Western Digital Drives connected via USB in a RAID (Striped) Configuration. Everything has worked fine for months and the backups are quite snappy...
I just changed to a NEW Unibody Macbook Pro 17 and formatted the drives, set up the RAID configuration again from fresh in disk utility and reset Time Machine and said OK when it requested to use the drive for backups.
The process gets some way into backing up... sometimes 7GB, 13GB, 17GB even 70GB and then just stops. The hard drives(at least one of them anyway i cant tell exactly) spin down and the file count in Time Machine window just stops. There is no error message and the window just stays there saying its backing up but there is no external HD activity. I have to cancel the backup (which sometimes - but not always - causes everything to stall until i unplug the drives by whipping the USB cable out). Everything then works fine i dont need to restart and it just brings up an error message saying that Time Machine failed to backup...
Any ideas??
I do have antivirus software installed (VirusScan) but i have had that on my previous machine aswell so it cant be that...

I have a MacBook C2Duo (black 2008) customer who has upgraded to 10.5.7 with a new internal and external hard disk and a fresh install of the OS. After doing this, Time Machine constantly stalled at 12.55 GB when backing up to an external disk (USB2). After a lot of reading on the net, I think the problem marks the re-emergence of an old bug where the mdworker task used by Spotlight to index drives is crashing and starting to take up to 99% of the CPUs. At this point, TM simply does not have enough CPU time to work and crawls almost to a halt.
I messed around for a while with Activity Monitor watching the mdworker crash and it is very predictable. Time Machine buddy does not pick it up because of course TM is still working albeit at a snail's pace.
Since mdworker is very associated with Spotlight, I tried setting Spotlight to not index any folderssame problem.
Finally, I set the TM destination drive to be a Private drive in the Spotlight Preferences and it finished without an mdworker crash.
It might be a temporary workaround or it might be coincidence that TM worked this time, so YMMV and Apple should look at this too.

Who Manufactures the new Unibody MacBook Pro?

Can anyone tell me who is building the new Unibody MacBook Pros? Is it Foxconn? Asus? Some other company? And where are they being built?

More than likely Quanta. There are some indications that Quanta is the sole supplier for the unibody chassis at least.
http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/10/14/quanta.macbook.exclusive/
http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/06/19/quanta.seals.apple.deal/
They're likely being built at Quanta-owned factories in mainland China.

New aluminum Macbook and S-Video

New aluminum Macbook and S-Video
It have come to the conclusion that the new MacBook's and MacBook Pro's can not output to S-video. I have tired the Apple Mini DisplayPort to DVI and then the Apple DVI to Video but no luck, the two do not connect as the Mini DisplayPort to DVI is missing 4 pin holes. I have tired Mini DisplayPort to VGA and then a VGA to s-video adapter but no luck, the MacBook did not even see a second display.
Is there any hope to achieve my goal? I need s-video out for work and will have to exchange the computer for a Black MacBook if the new computer can not output to s-video.
Any thoughts?

*Mini Review - PC to Video EZ*
_*It works!*_
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I, and many others, have been looking for a way to output video (composite and s-video) from the NEW Macbooks and MacBook Pro's sporting the Mini DisplayPort since Apple as yet to release such adapter. I use my computer to output video (s-video) for digital slide shows and presentations. If our new aluminum MacBook could not meet this requirement back to the store it would go.
While searching the web for a adapter, converter or whatever could help get video out of the new MacBook I quickly learned ($10 later) that a simple VGA to s-video cable would not work.
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*NO GOOD!*
I soon came across the PC to Video EZ. It is sold at several online retailers but I finaly decided to buy it from NewEgg.com (links at bottom of post). NewEgg is retailer I knew I could trust and get fast shipping from. I ordered the converter box on Friday and it arrived today (Monday) with standard shipping!
Bottom line, the PC to Video EZ from GrandTec outputs video (both composite and s-video) at equal quality to Apple's own video adapters used on previous (pre-DisplayPort) computers. I, owning a MacBook Pro with DVI to video adapter, could not tell the difference.
The device itself is small. It is nothing you would complain about carrying around and it gets the job done.
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*PC to Video EZ from GrandTec*
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*PC to Video EZ with new aluminum MacBook*
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*PC to Video EZ with new Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter (still a required purchase)*
The back of the unit has two VGA ports, one in and one out. You can use the VGA out port as a pass through so you can still have your computer connected to a VGA monitor while outputting to video. A feature I will never use but it is still nice to have, especially for desktops.
Also on the back is the video ("yellow" composite) and s-video out.
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Back
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*Back with end of Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter*
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*Power in. Why no USB A to USB B?*
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*USB power cable*
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*Included cables. All you need to buy is the Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter.*
Although not as neat as an Apple Mini DisplayPort to video adapter would be it does get the job done.
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* VGA IN and VGA OUT for simultaneous TV/monitor viewing
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* Requires power
* Does not use a standard USB cable
* Not as neat as an Apple Mini DisplayPort to video adapter would be
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* PC to Video EZ
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http://www.grandtec.com/products/video/untimateEZ.html
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815117101
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New to MacBook and wireless, What to do?

Help, I am new to laptops and the wireless connection. I do not even know where to begin. How do I get wireless service? Do I need to buy any other special hardware to get connected? Do I have to subscribe to a wirless provider? If so, which is a good one?
As you can see I really do not know where to begin. Please help.
Any Suggestions

if you're that much of a beginner (you don't even have internet access at your house?), i would suggest you get your local cable company come out and install high speed internet into your house and while they're at it, have them set up a wireless router. a wireless router is a piece of equipment that takes the internet and broadcasts it throughout your home. after you've gotten those two things set up, your macbook will recognize the wireless router automatically and you're online.
you're going to need a bit more help than what a forum can give you. good luck!

NE people out there /w NO ISSUES /w new unibody macbook pros??

Hey guys,
I have a new macbook pro waiting for me at home and I am worried now because of all the problems I've been hearing about. Blank screens, problems /w the 9600 card while gaming and otherwise, etc
I was wondering if this is just for a minority of people who got a defective crate of macbook pros. Or if this is a problem affecting everyone? Are there any individuals out there playing crysis and cod4 on their macbook pros /w no problems and have none of the other problems mentioned? Thanks

I've had it a month(?) or thereabouts. (And my Beloved's had her new MacBook for just a tad longer.)
Moving everything from previous G4 PowerPC PowerBooks to the new MacBook and MacBook Pro, via Migration Assistant - in her case via Ethernet and in mine via FireWire - was simplicity itself, and everything ..even old Carbon programs.. works flawlessly on the new Books.
My MBP has given not even a hint of trouble: the screen works perfectly at all brightness - or dimness - settings. It runs just about silently. The trackpad, and tapping instead of clicking, is wonderful.
It doesn't overheat, or seize, or go wrong in any manner whatsoever ..but then nor have any of my previous Apple laptops, starting at the FireWire 'Pismo'.
You'll generally read only negative things in Discussions, because this is where people with problems come to ..just like you'll find mainly sick people in hospitals.
But for most of the MacBook Pro population, they won't bother to come here, because their Macs are working just perfectly! ..Like mine!

"Set date and time automatically" not working on my new unibody macbook

my digital time display shows wrong time, 6 hours +, but my analog clock shows the right time on my System Preference window. My system recognizes the digital time. I tried manually setting but if I get the digital time right my analog is wrong. Is anyone experiencing the same problem? What can I do?

found this:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8340794&#8340794
deleting the "localtime" folder helped me.

Boot camp 3, windows 7, 13" unibody macbook and keyboard function keys....

after some screwing around (disable user access control, install tweak util to allow unsigned drivers) most features of my macbook are now working in windows 7. battery life looks abysmal as it was in vista, but i'll deal with that later.
the major glitch at this point seems to be the keyboard. the boot camp manager in the system tray has the keyboard option, which does nothing. pressing fn-f1, f2, etc does nothing except bring up help or the corresponding f-key value for windows. i manually reinstalled the apple keyboard driver, but this obviously isn't a driver issue - it's a keyboard manager issue. i notice that there is no more kbdmgr.exe in boot camp 3... at least as far as i can tell. what process is now responsible for these keyboard functions? it would be really nice to be able to eject discs, use volume, hit ctrl-alt-del, etc!!
thanks in advance to anyone who has figured this out.

to sum up: actually got 7 running, but all just to a certain extent:
Keyboard works rather well, even though the backlight cant be fully switched off in low light conditions. Low light is considered even if its still bright enough to easily read the keys labels, but thats just the same as in OSX.
The trackpad works half way, as a poorly working standard touchpad with + two finger scrolling (way too quick) + two finger right click. Tapping works, but dragging and tapping doesnt work technically (clicking a button then quickly moving the cursor is misstaken as dragging, feels inferior in recognition to other touchpads). Multitouch stuff doesnt work at all, which is a pain seeing that touchpad.
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CD eject seems buggy too.
Battery runs like 2,5 hours (4 hours in OS X). (Must be a driver issue, windows CAN run such a notebook for 4 hours too, just consider all those lenovo thinkpads)
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New to MacBook and need so guidence

Hi Everyone!
I am gettinga mac book (early 2008) and wanted to know so information from you all if possible. It has 4GB of memory, which is the most you can get I hear, and it has a 120GB hard drive. Can that be upgraded? Intel Core 2 Duo is the processor-is that fast?? Can you upgrade a processor?? And I know that it is running OS 10.7.3 Lion. It already has installed Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 and Adobe Creative Suite5 Master Collection (Photoshop, Dreamweaver) so I hear I will be able to manipulate pictures, movies, and stuff.
I want this lap top for me and not have to share it with hubby and kids. I know that I will be using it for pictures and itunes and office work for myself. So if you all can tell me if this will be a good "Newbie Mac" computer to get.
Thanks Everyone!

You can do the hard drive yourself if you want, OWC has on-line videos of the install.
You could also consider an external drive instead...I bought one of OWC's Mercury Eliite Pro drives in September, 2 TB that I partitioned into 1.5 TB for Time Machine backups and 500 GB for a clone of the operating system and more storage space. Disk Utility, found in the Applications/Utilities folder, is very simple and easy to use.
If you go that route, just ask and many on here would be glad to walk you through it.
When I bought mine, it was something less than $200 for the drive, and just plugs right in.
So, one more thing for you to think about, it's all about more toys, more toys

New Ali MacBook and Quake 4

Hi all,
I have installed quake 4 and have no sound. I have checked the obvious, speakers are working and is fine on Call of Duty 2. Says something about open al(?) card not supported. Your help would be appreciated.

check list:
1)install all updates for program/drivers/OS
2)google it! http://macosx.com/forums/howto-faqs/302474-howto-get-sound-doom3-quake-4-a.html

Unibody MacBook presentation and NFS:Carbon...

Hi All,
I'm sure you all remember Apple's video presenting new, Unibody MacBooks. At about 4 minutes they are presenting how great the game graphic is in 13" MacBook, showing Need For Speed: Carbon running in full screen.
I purchased the game, and was really disappointed, that not only is it running nowhere close as smooth as showed (on minimum details, yeah, but doesn't look as good as in demo) but also... doesn't support widescreen resolutions, and therefore there is no way of running it on full screen (without black bars on each side of the screen).
I looked for patches and updates, but there's nothing available that would solve my problem.
I feel that Apple lied to me...

Ok, let's say I am an IT pro, so I know what could reduce performance and don't believe that's the case. I have 4 GB RAM, 100 GB free space, and no apps running in background (apart from system tasks).
Also, it's not performance i'm worried about most (it's still playable, and there's only as much one can expect from integrated graphic...) but wide screen mode... I google it a lot, and there seem to be common issue... funny Apple didn't have it on their "demo machine" in that video...

Unable to map expose and spaces keys to function keys on unibody macbook

Hi all. I just bought a unibody macbook and wanted to add the spaces key to view all the windows in all spaces to the F5 key, and another expose key to F6. I went into the control panel under "expose and spaces" and "keyboard shortcuts" under "keyboard" and tried to set these keys. But it never actually accepts any of the settings I make. I put the settings to make them f5 and f6 but nothing happens when I press the keys. I know about the gestures and the hardcoded keys that are predefined on the macbook, but none of these allows me to use spaces to look at all the windows.
What's going on here, have they made it impossible to set your own keys for these things now? Is f5 and f6 just totally unusable now? Is there a workaround?
This is really annoying. Any suggestions?

haha, I just figured it out after I posted it. It's Function-F5 that it get's mapped to even though it still says only f5. I don't know why it doesn't just say that in the first freaking place, but whatever.
Does anyone know of a way to do this without having to use function-f5 and just mapping it to plain old f5? As far as I can see the key is just sitting there unused..
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Macbook and firewire camera

hi,
on my old powerbook i had a firewire lead from sony pd150 into powerbook, now i dont have the correct in socket on new macbook pro, i have a firewire in but different type (not sure its name) which i use to connect an external seagate drive...
the seagate doesn't have the right input either for my camera to mac firewire lead , how so i get my camera attached to any of these devices?

Hi JulesTV, welcome to Apple Discussions!
The Firewire products that you currently have utilize Firewire 400, which is the older Firewire standard. Since the new unibody MacBook Pros, Apple has adopted Firewire 800 exclusively, which is twice as fast as the old Firewire 400 standard. The good news is that Firewire 800 is completely backwards compatible! All you need is an inexpensive adaptor or a Firewire 800 to Firewire 400 cable and you will be able to connect your Firewire 400 devices to your new MacBook Pro.
Firewire cables come with three different types of leads. A 9-pin lead is used on the new Firewire 800 cables. 6-pin and 4-pin leads are used on Firewire 400 cables. Often, the 4-pin leads are used on digital camcorders, but I have seen some that use 6-pin leads as well. What you will need to determine is whether your camera uses the 4-pin or 6-pin Firewire 400 lead, and then purchase the correct cable.
HERE is an example of a Firewire 800 (9-pin) to Firewire 400 (6-pin) cable.
HERE is an example of a Firewire 800 (9-pin) to Firewire 400 (4-pin) cable.
You can look at the high resolution images on that site of the ends of the cables to determine which is the correct one for your purposes. The good news is that they are very inexpensive!
Good luck and post back if you require additional clarification!
--Travis

Canon MP610 scanner software freezes when scanning on my unibody macbook pr

So my scanning function has been fine until i upgraded to the new unibody macbook pro. I"ve gone to the canon site and downloaded all the software and drivers and it's still doing it. I'm so frustrated with this, if anyone has experienced the same issue or know about it, please help!

Hi John. Thanks for that input. At Step 6, after clicking "Next" I get a window telling me my OS version is unsupported and the installation may not complete. I am prompted to go to Canon's web site to "Check Latest Info".
I've had this window on previous attempts and from Canon's web site I downloaded two drivers as follows
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I'm not sure if these are the correct / complete drivers I need for this install or not.
I continue to follow all the steps. At step 9 I click "Wireless Set Up using USB" amd get a License Agreement (a little different than instructions)
I click "Agree" and it goes to a Setup window with two progress bars showing the installation. I've not been prompted to connect the USB?
After the Setup window is done, I am then prompted to connect the printer via USB. I connect the printer and click on "Redetect". It is not detected.
I then try following the Canon on screen instructions for connecting to the wireless LAN amd enter the password. It searches and indicates "Connecting" on the window, but it never connects and the blue light just blinks
So, at this point I am stuck??
Thanks
Stephen

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