OS X 10.5.8 on Macbook Pro late 2009
Hi there
I have a MacBook Pro, and i love it! The only thing is that it doesn't have snowleopard. I am wondering why, since my sisters MBP has got it, and we bought that a month before we bought mine. Shouldnt snowleopard be installed?
That model was originally delivered with 10.5.7(9J3050) and later with 10.6(10A432). Your's must have been in inventory for awhile. It should have come with a free SL upgrade at the time.
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HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N
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0 B Page-outsYou might want to consider pairing waaaay down on the User Login Items.
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My MacBook Pro (Late 2009) won't open specific website
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I have a problem with opening hotfile.com website. In any browser (I've checked in Safari, Chrome and Firefox) it won't open. The weird thing is that on my wifes' PC there is no problem to open that page. Moreover, I CAN open that page, but only using online proxies (tried on zend2.com), and Windows 7 via Parallels…
I've cleared cache of browsers many times but with no results. I've checked "hosts" file also, but there was everything fine.
Through Terminal.app trying "ping" and "traceroute" gives both "unknown host".
Using same commands on my router displays connection with hotfile.com properly.
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208.67.222.222
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If there are currently DNS servers listed, just delete them.
http://ucdb.grinnell.edu/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Help.MacDNSIssues
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Video: http://jamesmillsphoto.com/IMG_0339.MOVHello,
Maybe you are having the same trouble than me ?
You have :
- a 2009 MBP that is a 5.3 model according to Mactracker
- this model should have installed the infamous " EFI Firmware Update 1.7 "
- a new faster hardrive
My MBP doesn't even see his new internal HD, but works fine with the same drive on firewire 800.
The only solution seems to downgrade from EFI 1.7 to 1.6. Someting only an Apple Store Genius can do. I have an appointment this week to do so.
Another idea : Change the desktop image of your MBP, Ironman might bee out of battery .
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Need to print payment proposal and check
Hi guys, when i schedule my payment proposal, i need to be able to print it immediately at the proposal level so the client can see the proposal list and check.... right now its not printing... please advise thanks Brian