Power button on my macbook pro is pushed in and won't start unless i push it quite hard a number of times. Help?

I don't know how it got that way but i went to turn it on and noticed the button was pushed in and wasn't flat against the surface of the keyboard.

You should take to a Aplle store genius bar they will diagnose for free and give you a quote for repair.

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btipparat,
the Apple store which you took your MacBook Pro to isn’t an authorized Apple store? Your MacBook Pro’s AC adapter supports worldwide voltages, 100 V to 240 V, so that isn’t an issue.
If you press the button next to the battery indicator lights, do they light up? Do they do so whether or not the AC charger is connected?

How do I fix the power button on my MacBook Pro?

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Which os version are you using? Which model Macbook Pro do you have?
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My MacBook Pro battery is empty and won't charge, but charger is fine

My MacBook Pro battery is empty and won't charge. I did the PRAM reset when there was still some power left in the battery. The charger indicator light doesn't come on when I connect it to MacBook Pro, BUT it works just fine with my old white Mac book. This happened a few times before, and unplugging and plugging the adapter into the MacBook pro helped. Now nothing happens no matter how many times I reset the charger. Is there anything else I can do?

More than likely you need a new battery.

My MacBook Pro shut down unexpectedly and won't connect to wifi now.

My MacBook Pro shut down unexpectedly and won't connect to wifi now. All other devices in my house are connecting to the wifi just fine. The laptop just refuses to connect. Any ideas on how to fix this/what it might mean?

Try a SMC reset:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Follow directions for "A battery you should not remove yourself"
Check the mage safe connector and port for any debris.

Macbook Pro - WiFi turns OFF and won't turn back ON

Hello,
this is my first time posting something on this forum; I will be as detailed as possible. I bought a Macbook Pro back in 2011 and It came with Lion OS. Last year I upgraded it to Mavericks and so far it has been a nice experience. However, in the past week I have experienced a very strange and irrating problem with my macbook. While doing work all of the sudden the WiFi would turn off and lose all connection to the web. I attempted to turn it back ON by clicking on the wifi signal icon but something weird occured, it was still 'ON' according to my mac and the only option available was to actually turn it OFF, so i clicked on it and the icon would go empty with no curvy lines (i attached a picture). Then i clicked again on the icon to turn it back on, however, as was doomed to remain in this state cause no matter what I tried.. the wifi will remain off even after clicking on the 'turn wifi on' option multiple times. I tried going to the assist me option under network preferences and I obtained multiple results with no fix. I tried sending my mac to sleep though at first seemed to fix the problem.. the wifi inmediately went back to being off and wont catch a signal. The only thing that fixes this is a fresh restart which is annoying and unacceptable...this is really annoying and I need a solution asap because this problem is become very frequent (once every 2 hours)... any help will be appreciated it.
I attached 2 pictures and the console log when this happened.
1. A picture of my assist me window before i sent it to sleep, shows the WiFi on the left with the 'Failed' (which confuses me). it also shows the wifi icon empty ( like it was off) but the computer shows as if it was on and would ask you to turn it off... weird?
A second picture after I sent my mac to sleep. Though it seems like there was no wifi signal available, the router was on and literally next to my mac...but my machine wont catch up the signal. (other devices were connected to the wifi and have no problem with it).
Here is the console log right before and after my this problem occured:
3/11/14 1:07:04.000 AM kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x1000): p=10415[GoogleSoftwareUp] final status 0x0, allowing (remove VALID) page
3/11/14 1:09:53.500 AM Dock[1091]: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [inf 0.000 0.000 inf]
3/11/14 1:11:19.322 AM WindowServer[83]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "BitTorrent" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
3/11/14 1:11:23.445 AM BitTorrent[10434]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:operation:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
3/11/14 1:11:23.445 AM BitTorrent[10434]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:fromRect:operation:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
3/11/14 1:11:26.820 AM WindowServer[83]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "BitTorrent" after 8.50 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
3/11/14 1:13:19.619 AM WindowServer[83]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "System Preferences" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
3/11/14 1:13:20.899 AM WindowServer[83]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "System Preferences" after 2.28 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
3/11/14 1:13:27.833 AM System Preferences[10444]: AVF error: Perf capability check failed: 0xe00002bc
3/11/14 1:13:27.834 AM System Preferences[10444]: AVF error: Branch_QT0::pushBits, Context Creation Failed.
3/11/14 1:14:47.736 AM WindowServer[83]: _CGXHWCaptureWindowList: No capable active display found.
3/11/14 1:19:37.821 AM WindowServer[83]: _CGXHWCaptureWindowList: No capable active display found.
3/11/14 1:22:31.000 AM kernel[0]: MacAuthEvent en1   Auth result for: 60:c3:97:04:d5:b8 MAC AUTH succeeded
3/11/14 1:22:31.000 AM kernel[0]: wlEvent: en1 en1 Link UP virtIf = 0
3/11/14 1:22:31.000 AM kernel[0]: wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 60:c3:97:04:d5:b8
3/11/14 1:22:31.000 AM kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 60:c3:97:04:d5:b8
3/11/14 1:22:31.000 AM kernel[0]: AirPort: RSN handshake complete on en1
3/11/14 1:25:29.779 AM loginwindow[44]: magsafeStateChanged state changed old 2 new 1
3/11/14 1:25:32.778 AM parentalcontrolsd[10493]: StartObservingFSEvents [849:] -- *** StartObservingFSEvents started event stream
3/11/14 1:25:34.241 AM xpcproxy[10494]: assertion failed: 13C64: xpcproxy + 3438 [D559FC96-E6B1-363A-B850-C7AC9734F210]: 0x2
3/11/14 1:28:50.334 AM WindowServer[83]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "System Preferences" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
3/11/14 1:28:50.425 AM com.apple.preference.network.remoteservice[10511]: assertion failed: 13C64: liblaunch.dylib + 25164 [38D1AB2C-A476-385F-8EA8-7AB604CA1F89]: 0x25
3/11/14 1:28:50.442 AM com.apple.preference.network.remoteservice[10511]: assertion failed: 13C64: liblaunch.dylib + 25164 [38D1AB2C-A476-385F-8EA8-7AB604CA1F89]: 0x25
3/11/14 1:28:51.249 AM com.apple.preference.network.remoteservice[10511]: Bogus event received by listener connection:
<error: 0x7fff7e218b50> { count = 1, contents =
"XPCErrorDescription" => <string: 0x7fff7e218e60> { length = 18, contents = "Connection invalid" }
3/11/14 1:28:52.237 AM WindowServer[83]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "System Preferences" after 2.90 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
3/11/14 1:28:52.401 AM com.apple.preference.network.remoteservice[10511]: Could not find image named 'InvalidDataIcon'.
3/11/14 1:28:52.526 AM com.apple.preference.network.remoteservice[10511]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:operation:fraction:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
3/11/14 1:28:52.526 AM com.apple.preference.network.remoteservice[10511]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
3/11/14 1:29:02.894 AM WindowServer[83]: window ac1 is already attached to window abe
3/11/14 1:29:07.775 AM WindowServer[83]: _CGXGetWindowOrderingGroup: Operation on a window 0xac1 requiring rights 0x5 by caller System Preferences
3/11/14 1:29:11.433 AM WindowServer[83]: window ac5 is already attached to window abe
3/11/14 1:29:12.861 AM WindowServer[83]: _CGXGetWindowOrderingGroup: Invalid window 0xac5
3/11/14 1:29:13.000 AM kernel[0]: flow_divert_kctl_disconnect (0): disconnecting group 1
3/11/14 1:29:13.113 AM configd[19]: SCNC: stop, triggered by (19) configd, type PPPSerial, reason Service Disposed
3/11/14 1:29:13.000 AM kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 60:c3:97:04:d5:b8
3/11/14 1:29:13.200 AM configd[19]: network changed: v4(en1-:192.168.2.15) v6(en1-:2002:32ac:2b50:1234:62c5:47ff:fe93:4f3a) DNS- Proxy-
3/11/14 1:29:13.464 AM UserEventAgent[11]: Captive: CNPluginHandler en1: Inactive
3/11/14 1:29:14.000 AM kernel[0]: flow_divert_kctl_disconnect (0): disconnecting group 1
3/11/14 1:29:14.274 AM netbiosd[10316]: network_reachability_changed : network is not reachable, netbiosd is shutting down
3/11/14 1:29:17.000 AM kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 60:c3:97:04:d5:b8
3/11/14 1:29:19.000 AM kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 60:c3:97:04:d5:b8
3/11/14 1:29:19.000 AM kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 60:c3:97:04:d5:b8
3/11/14 1:29:21.488 AM WindowServer[83]: window ac8 is already attached to window abe
3/11/14 1:29:30.829 AM configd[19]: subnet_route: write routing socket failed, Network is unreachable
3/11/14 1:29:32.747 AM configd[19]: network changed: Proxy
3/11/14 1:29:37.338 AM CalendarAgent[188]: [com.apple.calendar.store.log.caldav.queue] [Adding [<CalDAVAccountRefreshQueueableOperation: 0x7faef96a4140; Sequence: 0>] to failed operations.]
3/11/14 1:29:37.356 AM CalendarAgent[188]: [com.apple.calendar.store.log.caldav.queue] [Account refresh failed with error: Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1009 "The Internet connection appears to be offline." UserInfo=0x7faefb829e00 {NSUnderlyingError=0x7faef9575860 "The Internet connection appears to be offline.", NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=https://hyddro%[email protected]/1362164150/principal///hyddro%[email protected]/1362164150/principal/, NSErrorFailingURLKey=https://hyddro%[email protected]/1362164150/principal///hyddro%[email protected]/1362164150/principal/, AccountName=iCloud, CalDAVErrFromRefresh=YES, NSLocalizedDescription=The Internet connection appears to be offline.}]
3/11/14 1:30:10.259 AM WindowServer[83]: _CGXGetWindowOrderingGroup: Operation on a window 0xac8 requiring rights 0x5 by caller System Preferences
3/11/14 1:30:12.162 AM WindowServer[83]: window acc is already attached to window abe
3/11/14 1:30:18.054 AM WindowServer[83]: _CGXGetWindowOrderingGroup: Invalid window 0xacc

Thank you for your detailed troubleshooting attempts. Very helpful. Sorry, I cannot read "logs." My eyes just glass over on those things. Hopefully, a knowledgeable user will come along shortly to decipher for you.
I noticed from the pics that your location setting is "untitled." Have you tried the "Automatic" setting? Run the diagnostic test? Results?
Try the basics first:
   Change your router channel number. Most times this works & is all you have to do.
Disconnect & reconnect your modem. unplug it for about 10 seconds. Plug it back in. Do the same for Apple’s routers. Wait for everything to reboot.
System Preferences>Network
Click the Assist Me button.
In the next window that pops up, click the Diagnostic button & do the necessary.
Research Knowledge Base for network problems that pertain to the OS that is currently installed on your computer.   See these basic networking KB Articles: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1401 AirPort troubleshooting guide
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628 Wi-Fi: How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2712 Using network locations in Mac OS X
Manually provided DNS server addresses are higher priority than DHCP's
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1714 Solutions for connecting to the Internet, setting up a small network, and troubleshooting
============================
What to do when you can't connect to the Internet
Also, run the Airport Utility app which is located inside the Utilities folder.
=====================
If using a Linksys router, contact LinkSys Customer Support and/or post in their forums.
If using Apple's Airport, please re-post over in one of the AirPort Forums.

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2. Buy OS X Mountain Lion for $20, through the Apple online store (I don't think it's available through the App Store). Apple has decided to make it very difficult for anyone to get Mavericks unless they have already downloaded it.
You will receive two e-mails from Apple, one containing a PDF with a redemption code, and one with the password you will need to unlock the PDF. Using the code, you will download Mountain Lion from the App Store, where it will appear among your Purchased items.
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Message was edited by: Kronos76

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jc1122,
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MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ?
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 0:23:39
Disk Information: ?
Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 255.25 GB (97.26 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
Macintosh HD 2 (disk0s4) /Volumes/Macintosh HD 2: 63.83 GB (2.22 GB free)
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
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Logitech USB Receiver
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
HP Officejet Pro 8600
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Thunderbolt Information: ?
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ?
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ?
[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.2.12) Support
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.2.12) Support
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.2.12) Support
[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.2.12) Support
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ChmodBPF: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ChmodBPF
VirtualBox: Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox
Launch Daemons: ?
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[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
[running] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist Support
Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist Support
[running] com.hp.productresearch.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
[running] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist Support
[running] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.LogRotator.plist Support
[loaded] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.Service.plist Support
[loaded] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.UninstallAgent.plist Support
[loaded] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.UpdaterAgent.plist Support
[not loaded] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist Support
User Login Items: ?
uHD-Agent
iTunesHelper
AT&T Locker Uploader
Google Drive
WDDriveUtilityHelper
Dropbox
Google Chrome
Internet Plug-ins: ?
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.176 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
DivX Web Player: Version: 3.2.1.977 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.176 - SDK 10.6 Support
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.3 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 67 Check version
Safari Extensions: ?
Amazon Shopping Assistant
Ebay Shopping Assistant
Audio Plug-ins: ?
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins: ?
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins ?
BlueStacks Install Detector: Version: 0.3.6 - SDK 10.7 Support
Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support
Stamps.com: Version: 1.1.13 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
Flash Player Support
Java Support
Time Machine: ?
Time Machine not configured!
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      3% WindowServer
      1% NETGEARGenieDaemon
      1% Finder
      1% TeamViewer_Service
      1% Google Chrome
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115 MB Finder
94 MB Microsoft Excel
94 MB mds_stores
86 MB ocspd
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404 MB Free RAM
1.63 GB Active RAM
1.00 GB Inactive RAM
989 MB Wired RAM
495 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs

1. This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve the problem. But with the aid of the test results, the solution may take a few minutes, instead of hours or days.
Don't be put off merely by the seeming complexity of these instructions. The process is much less complicated than the description. You do harder tasks with the computer all the time.
2. If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data before doing anything else. The backup is necessary on general principle, not because of anything in the test procedure. Backup is always a must, and when you're having any kind of trouble with the computer, you may be at higher than usual risk of losing data, whether you follow these instructions or not.
There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
3. Below are instructions to run a UNIX shell script, a type of program. As I wrote above, it changes nothing. It doesn't send or receive any data on the network. All it does is to generate a human-readable report on the state of the computer. That report goes nowhere unless you choose to share it. If you prefer, you can read it yourself without disclosing the contents to me or anyone else.
You should be wondering whether you can believe me, and whether it's safe to run a program at the behest of a stranger. In general, no, it's not safe and I don't encourage it.
In this case, however, there are a couple of ways for you to decide whether the program is safe without having to trust me. First, you can read it. Unlike an application that you download and click to run, it's transparent, so anyone with the necessary skill can verify what it does.
You may not be able to understand the script yourself. But variations of the script have been posted on this website thousands of times over a period of years. The site is hosted by Apple, which does not allow it to be used to distribute harmful software. Any one of the millions of registered users could have read the script and raised the alarm if it was harmful. Then I would not be here now and you would not be reading this message.
Nevertheless, if you can't satisfy yourself that these instructions are safe, don't follow them. Ask for other options.
4. Here's a summary of what you need to do, if you choose to proceed:
☞ Copy a line of text in this window to the Clipboard.
☞ Paste into the window of another application.
☞ Wait for the test to run. It usually takes a few minutes.
☞ Paste the results, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page.
The sequence is: copy, paste, wait, paste again. You don't need to copy a second time. Details follow.
5. You may have started the computer in "safe" mode. Preferably, these steps should be taken in “normal” mode, under the conditions in which the problem is reproduced. If the system is now in safe mode and works well enough in normal mode to run the test, restart as usual. If you can only test in safe mode, do that.
6. If you have more than one user, and the one affected by the problem is not an administrator, then please run the test twice: once while logged in as the affected user, and once as an administrator. The results may be different. The user that is created automatically on a new computer when you start it for the first time is an administrator. If you can't log in as an administrator, test as the affected user. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this section doesn’t apply. Don't log in as root.
7. The script is a single long line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, though you may not see all of it in the browser window, and you can then copy it. If you try to select the line by dragging across the part you can see, you won't get all of it.
Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:
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dylibs Apps Font\ issues Inserted\ dylibs Firewall Proxies DNS TCP/IP Wi-Fi Profiles Root\ crontab User\ crontab 'Global login items' 'User login items' Spotlight Memory Listeners Widgets Parental\ Controls Prefetching SATA Descriptors );N3=${#l[@]};for i in 0 1 2;do l[N3+i]=${p[5+i]};done;N4=${#l[@]};for j in 0 1;do l[N4+j]="Current ${p[29+j]}stream data";done;A0() { id -G|grep -qw 80;v[1]=$?;((v[1]==0))&&sudo true;v[2]=$?;v[3]=`date +%s`;clear >&-;date '+Start time: %T %D%n';};for i in 0 1;do eval ' A'$((1+i))'() { v=` eval "${c1[$1]} ${c2[$2]}"|'${c1[30+i]}' "${s[$3]}" `;[[ "$v" ]];};A'$((3+i))'() { v=` while read i;do [[ "$i" ]]&&eval "${c1[$1]} ${c2[$2]}" \"$i\"|'${c1[30+i]}' "${s[$3]}";done<<<"${v[$4]}" `;[[ "$v" ]];};A'$((5+i))'() { v=` while read i;do '${c1[30+i]}' "${s[$1]}" "$i";done<<<"${v[$2]}" `;[[ "$v" ]];};';done;A7(){ v=$((`date +%s`-v[3]));};B2(){ v[$1]="$v";};for i in 0 1;do eval ' B'$i'() { v=;((v['$((i+1))']==0))||{ v=No;false;};};B'$((3+i))'() { 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Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
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☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
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Click anywhere in the Terminal window and paste by pressing command-V. The text you pasted should vanish immediately. If it doesn't, press thereturn key.
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If you're not logged in as an administrator, you won't be prompted for a password. The test will still run. It just won't do anything that requires administrator privileges.
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to appear. If you don't see it within half an hour or so, the test probably won't complete in a reasonable time. In that case, close the Terminal window and report the results. No harm will be done.
12. When the test is complete, quit Terminal. The results will have been copied to the Clipboard automatically. They are not shown in the Terminal window. Please don't copy anything from there. All you have to do is start a reply to this comment and then paste by pressing command-V again.
At the top of the results, there will be a line that begins with the words "Start time." If you don't see that, but instead see a mass of gibberish, you didn't wait for the "Process completed" message to appear in the Terminal window. Please wait for it and try again.
If any private information, such as your name or email address, appears in the results, anonymize it before posting. Usually that won't be necessary.
13. When you post the results, you might see an error message on the web page: "You have included content in your post that is not permitted," or "You are not authorized to post." That's a bug in the forum software. Please post the test results on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.
14. This is a public forum, and others may give you advice based on the results of the test. They speak only for themselves, and I don't necessarily agree with them.
Copyright © 2014 by Linc Davis. As the sole author of this work, I reserve all rights to it except as provided in the Use Agreement for the Apple Support Communities website ("ASC"). Readers of ASC may copy it for their own personal use. Neither the whole nor any part may be redistributed.

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Closed my macbook pro 2011 model before work today (it had barely any battery power left) and came home to a problem. The sleep indicator was on but very was dim and my charger would not work. I noticed that the green light would come on but very faintly and my computer would not start up either. I am curious to what may have caused this problem.

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Hello all,
OK....Got my MacBook Pro in the mail last week and did a clean install after partitioning my disks. Then installed CS2, Office 2004. This morning, upon hitting the power key, I heard the chime, the screen went to the usual grey, then the grey apple logo and then restarted... back to chime.
I tried zapping PRAM, which didn't change anything.
Then I decided to to an Archive and Install, which refused to happen probably because I'd updated my OS software since the clean install.
It's early enough to where I could walk into an Apple Store and ask for a swap but I already spent time and energy on this and was looking forward to getting down to some work....
Any ideas as to what's going on... or what one might do to fix it ?

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Apple macbook pro 15" 2 months old won't start after going to sleep. have to restart whole computer

My Mac book pro will not start after closing the lid to put it to sleep. The keyboard lights up only. I have start the computer from start.

Hello ellenlee8,
For issues with waking from sleep, check out the troubleshooting in the article below as well as the additional troubleshooting to get your MacBook Pro Retinal to wake normally again.
OS X: When your Mac doesn't sleep or wake
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5357
Regards,
-Norm G.

Macbook Pro 2008 ejects disc and won't recognize external drive

My Macbook Pro 15in 2008 immediately ejects discs. I have tried opening and cleaning the drive, but no luck. I went on to connect my external drive, but when I insert the discs, they just spin for a moment, and then stop. This goes on indefinitely, and there is no way to eject the disc unless I hook the external drive to another computer. I tried resetting the PRAM, but no luck. I am running OS X 10.7

Hi bigdubee,
The exact same thing happened to my 2010 MacBook Pro today. Restarting with the "option" key held down, I get only 2 of the 3 options you listed in disk utilities ("disk0" and a subfolder of "disk0" labeled "Mac OS x Base system".
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