Somewhat new to technology - how to best setup my HDTV & MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) for NBA League Pass?
Hey guys,
I'm fairly new to all this, and have only just bought my first Mac.
Can someone help me with the best setup for my Lounge Room to watch NBA League Pass?
Is Apple TV my best option? or is there another way I can watch through the NBA website wirelessly?
Currently I'm using my xbox with the Game Time app to watch games, but with this I am unable to use any of the features League Pass Premium has to offer.
Because of this, I thought it would be best to stream from my Mac via the NBA website.
Can someone let me know exactly what Adaptor I'll need to buy, and any other cables?
TV is a Panasonic ST60.
Any help/advice is greatly appreciated!
anyone?
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How to update a MacBook Pro 17 inch mid 2010 with SSD?
I know that this question probably been asked many times before, but i can't really find the answers to my specific questions.
I want to update my MacBook Pro 17 inch mid 2010 / 2,66-GHz Intel Core i7-processor, 8 GB memory, running latest Mavericks version (full specs: http://support.apple.com/kb/SP581?viewlocale=nl_NL) with a SSD (i think a 500GB) to speed up my MacBook Pro.
I have about 400GB of data, personal and work related (mostly design work) that is really important to me of course. I use 3 harddrives (one offsite) at the moment to backup everything using Time Machine which works great, because i always can fall back on it when i delete something accidentally.
The physical installation looks quite simple to do, but i have some questions about the entire procedure i hope someone can help me with:
Which SSD will fit in my Macbook Pro the best (specs)? What to look for?
And what about TRIM support to make SSD last longer, i heared that Apple default drives that come with the Mac will support TRIM, but what about any other SSDs on the market do support it and if so which ones?
There are different ways to do install SSD, but what is best procedure?
Clone HDD to SSD with Carbon Copy Cloner or restore from Time Machine?
Clean install with Bootable USB flash drive with Mavericks and restore from Time Machine?
Buy a USB enclosure for SSD and Clone HDD to SSD with Carbon Copy Cloner first and boot it to check and than install the drive?
Could anybody help me with this?
Thank you.
KrijnLook here for the maximum memory for each MBP model:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/by_capability/actual-maximum-ram-capacity-of-mac s.html
The limit is given by the memory controller ("northbridge").
There are no thermal drawbacks expanding the memory to the maximum supported limit...
However, as explained, often Apple did specify an "official" maximum RAM amount which is in reality shorter than the real value, simply because, when the machine was launched, memory sticks of the proper size for giving maximum capacity were not available.
Apple never revises the specs after the launch...
But this did not happen in your case: the maximum memory for mid-2010 Core machines appears to be effectively just 8 Gb, form the page linked above...
Final remark: in my experience, the SSD counts much more than memory for speeding up a laptop! As you already have 8 Gb, there is little value to expand to 16Gb even if it was posisble. Better to invest the same money in a larger SSD...
I expanded mine because it was equipped with just 4 Gb, and purchasing 16Gb Corsair was costing as 8 Gb Crucial. However, it was not a wise choice, those cheap Corsair memories were bad, the seller had to exchange both sticks...
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Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5) Everytime i insert installation disc,it says cannot use this software to this version. Please help thanksails_1227 wrote:
Everytime i insert installation disc,it says cannot use this software to this version.
It's because your on OS X Lion 10.7 and the disks are for 10.6 or earlier.
10.7 and up have a RecoveryHD partition on the boot drive. Hold the Command R keys down and boot the machine into it and Disk Utility and Install OS X is there.
If you install OS X without using Disk Utility to erase all your data first, it just replaces OS X with a new copy.
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My laptop is too slow
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the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive
is failing or has failed and will need replacing. Otherwise, click on the
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Source entry field.
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As the question states: I was unaware there was a program in place to correct the issue. Is it possible for me to correct the issue myself?
Alphaking wrote:
The gfx control app doesn't work either. Any idea what if the replacement logic board is also faulty?
I have never used this application but note what it says in the 'features' section:
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I see that you have concerns about your operating temperature of your computer while using resource-heavy applications such as gaming applications. I have an article that will address some of the concerns you have mentioned:
Mac notebooks: Operating temperature - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-is/HT201640
While there are third-party utilities that measure the temperature of a notebook computer, it is important to understand that these utilities are not measuring the external case temperature. The actual case temperature is much lower. Never use third-party applications to diagnose possible hardware issues—instead, contact Apple or go to an Apple Retail Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider.
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http://support.apple.com/en-is/HT202179
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OR just list how long your battery is on your Macbook Pro!
Thanks!!!
(Will the higher resolution display affect my battery life)?I was saying all of those combined on the newest MBP
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I found a very good discussion specifically about your issue but the site is riddled with ads so just google "MBP battery life 2011" without the quotes for further information. (it's very vast)
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