Sound broken on my new macbook pro

When I drag something to the trash, or to a new folder, or empty the trash, my compuer is not making any sounds as it usually does. The sound on my itunes does work, but otherwise my sound seems to have some kind of problem.
Ideas?

Thank you for your help.
Unfortunately I checked these items and everything is set up properly as you described. I hadn't changed anything there in any case, and I just suddenly noticed this morning that my sounds weren't working. I'm not sure what to do now.

Similar Messages

Broken key on new macbook pro (late 2008)?

I just got my brand new macbook pro and noticed that my right shift key is broken. It is a bit hard to explain, but basically I can only press down the bottom right corner of the key. The top left corner of the key will not push down no matter how hard I push down on it and feels "stuck". Because of this, whenever I am using the shift key on the right side of the keyboard I have to make sure that I press the bottom right part of the key in order for the notebook to detect it. Quite annoying. Is anyone else having the same issue, and is there any work around for this? I am currently in South Korea for an extended period of time and am not really sure I want to take it in to the apple authorized repair centers here, because I have heard some bad stories about them.

****, worst case scenario.
In that case, would I have to get it fixed right away or can I just wait until I get back to the california around february/march? Or in other words, would they still fix it for me even though I have had the laptop for about 6 months or do I have to bring it in right away. Because I am out of the country I would prefer to wait until I can take it to an apple store back in the states rather than dealing with it in another country, specifically because I have heard some bad stories about dealing with the authorized care centers here. I just don't want to wait 6 months and have them say that they can't do anything about it because I have already had the laptop for half a year.
Thanks in advance for any help or advice.
Message was edited by: kwonster

Connect broken ibook to new macbook pro for data recovery

Greetings all. I'm a long time mac user but this is my first post on the forums. Hope you folks can help me out.
I want to transfer information from my old ibook g4 (running OS 10.5.?) to my new MacBook Pro (OS 10.6.3). The catch is the ibook's monitor is not working, but the hard drive is. Also I don't have a firewire cable to connect the 2 computes or (option 2) a cable that would allow me to connect the ibook to an external monitor. In order to get either of those cables I will have to find them online as the closest store is 2.5 hours away.
As far as I can tell the ibook's wireless is still working but I don't think sharing is turned on...
Can any of you think of a way I could make a wireless network btw the computers? I know the ibooks passwords etc...is there any way I can get in to the ibook and turn sharing on without having use of its monitor?
Any ideas would be really helpful. Mac support said there is no way...but common I've done amazing things with my Mac there must be a way!
Here's how this all came about:
Last Monday my husband was using my sacred ibook G4, which has given me 6 years of flawless service and was continuing to work perfect until this day. He picked it up to move it to the living room and accidentally dropped it. It landed, open and running, on one of it's hinges, instantly smashing it.
After taking the ibook apart and assessing the damage we decided the best option was replacement hence my brand new Macbook pro.
There is no visible damage to the ibooks lcd screen, but somewhere in the components is/are lose connections preventing the monitor from working. The frame on the side where the power cable plugs in, at the monitors hinge, broke and damaged a green wire connected to the screen.
Thanks for your consideration folks. I'd sure like to get the info off the ibook. PS my husband feels terrible about what happened but on the plus side hello new laptop!

bug,
Apparently the transfer stopped part way through.
Hmm that doesn't make a lot of sense unless....
on the now exposed area, touches the frame the external monitor will stop working.
So you must absolutely prevent that from happening..
the external monitor will stop working.
You're probably dragging the graphics chip down when that happens or causing a logic board power spike (probably negative) that crashes that chip or worse the CPU. What can happen if that keeps on is that a tiny fuse that's about a 1/32" wide and 1/8" long can blow on the logic board. It's in the inverter driver circuit. That will require someone to perform a microsolder repair. The other thing that could happen is that the inverter driver could blow up and that would be fatal afa the internal display is concerned.
OK so I'm a little confused here:
able to confirm that when plugged into a monitor the computer still works.
.. the ibook monitor still powers up do you think it may be possible to repair the current monitor?..Computer starts up fine, monitor powers up as well but does not display any images other than blue blank screen
So the computer was working and now it's not?
I think you should stop trying to run the computer with that inverter cable damaged. If you can't affect a repair you should probably unplug the inverter cable. The bottom would have to come off as well as the lower shield.
I happen to have a 14" 1.42 GHz iBook taken apart and can send you pictures of the position of that cable's socket if you email me. (I'm attempting a PMU swap with this 1.42).
I'd like to get my info back
So with that cable disconnected you'd need to see if the iBook will go into target mode.
If not then I'd disconnect the LVDS cable and try it w/ the external monitor. Now that's going to require that the upper case come off as well as the upper shield. There are many gottchas to doing this, the worst of which is damaging the power button socket on the logic board.
Ultimately you might have to pull the hard drive and use an external case/USB adapter to recover that info.
they ran into problems during the transfer but they couldn't explain what happened
"they" seem a bit inept!
Richard
Message was edited by: spudnuty
null

Sound Issues on Brand New MacBook Pro

Hi -
Sorry to re-post this again, but you never know if someone new is looking or if this is an issue with a whole bunch of MacBook Pro's that just went out.
I just got shipped to me (I bought from apple.com) a brand new fully loaded MacBook Pro 15".
The sound has gone out completely. Every now and then it will come back on, but 90% of the time it's just out. I can not figure out what is triggering it to work when it does.
I spent some time on the phone with support and they think it's a hardware issue that my only options are the send it back for a new one or send it in for repair - which both suck, cause they don't give you a replacement one, and I would have to migrate everything back to my old Powerbook which is a dinosaur.
Is anyone else having these issues? I can't be the only one!
Please let me know if any of you have found a fix.
The sound icon in in the top right bar, when I hit the F11 and F12 key the icon comes up like it's working there is just no sound. The Sound Preference appears as normal, etc.
Thanks- Erik

If you plug in headphones or external speakers, do you get any sound through them? If you go to the sound preferences pane, do the built-in speakers show up as an output option?
The headphone jack has a sensor which turns off the built-in speakers when it senses headphones or speakers are plugged in. Sometimes that sensor can get stuck. Have you tried inserting and removing headphones a few times?
I'm sure you've been through this possibility already, but just in case...

My new macbook pro has little to no sound on all video's. I've changed all the settings but it's still no loud. is there something i've missed trying?

my new macbook pro has little to no sound on all video's. I've changed all the settings but it's still no loud. is there something i've missed trying?

Turn off Find My iPhone in iCloud on the iDevice.
Log out of iMessage, Facetime, remove Apple ID from iTunes & App Store.
Use Settings > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings.
Then set it up as a new iPhone with your own Apple ID.

I have an ipad I used with a computer which's now broken. I bought a new Macbook Pro and signed into iTunes with my usual Apple id and pw. I connected my ipad to the new Macbook but it won't back up my photos or Apps from the ipad to the new macbook. Help

I have an ipad I used with a computer which's now broken. I bought a new Macbook Pro and signed into iTunes with my usual Apple id and pw. I connected my ipad to the new Macbook but it won't back up my photos or Apps from the ipad to the new macbook. Help

What do you mean " back up my photos or Apps"?
The photo sync is one way - computer to ipad.
You can transfer itunes purchases. Without syncing: File>Transfer Purchases
Copy everything from your backup copy of your old computer to your new one.

How do I get all my music from my iPhone onto my new macbook pro's iTunes? My old laptop is broken.

I recently purchased a Macbook Pro as my old Macbook broke. I want to transfer all the music from my iPhone onto the iTunes of my new Macbook Pro, however I cannot do this by moving the tracks onto an external hardrive from the old computer to the new as the old is broken. I've looked at lots of different forums etc. on the internet and I've still had no luck! Please help me !

Get a third-party utility such as Phone to Mac - Pod to Mac. See also, Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store and How to dowload purchased music.

How do I transfer files from my old laptop with a broken screen to my new macbook pro?

I recently purchased a new macbook pro and would like to tranfers files such as music and documents from my old sony vaio laptop. The problem is that the screen on my old laptop is broken so the image is distorted and I cannot see a thing, which means I probably wont be able to use Windows Migration Assistant. Does anyone know of another easy way I can transfer my files to my new macbook pro? Thanks

http://pondini.org/OSX/Setup.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2518
Manually migrating
If you prefer to move your files one by one between a Mac and a PC, consider the following options. Some are easier than others, and some require more computer experience, equipment, or resources.
Generally, you can migrate your files to the Mac by:
Copying the files from your PC onto external or removable storage media and then use that media in your Mac to transfer the files to your hard drive.
Sending files over the Internet. If you have an email account, just send the files to yourself from the PC and then pick the mail up on your Mac and save the attached files to your Mac hard drive. You may want to compress larger groups of files first.
Connecting the Mac and PC together through a network to use file sharing to move the files.
Tip: If you're moving files over manually, you'll save yourself some time down the road if you organize your files during the process from the get-go. For example:
Move your PC My Pictures photos to your Mac’s Home folder Pictures folder
Move your PC My Music song files to the Music folder on your Mac
Move your PC My Videos files to the Movies folder on your Mac
Move PC text and PDF files to your Mac Documents folder
Export PC contacts to vCards, and import them into your Mac Contacts
Use external or removable media
If your Windows PC has a CD or DVD drive, or a USB port:
Copy the files from the PC to an external hard drive or storage device, then reconnect the drive to your Mac and transfer the files to your Mac hard drive.
Burn files to a CD or DVD on your PC, and then use the discs in your Mac to transfer the files to your Mac hard drive.
If you don't have many files, transfer them over email, create zip files for larger groups of files. Mail your files from the PC to yourself, and then pick them up using Mail on the Mac.
Use a network connection
Connect your old PC to your Mac—either directly or over a network. Before you start moving files over, you should install any Mac software that is needed to open the files. Once you're done, use one of the following migration methods:
Direct connect
To move files by connecting your Mac directly to your PC (if both have an Ethernet port):
Connect your Mac to your PC using a standard Ethernet cable.
Make sure that both computers are turned on.
In the Finder on your Mac, choose Connect to Server from the Go menu to open the window.
Type your PC's network address in the Server Address text box using one of these formats:
smb://DNSname/ShareName
smb://IPaddress/ShareName
Click Connect.
Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your PC's workgroup name, user name, password, and the volume or folder you wish to access.
Your PC volume should appear in the Shared section of your Finder window on your Mac.
Open the volume and drag and drop files directly from it to anywhere on your Mac.
When finished, click the eject button to right of your PC volume to unmount it.
Network connection
To move files by connecting your Mac to your PC on the same network:
Make sure that both computers are turned on and connected to the Internet.
In the Finder on your Mac, choose Connect to Server from the Go menu to open the window.
Type your PC's network address in the Server Address text box using this format: smb://ServerName/ShareName, or select the name of your PC in this window (if it appears).
Click Connect.
Enter your PC's workgroup name, your user name, and your password when prompted, then select the volume or folder you wish to access.
Your PC volume should appear in the Shared section of your Finder window on your Mac.
Open the volume and drag and drop files directly from it to anywhere on your Mac.
When finished, click the eject button to right of your PC volume to unmount it.
Alternative methods
Copy files to a shared file server.
Purchase PC Data Transfer service at your local Apple retail store.

I have a new Macbook pro, I cannot get past the country selection screen. 'Continue' is greyed out and keys just make error sounds. How do I move it on?

I have a new Macbook pro, I cannot get past the country selection screen. 'Continue' is greyed out and keys just make error sounds. How do I move it on?

sideeque wrote:
I have the same problem. What did you do last time?
What should I do now? Its around 40 miles away the apple store? Would they pay my taxi fare to go and return?
How can we trust this apple product?
You are still under warranty. Call Apple Care.

I am not getting any sound input on my microphone. There is no microphone input on my new macbook pro, so I am using my old one. Is this a problem with the new operating system? Did they simply remove any microphone software?

I am not getting any sound input on my microphone. There is no microphone input on my new macbook pro, so I am using my old one. Is this a problem with the new operating system? Did they simply remove any microphone software?

Check System Preferences > Sound > Output
Make sure the correct device is selected.

New Macbook Pro - No sound!

Just picked up a new Macbook Pro today. Immediately after going through the initial set up, I restored via a Time Machine backup using the installation DVD. Once my account was restored, I logged in and there was is absolutely no sound. When I press the volume keys, the volume icon is "grayed out" with a "no" sign below the volume level. If I go to the sound settings under the "output" tab, the only devices that show up are "Soundflower (2ch)" or "Soundflower (16ch)" -- no "Internal Speakers." So far, I have reset permissions and that has not done anything. Any ideas what might be going on here?

I am having the same problem and narrowed down the cause - but no solution yet. The problem seems to be ANY OS or Install disc that DID NOT ship with your new macbook will have the wrong coreaudio drivers.
Here's what happened to me -
Got a macbook without the install DVDs.
Wiped it and upgraded it, restored a timemachine backup before I noticed the sound wasn't working.
After wasting 2 days on searching and reinstalling drivers, I decided to bite the bullet and reinstall just from a leopard DVD. The problem is, newer macbooks will only boot from the version of the retail DVD that was release at the time of it's build. So, I went out, bought a 10.5.6 DVD just to boot and reinstall.
On a fresh install, its the same problem. I get the boot chime, but no sound in the OS.
I'm confident the only solution is the restore DVDs that shipped with the computer - which I dont have access to

Getting AppStore Apps & iTunes Library from old (broken) MacBook Pro onto new MacBook Pro?

Hi, I just bought a new MacBook Pro, and my old MBP is broken (water was spilled on it)...How can I get all the apps that I purchased on my old laptop onto my new laptop? Can I download them from the App Store? Many were not synced with a mobile device...I would appreciate any help!

If you did an iCloud backup, it is possible for you to transfer your purchases.
If not, it depends on how damaged the Computer is. How bad is the water damage>?

Weird sounds new Macbook Pro

Just bought a new MacBook Pro 13inch. And every now and then it makes weird sounds.
(sounds like a UFO or something and a swoosh kind of sound)
I cannot link the sounds to anything I do.
maybe I'm too impatient to find it out but after a few days, I still can't figure it out.
Thank you in advance.

Since the sound is coming from your speakers, call Apple Care, put the phone near the speakers so that Apple Care can hear it!

My brand new Macbook Pro makes an odd repetitive sound.

I recently bought a brand new macbook pro as I just returned my Macbook 2.4ghz only 2 weeks after using it as apple upgraded their whole line of laptops just after my purchase. The Macbook made no sounds when it turned on maybe a 2 second flicker noise when being woken up but thats it. My new MBP makes this repetitive sound 3 times over like it's taking in a disk when it's not, I haven't even installed a disk yet. Is there anyway I can fix this or will I have to take it to the genius bar?
Thanks
Garrett

I would disagree... Chances are that if it's bad enough to annoy you like you say then it is more than likely a problem and you should (again) take it back and show the person at the Apple store. I have a late 2008 Unibody MacBook Pro that I bought two months ago and the DVD drive stopped working properly as well (among other things).

How do I set up my new MacBook Pro so I can use It to sync instead of my broken IMac that I have used for years?

I am trying to sync my new MacBook Pro with Ipad's and IPod's but I have been using IMac and it has a bad harddrive and won't boot therefore the new
MacBook Pro won't sync without erasing all IPads etc. Can you help?

Oh, wait, I've found it. Silly me!

Sound broken on my new macbook pro

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for