macbook pro

Hi everyone, I'm having issues with my Macbook Pro's (late 2006 model, I think) screen buzzing. It only buzzes when on low brightness settings, and when on the highest setting it doesn't buzz anymore. When it warms up (enclosure base temperature is greater than 30 C), even on the lowest...

Apologies if this has been covered before but I dont spend much time here .... How can independent third party electronics companies sell "Brand New Macbook Pro 17" (October 2011 Current Release) macs for £500 less than apple can sell them ? Has anyone any ideas ? I'm looking to...

Hi everyone: So earlier today I was taking a screen shot with (command+shift+4) and right when I took it, the spinning wheel came up on the screen. It was there for a long time, so I decided to turn off my macbook by holding down the power button. When I turned it on, it stayed at the grey...

A friend has a MacBook Pro (Mid 2009, A1286, 3.06 C2D) that is in need of a new logic board. It will intermittently freeze, not boot up, not recognize RAM, and once did the 3-beep ram failure signal (Obviously, have tried swapping the RAM, even got a new battery). I found a replacement identical...

My hard drive (the stock 5400rpm 320GB) in the 15" MacBook Pro isn't able to handle the intense demands I put on it with music production. At first, I was considering buying a 256GB SSD, but I don't have the funds for it. I figure the next best option is getting a hybrid HD/SSD. I found one...

another option for my girlfriend is to get a intel based mac so she can play Sims 3 on it here is the specs follower by my questions just as before: ok questions how well will the run Lion? how easy is Lion to use for a mac newbie? how well will it run sims 3? will it run Linux Mint 9...

I turn on my ext. HD, connect it to my MacBook Pro with a FireWire 800 cable and the ext. HD icon won't show up on my desktop. I tried different cables and it still won't show up. On the System Profiler application, my ext. HD is recognized as an unknown device when it's connected to a FW port...

I know this question has been asked and answered hundreds of times, but none of it has worked for me, so here's another go: I'm planning to travel overseas and want to be able to buy and watch movies on my laptop. I don't want to buy an external player, or even another disk drive, because 1)...

hi i live in ITALY i found that my macbook pro 4,1 early 2008 has no video output, after a while i was not using an external monitor i' read the article TS2377 regarding the NVIDIA 8600gt problem and went to the authorized apple service they did the test and the result is that my MBP did not...

I recently upgraded my Macbook Pro (was bought in 2006) with a bigger hard-drive, more RAM, and installed Snow Leopard. (10.6.8) I also got a new battery because my old one was only holding 40 minutes of charge (while computer is idling) which is not enough for my uses. Before I go on...

I have an early 2008 17" MacBook Pro with a 250gb hard drive, running Snow Leopard. I want to create a 70gb partition so I can install a second Snow Leopard OS so I can upgrade that to Lion without messing with my original OS partition. When I use disk utility to partition the hard drive, it...

Hi all, I have a Macbook Pro from around the mid 2007's I believe. It is intel-based but has a similar body style as the Powerbook G4's. I am trying to connect it to a Vizio E370VL tv. I will also note that I have my computer dual-booted via Boot Camp, running Windows 7 Home Premium...

Macbook pro will only show blank screen on start up. Starting it up via cmd T will show terminal sign, but connecting it to iMac by firewire will not show Macbook in finder on iMac. How can I try to start up Macbook?

Last April my boyfriend bought me a 13" unibody MacBook Pro and he bought a 15" MacBook Pro for himself. I absolutely love this computer more than anything else and it has treated me well. Almost EXACTLY to the date of my warranty expiring I started having problems with my wireless. It would...

My MacBook Pro will not boot. A gray screen appears with the apple logo and the "spinning wheel" and it just remains on this screen. Can anyone help?

Hello My macbook pro headphone output is ALTERING the output sound. The USB next to it is also not working ever since I plugged an external hard drive with what must have been a dodgy power supply. (!!!!!) It's a very strange effect on the headphones but when I listen to movies the...

My new 2010 Macbook Pro 2010 i7 17" has an express card/34 slot. I have been trying to get a CF card reader and have been finding confusing info. Is the card slot ati based, pci-e based or some other based. I always click Thanks for correct or leading help. R

I have a 2010 macbook pro, which i'd like to connect to my iiyama proLite E1900S display. It works perfectly when using the Apple VGA adapter, however it OS X doesn't even detect the display when using my Apple DVI adapter. I know that my external monitor suppports DVI since i've used the DVI...

So I wiped the hard drive but when i tried to re-install snow leopard i was not able to because my optical drive does not work anymore. The only other mac computer i have is a new iMac running 10.5.8. I tried reinstalling my macbook pro install disk from my iMac but it will not work. Is there...

Hello i would like to know is it possible to have my MBP lid closed and use two additional monitors as my main? will there be any heat issue on the MBP ( keep in mind i will be using it for many hours to design/code ) and what good monitors do you recommend to buy ( i will be buying two...