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    2008 macbook pro running high sierra?

    i know its possible to run high sierra on a 2008 but would it be possible to just put a hard drive in that already has high sierra on it in? i have a hard drive with high sierra on it and some other files from my 2011 mbp 15" that died and its a larger drive too so it would work much better for me
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    2008 Macbook pro keyboard

    i just bought a 2008 macbook pro 13". it is the lower model without the backlit keyboard. i also have a broken 2011 macbook pro 15" (its the gpu issue but it doesnt load internet recovery mode so i can fix it at all). those have the backit keyboard. would it be possibe to replace the keyboard on...
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    • 2008 macbook 2008 macbook keyboard 2008 macbook pro 2011 macbook pro 2011 macbook pro keyboard unibody macbook pro keyboard
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    • Forum: Early Intel Macs
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    How to upgrade my A1261

    Hi, I have recently acquired a MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008) 2,5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 512 MB and have been running El Capitan but just switched to High Sierra using dosdude1's patcher. Two thoughts here: 1. As I a running a mechanical drive...
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    Screen brightness changed after update to High Sierra on A1261

    Hi, I have recently acquired a MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008) 2,5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 512 MB and have been running El Capitan but just switched to High Sierra using dosdude1's patcher. I have the impression that the screen brightness has...
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    • 2008 macbook pro a1261 brightness control highsierra screen brightness
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    • Forum: Early Intel Macs
  5. ThatGrimshaw

    MacBook Pro Only Boots UEFI Volumes—No Legacy Mode

    Hey everyone, this is my first post on the forums. Since Saturday, I've been fiddling with a Late 2008 MacBook Pro (15"). For whatever reason, it just does not want Windows installed on it. I've tried about 5 different Windows XP ISOs (booting from both CDs and flash drives) and none of them are...
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    Goes from sleep to hot and crashed.

    I've had an intermittent problem that won't seem to go away. I will put my Macbook Pro to sleep. I confirm that it is asleep. The fans turn off and it cools down. I will leave it at home all day. I will come back after a long day and it is still cool and asleep. I won't touch it. I will...
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    • 2008 macbook pro crashed early heat hot macbook pro rogue process sleep
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    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    MacBook 2010 and MacBook Pro's share NVidia problem?

    I have an old MacBook Pro from 2008 that, while its the best computer I've ever owned, it fell victim to the so-called "NVidia problem" that has become well known. My question is, will a 2010 MacBook have the same problem? I've got my eye on an old 2010 MacBook for a good price and I'd like to...
    • Trekker2014
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    • 2008 macbook pro 2010 macbook nvidia video problem
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook
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