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  1. gageoleighton

    Early 2011 - No boot, chime, or startup sounds - Thoughts for fixing?

    Hi all, I have an early 2011 15" Macbook pro, yes the one with the graphics issue 😅. Keeping this one alive has been a real struggle, having Apple "repair" it on three different occasions before they accepted fault...anyways I'm having a new issue that is leaving me scratching my head. Several...
  2. A

    High Sierra macOS USB install failure - Early 2011 MBP - with install log

    Hey folks, I have no idea what to try next so I'm turning to you all for your wisdom! Long story short: I'm trying to upgrade the HDD and RAM in an early-2011 macbook pro 13” and the OS won’t install to the new SSD. This is something I’ve done several times before without incident. This time...
  3. Arta

    Macbook continuous reboot, chime, black screen after SSD change?

    Macbook Pro Retina Early 2015 (bought refurbished, have no warranties) It had 121 gb storage and I wanted to up it a bit; bought SSD from OWC https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ssd/owc/aura-pro-x2 with 240 gb. Short story - the change didn't work, but computer still works with my old SSD, so no...
    • Arta
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    • black screen startup early 2011 macbook pro retina owc owc aura pro rebooting loop ssd
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  4. yemoja

    Some questions about logic board and thermal paste - MBP 13" A1278 i5

    Hello, this is my firt time opened any/my mbp, am not expert, just curious and have some questions about the logic board and thermal paste. The model I was checking the tutorial from ifixit and cant find information about those components on circle symbols. Heat sink tutorial say only about...
    • yemoja
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    • a1278 early 2011 i5 processor logic board mac book pro paste thermal
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  5. H

    MacbookPro8,2 UI lag on 10.13.6

    Hey there. I've recently upgraded my old early 2011 Macbook Pro 15" with a Samsung SSD, in order to breathe new life into the machine. It's definitely more usable, but I'm still getting pretty bad UI lag, most noticeably on the Dock's magnification effect and with scrolling in...
  6. R

    How to get rid of Clover from Macbook Pro?

    Early 2011 Macbook Pro, macOS Sierra 10.12.6. Somehow a program called Clover got installed on my machine and I think it's causing some issues. I didn't install it (according to my memory), but I want it gone as it seems to be screwing around with a few things. I use my MBP in clamshell mode...
    • Rob.0
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    • clover early 2011 mbp
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  7. R

    Using 2011 MBP as Desktop

    I own an early 2011 MBP 13". Config is 2.3GHz i5, 275GB SSD, 500GB HDD (no optical drive) and new battery and speakers. Though my machine runs absolutely smooth it's weight, display and speaker quality and overall ergonomics have started to bother me. The new machines are so much thinner and...
  8. T0bra

    SSD/SATA problem on MBP early 2011

    Hi everyone, I tried to upgrade my macbook pro (13-inch, Early 2011 - OSX Sierra 10.12.1, all specs below*) with an SSD Crucial MX300. It worked, but at some point (after few weeks) the system started to get stuck. The only way to recover the laptop was to issue an hard reboot each time this...
    • T0bra
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    • 13 inch early 2011 macbook pro sata cable ssd
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  9. dashwin

    MacBook Pro Early 2011 fails again

    Background: Own a MacBook Pro 15" early 2011, had the logic board replaced for free when Apple was offering to replace them for flawed display issues earlier. It's failed again and won't boot, gives me similar display effects. My guess is logic board display is kaput again. I'd like to get a...
  10. SamAaro

    Should I Upgrade?

    Hello there. I would really appreciate people's opinion here on whether or not I should make some upgrades to my MacBook Pro. I have an Early 2011 15 inch MacBook Pro. It's currently running the latest OS too. The battery no longer holds charge very well and it's been saying "replace soon" for...
  11. Chocolatemilty

    Old HDD Not Recognized by Early '11 MBP

    So, I recently upgraded my Early '11 MBP to an SSD and optibay drive, and wanted to wipe my old hard drive to use as a networked drive for media on our Time Capsule. Well, I cannot get Disk Utility to recognize the drive using this USB SATA Cable...
  12. S

    early 2011 MBP SSD replacement and time machine

    Hi, Im thinking about changing the hard drive for my early 2011 MBP from a 320GB HDD to an SSD. My question is... can I simply get an SSD, replace it with the old HDD and use Time Machine to reinstall the OS? Or do I need to use the OS installation DVD and then can use time machine only after I...
    • sjwon322
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    • 2011 early 2011 mbp replacement sdd time machine
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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