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iPhone 16 Pro Max Bug or Defect? Try this test - iPhone 16 Pro Max
My iPhone 16 Pro Max’s screen has been intermittently flashing pink and I’m worried it may be a hardware issue and I’ll miss the return window. Of note, I bought it to Apple and after running tests, they don’t believe it is a hardware issue. They also didn’t have my exact phone in stock to... -
MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 4.1 no image - cooked?
I have a classic 2009 Mac Pro from a friend that doesn't display or do anything after powering on and chiming. Unsure what troubleshooting steps to do from here... Relevant specs: Dual Xeon E5520 2.26GHz 4C, Sapphire Pulse RX580 8GB, 6x 2GB 1066MHz ecc RAM correctly installed, vanilla MacOS... -
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Can't change display brightness after upgrading to Sonoma 14.4
I have 2 21.5" LG ultrafine 4k display (22MD4KA). The only way to modify display brightness has always been... using the brightness keys on Magic Keyboard or from Control Center. Since I upgraded to macOS Sonoma 14.4, the OS does not allow changing display brightness through "Settings" app...- billibala
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- display brightness hardware sonoma 14.4
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- Forum: macOS Sonoma (14)
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iphone 8 replacement screen
I ordered an iphone 8 replacement screen (from ali) and I noticed an extra cable connection. Does any one knows what this cable is for and if I can connect the display replacement to the iphone 8? Kind regards,- lordkain
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- hardware iphone 8
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- Forum: iPhone Tips, Help and Troubleshooting
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Macbook Air M2 (2022) just made a popping sound and shut down. Then smelled like burning plastics. Now it won't turn on...
Hello guys, Last night while browsing on internet, my mac air m2 made a POP sound and heavy shut down. FYI it was not being charging neither it was over heating. After shutting down a really bad smell came out of it, like burning plastics. I contacted apple support as I do have warranty. It's...- Skinci
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- burned hard crash hardware macbook air 2022 pop noise
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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Hardware Encrypted Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ G3 (DTLPG3) used to work on Monterey, but not anymore
Hello all. Please bear with me. This is pretty important to me and I’ll try my best to describe the situation. CURRENT: - Mac Studio, Monterey 12.6.8 - 3 Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ G3 (model DTLPG3) hardware encrypted drives. All 3 drives have been updated/formatted on the Mac Pro with the...- GoGrater
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- disk utility drive dtlpg3 encrypted hardware kingston monterey usb
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- Forum: macOS Monterey (12)
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iPad Pro Physical hardware custom buttons?
I’m looking for a hardware solution (custom buttons) either off the shelf from a company/individual or a diy instructions. I’d like to have large “panic button” styled buttons for quick navigation for use on my iPad Pro (1st gens) to navigate a custom iOS app I’m working on… Any insights... -
Does This Indicate the Bluetooth Hardware Is Broken?
Hello Mac friends. On this Late 2015 iMac 5K w/ Monterey latest (iMac's firmware hav all been updated), I've reset he SMC and NVRAM/PRAM, I've reset the Bluetooth using Terminal, I've diagnosed it with the built-in Hardware Diagnostics which says everything is ok but does the screenshot indicate... -
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external storage
I have a MacBook Pro 9.2 (mid 2012) running Ventura 13.0.1. I have a 1gb external drive that uses usb. I want to use my Firewire 800 instead for greatly increased read/write speeds, but can't seem to find an adapter or data cable that I can use in my firewire 800 port. any ideas or will I have...- John Frahm
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- external drive firewire 800 hardware
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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iMac Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017 won't boot after RAM upgrade to 64GB
Currently my iMac Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017 has 4 x 8GB DDR4 (2400MHZ) OEM RAM installed. I wanted to max out the RAM to the full 64GB allowed for my model, so I purchased 4 x 16GB DDR4 RAM (2400MHz) to replace the OEM RAM from the following link on Amazon... -
How to verify hardware issue?
Having a rather odd issue, with my MBP 16", 32GB, 512GB storage. In short, if I restart the unit, after logging it, it shows the internet is connected. However, any application that needs to get access to the internet, fails. After about a minute, the fans will kick in, and the unit will...- circatee
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- crash reports hardware
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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iPhone 14 Pro Corner radius - 14 Pro
Hello all, Starting this thread to gather thoughts on the new iPhone 14 pro corner radius, now that the phone is in the wild. Four questions, relative to the older corner radius design: do you notice the new corner radius in your day to day use? do you enjoy it aesthetically? why do we think...- Royal Gala
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- design hardware iphone 14 pro radius
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- Forum: iPhone
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iPhone 13 Pro Max Front speaker crackling sound on iPhone 13 Pro Max at maximum volume?
About 5 months ago I bought my iPhone 13 Pro Max (never hit or wet), today I noticed how at high volumes (over 80%) sometimes the front speaker produces crackling, (especially when I receive a call or something) and this is very annoying. I decided to go to an apple store and at the genius...- emmanueldmc
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- crackling hardware problem sound
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- Forum: iPhone
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OS X The future of Mac gaming is bright
I’m writing this post on a decade-old 13-inch MacBook Pro with absolutely miserable graphics hardware that was miserable the day this computer was manufactured. It used to be that the 13-inch MacBook Pro, a very popular computer in the heyday of this particular model, was abysmal as a gaming...- tubuliferous
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- apple silicon apple silicon gaming gaming gpu hardware m1 gaming m2 gaming mac gaming macos software
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- Forum: Mac and PC Games
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iPhone 7/Plus Will taking my iPhone 7 in and out of my front pants pocket damage the screen from the small metal rivets in the blue jean pants?
Will taking my iPhone 7 in and out of my front pants pocket damage the screen from the small metal rivets in the blue jean pants? -
Does anybody else have this iMac 24 issue? Apple are refusing to help.
When my iMac is asleep, from day one, it has spontaneously made this weird clicking sound. The screen illuminates and the sound starts immediately, it then just goes off by itself and happens again whenever. I have formatted and set up as new multiple times, and it continues to happen. It seems... -
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iMac removable screen - 2012-2020 hardware mod
I miss the iMacs of 2009-2011. Despite their high GPU failure rates they were easy to get in to and upgrade. Specifically upgrading hard drives with SSDs. It is not an impossible task with 2012-2020 iMacs, but its sort of a one-and-done thing. You can really only remove and replace the adhesive... -
iPhone 13 Pro Max Iphone 13 Pro Max Quick Flicker Lunching Camera
I'm experiencing a quick camera flicker whenever I'm opening the camera app at home screen (first time launch). But in the lock screen as well as control center it opens smoothly. Though, it occurs only whenever I'm opening it at home screen after closing it. Any solution would be appreciated...- emmanueldmc
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- camera hardware iphone 13 pro max issue problem
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- Forum: iPhone
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★★★ Inviting Apple Collector forum participants to help decode known assembly locations of Apple hardware serials
For a little while, I’ve been working on a project over on the PowerPC Macs forum, collecting serial prefixes on Apple gear going back to at least 1983 and making a list of where Apple hardware components were assembled. I’ve been doing so mostly to have as many known Apple assembly...- B S Magnet
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- accessories apple history assembled components hardware manufactured manufacturer serial numbers vintage vintage mac hardware
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- Forum: Apple Collectors
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Safari VP9 hardware decoding possible on "unsupported hardware"?
I do have the hardware to decode VP9 on my GPU; however my Mac is from 2013, and I am using an eGPU. I would like to play 4K videos from YouTube, but it seems to only be possible via software decoding (at least on Safari). Does anyone know if it's possible to force hardware accelerated video...
