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MacBook 4,1 Upgrade LogicBoard
Hey Guys, i got lately a used MB 4,1 for Free and want to get more into MacOS and the complete Apple Universe. I´ve already got a iPhone XR and a iPad Air (1st gen) and thought it would be a great idea. In Windows Computers and Notebooks i have a quite good Knowledge but in Mac´s im a bloody...- BlackHawk2394
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- 4.1 upgrading late 2008 lion logic board macbook
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- Forum: MacBook
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a fix for the "Snowfall" Mac Screensaver
Every year at Christmas I switch my screensaver to one called "Snowfall"...it has a red background with giant snowflakes falling. I recently upgraded to Mojave from Sierra and it stopped working. It says "You cannot use Snowfall Screensaver with this version of MacOS. Please contact the vendor...- ToddJ
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- lion macos mohave mojave quartz screensaver sierra snowfall
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- Forum: macOS Mojave (10.14)
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2009-2012 Mac Pro to run Adobe CS6 Suite?
Hello, Long time lurker, first time poster... After my 2012 MBP bit the dust last year I've been using workarounds on a 2016 MBP as my main work machine. I've been using Adobe CS6 and am happy with it for print production work - I really don't need anything newer or fancier. However... you... -
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Auto-Save and file Versions in High Sierra
I recently upgraded from 10.7 Lion to 10.13 High Sierra. In Lion, I was using the following Terminal commands: (For Preview) defaults write -app 'preview' ApplePersistence -bool no (For TextEdit) defaults write -app 'textedit' ApplePersistence -bool no defaults write -app textedit...- qqurioustiger8945
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- auto save high sierra lion preview terminal textedit versions
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- Forum: macOS High Sierra (10.13)
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MacPostFactor Bootloop
Hi :) I tried to install OS X Yosemite on a Late 2006 MacBook Pro 15" with MacPostFactor. After the installation failed with small Recovery, I unchecked the "Small-Recovery" Box and retried installing. The Mac is now stuck in a bootloop. It says "Creating MacPostFactor Recovery (with... -
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Macbook Admin Password Reset
Hello, I've been trying to reset this Macbook's Log in password for like two days now it belongs to my cousin's deceased friend, i've done this before with my brother's Macbook Air twice because he has the memory of a goldfish. anyway the issue with this Macbook that i cant access the... -
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Pls help white blank screen
Hi, I was watching a movie and suddenly my mac froze and it didn’t let me force quit the apps, so I turned it off from the power button, and when I turned it on back again, I got the chime sound but nothing happened after that. Didn’t even get to the logo, just a white screen stucked in the...- Shorty789
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- Forum: Mac OS X Lion (10.7)
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Mac Pro 1,1 GPU: No video output from multiple cards
I have a Mac Pro 1,1 that I am attempting to upgrade for the purposes of updating it to El Capitan. I hadn't used the computer in a year or two, and there was not an HDD installed in the system. (I pulled drive from it a while back for another project) When I stopped using it a few years ago... -
How to install Mac OS Lion in a Macbook Pro 2.33Ghz 2Gb ram HD with Tiger?
How to install Mac OS Lion in a Macbook Pro 2.33Ghz 2Gb ram HD with Tiger? The complete specs of the machine: https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-2-duo-2.33-15-specs.html I am using the Mac Os Tiger (the same that came with the machine) in dual boot with...- DragonDF
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- lion macbook pro tiger 10.4.11
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Making the Downgrade
A few days back, I decided to go back to Lion (the OS that originally shipped with my Late 2011 MBP. I did this for a few reasons: 1. lack of an ssd. The new macOSs are designed to be used with Fusion drives or SSDs. Having neither, I decided to go with 10.7 2. Lack of 8Gb RAM: I have 4GB, was...- Mac03ForLife
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- 2011 lion macboo pro mbp osx powerpc
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- Forum: Mac OS X Lion (10.7)
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Install Mac OS X Lion on iMac 2017
Hello,, I just bought a new iMac 20,5" 2017 model. I portioned my disk so I could install Mac OS X Lion on the other one. I made a bootable flash disk (Using disk utility, carbon copy cloner,...) using different tutorial so I guess the flash disk is fine. When I try to boot up from the flash... -
OSX Lion or HiSierra
Hello I bought my 13 inch MBP (2.4ghz i5, 4gb RAM, 500 SATA HDD) in 2011 with OSX 10.7 preinstalled. It worked super well back then, and eventually it was put in a closet for 3 years due to the emergence of my parent's old powermac g5, which I began to use as my primary mac. After 3 years of...- Mac03ForLife
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- lion macbookpro osx powermac sierra
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- Forum: Mac OS X Lion (10.7)
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Mac Pro 1 1 installation of Lion Geforce210 - Stuck, please help
I have a MP 1 1, which previously had working versions of both 10.6.8 and 10.7.5, using a GeForce210 card. After a firmware failure on an HD and corruption of the 10.7 OS, I have been stuck without a usable OS. I have been trying to reinstall 10.7 despite not having access to a working screen... -
DualBoot MacOS
I have a 1TB internal startup disk installed into my Mid-2011 iMac. I would like to do a clean install of the original OS shipped with this system (Lion) and have a partition for the most up to date OS (Sierra) which will be my day-to-day usage. Is it possible to run a DualBoot system with two...- WhiteKnightMac
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- bootcamp dualboot lion macos sierra
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- Forum: macOS
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macOS Xcode hangs on launch
Some time ago I downloaded and ran successfully Xcode 4.3.3 and Xcode 4.4 simultaneously. Then, troubleshooting I deleted them, wiping out all files referencing to both Xcode versions through Terminal. I then re-downloaded 4.3.3 and was able to launch and run it, however 4.4 which I...- maverick28
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- date & time hang install lion xcode fail
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- Forum: Apple Programming
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Less score in geekbench in Lion than Snow Leopard?
As you can see with lion has more memory. But give a lower score .... Why is this? there's a solution?- ckjones1
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- benchmark geekbench lion macbook macbook 2.1 snow leopard
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- Forum: Mac OS X Lion (10.7)
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Best Web Browser for 10.7?
I have an old iMac with a Core 2 Duo from 2006. It's running Snow Leopard, but I'll be upgrading it to Lion tonight. Now since Firefox 49 recently dropped support for 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8, what is the current best browser for lion? I suppose Firefox 48 will work for quite a while, maybe a year...- AmazingHenry
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- 10.7 10.7 web browser lion lion web browser web browser
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- Forum: Mac OS X Lion (10.7)
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Booting Mac Pro from 2nd internal drive
Hi all, I have a situation involving my editing software and needing to upgrade my OS. I'm running Lion on my Mac Pro early 2008, and using FCP 7. My question has to do with an older drive that I have installed in my tower. I took the original hard drive out of an older Mac Pro running Snow... -
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Can't install from 10.9 to 10.11 on unsupported mac
Hi guys, don't know if I should ask here for this, but here is my Issue. I have a late 2007 macbook (3,1) and I want to upgrade the OS. The latest version it officially supports is Lion. I was able to install Mountain Lion with MLpostFactor (everything worked, had to go back to lion because of a... -
Looking on how to Screen Record with Some Special Features
Good Morning, I'm new here, so I hope this question hasn't already been asked. First off, I have a Mac Pro G5 Tower, that has been maxed out into running 10.7.5 due to its original age - I bought it in 2014 refurbished, but the original born date was 2007, a hurdle that has made many of my...- OldManMurphy76
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- ishowu lion quicktime screen recording
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice