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    No disk found when I go to reinstall OS Please help

    Hello, so today I opened up my laptop and it was in Safe Boot. When I put in my password it wouldn’t unlock it after a couple of restarts it allowed me to get in. But my Laptop was showing black boxes everywhere. I called Apple they had me Un Mount and Mount Macintosh HD , and erase and...
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    How long should a Macbook Air battery last?

    My early-2014 Macbook Air battery had finally gotten to old, so I purchased a replacement last week, a 5-star rated third party Temark battery. Turns out it really sucked. I am going to return it. So, I went and purchased a Macsales (Newertech) battery, because they have a good reputation and...
  3. Ojala67

    AT2020 not recognized by new MB Air

    Audio-Technica 2020 mic works on 2011 Air running El Cap (USB 2.0) and on 2012 MBPro 13" (USB 3.0) running Sierra. Isn't recognized in System Preferences->Sound nor in the USB device tree in System Information on the new Air running High Sierra out of the box. Mic didn't work from the jump or...
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    • high sierra macbook air usb audio
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    • Forum: MacBook Air
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    MacBook Air 2015 is dead

    Hallo Guys, - I already searched for a similar problem than mine in this forum, but didn't find anything helpful. - My MacBook Air 2015 is dead and I don't have a clue whats broken, maybe you guys can help me. Everything began with this issue: My MacBook Air (MBA) just turned off while I was...
    • RainSpeed
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    • hard disk failure logic board failure macbook air power issue
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MacBook Air
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    Macbook Air 2014 Black Screen

    My MBA 2014 recently becomes black screen during start up. I can hear the startup sound and the apple logo glows. But the screen just blackened. Then I connected an external monitor and the external monitor also has black screen. Could anyone advise what is happening to my MBA? Thank you.
    • chip1
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    • black screen macbook air
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    • Forum: MacBook Air
  6. haralds

    MacBook Air mid 2011 BTLE Card for Watch Unlock?

    I replaced the WiFI/BTLE cards on both my 5,1 Mac Pro and mid 2012 MacBook Pro Retina. They now support watch unlock and I really like it. Is there a card that fits the MacBook Air mid 2011? I would prefer not to patch drivers except for using CAT. It looks like you could fit the card I used...
    • haralds
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    • btle card macbook air mid 2011 watch unlock
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  7. enarida

    Macbook air 2017 SSD Compatibility with Samsung SSD

    I'm planning to buy a NVMe m.2 samsung evo ssd. (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYFKJR7/?tag=stackoverflow17-20) and wanting to ask you guys is it compatible with my mac ? I have done some research and it says that macOS high sierra supports natively nvme's. Do i need a sintech adapter for the ssd...
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    • high sierra macbook 13 macbook air macbook air 2017 samsung evo samsung evo ssd ssd
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    • Forum: MacBook Air
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    Another coffee spill on a Macbook Air

    So basically I am a college student that has had a very old Macbook pro 13' from like 2008 or 2009 in the 8th grade(saved up everything for this) and have been managing it for my last year of school. The computer was used as well and was already initially slow. For Christmas my parents surprised...
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    MacBook Air storage upgrade with kingston hyperX predator not recognized

    Hi there, I am trying to upgrade the storage of my mid 2013 Macbook Air as for example suggested here. I got the Kingston HyperX Predator 240 and this adapter by Kalea Informatique. It all fits together nicely but when I start the macbook with the new setup in place pressing cmd + alt + d it...
    • lucasmllr
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    • kalea informatique adapter m2 kingston hyperx predator macbook air mid 2013 storage upgrade
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  10. Morkio2005

    Please help! I’m in a hurry. Must decide one of these two models for the same price

    Hi community! I’ve been trying to get my new MacBook and I’m having some issues here. The short story: I need to decide one of this models: MacBook Air i5 1.6 Ghz 256 gb 8gb early 2015 13,3 “ Or MacBook Pro core i5 2.8 GHz 8gb 512 13,3” So? What would you do? MacBook is older I think...
  11. Morkio2005

    Please help me decide which model is suitable for me!

    Hi there! I live in outside US and in my country Needless to say, Apple products are way more expensive than in the US. So here is my dilemma. I can acces with little money difference to these two MacBook Air models but I have to choose obviously just one for me. Given the chance to pick from a...
  12. Bffn45

    Photos & Time Machine Background

    Hey guys ! Im using a late 2015 Macbook Air running High Sierra and im trying to optimize the battery life on it by only letting apps that are important to me run. I do not use the Photos and the Time machine app but i see them running in the background Time machine is "disable" from the...
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    MBA Hardware/SSD Issue?

    Hey there, I'm helping a friend with his MacBook Air 7,2 13inch. It wasn't booting anymore so they transferred what they needed off and asked me to try to take a look. I booted into recovery mode and wiped the drive with Disk Utilities, then attempted to reinstall the OS. It was having...
    • hugh_conway
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    • hardware issues high sierra installation failure macbook air macos mba ssd
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  14. mariaadelaidamera

    Macbook Air only turn on when is 100% charged

    I left my macbook air ( bought it in may from the apple story) in sleep mode for a couple hour. When I came back it didn't react, tried turn it on, the SMC and nothing. I left it charging and after it was fully charged it turned on. It happened the same issue this morning. Any Idea why this is...
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    MacBook Air or Pro for my needs?

    Hello! Recently, a friend decided to get a new laptop. They finally chose to make the switch to a Mac. However, we cannot decide whether they should go for the Air or the Pro for their needs. They will be mainly using it for: At home for work a couple of days a week (at most) to connect to...
  16. Queen__6

    SMC Reset With Broken Keyboard

    My laptop has been having some serious issues. It was all working fine until one day, the trackpad no longer worked (I could click but couldn’t move the mouse) and the power button- ONLY the power button- wouldn’t work. I accidentally let it run out of battery, and when I finally turned it back...
    • Queen__6
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    • black screen broken keyboard broken trackpad fan running help macbook air macbook air 11 inch smc reset
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    • Forum: MacBook Air
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    VM-folder with large swapfile appeared?

    Hey! :D Anyone know why that vm-folder appeared with a swapfile? I think it happened after I upgraded to High Sierra but it could have been there before, not sure. I have a feeling it's not supposed to be in Macintosh HD? Can I delete it? :confused: Thanks!
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    Macbook Air will not turn on

    MacBook Air (bought Seot 2016) will not turn on. Blank screen. I was using it and left it for an hour, came back and pressed power buttom but it wo't start. Power charger is working and shows light. Was online with Apple Support chat and tried resetting the SMC but that did not work either...
    • Hkhad
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    • black screen macbook air
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook Air
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    Thunderbolt PowerOn Failed

    Every boot on my MacBook Air(Late 2012) I get an error message saying "Your computer was restarted because of a problem". When I close the lid on my Air it shuts down and upon opening it, same error message. It does not output to any external display, but my MacBook pro does. It is crucial that...
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    GPG / PGP on Macbook Air. What's simple and safe ?

    Hi Good day !! What's the simple and safe app for PGP, GPG on Macbook Air, High sierra ? just need to make a pair of keys, export the public keys and get some mail . Pretty basic is good enough. Command line,graphical all ok as long as there is proper help Please reply with your personal...
    • Subu
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    • gnupg gpg high sierra macbook air pgp safety security
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook Air
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