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    Unable to Boot Windows from External Hard Drive on MacBook Pro

    Lately, I've been trying to create a bootable USB drive with Windows installed on it that I can plug into and boot on my MacBook Pro. I followed this tutorial to the word, right up the part where he modifies the boot security settings to permit booting from external sources. My Mac is old enough...
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    MacBook Pro Mid 2015 - swapped battery - shutdown at 7 %

    Hi guys, I just swapped out the battery in my MacBook Pro mid 2015 with an OEM one: https://www.powerlaptop.ro/products/baterie-apple-macbook-pro-retina-15-a1398-2015-oem.html Code: BTAPLO25 But the notebook now shutdowns at around 7 % without warning. It's just turn off randomly. No...
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    Student confused on which M1 MacBook to buy

    So I am a second year computer science student. My 2017 15" MacBook pro recently had some problems so I need a new laptop. I read the buying guides on this forum but I still don't have a clear decision Currently, I am deciding between: 256GB MacBook Air 7 Core GPU and 8GB of RAM 256GB MacBook...
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    MacBook battery health concern

    Hi everyone. So i bought MacBook Pro 2020 13inch last year in the end of August and have been using it for my online school for quite a large amount of time almost every day. Just few days ago i noticed how awful my battery health is. At 235 cycle count coconutBattery shows that my battery...
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    • battery battery health macbook macbook 2020 macbook pro macbook pro 13 2020 warranty
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    IMAC IPAD PRO MACBOOK PRO **COLORS** NEED TO BE DEEP & GORGEOUS NOT WIMPY PASTELS❣️❣️

    PLEASE TELL APPLE 🍏🍎 GO WITH THE SAME BOLD COLORS THAT STEVE JOBS CHOSE, NOT THE WIMPY COLOURS IN THIS MACRUMORS ARTICLE!! Pink ?? Baby Blue?? YUK!! 🤯🙄😢😠🙃 EVERYONE LOVES DEEP BLUE & TROPICS OCEAN BLUE / TURQUOISE!! PLEASE❣️❣️ 🙏❤️😎🤗💋😘
    • SoulPhotog
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    • imac ipad ipad pro macbook pro steve jobs;
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iMac
  6. DaneTheGr8

    What's your charging schedule for your MacBook Pro M1?

    I have a new MacBook Pro M1, and I adore the battery - it's leap years ahead of coming from my MacBook Pro mid-2012 non-retina which lasted a push of 4 - 5 hours. I know battery technology has evolved, but how do you guys charge your MacBook Pro for the most optimum way of retaining the...
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    • battery charging macbook pro macbook pro 2020 macbook pro m1
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    Should I trade my 2020 iPad Pro 12.9” 256gb for 2020 MacBook Pro 512gb w 16gb ram?

    Got an offer for the trade but can’t make a decision. My iPad is cellular unlocked in mint condition. The MacBook looks good cosmetically in pics from what I can tell. Processor is 1.4 GHz (up to 3.9GHz) Intel Core i5 (8257U).
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    Migrating

    Hello, I’d like some input on migrating from one MacBook Pro to another. I have a 2014 MacBook Pro that has an issue with the keyboard. It has the Dual Graphics, NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M. Storage is 1TB SSD from OWC. Some of the applications loaded include Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, MS...
  9. Hamid1984m

    the operation couldn't be completed. com.apple osinstallersetup.linkfiledownload error 3

    Hi I have a MacBook Pro A1278 that was running on a HDD hard drive and was wery slow, I decided to replace its hard drive with a SSD drive. Then I should install clean macOS, after booting up with a flash usb drive and afew progress I encounter this error! Please help me, I examined overs and...
  10. Krutav

    Upgrade Your MacBook's Wireless Card! (WiFI AC + BT4.2) (Open Source Guide!)

    If you're like me and still holding on to a Unibody MacBook from 2010 - 2012, you'll have noticed that the wireless connectivity can be lacking on these models! While this guide won't cover Macbooks made in 2009 and prior (at least not yet), I will be focussing on Macbooks made from 2010...
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    • 13 inch 15 inch 2011 bluetooth macbook macbook air macbook pro unibody wifi ac wireless
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    Wrong Serial Numbers! Macbook Pro 2010?

    Hi everyone, I run a small IT repair firm and I’m working on a customers Macbook Pro 2010 (2.4Ghz Intel Core i5, Intel HD Graphics 288) running 10.13 which has a problem - seemingly it's had a bad SMC upgrade. (They bought it several years back from eBay) Right now the machine won’t boot unless...
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    MacBook Pro 2017 crash on sleep mode

    Few weeks ago my MacBook Pro 2017 has started to crash each time it should have enter sleep mode: after 1 minute of inactivity, the screen turns off and few seconds later the computer starts up with this message on black screen: "Your computer restarted because of a problem". When I login, I...
    • Mendis
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    • crash macbook pro sleep mode
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  13. Dawnabee

    Decrypting File Vault & Firmware password

    Just wondering if anyone experienced this. I tried to turn off the file vault on my macbook pro 2012. Usually it will ask a password to turn it off. I was playing around with terminal and when i tried to turn off the file vault started decrypting. My question is when it’s done decrypting will i...
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    • filevault firmware password macbook pro
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: MacBook
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    Possible to receive Apple Pay payments with Macbook Pro?

    I have a '19 MBP with fingerprint sensor. I don't have an iPhone (I do have an older iPad without fingerprint sensor). On my Macbook, in sys prefs, under Wallet & Apple Pay, I do have credit cards showing, but when I open the Messages app I don't see Apple Pay after clicking the Apple App icon...
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    • apple pay macbook pro receive payments
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    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  15. davemcollins

    Does a dead display use processing power?

    Hello All, I've spent weeks scouring the internet but I can't find the answer to this question: Does the dead display of an iMac or MacBook use any CPU/GPU power? For example, I have a Mid 2012 13" MacBook Pro with a dead display that I've been using as a desktop (with an external display)...
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    • built-in display external display gpu graphics card imac macbook pro
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iMac
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    Intel to M1

    Hey guys, I have a Intel i5 MBP Early 2020. Seeing the new M1s, I'm feeling kinda jealous. However, I don't want to spend much as I've invested enough in the storage and RAM of my current MBP. I did check Sell Your Mac and those sort of websites, but looking at the price they are naming me I'm...
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    Choppy / distorted audio from USB interfaces?

    I'm currently using a 2015 retina MBP 15" running Catalina. Up until a few months ago it was working flawlessly with external audio interfaces. Recently, I started getting intermittent audio issues - as noticed by other people on a Zoom call, and lately, on my end, being unable to hear people...
  18. Sankew

    need a new MacBook for University

    So I am in the market for a new laptop and I would specifically prefer a Mac over Windows, now the thing is I want to buy the newest version of any Mac by march since I would be mostly going back to my University physically by March, I'd prefer an Apple Silicon Mac now the thing is should I...
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    • 14 inch apple silicon mac macbook pro
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    [eGPU] MacBook Pro 2020 "No removable GPU"

    I just bought an HP Omen Accelerator Box and tried it out together with my Radeon HD 7870 ( https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/xfx-double-radeon-hd-7870-ghz-edition-1787409135). When I connect the eGpu to my MacBook Pro (2020, 13" base version with i5 8th gen, running macOS 11.1 (20C69))...
    • MrMacBookPro20
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    • 7870 egpu hp omen macbook 13" 2020 macbook pro macbook pro 13" (2020) omen omen accelerator omen egpu radeon 7870
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    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    MBP, Big Sur, Windows very flaky

    2019 MBP, MacOS 11.1. Using Windows via Bootcamp, getting very flaky behavior. Have run Windows and Apple System updates on Windows side. Main issue: using MBP built-in keyboard and trackpad, basic navigation is wonky. Things that should take one click take two. Contextual menu appears every...
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