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  1. J

    Macbook pro 2018 new goes into sleep

    Hi, Yesterday I bought a new macbook pro 13 touchbar 2018. 1.-The macbook had the battery discharged, I had to start it with the charger. Is this normal? 2.- When I'm using it, it goes into sleep mode. It has happened 2 times. I have reviewed the energy options and they are for 15 minutes, and...
  2. R

    Macbook Pro 13" 2018 WiFi randomly drops

    So my WiFi on my macbook is randomly dropping. The WiFi icon still shows it's connected to the accespoint but when I try to load a webpage or something it doesn't work, simply turning on and off WiFi always fixes this issue. I was wondering if anyone could help me out? Because it's kind of...
  3. T

    Early 2011 Macbook Pro Upgrades

    Hello, I have an early 2011 Macbook Pro (see attached screenshot) that has been acting very slow lately, even after a clean installation of the operating system. I am in no way a Mac expert but did some research online and the 2 easiest ways to fix the issue seems to be: 1. Upgrade the RAM My...
  4. G

    'No Access' issue booting from external drive.

    Hi there! I have a 13" 2017 macbook pro, running High Sierra. I'm trying to boot a cloned Snow Leopard OS (Carbon Copy Cloner backup) from an external drive, but keep getting the 'Prohibited' / 'No Access' icon (see attached image) after I choose the drive in Startup Manager. I've tried this...
  5. M

    MacBook Pro Problems - A critical software update is required for your Mac

    There appears to be an issue with the MacBook Pro Touch Bar and Touch ID. There are multiple articles online and videos of customers complaining about MacBook Pro Touch Bar and Touch ID users recently began running into an issue where the machine will not power power-on displaying below error...
  6. P

    What is your Full Charge Capacity (maH) for macbook pro 15'' 2018 with touch bar (512gb)

    Since I have bought the new macbook pro from yesterday and found out at the coconutbattery health check. It is shown by mine is 96%. And 4 cycles I do not even use for once. The Full charge capacity is pretty low at the average comparing to the new one. How to check is About this mac >...
  7. C

    iPad Pro 2018 audio send to MacBook Pro 15" Touchbar 2016

    Hello guys, I need your help to see if I can do the following: I want to connect my iPad Pro to my MacBook Pro via USB-C to send audio from the iPad to the Mac. Is there any way of doing this? In theory USB-C is capable on sending audio, but I don't seem to find the way to send it to the Mac by...
  8. whippedcream101

    Do i have to format the SSD to use internet recovery mode or install macOS

    Hi so basically the boot of my HDD got corrupt of my MacBook Pro 2011 so I decided to install an SSD so I replaced the SSD with the HDD and removed the disk tray and put the HDD there to wipe later on and use as extra disk space. When i see the disk selection of the storage devices the SSD is...
  9. PIA_S_I

    MBP 2017 restarts when in sleep mode

    Please help! I’m no techie, but have tried as many possible fixes as I could find in forums to try and resolve this issue. My 2017 MBP (running Mojave 10.14.3) randomly began restarting every time it was in sleep mode — whether I closed the lid or left it open. I’ve since unchecked the box...
  10. S

    Can my 2017 15"inch MacBook Pro drive a 1080p/1440p 144hz refresh rate monitor?

    I can't seem to find a concrete answer nor solution to this question. So I figured I had ask (March 2019) so that everyone later can have a clear answer. My laptop's specification: - MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017) - 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 - 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 - Radeon Pro 560 4096 MB Can...
  11. EEzycade

    HELP, no audio output on monitor

    So I bought a monitor for use with my 2018 MacBook Pro TB. However, and I didn't know this when I bought(I mistook the power in for an audio jack), it does not have an audio jack. So I can't connect speakers to it and it doesn't have built in speakers. I've been looking for a usb to audio jack...
  12. H

    Thunderbolt, Keyboard, SD Reader, and Trackpad stopped working

    Hey MacRumors community, I have a late 2013 15’ Macbook Pro Retina. 2.3 Ghz Quad i7, 16gb Ram, 500 SSD and Dual Graphics ( NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2048 MB, Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB). Issue: Initially, random shutdowns. Computer would freeze 5-10 seconds, fans would run, and shut off. No message...
  13. M

    Help fix with my 2011 MBP not working after reinstalling MacOS X.

    2011 MBP AMD GPU died. Found this page and tried the steps but couldn’t fix it. Followed the codings on there but don’t know what I’m doing really. But I figured out along the many tries that if I go to single-user mode and enter the code below it would put my MBP into Integrated Graphics...
  14. misterminibus

    Help Please! new HD can’t load OS X

    I have replaced my HD in my mid 2009 MacBook Pro with a Kingston SSD. I had taken a time machine image before swapping the HD, I don’t have any OS X on disk and have tried an internet recovery using cmd-alt-r I have also tried cmd-r which either brings up an Apple logo followed by no entry sign...
  15. CJ0223

    2010 MacBook Pro recently upgraded and still crashing. Please advise

    I have a 2010 MacBook Pro laptop that in the last year or so was crashing up to 2 or 3 times daily (sometimes more depending on how many times I tried to use it) and typically this would happen when I was in one of the following apps: -Apple email (it would happen the most in this app) -Safari...
  16. A

    Updating MBP

    So, I haven't updated my MBP in several years (I know, not good).. It's a 2010, and the software is 10.6.8. As a result, a lot of software doesn't work on it, so I must update it now. When I go to the software update on Finder, it only comes up with the App Store update. What is the best way to...
  17. W

    Update on my used MacBook Pro 13 2016

    Hi everyone! so I posted a thread about a used MacBook Pro 13 inch 2016 that I bought like a month ago, I been using it since then while still having available my previous one a 2015 13 inch MacBook Pro, my main concern was and still is the keyboard issues but more importantly the flex gate...
  18. tedwill

    How to Disable Presentation Mode

    Hello. I recently purchased an LG external monitor for my 2013 MBP. Whenever I connect it via the HDMI interface, it runs in Presentation Mode, and hides all the icons on the desktop. Is there way to use an external monitor, without presentation mode coming on automatically? I searched the...
  19. S

    15" MacBook Pro Case

    Hi friends, I currently cary my MacBook Pro in a backpack, but it's not padded enough. I don't want to have a case on my Mac full time, but would like to slip something into the laptop part of the backpack that I could then slip my Mac in to - kind of like a hard case with some sort of padding...
  20. davste07

    Macbook Pro SSD swap with different models.

    Hey there, So I have a Macbook Pro 10,1 750gb SSD and I'm wondering if anyone knows if there is a adapter for the SSD slot in a Macbook 12,1? I can't seem to find what the ssd connector specs are and I well and truly confused. Thanks for reading and let me know what you all think.