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SMC issues after liquid spill, MBP 13-inch mid-2012
Hi all, I have a "MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)", which has had coffee spilled over its keyboard and air-vent. As soon as that happened, I shut it down, opened it up and unplugged the battery. Took it all to pieces as much as possible, dabbed up all the liquid I could see, then left the...- Marcool
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- battery liquid spill logic board power smc smc controller
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Power button doesn't work; Can only run by jumping power pads on AC power
This one is gonna be long and complicated. Half typing this out for myself - sometimes you figure things out in the middle of long posts like these... Anyway Important information - MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.8 17" Mid-2009 5,2 A1297 - Upgraded to SSD and 8GB RAM - Currently running a fresh...- wea8675309
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- 2009 a1297 keyboard mackbook mid-2009 power pro trackpad
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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My experience- Another 27” power issue
For the past 2 months I’ve been experiencing intermittent shutdown issues with my iMac 27” from mid 2015 which is still covered by Apple Care. It first started when I noticed that my Mac kept powering off while I was away from it. Gradually as time went on (3weeks) id notice my Mac was turned... -
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AutoBoot MacMini!
Hi, I am searching on how to autoboot a MacMini (2014) on powerup. Not reboot, but actually boot. It's quite important because the mac is driving an installation and is difficult to access. I remember that was easy to achive in earlier models, and the new MacBookPro has it built in by default...- yositoo
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- autoboot boot macmini power
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- Forum: macOS Sierra (10.12)
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Power Macintosh 8600 + Minecraft
Prompted by the recent post regarding Minecraft and Java SE 6 for PPC, I downloaded the related packed and installed it on a few of my systems. Eventually I got the notion to give it a whirl on my famous heavily upgraded Power Macintosh 8600. (450MHz Sonnet G4, 1GB RAM, Radeon 9200) Low and...- tevion5
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- 8600 macintosh minecraft power ppc
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- Forum: PowerPC Macs
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App for measuring charger current
Hi folks. With the introduction of iPhone 8 and iPhone X, I've been thinking a lot about chargers. I definitely plan to get a Qi charger this fall. I see the new iPhones will charge at 7.5W speeds using Qi. Not only do you need to buy a wireless charging pad that supports that speed, but also...- swwack91
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- cables charging iphone 8 iphone x power wireless charger
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- Forum: iOS Apps and Apple Arcade
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How to save electricity and life in hurricane?
“Harvey” hurricane struck the southeast Texas few days ago and “Irma” just came on its heels. The desperate residents in the city are still struggling with food and water ahead of the severe flooding. How to help the city back to normal is the cardinal task for Houston Mayor and also the rest of...- maketheone
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- electric hurricane harvey inverter power
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- Forum: Community Discussion
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Macbook Pro 2014 A1502 bypass logicboard to charge battery
Hello Everyone, i had an accident with my macbook pro 13 inch 2014 A1502, it got a little wet, i turned it off, opened it and cleaned everything, but still...the logic board got ruined, now it wont charge, tho everything else is working ok. I did almost everything to make it work, verified that...- Koikmaster
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- 13 inch battery charging fix macbook pro power
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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The new iMac is a lot noisier!
Did you guys see already this video? So not only takes lot more power like I wrote in my previous thread, it's now confirmed it's noisier than before, go to 3:01, just noise 3:40, so frustrating- Darajavahus
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- imac noise noisier power
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- Forum: iMac
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Which 13" MBP?
Based purely on performance/power/usability/lifespan, which one of the below 13" MBPs is the better option: 2016 3.3 GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 CPU, 16GB Ram, 512 GB SSD OR 2017 3.1 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 CPU, 8GB Ram, 256 GB SSD Tnx in advance!- Sebastian79
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- deal macbook pro performance power
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Sata pcie splitter
Hi everyone Just wondering how people generally feel about/ what experience people have with using Sata to 6 pin y cables to run a graphics card? I have access to an rx470 with 8 pin that has a tpd of over 150 so intend to use both the board 6 pins to run it. It'd be nice to be able to keep my...- Jackdown_101
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- 6 pin gpu hd 5770 power rx470 sata sata cable y-splitter
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- Forum: Mac Pro
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Mac book air 2013 13' Shutting down when in sleep
So whenever I put my mac book air to sleep for a long period of time it shuts down completely and has to be plugged into a charger for 5 minutes before it reboots. The light doesn't even show up on the charger at first, and it is always full charged when I put it to sleep, so I don't think...- Zeeboy5r
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- 13' 2013 battery gaming mac book air power
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- Forum: MacBook Air
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Mac Pro Late 2013 Can't Turn On
Hi all, I have Mac Pro Late 2013 D300, shipped with Mavericks 10.9.5 and works fine without any problem for 2 years (i'm buying it at early 2015). Two weeks ago, I update to El Capitan 10.11.5, the problem is it can not turn on after shutdown. Press power button, its dead, and only turn motion... -
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Which G5 quad models came with the dual pumps?
'Cuz I'm about to buy one at a great price but the guy selling it doesn't know if it is an Early or Late 2005. The machine has no GPU nor HDD, so he can't test it by himself. Is there any identifier on the case so that I can know? Maybe the serial number? Thanks for reading. I'm topping it out...- G5quad_HELLO
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- cooling lcs liquid mac power powermac g5 pump quad
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- Forum: PowerPC Macs
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Smart Switch to Remote Reboot iMac
Does anyone know of a way to remotely reboot an iMac? I've run into cases where I've remote connected in and the iMac has frozen, leaving me with no way to deal with it until I get home to hard reboot it. I'm thinking maybe using something like the Elgato Eve Switch connected to HomeKit, with... -
USB-C splitter/adaptor with power passthrough?
Hi all, I have a 2016 Macbook, with only one USB-C port. I'm wondering if there is an adaptor out there that allows you to use multiple USB-C devices going into your one port, but also has power passthrough - the obvious limitation being that while an adaptor is in, you cannot charge your...- henrykirby
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- adaptor macbook 2016 power usb-c
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- Forum: Mac Accessories
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87W USB-C Power Adapter?
So is the new 87W USB-C Power Adapter just block with a plug? No USB-C cable? And obviously, no extension cable correct?- sammy21
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- 2016 2016 macbook pro macbook pro power power adapter
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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2012 MBP Auto-Sleeps?
I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) What seemed to be a one-off has happened more frequently and now occurs around once a week: Using computer unplugged, will shut off/sleep. If I hit the power button to turn it back on/wake it up it will either: Flash the low battery/plug-in adapter sign...- jesterscourt
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- battery macbook pro power sleep
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Titan X in Mac Pro
Is that possible to run a Titan X from the internal Mac Pro Power using this Cable? https://www.amazon.de/Express-Polig-Grafikkarte-Karte-Adapter/dp/B00APNIYKU/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1471438176&sr=1-3&keywords=6+to+8 I already own the Mac Pro to 6 Pin Adapter.- moritzbastian
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- adapter internal mac pro power titan x
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- Forum: Mac Pro
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iPhone 6 destroying chargers?
Hi, I have an iPhone 6 that I've owned since December 2014. In the past few months I've been buying chargers pretty much weekly for it because the thing destroys them somehow. After anywhere from a day to 3 weeks of use, the charger starts to do that thing where it disconnects then reconnects...