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  1. Alinos94

    Dual-boot with a PC graphic card

    Hi everyone, First i want to apologize about my english. I'm french and better at speaking. Thank for the amazing ressources we can got in this place. Here is my story : I've got a Mac Pro 4.1 flashed in 5.1 with a PC GTX 980 by Gainward so no UI at startup. I've got Sierra with SIP enabled...
  2. jparker402

    How Not to Update the OS

    I have an early 2015 MacBook Air. Not long after getting it (with El Capitan), Sierra came out. I was a little antsy about updating the OS but went ahead and did it. Have had no problems. Now High Sierra is coming out, and I am even more antsy about updating to it. But I have a question in...
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    macOS How can I install keyboard mappings?

    I have recently purchased a Poker 3 keyboard for my iMac running Sierra. I have set up my keyboard preferences using http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com. I can export the raw data from the above website I just like to know how and where I apply this to my iMac. many thanks David
  4. Mac03ForLife

    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...
  5. S

    Can Update to 10.12.6... Volume Requirements?

    Hello. So I'm been trying to upgrade from 10.12.1 to 10.12.6 today on my MacBook Pro. Despite the "About this Mac" section showing 10.12.1, no Update is showing in the App Store and I've checked for unfinished downloads. So I downloaded the .dmg direct from Apple and when I come to install...
  6. J

    macOS Sierra on MacBook 5,1 (Late 2008)

    #1 Hi guys After a bit of help! I've got a 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD (soon to be upgraded to 8GB ram and a ~500GB SSD) MacBook 5,1 2.0Ghz, model A1278 Late 2008. These upgrades will be taking place when I have the spare cash, with the RAM upgrade coming first and the SSD probably in the new year. I...
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    macOS Sierra on MacBook 5,1 2.0Ghz (Late 2008)

    Hi guys After a bit of help! I've got a 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD (soon to be upgraded to 8GB ram and a ~500GB SSD) MacBook 5,1 2.0Ghz, model A1278 Late 2008. These upgrades will be taking place when I have the spare cash, with the RAM upgrade coming first and the SSD probably in the new year. I want...
  8. CrickettGrrrl

    Resolved Error Message in iBooks App

    Hi! I recently upgraded from OS X Mavericks to OS X 10.12.6 Sierra. It hasn't been painless unfortunately, but so far, knock wood, I think I have most bugs solved by reinstalling the operating system & system files. One of the bugs which has not gone away is this error message whenever I...
  9. zamboknee

    Mouse jumps around

    My mouse has been jumping around. The thing is, the mouse would jump around even with the PREVIOUS mouse. What are some typical issues that would explain this problem? Thanks
  10. krishnads03

    What does 4SNS/1/40000000: VPOR-19.763 means ?

    My Macbook Pro mid 2012 is running very slow after updating to OS Sierra. i just ran Hardware Test on my MacBook and got the following error : Alert! Apple Hardware test has detected an error. 4SNS/1/40000000: VPOR-19.763 What does this mean ? How should I know that which part is damaged ?
  11. Sovon Halder

    Thumbnail icon update (default app change) ?

    I installed IINA. From Command+I I set IINA as default media player for the *.mkv files but the finder is still showing the VLC icons in the preview. How do I manually refresh them ? P.S. I already tried restarting. Didn't help.
  12. jazzhands

    Certain Browser Images not showing in Chrome, Safari, Firefox 2016 Macbook Retina

    Issue: A few days ago all browsers on my Macbook Retina stopped showing certain images on at least one website I frequently visit. This is happening in Chrome, Safari and Firefox. More product details: MacBook Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016 Running MacOS Sierra (version 10.12.6 (16G29))...
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    Safari not syncing bookmarks

    For a whole bunch of reasons, I recently reinstalled macOS Sierra on my MacBook Pro, and set it up as a new Mac - for all intents and purposes. I have my iCloud fully logged in and all services have been restored, apart from Bookmarks. For whatever reason, Safari is refusing to retrieve any...
  14. H

    Photos App - ´Edit with question` (Lightroom, C1 etc.)

    Hi, I hope some beta users can help me. The Photos app in High Sierra has a new "edit with" feature, to edit a photo in an external app and automatically save the edits back into photos. In all the reviews about this feature, they only mentioned apps like Photoshop, Pixelmator or Affinity. But...
  15. flaubert

    OK to skip over El Capitan, install Sierra on top of Yosemite?

    My wife's mid-2010 iMac is currently on Yosemite. She's overdue for an upgrade, obviously. She has the requisite 8GB ram and SSD. Is it OK to skip over El Capitan, and install Sierra directly on top of Yosemite? I wasn't planning to do a clean install, though I am willing to listen to...
  16. M

    Sierra for early 2009 Macbook?

    I have an early 2009 white Macbook running El Capitan so I want to upgrade to Sierra. I looked at update requirements for Sierra and got "late 2009" for Macbook. Has anybody done this unauthorized upgrade?
  17. inexcitus

    System Toolkit - System Information And Maintenance

    Hello MacRumors users, Because this is my first post in this forum, let me quickly introduce myself. My name is Sascha and I work as a full-time C# developer. For the past two years I have been learning to write apps in Swift - I just wanted to see what the "other side" looks like ;) A few...
  18. zednud

    Internet Only Works if Internet Sharing Ticked

    Hi, My 2012 MacBook Air (1.7Ghz Core i7, 8GB memory OSX Sierra 10.12.6), is having connectivity issues. My WiFi connection is robust and stable (tested on multiple devices including other MacBook Airs). The only way I can get the internet to work is by turning on Internet Sharing under...
  19. O

    OS X MMO mouse for Mac?

    I have the Razer Naga Epic Chroma. It does not play well with Sierra. There's back and forth info about it, but it's causing repeated kernel panics and I have decided it just no longer will work and I'm DONE messing with it. That said, can anyone recommend a number-pad mouse, wire or wireless...
  20. apfelartig

    Sleep Wake Failure: MacBook Pro crashes instead of going to sleep

    Recently my MacBook Pro from 2011 refuses to go to sleep. Regardless if I have my Cinema display attached or not. Regardless if I close the lid or chose the sleep command in the menu bar. The Mac always restarts after some time it was trying to go to Sleep Mode. Then the system shows me the...