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  1. Xebrafish

    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 4.1 no image - cooked?

    I have a classic 2009 Mac Pro from a friend that doesn't display or do anything after powering on and chiming. Unsure what troubleshooting steps to do from here... Relevant specs: Dual Xeon E5520 2.26GHz 4C, Sapphire Pulse RX580 8GB, 6x 2GB 1066MHz ecc RAM correctly installed, vanilla MacOS...
    • Xebrafish
    • Thread
    • cmp 2009 hardware mac pro (2009) no image tech support troubleshooting
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  2. A

    Battery drainage at night

    I have an iPhone 15 Pro Max and recently, I've begun to notice that my battery drains overnight by a few percentages (around 6% and this is before I even used Do Not Disturb mode). I recognized this two days ago when I had 74% before I went to sleep, and when I got back on my phone in the...
    • anqelic
    • Thread
    • apple help ios 17 iphone 15 pro max tech tech support
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: iOS 17
  3. C

    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5.1 Boot Failure After Windows 11 Attempt

    Hello everyone, I've always been a silent observer on this forum, but unfortunately, my first post is a cry for help. I'm unsure about what's gone wrong with my cMP, and I desperately need assistance. To pursue my dream of a home studio, I bought a Mac Pro 5.1, upgraded the processors...
    • chodjo
    • Thread
    • boot failure corrupted bootrom help macpro 5.1 psu failure tech support
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  4. P0150N

    Error: SOCD report detected: (AP watchdog expired) - M1MacBook Air

    Hi everybody, So I bought my M1 Macbook Air (16GB) three months ago. Since then the MacBook has been working more or less flawlessly with the exception of a freeze and restart and the error "SOCD report detected: (AP watchdog expired)" a couple of days ago. After that day it did not happen...
  5. R

    MP 7,1 Can't restart, Mouse lags - Help

    My 7.1 has an issue, my apple Magic Mouse is lagging BAD. I can't reboot for 10 more days. I have unpaired and repaired the mouse and powered it on and off and plugged it in with the Lightning cable. I also tried another known good magic mouse, deleted mine from my 7.1 and tried that and It had...
    • Rr697
    • Thread
    • 7.1 mac pro (2019) magic mouse magic mouse 2 mac magic mouse alternative magic mouse problems tech support
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  6. D

    M1 iMac: Keyboard and Trackpad Occasionally Stop Responding (But It's Weirder Than That)

    Hey there! Weird M1 iMac issue I've been encountering intermittently and unpredictably for months now. Once in a while — sometimes twice in one day, sometimes five weeks apart — the system will suddenly stop accepting keystrokes and mouse clicks. But it's actually a bit more complicated than...
    • DoctorFedora
    • Thread
    • keyboard bug m1 imac m1 mac tech support
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iMac
  7. C

    M1 MacBook Air display lid makes a "sticky" noise when opened

    I recently bought an M1 MacBook Air and the display lid seems to make a quiet but noticeable "sticky clicking" noise when opening it, especially after being left closed for a while. Anyone else have this issue? Is it normal or should I go and get it fixed?
    • ciremoh
    • Thread
    • display m1 macbook air tech support
    • Replies: 51
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  8. C

    Just bought a MacBook Pro (second-hand) and need advice on an old Time Machine Backup

    I've got a Time Capsule on a Western Digital Passport that I used with my 2011 MacBook Pro. The computer has since crapped out, so I bought a new MacBook Pro off of FaceBook Market, restored it to factory defaults, etc. Now the problem is that this Passport ONLY has FireWire ports. I can only...
  9. Th3ChaOsW3aver

    macbook pro 16" keyboard and trackpad unresponsive

    Hello fellow Mac fans, my new 16 inch macbook pro has been having a few problems ever since I updated my OS to catalina 10.15.4. 1) I've noticed that sometimes my laptop doesn't shut down when I try to turn it off forcing me to hold down the power button in order to turn it off. 2) the bigger...
  10. D

    One 2TB Seagate hardrive showing up as 2 drives

    Both identical drives that display they each have 500gb space available totalling 1tb. However, the whole drive is 2tb so 1tb is just 'missing' and this one drive is separated into two drives. I need to use this drive to back up my mac.
  11. ItsAShaunParty

    Messages Mystery... Please Help this Damsel in Distress

    Hey all! My problem? Can't get into Messages on my Macbook (explained below). Authentication. This is killing me. It's driven me nuts since the beginning of October. I spend a solid 5-10 hours a week trying to fix it. Called Apple (they sent it to engineering and took a log of my computer when...
    • ItsAShaunParty
    • Thread
    • apple id apple store authentication authentication error imessages messages app osx sierra system tech support
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: macOS Sierra (10.12)
  12. B

    2012 MBP - Kernel Panic - Cant find cause

    Hey folks! One of my clients has a 2012 Macbook Pro, not sure of the OS. It is having a Kernel Panic on boot every time. Tried new RAM, new HDD with clean install, it is continuing to happen. If I post a photo will that help?
    • brye.townsend
    • Thread
    • help kernel panic tech support
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: macOS
  13. iApplereviews

    Why you don't let tech support scammers remote in

    Pissed Off Support Scammer Encrypts VM! Check out this scammer stealing credit card numbers (it was fake no worries) and putting a boot password on a VM after i refuse to send him $500 (it was a virtual machine so again no worries)
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