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Does it matter where an SSD or HDD is installed in a Mid 2012 MBP?

The arguments raised in another question (and answer) about this as to where to install the SSD when running one with an HDD said to demote the ol’ spinning platters to the optical bay because the HDD...

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iMessage stopped working.. Contacts are shown as red now

I have a 15-inch macbook pro that is mid-2012. I was running the latest version of Mavericks when the problem started, but now I am running the OS Yosemite Beta 10.10 My problem started randomly one...

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Problems reinstalling OS X Mavericks on Macbook Pro (hard drive displays...

I’m trying to fix someone’s Macbook, and I am a Windows user so I’m having trouble confirming that his hard drive is ruined or unfixable which is what I think is the problem. When you boot it up it...

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MacBook Pro failure to reinstall OS X Mavericks

I’ve bought a late-2008 MacBook Pro 15″. On startup, it takes me straight to the OS X Utilies menu. When I try to reinstall OS X I eventually get an error telling me that ‘installation information...

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Macbook Pro 17 Early 2008 – Mountain Lion – SSD Slow Performance

I have noticed significant performance degradation on my Samsung EVO running on an Old Macbook Pro, Intel Core 2 duo. Are there any SSD tips that I should apply to this hard drive? Will Trim Enabler...

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Connect firewire MacMini to thunderbolt MacBook Pro

I have a MacMini that only has a firewire port, I want to connect it to my MacBook Pro via its thunderbolt port, can I do this so that I can then (using target mode) display my Mac mini on my macbook...

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How can I use a BENQ 7650T scanner on a MacBook Pro?

I have a BENQ 7650T scanner and I want to use it with my MacBook Pro. I searched for Mac drivers but was only able to find Windows drivers for it. Then I tried to set it up as a ‘standard’ scanner but...

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Unable to boot Yosemite and old system after Upgrade to Yosemite

I have upgraded my MBP 5,1 (2,53 GHz) from Snow Leopard to Yosemite. The install went terribly wrong and now neither a fresh Yosemite, nor a fresh Snow Leopard would boot. Moving away...

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When your 27″ monitor was not displaying right earlier this year, what...

I read your response on this question External monitor stopped working after 10.9.2 update My external 30″ just started going crazy. The picture will get all jumbled until I drag a window over the...

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VMWare Fusion 7.1 – Windows 8.1 Pro – Showing multiple displays

Setup VM running Windows 8.1 Pro inside VMWare Fusion 7.1 on MacBook Pro Retina running Yosemite (10.10) Problem Windows thinks there are multiple displays. Within the Screen Resolution settings it...

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All bootcamp drivers for Windows stopped working suddenly

I’ve been using Bootcamp Windows perfectly until yesterday that I turned on my macbook pro i7 retina (the latest version) and the keypad stopped working the 2 finger click (right click) and the 2...

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How can I disable the Macbook keyboard (from startup)

How can I disable the Macbook builtin keyboard which is defective (looks like the Shift key is always pressed). I need this in order to avoid starting with the Shift key pressed otherwise the Macbook...

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How to assign Kana (かな) key in Japanese keyboard to another Language?

I have purchased my Mac Pro ( it is running OS 10.9.5) in Japan. Needless to say that it has two different keys assigned exclusively for English and Japanese (英語 for English and かな for Japanese). But...

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Keep MacBook Pro awake in a clamshell mode + HDMI switcher setup

I’m running a setup with the latest Retina MacBook Pro, a Windows desktop and a single external monitor. Both machines are outputting display to a HDMI switcher, which connects to the monitor. I can...

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Why can't new cloned hard drives be used in 2009 MBP 13″

Ok strange one this and really can’t figure it out. Took out a dead 250gb apple (fujitsu) drive from 13″ 2.53 intel core 2 duo (mid 2009) model. I cloned a copy of 10.6.8 using superduper to the new...

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My mac bookpro screen hangs and freeze after restarting it displays black screen

I bought macbook pro-13 inches last year September, since last 15 days I’m facing difficulties regarding to booting issues and also some times suddenly the display hangs no controls, keys, trackpad not...

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How to make continuity and handoff working [iPhone 5S; iOS 8.1][Macbook pro...

How to resovle the issues: As per @bmike’s answer http://apple.stackexchange.com/a/151856/52168, I made sure the time in my iPhone and Mac are same. This resolved the issue of not able to receive calls...

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Bose QuietComfort 20 not working after Yosemite upgrade

I have a mid-2012 MacBook Pro Retina, and am using QuietComfort20 headphones that previously used to work. Now, after a clean install of OS X Yosemite, I’m unable to use the headphones, no audio comes...

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RAM upgrade for a macbook pro late 2011

I have a macbook pro late 2011. At this moment I am running the basic 2x 2GB 1333MHz rams ,but I want to upgrade. Now,I have read on some forum that this macbook can run 1600MHz rams even though Apple...

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How to install a Canon MP560 Printer on a BRAND NEW MacBook Pro

I am not technologically savvy, however, I’m not completely useless. I’ve spent too much time watching YouTube videos and asking Google ONE MORE TIME how to fix my problem and I’m done. I’m about the...

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