2012 Macbook pro display problem

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• MacBook Pro display problem

  Hello members of the community.

  As of recently, I have noticed some glitches when feeding on my MacBook or awakened from his sleep.

  The colors are distorted, usually with pink, green, or yellow blobs. Blobs cannot entirely replace the colors, they appear to be contained in a element would normally be. For example. the menu bar will be partially pink and white, but pink does not leave the menu bar in this area, and the Office has green lines on it.

  I tried to take a screenshot, but the problem resolves in about 20 seconds, but it's a recurring problem.

  It happens when I wake up, connection or not. I had also certain powers serious and problems of performance, such that my MagSafe LED would not illuminate when plugged on rare occasions, fan could turn unnecessarily, graphics performance were SUPER slow, and the health of my battery was running out quickly. I actually ran a report on the system at 2 different times and my quality of full load is depleting of 1.2% per charge cycle, which is very worrying. I went from 6281 mAh mAh 6138 maximum capacity after two cycles of load. I'm tracking closely it because at this rate, my battery will survive only at load cycles about 150 instead of the 1000 expected, gives me the idea that this could very well be a bad battery. The computer is also warm to the touch while you sleep, not connected to the power supply. I NAP active but even taking into account should not be hotter my iPhone did the same thing.

  I have reset the SMC, and it solved a couple of problems. The charger works fine now and my performance improved considerably (which made me feel better, either it is a high-performance laptop, a 11-inch MacBook Air should not he surpass), and battery life has improved. I feel even if it uses a lot of power in his sleep. Maybe I need to turn off the NAP and see if that makes a difference. The graphic bug still persists however, and I don't have enough time to see if the max battery is depleting again.

  In regards to the bug, is there something that can be done? Basically, I want to assure you that I took all appropriate measures or if someone else has this problem to see if it can be software related instead of my computer.

  I have the entry level MacBook Pro with the retina, last generation.

  Any constructive contribution welcome!

  See you soon.

  -adreaux

  Hello bernardn753,

  After reviewing your post, it seems that you are having problems with the screen showing strange things on it. Looks like you already have a troubleshooting. I recommend you read this article, as reset NVRAM would be to reset your screen resolution settings that should help.

  How to reset the NVRAM on your Mac.

  Thank you for using communities of Apple Support. Good day.

• Mid 2012 Macbook Pro with or without retinal incredibly slow

  Hello, I'm typing this for my mother. It has a mid-2012 Macbook pro without the retina which is very slow. She has recently updated to 16 GB of ram, and we are all pretty sure she did her properly. He constantly beach balls and takes more than a minute to launch Safari. The fan is also strong enough now. He runs the El captain. Thank you in advance!

  Here's the EtreCheck:

  EtreCheck version: 3.0.3 (307)

  Report generated 2016-09-18 10:33:08

  Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

  Time 02:44

  Performance: Excellent

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  Problem: Computer is too slow

  Description:

  The computer is very slow and beach ball

  Hardware Information: ⓘ

  MacBook Pro (13-inch, mid-2012)

  [Data sheet] - [User Guide] - [warranty & Service]

  MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9, 2

  1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 strands

  16 GB expandable RAM - [Instructions]

  BANK 0/DIMM0

  OK 8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz

  BANK 1/DIMM0

  OK 8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz

  Bluetooth: Good - transfer/Airdrop2 taken in charge

  Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

  Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 129

  Video information: ⓘ

  Graphics Intel HD 4000

  Color LCD 1280 x 800

  Software: ⓘ

  OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 (15-1004) - since startup time: less than an hour

  Disc information: ⓘ

  HTS545050A7E362 disk HARD APPLE disk0: (500,11 GB) (rotation)

  EFI (disk0s1) < not mounted >: 210 MB

  Recovery HD (disk0s3) < not mounted > [recovery]: 650 MB

  Macintosh HD (disk 1) /: 498,88 (Go 400,52 free)

  Encrypted AES - XTS unlocked

  Storage of carrots: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online

  HL-DT-ST DVD - RW GS41N)

  USB information: ⓘ

  Apple Inc. FaceTime HD camera (built-in)

  Apple Inc. Apple keyboard / Trackpad

  Computer, Inc. Apple IR receiver.

  Apple Inc. BRCM20702 hub.

  Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB host controller.

  Logitech USB receiver

  Lightning information: ⓘ

  Apple Inc. Thunderbolt_bus.

  Guardian: ⓘ

  Mac App Store and identified developers

  Kernel extensions: ⓘ

  / Applications/Parallels Access.app

  [loading] com.parallels.virtualhid (1.0.3 - SDK 10.9-2016-07-19) [Support]

  [loading] com.parallels.virtualsound (1.0.36 - 10.6 SDK - 2016-07-19) [Support]

  / Applications/Parallels Desktop.app

  com.parallels.kext.hypervisor [no charge] (11.2.0). 32581 - SDK 10.9 - 2016-07-10) [Support]

  com.parallels.kext.NetBridge [no charge] (11.2.0). 32581 - SDK 10.9 - 2016-07-10) [Support]

  com.parallels.kext.usbconnect [no charge] (11.2.0). 32581 - SDK 10.9 - 2016-07-10) [Support]

  com.parallels.kext.vnic [no charge] (11.2.0). 32581 - SDK 10.9 - 2016-07-10) [Support]

  Launch system officers: ⓘ

  [cannot] com.apple.gamed.plist (2015-08-23)

  [no charge] 7 tasks Apple

  [loading] 154 jobs Apple

  [running] Apple 76 jobs

  Launch system demons: ⓘ

  [no charge] 44 Apple jobs

  tasks of Apple 162 [loading]

  Apple 85 [performance] tasks

  Launch officers: ⓘ

  [loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater - 1.0.plist (2013-08-04) [Support]

  com.parallels.mobile.prl_deskctl_agent.launchagent.plist [running] (2016-07-19) [Support]

  [cannot] com.realvnc.vncserver.peruser.plist (2013-10-03) [Support]

  [loaded] com.realvnc.vncserver.prelogin.plist (2013-10-03) [Support]

  [loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist (2015-03-02) [Support]

  [loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist (2015-03-02) [Support]

  com.Trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist [running] (2016-07-18) [Support]

  Launch demons: ⓘ

  [loading] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist (2013-05-15) [Support]

  [loading] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-06-13) [Support]

  [loading] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (2010-08-25) [Support]

  com.parallels.mobile.Dispatcher.launchdaemon.plist [running] (2016-07-19) [Support]

  [loading] com.parallels.mobile.kextloader.launchdaemon.plist (2016-07-19)

  [loading] com.realvnc.vncserver.plist (2013-10-03) [Support]

  [loading] com.teamviewer.Helper.plist (2015-03-02) [Support]

  [loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist (2015-03-02) [Support]

  com.Trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist [running] (2016-07-18) [Support]

  User launch officers: ⓘ

  [loading] com. SoftwareSecure.goloader.plist (2015-11-23) [Support]

  [loading] com.adobe.AAM.Updater - 1.0.plist (2013-05-16) [Support]

  [loading] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-07-12) [Support]

  com.parallels.mobile.startgui.launchagent.plist [running] (2016-09-18) [Support]

  Items in user login: ⓘ

  iTunesHelper Application (/ Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

  TomTomHOMERunner hidden Application (~/Library/Application Support/TomTom HOME/TomTomHOMERunner.app)

  Hidden Google Chrome application (/ Applications/Google Chrome.app)

  Plug-ins Internet: ⓘ

  SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.0.0 (2012-12-31) [Support]

  FlashPlayer - 10.6: 22.0.0.192 - SDK 10.9 (2016-06-19) [Support]

  QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-08-03)

  AdobeExManDetect: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 (2013-08-04) [Support]

  Flash Player: 22.0.0.192 - SDK 10.9 (2016-06-19) obsolete! Update

  Default browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2016-08-03)

  Safari extensions: ⓘ

  Open in Internet Explorer - Parallels - http://www.Parallels.com/fr/ (2014-06-07)

  3rd party preference panes: ⓘ

  Flash Player (2016-06-13) [Support]

  Trusteer Endpoint Protection (2016-08-04) [Support]

  Time Machine: ⓘ

  Time Machine not configured!

  Top of page process CPU: ⓘ

  6% WindowServer

  5% mdworker (22)

  3% kernel_task

  1% fontd

  0% cloudpaird

  Top of page process of memory: ⓘ

  997 MB kernel_task

  508 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (2)

  Mdworker (22) 393 MB

  180 MB Safari

  Mds_stores 147 MB

  Virtual memory information: ⓘ

  11.00 GB of free RAM

  used 5.01 GB RAM (2.48 GB being cached)

  Used Swap 0 B

  Diagnostic information: ⓘ

  September 18, 2016, 09:50:31 ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/gamed_2016-09-18-095031_[redacted].crash

  /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/GameCenterFoundation.Framework/versions/A/GAM ed

  18 September 2016, 09:42:52 self-test - spent

  Sep 17, 2016, 10:51:06 PM/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/QuickTime Player_2016-09-17-225106_ [redacted] .hang

  / Applications/QuickTime Player Player.app/Contents/MacOS/QuickTime

  Sep 17, 2016, ash /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/softwareupdated_2016-09-17-143914_[redacted].cr 14:39:14

  / System/Library/CoreServices/Software Update.app/Contents/Resources/softwareupdated

  Sep 17, 2016, 09:02:02 ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Mail_2016-09-17-090202_[redacted].crash

  com Apple.Mail - /Applications/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail

  Sep 17, 2016, ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Mail_2016-09-17-090028_[redacted].crash 09:00:28

  Sep 17, 2016, 08:44:32 AM/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Google Chrome_2016-09-17-084432_ [redacted] .hang

  / Applications/Google Chrome Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google

  Sep 17, 2016, 08:41:41 AM/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/softwareupdate_download_service_2016-09-17-0841 41_ [redacted] .crash

  / System/Library/CoreServices/Software Update.app/Contents/Resources/softwareupdate_download_service

  15 sep, 2016, 10:50:56 AM/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/softwareupdate_download_service_2016-09-15-1050 56_ [redacted] .crash

  Sep 15, 2016, 10:46:46 /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/apsd_2016-09-15-104646_[redacted].crash

  /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ApplePushService.framework/APSD

  DeannaMarie,

  Uninstall the report following the instructions of suppliers: http://www.trusteer.com/support/uninstalling-rapport-mac-os-x

  

• Network with the MacBook Pro 15 "problems

  My new MacBook Pro (15-inch, mid-2015 retina) has 16 GB memory MHz DDR3.

  2.8 GHz Intel Core I & and an AMD Radeon R9 M370x PCie, in addition to an integrated

  Chipset Intel Iros Pro model. I am running OS X El Carolina Version 10.11.6, with 12 Parallels and Windows 7 for a few

  the company's programs, but I mainly work on the Mac side.

  An intermittent connection problem became constant after a week of using the computer.  My router DLink DSL (model 2750B) is two feet away from the computer.  In the system preferences / iCloud, I get "There was an error connecting to server Apple ID" my MacPro, iPad Samsung Galaxy S7 and Air 2 all connect with the same router wireless without any problem. (All my OTHER computers connected also with the same Apple ID and password without problem.  IMac 2012, MacPro, 2012 MacBook Pro, iPad 2 and the new iPad 2 Air)) I have a screenshot of the error message "None of your preferred networks are available" and in the same time to a list of all available networks, including my own.  Several times, I click on my network and get the response "the xxxxxxnetwork could not be contacted."

  I solved problem with Verizon, my provider, yesterday, and the routine test found that I have an intense tone, but the computer could not complete the test routine.  I ran "Diagnoses" several times this evening - this is after 23:00, and the report suggests that I will review wi - if recommended (fact), that I have a crowded WiFi channel (almost anyone else is in the building at this late hour) and I have to reboot the router (I did several times) and that maybe I should join a Wi - Fi network network that is associated with the Internet (like mine that works for all other devices.)

  Any suggestions on how to solve problems, or I would return the computer.  It's beautiful, and I spent a lot of time updating, installation, customization, before this stop of a Wi - Fi.  I had to buy a new router, but tests with Verizon made me doubt that a new router would solve this problem.

  Thanks for all the wisdom and strategies.  Maggie2012

  Hello maggie2012,

  Thank you for using communities of Apple Support.

  I understand your message that you are not able to connect your new MacBook Pro to your home Wi - Fi network. You did some great troubleshooting so far! I also recommend you to test the issue in Safe Mode and in an another user account on your Mac. The following articles will provide you with the steps necessary to test the problem in Mode safe and in another user account:

  Safe mode

  How to test a question in another user on your Mac account

  Best regards

• Mid 2012 Macbook pro with 2 monitors generic?

  I have a 15 inch mid 2012 Macbook pro (the one with an optical drive), there a mini-Display port and a firewire port.  I have a few spare Dell monitors and I want to set up two monitors to it.  I know there is a DVD-I or VGA adapter mini-Display, but I can't find something-> firewire.  Is what I'm trying to do possible?

  Thank you

  FireWire is designed for video signals, but not their output.

  Ciao.

• Airport Extreme &amp; 2012 MacBook Pro

  The Airport Extreme has 802.11ac wireless capacity

  Mid 2012 MacBook Pro has only 802.11n capability

  Is there an available adapter to upgrade my feature WiFi "n" to "ac"?

  Yes of course. Something like this (just an example, do not need myself): http://www.edimax.com/edimax/merchandise/merchandise_detail/data/edimax/uk/wirel ew-ess_adapters_ac450/7711mac /

• I have a 2012 macbook pro 17 ", which is the newest operating system for this?

  I have a 2012 macbook pro 17 ", which is the newest program operating for this?

  El Capitan

• Mid 2012 MacBook Pro HDD

  What is the maximum size of hard drive can be installed in a 13 inch mid 2012 MacBook Pro?

  Capacity. 2 TB at the moment is the maximum.  All SATA HDD/SSD with a 2.5 form factor "will work and will work in a MBP (non-retine).

  Ciao.

• Is the designation of the precise A1286 model for a 2012 Macbook Pro 15.4 mid "computer?

  Is the designation of the precise A1286 model for a 2012 Macbook Pro 15.4 mid "computer?

  OVERVIEW
  Introduced	June 2012
  Discontinued	October 2013
  Model identifier	MacBookPro9, 1
  Model number	A1286

  Edit: in fact this model number is used for some units, from a late model ' 08.

• My MacBook Pro display went dark. System is still running. Any ideas?

  My MacBook Pro display went dark. System is still running. Any ideas?

  Hi Ihabah:

  I found this information. Maybe this will help. http://osxdaily.com/2014/11/22/fix-MacBook-Pro-booting-black-screen/

  Kim

• When using a 2010 macbook pro and a mini display port to hdmi adapter, will be the macbook pro display be sent to a TV that has hdmi inputs, or do you need a keyboard command

  When using a 2010 macbook pro and a mini display port to hdmi adapter, will be the macbook pro display be sent to a TV that has hdmi inputs, or do you need a keyboard command

  Yes it will be displayed.

• DDR3 DDR3L vs for mid-2012 MacBook Pro 15 inch

  On crucial.com, I chose my system I, mid-2012 MacBook Pro 15 inches. I want to move to 8 GB of ram, but I want to know if their DDR3L will work. On their site it says DDR3 is 1.35 volts and the DDR3L is 1.35 volts as well. They are both the same speed, 1600. What is the difference between the two and the DDR3L will work? My current ram is DDR3 4 GB and the speed is 1600. Thank you.

  DDR3:

  CT4999407 http://www.crucial.com/USA/en/MacBook-Pro-%2813-inch-and-15-inch%2C-Mid-2012%29/

  DDR3L:

  CT3373649 http://www.crucial.com/USA/en/MacBook-Pro-%2813-inch-and-15-inch%2C-Mid-2012%29/

  On the site of crucial, characteristics of RAM that you have access to:

  "Standard DDR3 modules help Mac systems reached speeds up to 1600 MT/s.. For new systems, Mac, DDR3L modules are available. These modules offer speeds from 1866 MT/s and use 10% less energy to improve energy efficiency. "

• I have a faulty ram (top) slot for a Mid 2012 Macbook Pro 13 "i5.  Can I install a 8 GB Ram in the slot below or is maximally 4 GB?

  I have a faulty ram (top) slot for a Mid 2012 Macbook Pro 13 "i5.  Can I install a 8 GB Ram in the slot below or is maximally 4 GB?

  This was after the 3 beep error and I couldn't restart the Mac with one of the 2 GB of Ram into the lower slot.

  Is there a way to test if the top housing is faulty or just dirty?

  Thank you

  svchild wrote:

  I have a faulty ram (top) slot for a Mid 2012 Macbook Pro 13 "i5.  Can I install a 8 GB Ram in the slot below or is maximally 4 GB?

  Yes, the MBP will work with a single module of RAM installed, but there will be a slight performance decrease.  A MBP 2012 will accept a module of 8 GB RAM.

  Is there a way to test if the top housing is faulty or just dirty?

  Install each RAM module individually in each slot, leaving the other empty.  If the two RAM modules work in a slot and not the other, the slot is faulty.  Sometimes the adjustment screw can resuscitate the slot.  If this is not the case, make an appointment at an Apple store for a FREE evaluation.

  Ciao.

• Startup MacBook Pro-comment problems prevent health going to disk/check once again

  My 13 inch Macbook Pro running OSX 10.9.5 (said mid-2012, but it was purchased in fall 2014) has had problems starting

  A few weeks ago the computer is stuck on the loading screen (white, with the Apple and the buffering of spinning icon) without marketing properly. After you have manually turned off and left for a long time he worked well on the next test, so I took care of it has been saved and so didn't think much, and it works pretty well in recent weeks, sometimes being a little slow but that very occasionally and not debilitatingly so and it probably is not related to this problem.

  This morning it was still once stuck on the loading screen, and try again in 5 or 6 times solves nothing. The VRAM reset did not help either. After an attempt to boot into safe mode (filled a little progress bar then disappeared and the computer continued to buffer without purpose), I once again reset the NVRAM and tried a different boot safe mode, with the same results. But this time I left it half an hour or so and on the next attempt (start normally) it miraculously worked a new and everything seems functional. After a new backup with a preparation period slightly extended backup (at least half an hour on the first abandoned attempt, then at least 15 minutes, until correct on the second trial has started), although it is common on my computer, I have enough fear turn the computer off and tempt fate again, if I want to see what can be done now.

  What should I do to check the health of the disk, potentially fix it, find out why this is happening and avoid this problem again in the future?

  I decided to watch from the disk utility and am confused by the Setup program. There is an 'APPLE HDD Media HTS541010A9E662' entry in the list, with a "MacIntoshHD" paragraph below, and both have different information displayed... I ran check disk on the higher level entry and it seems to be out very well ("the Volume Recovery HD seems to be OK"), but I haven't run one on the low level input as it says my computer may be "slow and unresponsive" while doing so, and I'm not entirely sure of what use there.

  It cannot be storage associated with as I stil have 610 gb of free 1 terra (although a large part of what I have (130 GB) is in the other category for a reason any).

  How to fix the slow down time and start. | MacTip.net

  Resolve startup issues and perform maintenance on disk with disk utility and fsck

  Difficulty of slow start in OS X | MacFixIt - CNET Reviews

  Repair the hard drive and permissions - Yosemite, Mavericks, Cougar or Lion

  HD recovery start:

  Restart the computer after the ring, press in and hold the ORDER et R keys until the menu screen to appear.

  Repair

  When the recovery menu appears, select disk utility and press the continue button. Disk utility charges and select Macintosh HD entry indented from the list on the left.  Click the first aid tab, and then click the repair disk button. If disk utility reports any errors that have been corrected, then again run repair disc until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported, click repair permissions . Wait until the operation is complete, then quit disk utility and return to the main menu. Select restart from the Apple menu.

  Ways to help make a slow Mac faster

  17 reasons why your Mac runs slower than expected

  Slow performance of Mac? This Article addresses!

  Difficulty of slow start in OS X | MacFixIt - CNET Reviews

  How to fix the slow down time and start. | MacTip.net

  6 easy tips to speed up OS X Yosemite on your Mac.

  Avoid using third-party software that claims to clean your computer. This software does more harm than good. In addition, you don't need it. Note that all computers become slower over time even in the normal conditions of use. Generally, the experienced users erasing the hard drive and do a clean install from scratch at least once a year or every time that the installation of a major upgrade of the OS. Well sure doing so also means that you need to maintain regular and several backups.

  Add more RAM or reduce the number of simultaneously executed from applications and utilities. Remove unnecessary software such as anti-malware and that promises to clean your Mac. Look for the runaway process: Runaway applications can shorten the battery life, affect performance and increase the heat and fan acti... See also:

  Before Mavericks

  Open the activity monitor in the Utilities folder.  Select all processes in the drop process .  Click the % CPU column heading twice to display in descending order.  If find you a process that uses a large amount of time processor (> = 70,) then select the process, and then click the quit icon in the toolbar.  Click the force quit button to kill the process.  See if that helps.  Don't forget to mention the name of the runaway process, so you can find the cause of the problem.

  Mavericks and later versions

  Open the activity monitor in the Utilities folder.  Select all processes in the menu display .  Click the CPU tab in the toolbar. Click the % CPU column heading twice to display in descending order.  If you find a process that uses a large amount of CPU %, then select the process, then click on the quit icon in the toolbar.  Click the force quit button to kill the process.  See if that helps.  Don't forget to mention the name of the runaway process, so you can find the cause of the problem.

  The ultimate solution

  Back up everything, wipe the drive, reinstall OS X and restore your data from backup. Reinstall the third-party software of original/zero media.

  Start the computer in Safe Mode, and then restart normally. It will be slower than a normal startup.

  MacIntel: Reset of the controller (SMC) system management

  Reset the PRAM and NVRAM on your Mac.

  Now, download and install the update of OS X Mavericks 10.9.5 (Combo)

• Need instructions/tips for no Win8.1 on mid 2012 MBP pro audio problem

  Thank you for taking your time looking in my question.

  My Machine: Macbook Pro retina no Mid 2012

  What I wanted: install win 8.1 pro 64 bit on a second SSD completely (without Partition) / replace the optical drive

  My problem: everything works fine, but no sound. Drivers seem to be the cause:

  
  How I installed windows:

  1. I put the own ssd in the main Bay + optical drive with disk 8.1 win

  2. Windows disk initialized and installed windows 8.1 64-bit without errors

  3 install the drivers for bootcamp support

  4 returned the Mac ssd go back to the main Bay and put the ssd of windows in the caddy and then in the optical Bay

  5. starting is by holding alt and choosing between mac os, recovery and boot efi (which contains windows)

  What I tried (all of the following are ineffective):

  1 reinstall/repair drivers bootcamp support from different sources (of the download on the website of apple and the bootcamp assistant application)

  2 reinstall the realtek drivers

  3. how to install intel drivers graphics hd 4000 (found a source who said it would do the trick, there is no)

  4 uninstallation of controller high definition Audio (it always seems to come back)

  5. manually download and install the drivers http://www.stuffedcow.net/files/CS4207_WinVista_Win7_32-64-bit_6-6001-1-30.zip cirrus

  I get the following error:

  

  6. place the ssd of windows in the main Bay

  7 troubleshooting sound (a 99% sure that this would not work)

  8 throw up my hands in despair and uncontrollable crying afterwards (was probably the most effective on 8)

  That I need clarification on:

  I found found some sources say that installing windows via EFI mode causes no sound, but I'm not sure if the way I installed it is considered to be the efi mode as I have never had an option for efi mode. However when I start upward and hold option the name of the windows disk named ' BOOT EFI. Efi mode is how I installed windows?

  What I need instructions on:

  Some sources claim that I need to install windows in hybrid MBR mode however I do not know how I would install windows any differently than the way I did above. How can I go about installing, not in start efi mode, if I want to spend the whole ssd for windows / that I would do anything differently than the steps I listed up there?

  Thanks a lot again for your time and help!

  Windows must be in the main Bay and must stay in the main Bay after installation. You can either use the wizard of BC and create a USB installer which will also create a legacy BIOS/MBR W8.1 (default value for your specific model) or if you choose to do it manually, make sure that the icon of Windows from the installation media, not EFI Boot.

  If you start from the DVD W8.1, the default value is Boot EFI. BC Assistant did a bit of work for you, in order to avoid the is not a good idea.