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• RAM upgrade for mid-2012 MacBook Pro question?

  So, I bought some RAM Corsair (2 x 8 GB) to install in my MacBook Pro for mid-2012. It has been well over a month now and I get freezes and flaws that were not there when the Apple RAM stock has already been installed. My question is... are it freezes and the seeds one result of the brand of RAM I have installed (Corsair) or the fact that I am superior to the amount of 8 GB of RAM recommended for this laptop of Apple to the particular address?

  Thank you.

  As you can see here, your MBP can, indeed, support for 16 GB of RAM. However, DIMMs must meet Apple specifications which are often much more demanding that really meant DIMMS for PC can meet. One of the advantages of buying from OWC (in the link) is that they provide 100% support so their products need to be designed with the Mac in mind. If you have no problem with DIMM Apple, but you do with Corsair DIMMS, I would say getting them replaced or, better yet, to get a refund.

• MacBook Pro question mark flashing, no wifi, only own internet connection

  I have a flashing question mark on start up with my MacBook Pro. Through the process of restarting, but it asks me to choose a wifi network. I did not, as my computer has its own internet connection, so can not continue to the next step. Help please?

  If you are connected to internet through being directly connected to a modem via ethernet. You should be able to ignore the WIFI configuration prompt. Have you used the option of disk utility to check the repair or erase the disc? The withdrawal volume. You can also try using command/Option/R for recovery to see if you can use ethernet. I did once and trying to remember how I did it.

• Updated MacBook Pro question

  I've been running Elements 9 on my old PC with no problem. I have now installed it on my Macbook Pro and activate without problem. However, it doesn't let me download and install updates. When I checked my Adobe profile that the product key is not indicated so I tried to install it but it says it is already registered. How can I get the key on my Adobe profile in order to make the downloads (and yes I bought this again, have the disks and the box, so not an illegal copy). Thank you

  The updater of PES 9 no longer works.

  Its cause is not on the side of adobe, your mac.

  Download and install updates from here:

  Adobe Photoshop Elements: For Macintosh

• "Repair of battery" after 200 cicles (macbook Pro 2011)

  Hi, I have a Macbook Pro from mid-2011 and after around 200 cicles, he says "service battery", but the battery works perfectly well, of course it takes only 2 hours or less because it is already 5 years (and we all know that it is a complete lie that the batteries takes 8 hours - I don't guess if you turn away and look at him without touching a single key).

  In any case... I formatted the computer and reinstalled the OSX and the sign disappeared. But after a few days, it reappeared. I tried to restart the MSC, but nothing has changed.

  I read on some pages, that after a few OSX update, many macbook Pro from this year had the same problem, so that you would to buy a new battery, even when there is nothing wrong with it.

  Any suggestions?

  There is probably something wrong with it, otherwise the system would not report it. Two hours is remarkably short for a good work of this model battery. And besides: battery fault may start to swell and cause serious damage to your Macbook. I don't think not twice before replacing a battery of 5 years.

• Cannot connect to the macbook pro guard icloud password request which I changed it too many times I don't remember and it still does not

  Can not connect to macbook pro, that keeps asking for password to icloud I have reset too many times I do not remember. Reinstalled operating system still does not work. Think to screw up the laptop and get back to a Windows machine. Not impressed with Apple.

  To connect to your computer, you must enter your computer in password journal, not your Apple ID.

  Otherwise, provide more details on exactly what is happening on.

  Writing an effective question of communities of Apple Support

• MacBook Pro will not initialize. Question Mark flashing folder

  -Macbook Pro 13 "Unibody model 2009

  Hi guys,.

  I have been a frequent visitor to the community of support here, but I'm a poster for the first time, so please forgive any lack of post I suffer from the label. I saw this problem here much and seem me to always see the same advice to fix, but I have never seen anyone who treat the same symptoms I had with my camera.

  My question all started when I tried to save something for the reader, and he said to me "you are not allowed to save this destination" (something to that effect). Then it progressed to a question on my Macbook to spontaneous freezing. It would freeze just constantly and I always have to force offshore. When I would try to start the machine up, it's always 50-50 chance that it should start successfully, often welcomed by the famous question mark flashing folder. I constantly by visiting an Apple store for the last year and a half on this topic and after countless visits, they insist that there is no problem that they can find. They always say down to "permission error", problems of BONE that have been resolved by resettlement and a faulty hard drive. I've dealt with them during this period and and still have this machine properly repaired on any occasion. The problem persists always just after I take the machine home and start right away, its still there.

  As time went on this issue, I noticed that the machine would often freezing when moved, for example moved a table at my knees etc. This has some time until that I have raised to clean the table under one day and then tried to do turn on and nothing. The machine refused to start, only to give me the question mark flashing folder. I tried to boot into recovery mode by using CMD - R and tried to reinstall the OSX, I read that it is a common solution, but whenever I start recovery mode "Macintosh HD" is not where. So I can't even try a reinstall of OSX.

  A man IT in my former work place had examined this issue before on another machine, and he said he had replaced the cable of HDD of the machines as the previous was damaged. When toggled, he said that the machine was working fine. It would be logical, as if the cable is already damaged and loose, I'm sure that the movement might just disconnect. I raise this issue because it is of NEVER once offered all the time, I in dealing with this issue and on further investigation in the apple forums and this seems to be a very common problem.

  

  This appeared on a boot up once and never since.

  

  And that's what I see at every boot up to now.

  I'm sorry to bombard all the world with so much information on this subject, but my frustration is quickly turning into madness on this issue, which have no one at Apple after countless visits being able to fix the problem. As it is the main culprit for me, the HARD disk cable, but I would not assume know better that some of you have known many more people.

  Any information or help that guys could pass my way would be greatly appreciated I was apparently no help from Apple repair personnel. If you have read and thought about all this I applaud you and owe you a drink at the mercy.

  James

  MacBook Pro

  Hi Yogi Wynne:

  I agree with your friend IT. Looks like the SATA hard drive cable has problems.

  The inside of your computer is not as smooth on the outside and rubs it hard against the SATA cable and can cause one of the traces in the short cable is causing hard drive problems.

  Here's where you can get a replacement cable, they are very fragile. https://www.iFixit.com/store/Mac/MacBook-Pro-13-inch-unibody-mid-2009-mid-2010-H ard-car-Cable/IF163-013-1

  Here's a video that shows what could happen. https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=Amg5w0rlwDo

  I might change the SATA cable and see if the problem persists.

• I have recently upgraded my MacBook Pro and Adobe creative suite 6.0 on the former. It of maybe a stupid question, but how do I get the software on my new MacBook Pro? My understanding is that my serial number only works with one computer at a time?

  I have recently upgraded my MacBook Pro and Adobe creative suite 6.0 on the former. It of maybe a stupid question, but how do I get the software on my new MacBook Pro? My understanding is that my serial number only works with one computer at a time?

  Hello

  You can install a copy of the software on the second machine it's just you are authorized to use on one machine at a time.

  You can check: how many computers can you install or run Adobe software on? ProDesignTools

  End user FAQ license contracts

  Please visit the given link to download CS6: applications download Creative Suite 6

  Concerning

  Bianka Attre

• Question of cloning for SSD upgrade on 12 Macbook Pro

  Previously, I did an upgrade to SSD on my Macbook Air to 2012 according to the instructions of JetDrive transcend. Basically connection via USB 3 and using Mac OS X to clear (and format) disc utilities new SSD, then restore again SSD and then remove the original 128 GB SSD and insert the new 480 GB SSD.  For about a month and so far without problem.

  Now I'm trying to 2012 Macbook upgrade my Pro partner (on 10.11.6).  I got a Crucial SSD MX300 to replace his HARD drive.  Crucial comes with (or recommend) Acronis software.  And a lot of the messages of the forum recommend Carbon Copy Clone.

  My question is if I can use the same method for the cloning of the HD as my Macbook Air (just restore disk of Mac OS X utilities)?  This time, I'm upgrading HARD drive and I don't know if something is different.  At the same time, if I got lucky the first time, I don't not ruin Macbook Pro my spouse this time.

  Thank you.

  Yes, you can use disk utility to clone your MBP wives, but unlike CCC, it will not clone the recovery and Partition.

• MacBook Pro with question mark inside a folder after fix

  So I have Macbook Pro 2012 13 "with a 500GB SSD and 8 GB of ram. In may, my computer would not boot into the operating system without previous indications of possible failure. It would display an exclamation mark inside a folder at startup (later, I thought means that the hard drive is a problem). I took it to Apple-authorized repair Tech on my campus and they were unable to understand the source of the problem, but said it was possible that my OS has been corrupted. After some searching myself, I started to think it was the TRIM bug which has been a known issue with Samsung. Samsung has gladly replaced my hard drive. I have connected the new hard drive and I fell again on the same issue. I started to consider the water of the hard drive has been the question... So I replaced that and was able to start again! Fast forward to today, several months later, and I have the same problem. However, now I can start in the OS sometimes while sometimes it will show the flashing icon. If the hard drive ribbon cable I bought was of bad quality, or that would indicate a bigger, more serious problem? I'm confused as to how to proceed to solve this problem. Any help is greatly appreciated!

  Yes, I suspect a problem with the new ribbon cable or its connection to the logic board.

  This is the Office Mac Pro forum. I asked that your post be moved to the MacBook Pro laptop forum.

• El Capital is compatible with the MacBook Pro version 10.10.5? Can anyone help answer this question before I update? Thanks in advance.

  El Capital is compatible with the MacBook Pro version 10.10.5? Can anyone help answer this question before I update? Thanks in advance.

  Why did you start a new post? Post again only after only 8 minutes accomplished nothing.

  There is no general problem going to EL Capitan on your Mac.

  Some applications may require updating.

  Some devices like printer may require the updated drivers. For some readers of devices not being updated are available.

  This is the Office Mac Pro forum. I asked that your post be moved to the El Capitanforum or another appropriate forum.

  Please move to the EL Capitan forum or another appropriate forum. Thank you

• Questions to power MacBook Pro 15 "

  My MacBook Pro is getting pretty old (8 almost 9 years), and at that age, he has some weird problems. I already talked to Apple about this and they can't pin point the issue... all they know is that it is NOT a software problem. Basically, my computer has some weird and random hiccups

  Data sheet:

  MacBook Pro (15 inch, late 2008)

  OS: El Capitan 10.11.4

  Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

  RAM: 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3

  Chart: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 M 256 MB

  Hard drive: 320 GB Toshiba HDD

  Questions:

  • Stops at Midway during the start unless constantly, you press a key on the keyboard
  • Request chance to stop, restart, sleep in the pop window crept up I pressed the power button and will stop if Cancel is not pressed within 5-10 seconds
  • Randomly goes to sleep and stop unless you immediately wake up
  • Stop when the lid is closed (insomnia will not fix it... list of things I've tried is planned)
  • Caps lock light does not work (possibly related)
  • The lighting is uneven in lighting (possibly related)
  • Reader superDrive cannot read, write or view the disks on the desktop (possibly related)

  Solutions, I tried (but not):

  • Reset the NVRAM
  • Replacing the HARD drive
  • Installation of insomnia
  • Reinstall OS X
  • Boot Safe Mode
  • Disk check and repair authorization

  I have no idea what to do and I don't want to make a new MacBook. If any of you can help or tell me what the problem is it would be greatly appreciated. If worst comes to worst I'll bring to a local Apple certified repair shop and get it looked at. I don't get a new computer (if it is repairable and not as compensation of $500). I want to wait until the computer is 2 years late. And yes I know the MacBook will not be able to get MacOS Sierra 10.12.0 in the fall, I'm willing to wait for OS X 10.14.0 (2018) to get a new Mac.

  Please try resetting the SMC.

  Reset the SMC. Choose the method for "If the battery is good behaviour."

  https://support.Apple.com/en-us/HT201295

• Questions new installation HD SSD for MacBook Pro

  I followed the online instructions how to install the SSD for my MacBook Pro. I then rebooted by Mac in recovery mode and formatted the drive in Mac OS extended (journaled). It was a little bit tricky message sometimes giving such as erasure of disk failures, but eventually it worked. I selected to install the OS on this HD. The image of the OS were first shown on OS X Lion, but my current OS is El Capitan. I just figured that he was installing the original operating system provided with the mac. The installation went well but then we he had finished wen timer back to 1 hour, 46 minutes. He made several times and after 6 hours, I decided to leave and start over. The second time after erasing HD and formatting again the OS that came was El Capitan for installation so I continued. This time, the installation has been completed and at the end says "OS could not be installed on my computer, reboot and try again." On the third attempt has received a similar message from the failed to install ' year error occurred during extraction of the files in the package "Essentials.pkg." " »

  Anyone has any idea why this doesn't work or suggestions please?

  About 2 months ago I reformatted my HD original as installed latest OS El Capitan as the mac has been slow. Does have a report with questions I get on doing the same thing with another HD?

  What model of MacBook Pro?

  Which SSD model?

  You have another Mac?

  Possible causes:

  -Incompatibility of your Mac with this specific SSD. Recently, some users have reported what appears to be these incompatibilities

  -You damaged the cable flex between the drive and the system board.  It is a common problem and causes intermittent problems initially and if it's even worse the Mac will see is even more disk

  -You have an another hardware problem as RAM bad or other component.

  I'd do it

  -Run Apple Hardware Test

  Using Apple Hardware Test - Apple Support

  -Connect an external drive and install OSX on this disc and boot from this facility and see if you have any problems

  -If you have another Mac download a compatible OS x Installer for the Mac App Store and create a USB bootable using device

  http://liondiskmaker.com/

  and install OSX on the SSD.

  This is the Office Mac Pro forum. I asked that your post moved to the appropriate forum.

• Flashing question mark in the Macbook Pro Retina early 2015 at startup problem

  I have the 128 GB of Macbook Pro retina early 2015 model. I bought my macbook, the year last January 2015. I am just now having problem with my mac. When I'm trying to boot my laptop it shows the flashing question mark and it does not start after that. For a while it worked, but after the update the laptop is never again.

  After reading all the articles related to this issue and even after trying it the entire process for the departure of mac. I'm not able to start.

  I tried all the normal recovery process in the process of recovery of the internet, but still it does not work for me. When I select the disk utility in the dialog box, the drive does not appear here, so I can't erase and start to reinstall the operating system.

  What should I do now? I was looking for OEM SSD, but it's very expensive. with this prize money of (here in INDIA RS - 50 k) I can get the Macbook Air.

  If please guide me on how to start the mac or what do I do next?

  Thank you.

  Frank Bsu

  We have no way of knowing exactly what you have tried that doesn't work unless you tell us. A flashing question mark boot means that your Mac is unable to locate a startup disk to boot from.

  If you haven't tried... start your Mac holding the key Option. That should launch the boot window manager have been, you can select the startup disk, and then click on restart.

  If this does not help, you will need to take the Mac for the service.

  If a flashing question mark appears when you start your Mac - Apple Support

• Just in case my MacBook pro is off. When I turn on the screen becomes black and a folder with a question mark symbol starts to Flash. ¿Anyone know what to do?

  My MacBook pro retina just turned off. whenever I try to turn it back on, a black screen with a folder symbol and a question mark starts blinking. Can anyone help please?

  The? a mark indicating that it cannot find your hard drive. Sounds like your hard drive is dying/dead. You have a recent backup?