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Snow Leopard installation kernel panic
Okay so, I'm trying to install Snow Leopard on a partition of a mid-2010 13" MacBook Pro that's otherwise running El Capitan completely fine (I'm typing this message using it right now). I need Snow ...
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MacBook Pro (Early 2011, 8,2) will not boot Mac OS X after installing Linux
Until a couple of months ago, I loved my triple-boot MacBook Pro (early 2011, 8,2 with high-resolution screen).
Then I tried to run the Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) upgrade and everything fell apart.
I ...
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Remove slight margin at bottom of screen in snow leopard
So on snowleopard, the maxed out window size almost fills the whole screen, except for a slight margin at the very bottom that is only a few pixels. Is there any way to override this or somehow make ...
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Are there processes that are *not* listed in Activity Monitor? If so, how can I get info on them?
I am running SL on my Macbook pro (model 8,1) with 4GB RAM. As it is right now I have only iTerm2, QuickSilver and Activity Monitor running (and a couple of daemons in the background e.g. Dropbox and ...
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Are multiple keyboard shortcuts allowed to switch between spaces?
I have an early 2001 Macbook Pro, and like the early 2008 version I had before that I got used to using Option+Arrow Keys to switch between spaces (when I wanted to quickly move to an adjoining space, ...
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How do I optimize my system to update my non-functioning IP address 162.?
Yesterday, my MacBook Pro connected fine, but today won't connect to the Cisco wireless router. I'm running OS 10.6.8. I don't know how this happened but I do know that my IP address is reading 162.....
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Can't boot off USB drive in OS X 10.6.8
I'm trying to boot off of a thumb drive which has an OS X recovery image but am unable to get it to be recognized.
I'm pretty sure the USB stick is written correctly (GUID partition table, Mac OS ...
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Reinstall Mac OS X Snow Leopard after installing Linux
I installed Ubuntu on a Macbook Pro, and then decided to reinstall Snow Leopard. I inserted the SL install DVD, powered on holding the C key, but the Mac froze on the Apple logo.
I restarted holding ...
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Is It Possible to Install Windows 7 on a GUID Partition Table Disk?
I am trying to install Windows 7 on GUID partition table on my MAC BOOK PRO machine, before I start I have few questions:
is it possible to do this?
any issues that I might encounter while doing it ...
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Macbook Pro unable to use the internet while connected to IPSec VPN
Short Question
Is there something I am missing when setting up a Cisco IPSec VPN connection that redirects all traffic over the VPN?
Background
When I am connected to the VPN, I can browse our ...
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How to upgrade MBP harddrive without reinstalling OS?
Recently I purchased the 500GB harddrive to upgrade my 2010 MBP, when I installed the new harddrive, I did not find my Mac OSX install disk! (I guess I lost it).
Is there a way I can upgrade to new ...
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How do I get smooth scrolling on Mac Book Pro running Windows 7?
I have a 13" MBP purchased recently setup on a dual boot configuration of OSX/Win7. Smooth scrolling works when booted into the OSX partition, but not when booted into the windows partition. I am ...
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How can I make an account hidden on a mac os x version 10.6.6 (snow leopard)
I am trying to create a hidden account on my mac os x for security purposes. I thought this process would be much easier but I have run into ALOT of difficulty figuring out how to do it, and I thought ...
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Can I install Windows 7 on MBP's Expresscard 34 Wintec SSD?
I have broken my issue into several parts hoping to make it easier to understand what I am trying to accomplish as well as what I have tried. Any suggestions / advice would be greatly appreciated !!
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Unable to boot Ubuntu 64-bit in Virtualbox on Mac OS X
I have latest generation Macbook Pro 7.1 (Intel Core 2 Duo) running Mac OS X 10.6.6. I installed Virtuabox 4.0.2 and tried to boot Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit iso. The boot options screen from the live CD ...
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