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  1. D

    i fell down and dropped my macbook as well :(

    i fell down and dropped my macbook as well :( screen is not damaged and it works yet. it only has this visible damage. could there be any more problems? and is there any way to fix it?
  2. BashMacbookPro

    MacBook Pro 14inch was received with scratches upon opening

    Hello all, I just received my MBP 14in base model on Friday, and upon opening there was damage to the bottom side of the casing. I will add photos at the end. I bring this up because I now find myself in a predicament and would like to see if anyone has any previous experience like this to...
  3. off3nc3

    iPhone 12 Pro Max issue/scratch/missing material ?

    Hello everyone , gonna make this short and sweet because I am putting up my Iphone 12 Pro Max for sale ( bought the 13 pro max ) and since the first minute that I bought this iphone 12 I placed a very thick and resistant case on it , shock resistant that covers all the areas of the phone. To my...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Webcam issue on 5,1 after running patcher

    The external webcam on my 2009 Mac Pro 5,1 is not working at the moment. Just displays black. It's a long story, but I'll try to be as brief as possible. As you know, in order to upgrade to Mojave on this unsupported Mac, you need to run a patcher. I went through the process and installed...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Graphics Card stuck in Mac Pro 5,1

    I was trying to replace the graphics card on my 2009 mac pro 5,1 desktop. The new graphics card is an MSI RX 580 8gb, which is supposed to fit. I couldn't get it to fit into the slot, and even worse, while trying it got stuck on the motherboard. I can't get it out. As you can see from the...
  6. hamzaalikhan6

    12 pro max silver

    Hi guys just wanted to ask a question i got this 12 pro max on 20th may and i used this transparent case and when i took it of its like this i tried to clean it rubbed with alcohol as well but it doesn’t go away! i’m really worried please can anyone guide me please
  7. flop2famous

    HELP NEEDED FOR HACKINTOSH for HIGH SIERRA on i5 2400

    I have been working over this for at least 3 weeks now. I have tried unibeast (uefi and legacy), the createinstaller method (uefi and legacy). Also tried MBR and GPT format options but still can't boot up High Sierra. If anyone can help me with the clover and efi to be used for this system, it...
  8. S

    Please Help I'm stuck n it's frustating

    Please Help I'm stuck while resetting my Macbook Pro late 2011 to Mac OS Lion, it's showing can't download additional contents needed for Mac OS X, I'm also sharing at the screen I'm stuck so that it'll be easy for U guys to help me out.... It's the place where I'm stuck, I didn't took Time...
  9. E

    Switchres X macbook air display problem

    I recently installed SwitchRes X on my MacBook air (using macOS Big Sur, not M1), and it was going fine until I created a custom sized display and used it, and then my screen went black. I tried to fix it, but nothing worked but plugging it into an external monitor, which actually made the...
  10. Gideondee

    Help Guys macbook pro won't turn on

    Hey guys, Sorry English is my second language so am jot very good atbit. I have a Macbook pro late 2011 the battery ws swollen which made the trackpad unusable so I had to change the battery. After I bought a new battery and replaced it with the old one, everything worked just fine. But after...
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    2011 MacBook Pro 15in Reboot LOOP! HELP!

    Hey all! My mac has been a rockstar since I’ve owned it! A couple days ago it was working fine, I left to go make dinner, came back and it was in a reboot loop. It would display the apple logo, start the progress bar, load 1/2-3/4 of the way, flash to a grey screen, and reboot. Once I saw it...
  12. sailingdarter

    Question about PowerMac 8600/350 Optical Drive and CD-Rs

    So I have a PowerMac 8600/250 that had been upgraded to a 350Mhz 604ev (Kansas Motherboard). I am not the original owner but the optical drive looks like it is a stock drive. For some reason I can not get it to read burned disks. I have already tried burning disks at lower speeds, but I can not...
  13. R

    Battery charging extremely slowly after the recent update for MacBook Pro 13 inch 2019 (intel) 1+ year old

    I tried resetting the smc and Nvram multiple times and talked with the support executive but failed to find any solution. This is happening after the macOS big sur recent update and now its taking 6 hours to charge . I tried my brothers MacBook brick but it remains the same. The problem...
  14. Michael Miccio

    IOS14 HELP ME

    I have an iphone xs and ios14 won’t show up in my software update tab in settings. Anyone know how to fix this issue?
  15. O

    iPod touch Forgot an app name, help??

    Okay so like maybe 5-6 years ago I had an iPod Touch (it was a newer model back then, blue, 5th Gen I think) and I had an app on there that I loved but I can’t remember the name of It, and I don’t own the iPod anymore either (wasn’t under my own account, I shared an account with someone I’m no...
  16. R

    Broken series 1 help!

    Hi my Apple Watch has started playing up and I can’t work out why I’ve tried cleaning the crown and checked the battery for swelling nothing! Any ideas?
  17. E

    Iphone not showing as a Port option for Internet Sharing Catalina OS

    Hi all, I am trying to connect my iphone 5s to a macbook pro 2012 running Catalina 10.15.5 OS. The iphone connects to the mac fine (visible in itunes etc) but I want to turn on internet sharing from the macbook's Ethernet to the Iphone via the USB cable. Cannot use wifi. I have it working on...
  18. DokiDoki

    Need some help with Two Accounts.

    I have been researching for a while currently after noticing Apple has put like a 90 days lock on your system if you purchase from another iTunes Account which is my own, is there any way to get past this, as I travel quite a bit back and forth soon to Japan. As a Apple help support told me to...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 2,1 doubts and problem

    Hi everyone, I have a Mac Pro 2,1 with no hard drive and no graphics card which I intend to restore, but I want to check that it will function well before spending money in a hard drive, a GPU and more RAM. I plugged it in and the Superdrive works, the RAM trays lights turn on, the motherboard...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 No OS Mac Pro 2,1

    Hello, I new to the MacRumours forum. I found my father's old Mac Pro 2,1, and we decided to start using it again. It is the 3.0 8core with 12gb of Ddr2 ram. It has no HDD and no graphics card. I have a spare HDD with no OS, but no graphics card. I want to upgrade it to El Capitan, but I read...