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late 2011

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    Got Stuck on Disk Utility

    Stuck in Disk Utility, while installing an Update please HELP
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    Late-2011 MacBook Pro doesn’t boot

    Hi, I just wanted to introduce myself by asking for help. I was introduced here by B S Magnet because I was told you folks are a community around PowerPC/early Intel-based Macs that are no longer supported by Apple. I know the MacBook I currently have is notorious for its finicky GPU, but with...
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    Late 2011 MacBook Pro 17": Boot Failure & Hinge Broken

    MacBook Pro was running without internal display until it unexpectedly failed to boot up one morning Hinge broke a while ago – I've been using a MiniDisplay Port to HDMI cable (I don't know how to fit the display back on) I left my device plugged into my TV's HDMI port overnight. No screws in...
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    Late 2011 MacBook Pro 13" sees battery but no data.

    Hi, I Recently acquired a used late 2011 MacBook Pro 13' (820-2936). The unit would only power on when plugged into the ac adapter and no battery was recognized in os x. After doing some research I replaced the battery with a brand new known good one. The macbook now has the same issue except...
  5. dosdude1

    macOS 10.14 Mojave on Unsupported Macs Thread

    macOS 10.14 Mojave on Unsupported Macs Machine Support Video Card Support Pre-Metal AMD video cards (Radeon HD 6xxx series and older without acceleration, Radeon HD 4xxx series and older with acceleration.) Pre-Metal Nvidia video cards (GeForce 5xx series and older, i.e...
  6. mermaid2010

    What connectivity for power pack

    Hi I have a late 2011 MacBook Pro 13" on High Sierra 10.13.6 I want to buy a power pack to charger when traveling I am confused as to what connection is required to charge it so I can select a suitable power pack. Can anyone Kindly assist me please it's very confusing to know which one to...
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    HDD internal 2011 MBP optical bay

    Hi, macbook pro late 2011, 13" Optical bay changed to hold internal drive SSD 500gb in main drive I put a Seagate 2TB drive in my optical bay about a year/18months ago, but i fear its dying on me, so i would like to change it. Any recommendations and what are the requisites i should be...
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    Need Help with MBP overload issue

    Hi guys, my late 2011 MBP is really slow now. It hardly starts up and I can barely get into activity monitor where it shows the system using 97%CPU. I reset PRAM, I tried diagnostics but they didn’t work, I restarted the computer of course. Not sure what else I can do to fix this issue. It’s...
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    Which version of Windows is best for Yosemite?

    Hi All, I am using MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011), 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5, 512 SSD, just upgraded my RAM to 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 (from 4 Gb 1333MHz). I am running Yosemite, Version 10.10.5 (14F1808). I am a relatively new MBP owner. I want to install Windows through Bootcamp. I am...
  10. yurikrutii

    Suggested a price for MacBook Pro 13"

    Hi guys, I am thinking on upgrading this November and would like to sell my old machine for some cash. Hence, wondering if any of you could suggest a fair price that I should sell it for? Will be selling in UK. MacBook Pro 13" Late 2011 2.8 Ghz Intel Core i7 8GB 1333 MHz DDR3 Intel HD Graphics...
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    MacBook Pro Late 2011: Still worth to buy ? and are all of them will be affected by the GPU Prob ?

    Hi, So currently im still using my old Mid 2009 MBP 15" 2.66 C2D, 8GB 1067 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 256 MB, 750GB 7200rpm WD scorpion black I use is everyday, and i for me the perfomance is still okay ish on the latest El Capitan i use it for downloading torrent, browsing, backing up...
  12. Dare_O

    Need Urgent Macbook Pro help please! (many issues)

    I really need some help/advice on what to do. I have a macbook pro late 2011with 8gb ram and 120gb pny ssd. I am having a few problems with it. For starters, the keyboard and trackpad arent working. I took it to get a diagnosis and the computer tech guy said he tested the logic board so thats...
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    Benchmark - No Safari Option for Query Data Source

    Hi all, I have a late 2011, 15-inch Macbook Pro (processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7; memory: 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3; El Capitan), and it seems like Safari (version 9.0.3) has been getting increasingly sluggish. I tried the usual stuff - emptying the cache, clearing the history, deleting favicons...
  14. RadicalxEdward

    Keyboard backlight no longer working

    I just replaced my cd drive with a SSD and replaced my hard drive. During the process I took the keyboard backlight out to fix some of the color sheets i had added a long time ago to make the backlight rainbow colored. I tested the led's before reinstalling the backlight sheet to make sure...