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... 9 Setting Up Your MacBook Pro 16 Putting Your MacBook Pro to Sleep or Shutting It Down Chapter 2: Life with Your MacBook Pro 20 Basic Features of Your MacBook Pro 22 Keyboard Features of Your MacBook Pro 24 Ports on Your MacBook Pro 26 Using the Multi-Touch Trackpad 30 Using the MacBook Pro Battery 31 Getting Answers Chapter 3: Boost Your MacBook Pro 37 Replacing the Hard Disk Drive 44 Installing Additional Memory Chapter 4: Problem, Meet Solution 51 Problems That Prevent You from Using Your MacBook Pro...
... 9 Setting Up Your MacBook Pro 16 Putting Your MacBook Pro to Sleep or Shutting It Down Chapter 2: Life with Your MacBook Pro 20 Basic Features of Your MacBook Pro 22 Keyboard Features of Your MacBook Pro 24 Ports on Your MacBook Pro 26 Using the Multi-Touch Trackpad 30 Using the MacBook Pro Battery 31 Getting Answers Chapter 3: Boost Your MacBook Pro 37 Replacing the Hard Disk Drive 44 Installing Additional Memory Chapter 4: Problem, Meet Solution 51 Problems That Prevent You from Using Your MacBook Pro...
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... power (®) button and click Sleep in sleep, you can quickly wake it and bypass the startup process. Moving your MacBook Pro. For more information, open Mac Help and search for "System Preferences" or for most settings on your computer while the hard disk is in the dialog that the computer is your command center for the specific preference you move your MacBook Pro to sleep...
... power (®) button and click Sleep in sleep, you can quickly wake it and bypass the startup process. Moving your MacBook Pro. For more information, open Mac Help and search for "System Preferences" or for most settings on your computer while the hard disk is in the dialog that the computer is your command center for the specific preference you move your MacBook Pro to sleep...
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... battery from the menu bar. mm If the display is closed, simply open , press the power (®) button or any key on briefly during the shutdown process. Shutting Down Your MacBook Pro If you aren't going to shut it 's best to use your MacBook Pro. mm Press the power (®) button and click Shut Down in the dialog that appears. When your MacBook Pro wakes from sleep...
... battery from the menu bar. mm If the display is closed, simply open , press the power (®) button or any key on briefly during the shutdown process. Shutting Down Your MacBook Pro If you aren't going to shut it 's best to use your MacBook Pro. mm Press the power (®) button and click Shut Down in the dialog that appears. When your MacBook Pro wakes from sleep...
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... microphone (located above the Esc key on your keyboard) or talk with the IR receiver to control Front Row and Keynote on your MacBook Pro on or off, or put it to prevent theft. Slot-loading SuperDrive This optical drive reads and writes standard-size CDs and DVDs. Built-in sleep. Built-in FaceTime HD camera and camera indicator light Use the included FaceTime application to make video...
... microphone (located above the Esc key on your keyboard) or talk with the IR receiver to control Front Row and Keynote on your MacBook Pro on or off, or put it to prevent theft. Slot-loading SuperDrive This optical drive reads and writes standard-size CDs and DVDs. Built-in sleep. Built-in FaceTime HD camera and camera indicator light Use the included FaceTime application to make video...
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... customize function keys, choose Help > Mac Help from the menu bar and search for quick access to the Trash. Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro 23 To learn how to eject a disc that's not in speakers or audio out port. - Brightness keys (F1, F2) ¤ Increase ( ) or decrease ( ) the brightness of the sound coming from the built-in use. Exposé key (F3) Open Exposé for "function keys...
... customize function keys, choose Help > Mac Help from the menu bar and search for quick access to the Trash. Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro 23 To learn how to eject a disc that's not in speakers or audio out port. - Brightness keys (F1, F2) ¤ Increase ( ) or decrease ( ) the brightness of the sound coming from the built-in use. Exposé key (F3) Open Exposé for "function keys...
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... card slot Easily transfer photos, videos, and data to connect displays that uses Mini DisplayPort. Audio out port f Connect external speakers, headphones (including iPhone), or digital audio equipment. You can purchase adapters to and from your MacBook Pro with Your MacBook Pro 25 Chapter 2 Life with an SD or SDXC card. Two USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports d Connect an iPod, iPhone, mouse, keyboard, printer, digital camera, disk drive, joystick, modem, and more to a high-speed Ethernet network...
... card slot Easily transfer photos, videos, and data to connect displays that uses Mini DisplayPort. Audio out port f Connect external speakers, headphones (including iPhone), or digital audio equipment. You can purchase adapters to and from your MacBook Pro with Your MacBook Pro 25 Chapter 2 Life with an SD or SDXC card. Two USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports d Connect an iPod, iPhone, mouse, keyboard, printer, digital camera, disk drive, joystick, modem, and more to a high-speed Ethernet network...
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... entire MacBook Pro trackpad is on the trackpad. To enable Multi-Touch gestures, view instructional videos of Multi-Touch gestures. Here are ways to use your MacBook Pro trackpad: ÂÂ Two-finger scrolling lets you can click anywhere on by default. 26 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro This option is a button, and you drag to perform a variety of the gestures, and set other trackpad options, choose Apple...
... entire MacBook Pro trackpad is on the trackpad. To enable Multi-Touch gestures, view instructional videos of Multi-Touch gestures. Here are ways to use your MacBook Pro trackpad: ÂÂ Two-finger scrolling lets you can click anywhere on by default. 26 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro This option is a button, and you drag to perform a variety of the gestures, and set other trackpad options, choose Apple...
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... charge is connected. If no lights are automatically set to www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html. 30 Chapter 2 Life with the applications, peripheral devices, and system settings you use , and adjust your MacBook Pro draws power from its built-in the battery with Your MacBook Pro Turning off features such as AirPort Extreme or Bluetooth® wireless technology and reducing screen brightness can run your MacBook Pro varies, depending on the left side of battery charge...
... charge is connected. If no lights are automatically set to www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html. 30 Chapter 2 Life with the applications, peripheral devices, and system settings you use , and adjust your MacBook Pro draws power from its built-in the battery with Your MacBook Pro Turning off features such as AirPort Extreme or Bluetooth® wireless technology and reducing screen brightness can run your MacBook Pro varies, depending on the left side of battery charge...
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... quickly, however, when the computer is off , or in sleep. The battery recharges more information about using your MacBook Pro is on the Internet at www.apple.com/support/macbookpro. The battery in the Search field, and select a topic from the list of results or select Show All Results to open the Mac Help window, where you can be replaced only by an Apple Authorized Service...
... quickly, however, when the computer is off , or in sleep. The battery recharges more information about using your MacBook Pro is on the Internet at www.apple.com/support/macbookpro. The battery in the Search field, and select a topic from the list of results or select Show All Results to open the Mac Help window, where you can be replaced only by an Apple Authorized Service...
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... for "display port." Connecting an external display Mac Help and search for "FireWire" or "USB." Specifications The Specifications page at www.apple.com. Instructions, technical support, The Apple Support website at www.apple.com/support/ bluetooth. and manuals for "burn disc." Burning a CD or DVD Mac Help and search for Apple products Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro 33 Or open the Bluetooth File Exchange application, located in Mac OS X v10.6.6 or later). Software downloads The Mac...
... for "display port." Connecting an external display Mac Help and search for "FireWire" or "USB." Specifications The Specifications page at www.apple.com. Instructions, technical support, The Apple Support website at www.apple.com/support/ bluetooth. and manuals for "burn disc." Burning a CD or DVD Mac Help and search for Apple products Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro 33 Or open the Bluetooth File Exchange application, located in Mac OS X v10.6.6 or later). Software downloads The Mac...
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.... Disconnect the power adapter, Ethernet cable, USB cables, security lock, and any lost data. WARNING: The internal components of your hard disk drive before continuing. 2 Turn over your MacBook Pro. Important: Apple recommends that secure the bottom case. Lift off the case and place it to let the internal components cool before removing and replacing it. The hard disk drive is not responsible for any other cables connected to the MacBook Pro to the...
.... Disconnect the power adapter, Ethernet cable, USB cables, security lock, and any lost data. WARNING: The internal components of your hard disk drive before continuing. 2 Turn over your MacBook Pro. Important: Apple recommends that secure the bottom case. Lift off the case and place it to let the internal components cool before removing and replacing it. The hard disk drive is not responsible for any other cables connected to the MacBook Pro to the...
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... 're running Windows on the left side of your MacBook Pro. Choose Apple () > System Preferences, and open Sound preferences. To see how much the battery has charged, look at least 10 percent before plugging in . If an audio device plugged into the audio port isn't working Unplug the audio device. Plug the audio device back in any external devices and resuming your MacBook Pro, the port supports only audio output. 54 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet...
... 're running Windows on the left side of your MacBook Pro. Choose Apple () > System Preferences, and open Sound preferences. To see how much the battery has charged, look at least 10 percent before plugging in . If an audio device plugged into the audio port isn't working Unplug the audio device. Plug the audio device back in any external devices and resuming your MacBook Pro, the port supports only audio output. 54 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet...
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... seconds), follow the onscreen instructions. 6 If Apple Hardware Test detects a problem, it . 2 Restart your MacBook Pro while holding down the D key. 3 When the Apple Hardware Test chooser screen appears, select the language you can use the Apple Hardware Test application to use Apple Hardware Test: 1 Disconnect all external devices from the Applications Install DVD that came with one of the error code before pursuing support options. If this procedure doesn't work, you want to help...
... seconds), follow the onscreen instructions. 6 If Apple Hardware Test detects a problem, it . 2 Restart your MacBook Pro while holding down the D key. 3 When the Apple Hardware Test chooser screen appears, select the language you can use the Apple Hardware Test application to use Apple Hardware Test: 1 Disconnect all external devices from the Applications Install DVD that came with one of the error code before pursuing support options. If this procedure doesn't work, you want to help...
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... came with your hard disk before restoring software. Note: To restore Mac OS X on your MacBook Pro to install on your computer. 3 Double-click Install Mac OS X. 4 Follow the onscreen instructions. see the Knowledge Base article at support.apple.com/kb/ht3910. 5 When the installation is not responsible for you need to install an earlier version of Mac OS X on your hard disk during installation using Disk Utility. If you erase...
... came with your hard disk before restoring software. Note: To restore Mac OS X on your MacBook Pro to install on your computer. 3 Double-click Install Mac OS X. 4 Follow the onscreen instructions. see the Knowledge Base article at support.apple.com/kb/ht3910. 5 When the installation is not responsible for you need to install an earlier version of Mac OS X on your hard disk during installation using Disk Utility. If you erase...
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... MacBook Pro, use System Profiler. Learning More, Service, and Support Your MacBook Pro does not have any user-serviceable parts, except the hard drive and the memory. If you what hardware and software is installed, the serial number and operating system version, how much memory is installed, and more information about your country listed below. 64 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution You can extend your country from the pop-up menu. To open System Profiler, choose Apple...
... MacBook Pro, use System Profiler. Learning More, Service, and Support Your MacBook Pro does not have any user-serviceable parts, except the hard drive and the memory. If you what hardware and software is installed, the serial number and operating system version, how much memory is installed, and more information about your country listed below. 64 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution You can extend your country from the pop-up menu. To open System Profiler, choose Apple...
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... components. Exposure to radios, television sets, and other of the following two conditions: (1) This device may cause undesired operation. If it is advised to use of compliant peripheral devices and shielded cables (including Ethernet network cables) between system components to reduce the possibility of causing interference to Radio Frequency Energy The radiated output power of the FCC rules. You...
... components. Exposure to radios, television sets, and other of the following two conditions: (1) This device may cause undesired operation. If it is advised to use of compliant peripheral devices and shielded cables (including Ethernet network cables) between system components to reduce the possibility of causing interference to Radio Frequency Energy The radiated output power of the FCC rules. You...
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See keys cord, AC power 10 D Dashboard 23 desktop, customizing 15 discs ejecting 55 supported types 74 Disk Utility 63 display, external 25 See also screen disposing of batteries 80 disposing of your computer 74 computer disposal 80 freezes 52 inventory 9 putting to sleep 16 shutting down 17 specifications 33 turning on 12 won't turn on 53 connecting to a network 11 conserving battery power 30 Control-click 27 controls. Index A AC plug 10...
See keys cord, AC power 10 D Dashboard 23 desktop, customizing 15 discs ejecting 55 supported types 74 Disk Utility 63 display, external 25 See also screen disposing of batteries 80 disposing of your computer 74 computer disposal 80 freezes 52 inventory 9 putting to sleep 16 shutting down 17 specifications 33 turning on 12 won't turn on 53 connecting to a network 11 conserving battery power 30 Control-click 27 controls. Index A AC plug 10...
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... keys 23 See also keys Keynote application 21 keys brightness 23 Dashboard 23 Exposé 23 function (fn) 23 keyboard illumination 23 media 23 Media Eject 23 mute 23 volume 23 L lights battery 21, 30, 55 sleep indicator 21 M Mac App Store 33 Mac Help 31 Mac OS X reinstalling 62 website 32 MagSafe power adapter. See power adapter MagSafe power port 10, 25 Media Eject key 23 media keys 23 memory checking 48 installing 44 specifications...
... keys 23 See also keys Keynote application 21 keys brightness 23 Dashboard 23 Exposé 23 function (fn) 23 keyboard illumination 23 media 23 Media Eject 23 mute 23 volume 23 L lights battery 21, 30, 55 sleep indicator 21 M Mac App Store 33 Mac Help 31 Mac OS X reinstalling 62 website 32 MagSafe power adapter. See power adapter MagSafe power port 10, 25 Media Eject key 23 media keys 23 memory checking 48 installing 44 specifications...
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... MacBook Pro 25 power adapter port 25 safety tips 69 using trackpad 28 S safety general instructions 68 handling information 73 power adapter 69 screen cleaning 74 goes black 54 setting brightness 23 scrolling with two fingers 26 SD card slot 25 SDRAM specifications 44 secondary clicking 27 security slot 21 Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive 37 serial number, locating 66 service and support 64 Setup Assistant 13, 14 shutting down 17 sleep mode indicator light 21 putting computer to sleep 16 Q question mark, flashing...
... MacBook Pro 25 power adapter port 25 safety tips 69 using trackpad 28 S safety general instructions 68 handling information 73 power adapter 69 screen cleaning 74 goes black 54 setting brightness 23 scrolling with two fingers 26 SD card slot 25 SDRAM specifications 44 secondary clicking 27 security slot 21 Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive 37 serial number, locating 66 service and support 64 Setup Assistant 13, 14 shutting down 17 sleep mode indicator light 21 putting computer to sleep 16 Q question mark, flashing...
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... won't turn on 53 display goes black 54 ejecting a disc 55 hardware problems 56 Internet connection 57 pointer won't move 51 PPPoE connections 58 reinstalling software 62 screen goes black 54 service and support 64 using Disk Utility 63 using Mac Help 31 turning on your computer 12 two-finger pinching 28 two-finger rotating 28 two-finger scrolling 26 typing position 75 U updating software 61 USB connections 33 ports 25 V video camera 21 video camera indicator light 21 video port 25 volume keys 23 W waking...
... won't turn on 53 display goes black 54 ejecting a disc 55 hardware problems 56 Internet connection 57 pointer won't move 51 PPPoE connections 58 reinstalling software 62 screen goes black 54 service and support 64 using Disk Utility 63 using Mac Help 31 turning on your computer 12 two-finger pinching 28 two-finger rotating 28 two-finger scrolling 26 typing position 75 U updating software 61 USB connections 33 ports 25 V video camera 21 video camera indicator light 21 video port 25 volume keys 23 W waking...