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late 2011 mbp

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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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    Replace MBP late 2011 logic board by mid 2012?

    Hi there, I have a late 2011 MBP (maxed out 2.8GHz i7, 16GiB) and found out the case will accept the mid-2012 logic board (2.9GHz i7). If I were to swap, I would get a faster CPU and GPU, USB 3.0, and I expect it to be more energy-efficient, and perhaps would run cooler. Oh, and it would take...
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    how to use MBP with lid closed

    Hi All, I want to be able to have my MBP running when I close the lid. I have gone into System Preferences and in the Energy Saver option, I have selected 'never' in Computer sleep. I am asking because, if I have a download/torrent going on and I close the lid, the download/torrent...
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    Printing through VM Win 10 for Xerox Workcenter 5020

    Hi All, I have installed Win 10 through VirtualBox on my MBP (late 2011, 13', i5, 16Gb RAM, 512 Gb SSD). I initially installed Win 10, so that I could use Word & Excel, which I need to use on a regular basis for work. Later I found Office for Mac 2016 and I am currently using that without...
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    Is macOS Sierra Worth Installing on Late 2011 MBP?

    Is OSX Sierra Worth Installing on Late 2011 MBP? My late 2011 MBP is currently on El Capitan and I was wondering if anyone has noticed any issues installing the new OSX on the Late 2011 MBP models?