I appreciate very much your input, but I thought that running in clamshell mode with the latest MBP's was fine? If what you say is true then I have a problem with my current setup....
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I appreciate very much your input, but I thought that running in clamshell mode with the latest MBP's was fine? If what you say is true then I have a problem with my current setup....
Hard power offs = press power button until computer turns off.
Which did you do? Repair Permission? Verify disk?
Look for Troubleshooting Software Problems here or just contact Apple Care about it.
https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/78/
Which did you do? Repair Permission? Verify disk?
Look for Troubleshooting Software Problems here or just contact Apple Care about it.
https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/78/
I appreciate very much your input, but I thought that running in clamshell mode with the latest MBP's was fine? If what you say is true then I have a problem with my current setup....
Do you really need to close the lid? Many of is just turn our screen brightness to zero using the keyboard's brightness keys.
For some reason this thread makes me nostalgic for the days Apple used to put power buttons on the keyboards. I always hate having to open my laptop press the power button then close the lid, when using it at home in clamshell mode.
Well my MBP lives under the desk so kinda yeah. I don't like to have anything on top of the desk. Even apple sanction clamshell mode so is there really that much of a problem with it?
Personally, I would do repair permissions first. It will take a few minutes to run. When thats done, click "Verify Disk". That will check for errors on your hard drive (doing a hard shut down can make your hard drive all squirrelly). If there are any problems, you will have to dig up your install DVD and run Disk Utility off of that....but we'll cross that bridge if/when we come to it.
In short, yeah. The MBP's case is kind of one gigantic radiator. A lot of heat comes up through the keypad and the hinge area (just for fun, run your MBP for a while and touch the metal area above the F5 or F6 keys.) You should really try to leave it open if at all possible. Just my .02
Well I did what you said and "verify disk" didn't bring up any error reports so I guess that is good. Incidentally, what's the minimum amount of space one should leave free on your HDD in order for OSX to run smoothly? I have about 12 GB left
Good news on that verify disk report.
In regards to your free space question: http://guides.macrumors.com/Enhancing_Performance_Of_Mac_OS_X
You're kinda getting to a crunch. I would definitely recommend either freeing up space, or getting a new, larger internal. Both if possible.
Also...how much RAM do you have?
Can't get a larger drive without voiding my apple care warranty which still has nearly 3 years to run.... I have 2GB. So what is considered a good margin of free space?
If you're that worried about voiding your warranty (replacing your HD yourself won't do that...Apple would have to prove that your user replaced hard drive was, in fact, the cause of whatever this hypothetical problem is) then you can take it to an Apple Certified Repair Center (or Apple Store) and pay them to install a new HD. That way you're guaranteed to not void your warranty.
As far as RAM goes, you might want to think about upgrading that to 4GB. Its cheap enough now that there is really no reason not to. Check out "System Memory" in Activity Monitor and see how many page in's and page out's you're getting. Could help with the freezing.
As far as free space...as much as you can get. Check out an external...that might be a good alternative to replacing your internal if you don't travel around a lot.
Really, so you mean if I take a HDD that I have bought myself into an apple store then they will install it for me and my warranty will still be intact? So what's the biggest 2.5 inch drive available today? I tend to need a lot of space, and externals don't solve the whole problem. I like to keep as much as I can on one drive, for travelling. Currently I have 250GB, the maximum option for my MBP when I bought it in April this year...
And yeah, I will upgrade the RAM and see if it makes any difference. Is Crucial OK for this? Thank you very much for helping out this MAC novice. Much appreciated.
No problem. If you have the 17" MBP you can get a 500GB internal from Samsung...I believe there are a couple other brands that are starting to roll them out for the 15" model too. Poke around in the MBP forum and there should be some info in there. Otherwise I know for a fact that Western Digital has a 320GB 7200 RPM model. Just a heads up, though...Apple will charge you to install the HD (I'm sure you probably thought of that, but some people are surprised). I honestly don't know the price of an install, but I'm sure you could call and find out.
And yeah, Crucial is great. Replacing RAM is easy as heck on the MBP too. In fact I think Apple includes instructions on how to do it in the box. Hope that helps!
No problem. If you have the 17" MBP you can get a 500GB internal from Samsung...I believe there are a couple other brands that are starting to roll them out for the 15" model too. Poke around in the MBP forum and there should be some info in there. Otherwise I know for a fact that Western Digital has a 320GB 7200 RPM model. Just a heads up, though...Apple will charge you to install the HD (I'm sure you probably thought of that, but some people are surprised). I honestly don't know the price of an install, but I'm sure you could call and find out.
And yeah, Crucial is great. Replace RAM is easy as heck on the MBP too. In fact I think Apple includes instructions on how to do it in the box. Hope that helps!
great thanks, that does help. It seems annoying to replace the drive only a couple of months after I bought the computer, but it'll be worth it, especially if I can get a 500GB drive. (And yeah, I did expect to have to pay Apple,
)I'll have a poke around in the forums and see what to get. And Crucial it is.
Oooooo, that was a long time ago! It's true, nowadays all you get is the task manager, but you can restart from there.
command-option-escape (command=Apple key) does a force quit in OS X.
ctrl+alt+delete can restart a windows machine. This is called soft reboot or warm boot. For Windows 5.x or later versions, you need to hit ctrl+alt+delete multi times to reboot the machine. Only hit it once will launch task manager.