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akwinters2025

macrumors newbie
Original poster
May 23, 2025
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USA
Hello everyone,

I just purchased an early 2011 a1286 mbp and I'm running into a lot of issues. I need to ask for assistance with resolving thse problems.

1. Can I install windows 7 with bootcamp using a USB or I need to buy blank dvds to do this?

2. I'm just learning about the amd HD 6000 series graphics issue. How can I tell if my system is affected by this?

3. No matter what version of macOS I use with opencore it's unbearably slow. Am I doing something wrong?

4. I get 2 errors: "can't download software because of a network problem" and "NSURLErrorDomain 1012". Are these fixable issues?

I'm sorry if this is a lot. I'm totally new to apple and I'm very lost. Any help is appreciated.
 
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