MacBook Pro

Learn how to correctly remove or install a battery in your MacBook Pro portable computer. This applies to any model of MacBook Pro with a battery you can remove on your own, in both 15-inch and 17-inch configurations. Note: For … Continue reading →

You may see multiple, dark vertical bands or dark bumps starting along the bottom of the MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2008) or MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008) with the high resolution LED backlit display, as shown below.  

In certain cases, you may experience built-in keyboard issues on your MacBook or MacBook Pro computers after upgrading to Mac OS X v10.5. These issues may include the keyboard intermittently not responding or the first key you type being ignored.

 You can find the external ports and connectors of a MacBook Pro (17 inch, Early 2009) on the left side of the computer.

Learn how to download and install the MacBook Pro Hard Drive Firmware Update 2.0, which reduces certain infrequent noises made by 7200-rpm drives that shipped with the Mid 2009 MacBook Pro.

In some cases, after installing Mac OS X v10.5.8 you may experience AirPort performance issues while running on battery power.

With some Mac OS X v10.5 installation DVDs supplied with MacBook (Early 2008) and MacBook Pro (Early 2008) computers, if you are reinstalling an application via Optional Installs, the checkmark that indicates your selection may not appear. Optional Installs allows … Continue reading →

If an NVIDIA component is uninstalled while using Boot Camp, you may notice your screen resolution changes to 800 x 600 and cannot be changed.

Battery Update 1.3 updates battery firmware and addresses battery performance issues with the 15-inch MacBook Pro.

The following provides information on the available ports for the MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008).