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Adjust monitor brightness
On the bottom-right of the screen, on the task bar, is there an icon that looks like a monitor? Poke at that until it works.
APPLE MACBOOK PROBLEM
Hi hernanezcol,
The start-up system isn't seeing your hard drive - - either disconnected, corrupted or damaged.
If damaged, you'll have to buy a new hard drive and either replace it or have it replaced.
Do you have Applecare? If so, contact your local Apple store and use it to limit you cost of service if you don't do it yourself.
If disconnected (unlikely unless you've been digging around inside), you'll have to re-attach the ribbon cable.
If corrupted, you'll have to reformat and reimage that hard drive, using your start-up DVD disks. I'd use Disk Utility to reformat the drive (assuming a single partition, Mac OS-X only - - if you want multiple partitions, write back and let me know so I can include that detail). The reinstall the operating system.
If you had data on that hard drive that you didn't back-up, you can either pay someone to retrieve it for you (if it's possible) or just learn from this to back-up your data on a regular basis.
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Hi, I'm using windows xp
right mouse click anywhere on the blank wallpaper background on your main screen, then choose properties from the drop down menu, then click on the settings tab, then the advanced button on the lower part on the display properties window. Once opened you can navigate to the tabs to adjust your display. good luck,let me know how you fare.
Sound driver not working
Hi,
Go to the device manager, right click the sound devices, remove them.
reboot and it should reinstall the drivers. Hopefully it should work..
Thank you......
Software mac tuneup
Hey, I'm not mac whiz, but the best way to remove the software from the computer is to type in the name of the program in the finder search bar, and physically drag it into the trash and empty it. I called mac support about it, and now they are trying to be better with the uninstall aspect of their new programs, but there are so many more programs for tune up that could be compatible with leopard on the main website.
Also every once in a while, you should zero out your free space (which is similar to defragment) by going to the finder menu next to the apple on the top left part of the screen, selecting the services submenu and then disk utility. It dosent matter which one you chose under disk utility. When that window opens up, you click on your mac hd icon on the left and then choose erase from the options on the menu. (THIS WILL NOT ERASE YOUR EXISTING INFO) Select the top option (Zero Out Deleted Files) and this will place zeros which will take the fragments of files left on your mac off. I hope this was helpful and good luck!
Download of ipod music to my MacBook library
if you have plugged the Windows formatted ipod into your mac and then formatted it using the mac, there will be no music left on the ipod. if you want to retain the windows format and the music currently on the ipod, you must say "no" to any offer to format the ipod that the mac itunes may prompt you with.
if you haven't formatted it, then you can use third party programs such as yamipod which allows you to copy music from ipod to your desktop which you can then import into itunes. search google for yamipod.
Downloading a windows media player to a MacBook
Stuffit is like Winzip for Mac.
Where are you downloading the media player from?
Do you have a copy of Stuffit it installed on your Mac so that you can decompress media player if that's the format you are downloading it in?
Macbook cdrom stuck in copy mode
hold down power button until your machine shuts off. then power back on. you should be fine.
if the cd is stuck in the drive, restart the machine and hold down the mouse button while restarting - the cd should eject itself.
Screen lines on MacBook.
Sounds like dropped pixels. My first guess is the computer has been dropped on its corner, with the pixel dropout radiating diagonally from the corner.
My saint bernard sat on my g3 lombard, and I have vertical pixel dropout because of it, from the top of the screen to the bottom.
And no, it is not normal for a macbook to have lines across the screen.
Linda h.
Forgot my screen saver password
You need the Install CD that came new with your computer to reset the password if no other administrator accounts have been created. Steps:
- Tuin on your computer, Insert the Install CD on your computer and hold the C key
- Choose Reset Password from Installer/Utilities Menu
- Select your Mac OS X hard disk volume.
- Set the user name of your original administrator account.
- Enter a new password.
- Click Save.
- Computer restarts and you now know what your password is
Forgot password
- restart your computer
- go to Control Panel
- click Display
- on the Screen Saver Tab, uncheck on Resume, password protected. i.efigA.
- click Apply, then Ok.
Enjoy
3inch cd into macbook dvd rom
Since Macs are not compatible with 3' cd's the only way it could work is if you had an external cd drive. You can even get them cheap! Here is a link to one on a website. I never used this website to purchase anything but its just to show you what you might consider looking for!
http://tekgems.com/Products/tg-et-20875-cdr-blk-24xext-cdr.htm
I personally hate how macs are not compatible with 3 inch cds but I hope this helps you out and good luck!
My mac wont work. Blinking folder with a ?
sounds like like your hardrive has died or you have lost your operating system use the recovery disc that came with your computer to reload the computer as it was from the factory.
IF this doesnt work replace your harddrive
Forgot password to log on to notebook
- i found this floating around, hope it helps, let me know please
Start up from a Mac OS X Install CD (one whose version is closest the the version of Mac OS X installed). You should first
disable Open Firmware password protection, if it is enabled. Hold the C key as the computer starts.
- Choose Reset Password from the Installer menu (or Utilities menu in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger). Tip: If you don't see this menu or menu choice, you're probably not started from the CD yet.
- Select your Mac OS X hard disk volume.
- Set the user name of your original administrator account.
Important: Do not select "System Administrator (root)". This is actually a reference to the root user. Do not confuse it with a normal administrator account.
Blank screen
It's a hardware failure. Try reinstalling the OS, otherwise it sounds like apple gave you a LEMON. LOL (little humor there). This also happens when there is no OS installed at all, which doing the above may solve the problem. Also, check to make sure the Hard drive is formatted for FAT~~ and not NTFS, cause for some reason, apple system hate NTFS Drives.
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