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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:26:24 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MacBook Air 11" Late 2010: meu computador não liga- bateria nova]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>boa noite,</p>

<p>a alguns dias o meu computador parou de ligar e ao que tudo indica o problema é a bateria, já que o sistema já estava pedindo pra trocar.</p>

<p>eu estava buscando o modelo correto para trocar a bateria, mas pro meu computador eu só consigo achar baterias pro macbook air late 2010 A1370 7,3V.</p>

<p>Porém, o meu computador é 14,5V, queria saber se ele é compatível e se seria um problema comprar coma voltagem diferente.</p>

<p>obrigada.</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:39:36 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2012: 3 bipes da memória ram]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Olá pessoal!<br /></p>

<p>Meu MacBook começou a travar sua tela e reiniciar com o barulho dos 3 bipes, que indica problemas com a Memória Ram.<br /></p>

<p>Fiz o teste de retirar elas, limpar e recolocar, infelizmente continuou o problema.<br /></p>

<p>Fiz o teste de utilizar apenas um Slot e apenas uma Unidade de Memória, e ambas funcionaram normal em ambos os Slots! Agora eu consigo utilizar o MacBook normalmente com apenas um Slot, mas se eu utilizo os dois Slots, após um tempo o Macbook trava a tela e desliga.</p>

<p>Ps: Utilizo Memória Ram da Elpida (2x4gb) 12800S.</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2020 10:00:32 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2010: Como ligar o computador nos contatos da logic board?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Como posso ligar o computador sem usar o botão power.</p>

<p>Ligando direto nos contatos da placa logic board</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2019 06:10:06 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[iMac Intel 27" EMC 2546: Meu iMac não liga, o primeiro led de diagnostico fica piscando]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>o primeiro led de diagnostico fica piscando, será que é o processador? ou a logicboard morreu?</p>]]></description>
<link>https://pt.ifixit.com/Answers/View/569859/Meu+iMac+n%C3%A3o+liga,+o+primeiro+led+de+diagnostico+fica+piscando</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2019 14:48:59 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple LED Cinema Display: Mancha na parte esquerda da tela.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Meu monitor tem uma mancha do lado esquerdo, um técnico me disse que precisa desmontar e fazer uma limpeza, mas não é uma simples limpeza. Alguém já teve essa mancha?</p>

<p>Grato</p>

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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:47:11 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MacBook Pro 13" Touch Bar 2018: Dupla letra "ee" ou falha na letra " " ao digital, principalmente "e"]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Quando estou a digitar no meu mac que já é uma unidade de substituição, de vez em quando a letra é falha, outras vezes el acrescenta ee nas letras.</p>

<p>Exrcicio d teste. (tentei escrever Exercicio de teste) e ele saltou várias letras como podem ver.</p>

<p>Outras vezes aparece um ee que não teve um duplo click na tecla e.</p>

<p>Este facto ocorre aleatoriamente.</p>

<p>Como se trata já de um equipamento de substituição, queria saber se existiam mais casos iguais ao meu.</p>

<p>Cumprimentos</p>

<p>David Crespo</p>

<p><br /></p>

<p><br /></p>

<p>⟐ Edited by author setembro 21, 2018 at 12:39 GMT-7</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2018 12:39:33 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mac Pro 2009-2012: Por que a minha a placa grafica avariou?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Tenho cerca de 15 Mac pro antigos , todos eles usam placas graficas ATI RADEON HD6770 1GB,  tenho tido problema de avarias de placa grafica a cada 8 meses uma placa avaria/queima, ate hoje ja perdi 4 ,placas graficas não sei o que pode estar a causar esse tipo de avarias, preciso evitar que as outras placas queimem.</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 01:35:30 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple USB SuperDrive: How do I eject a disk?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I can't figure out how to eject a disk from the SuperDrive.</p>

<p>⟐ Commented outubro 26, 2025 at 22:49 GMT-7</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 22:49:40 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Early 2011: How do I reset the firmware password on my MacBook Pro?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Hi, everybody.  I'm Wilson, as you see on the forum. Well, I got a MacBook Pro early 2011 that I bought from a friend 2 months ago. The firmware is protected by a password, and I cannot boot form my HDD. When I googled it, I found that the firmware password should be removed or reset, but I don't know how to reset it. Please help me, because I ain't got any other to work on.</p>

<p>⟐ Answered outubro 29, 2025 at 1:11 GMT-7</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 01:11:49 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[iMac Intel 21.5" Retina 4K Display (2017): Muffled Microphone - iMac 21.5" (mid 2017) - Following Adhesive Strips]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This is actually an answer rather than a question; a solution to a problem that is not yet in any guides. Since I couldn't find a resolution online, I figured I'd share my own.</p>

<p>The mid 2017 21.5&quot; model of the iMac is new and this issue isn't major, so it's not surprising that the few people who have sewn up their computers after an upgrade or fix either haven't encountered it yet, or found the true cause.</p>

<p>The problem is that after reassembly, the microphone input is faint and muffled. It functions, but barely, and is essentially unusable. The culprit turns out to be the adhesive strips used for reassembly. The frame of this iMac model seems identical to its 2012-2015 predecessors, so ostensibly the same strips made for these earlier models would work here too. However, the microphone has been moved from the top of the computer (near the webcam) to behind the frame at the bottom of the screen.</p>

<p>Note the location of the &quot;4R&quot; strip in the following picture:</p>

<p><a href="https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/CgvysPPKcUD2YmKP.huge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" title="https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/CgvysPPKcUD2YmKP.huge">https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/ig...</a></p>

<p>Now look at the location of where the microphone has been moved to:</p>

<p><a href="https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/KrkIEWTXAxYMDACE.huge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" title="https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/KrkIEWTXAxYMDACE.huge">https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/ig...</a></p>

<p>One can clearly see that the &quot;4R&quot; strip completely covers the microphone and the holes in front of it, deadening any sound picked up.</p>

<p>Knowing this, the solution is simple. Make sure the microphone works properly before using any adhesive. Then, apply the adhesive strips, but when laying down the &quot;4R&quot; strip, cut away the portion covering the microphone (and a little bit more from each side to be safe).</p>

<p>Hopefully, this post will save others from hours of exasperation! :)</p>

<p>Cheers!</p>

<p>⟐ Answered novembro 25, 2025 at 21:56 GMT-7</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:56:12 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display Mid 2015: iOS devices connecting and disconnecting rapidly.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I've been having this issue for a while with my iPad Air 2: When I plug it into my MacBook, it will act as though I am plugging it in and unplugging it rapidly, and will not stay connected long enough for me to sync or backup with iTunes.</p>

<p>My iPhone has connected perfectly until today, when it started doing the same thing as the iPad. All other USB devices work fine, and my iPad and iPhone both connect with the windows computers at work just fine. I've tested with both USB ports on my MacBook, and with several known working cords, both Apple branded and not.</p>

<p>I've done a lot of searching, and haven't found any definitive answers or solutions, but today I thought I would try something.</p>

<p>I use Windows 10 in VMWare on my laptop for work (and yes I made sure it wasn't running before trying to sync to make sure that wasn't causing the connectivity issues). But today I opened Windows on my MacBook, and when I plugged in my iPad I told it to open in Windows, and voila it connected to iTunes in windows fine and stayed connected.</p>

<p>This leads me to believe it is some sort of software issue on the MacBook side of things. I even tried closing itunes and just plugging my phone in to charge, and it again acted as though I was continuously plugging it in and unplugging it, but stayed connected in Windows.</p>

<p>Is there something I can do to correct this? I thought it might be an iTunes issue, but since it wouldn't even keep my phone connected enough to charge without iTunes open, I'm assuming it's an OSX issue.</p>

<p>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!</p>

<p>⟐ Commented outubro 14, 2025 at 22:45 GMT-7</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 22:45:32 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MacBook Pro 13" Touch Bar Late 2016: Horizontal lines on top and bottom screen]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Hi i have huge horizontal semi transparent lines on top and bottom of my 2016 touchbar retina macbook pro 13inch.</p>

<p>Other symptoms includes No audio devices found(cant play sound)</p>

<p>Is there any possible reasons for this? I highly doubt is a software problem.</p>

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<p>hey guys an update on my issue, i never went for a fix, the problem went away after i left it to rest for a few days, i believe its an overheat issue. my screen has been working fine for the past few months since reporting this. Not sure it will come back, but this is definitely a faulty hardware, and Apple is not admitting it!</p>

<p>Affected model: 2016 Macbook Pro touch bar</p>

<div class="clearer"></div><div class="headerContainer"><h3 id="Section__Update_22_July_Num_2020" class="header"><strong>Update (22 July 2020)</strong></h3></div>

<p>I never went for a fix till now and using the same mac, the problem still comes and go, usually happen when overheating/heavy usage. I brought my macbook for de-dusting the fans and apply new heat paste for my processor in hope that it can reduce overheating issues, replacing the whole display costs too much.</p>

<p>Apple did an update for this issue for the FlexGate issue: <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-my/13-inch-macbook-pro-display-backlight-service" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">13-inch MacBook Pro Display Backlight Service Program</a>. Sadly it doesn’t cover the T-CON issues.</p>

<p>⟐ Commented julho 01, 2025 at 7:48 GMT-7</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 07:48:11 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Mid 2014: Can RAM be upgraded?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I just got a MacBook Pro and already regret not doing the 16GB upgrade. (For now, it's fine, but I'm thinking about the future here.) Is there any chance this will be possible—at least in the years to come?</p>

<p>⟐ Answered julho 09, 2025 at 5:09 GMT-7</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 05:09:37 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011: Why is my keyboard/trackpad not working?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I bought my Macbook Air in September of 2011 new from the Apple store. My trackpad was replaced by Apple in September of 2012 as it gradually began to become unresponsive. Since the repair, I haven't experienced any other problems. The unresponsive trackpad was the only problem I've run into with this Mac.</p>

<p>After some brief surfing around this morning, I went to work with my MacBook running fine as usual. After coming home, my keyboard and trackpad are both unresponsive. What's a bit more unsettling is that, in the System Preferences, it's not even recognizing a trackpad as being connected.</p>

<p>After doing some searching around, I've found that some people ran into this issue with MacBook Pros, and it was because of a ribbon that had become loose underneath the battery. I'm wondering if it's possibly the same problem for me with my MacBook Air. I hadn't read about anyone with an Air experiencing the same problem.</p>

<p>Any help would be appreciated.I would love to get my Air working so I don't have to constantly use my external keyboard/mouse.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>Edit:  The only key that works on the keyboard is the power button.</p>

<p>⟐ Answered julho 07, 2025 at 6:09 GMT-7</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 06:09:42 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MacBook Core 2 Duo: Is it possible to upgrade a MacBook late 2007]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I have a core 2 Duo MacBook late 2007 version, is there a possibility of upgrading it so that I can download &amp; use the latest Mac OS X version. I cannot upgrade the software beyond Snow Leopard.</p>

<p>⟐ Commented dezembro 28, 2021 at 8:19 GMT-7</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2021 08:19:03 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MacBook Air 13" Mid 2012: A flashing question mark in a folder]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>When I turn on my Mac book on the screen it has a flashing question mark inside a folder and it won't let me do anything</p>

<p>⟐ Answered fevereiro 03, 2026 at 10:27 GMT-7</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:27:22 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MacBook Pro 15" Core 2 Duo Models A1226 and A1260: MacBookPro does not power up on AC power or battery.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I've noticed a number of &quot;My Macbook Pro won't turn on&quot; posts here, but my symptoms seem to be different (read: worse) than the other posts that I've read, such as this <a href="/Answers/View/49537/MacBook+Pro+no+startup+sound,+and+not+able+to+start">MacBook Pro no startup sound, and not able to start</a>.</p>

<p><strong>Here's what's going on:</strong></p>

<p>I have an A1226 15&quot; MacBook Pro (mid 2007) with serial number: W872218YX92. I can't get it to turn on; whether it's plugged into the AC adapter or on a battery, I get no visible or audible response from the machine when I push the power button--none of the lights turn on, none of the fans spin, etc.</p>

<p>I've read about the <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2377" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">nVIDIA 8600GT issue</a>, but I don't get any response from the machine at all, so I'm not sure if that's what the problem is. The other thing I've read could be at fault is the '<a href="https://www.ifixit.com/products/macbook-pro-15-model-a1226-left-i-o-board" class="product-link">Left I/O' board</a>', but this thing won't turn on when using AC or a battery. One thing I haven't tried yet is to open it up and check the top cover power switch; is the power switch something that frequently breaks?</p>

<p>Lastly, when the MagSafe adapter is plugged into the machine, the LED on it always glows green--whether or not the battery is plugged in. When the battery <em>is</em> plugged in, the 'charging' LEDs on it do not light up or blink and thus the battery does not charge.</p>

<p>⟐ Answered julho 10, 2025 at 23:42 GMT-7</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 23:42:42 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Magic Mouse: Why Magic Mouse curser does not move?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>When i switch on my magic mouse, it stated connected in my mac but the curser is not moving. Button and scroll work well. It seems like the mouse laser is not functioning. Need help.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

<p>⟐ Commented março 16, 2026 at 8:00 GMT-7</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:00:03 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MacBook Pro 13" Touch Bar 2017: Cursor jumping randomly when typing]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I have a 2017 touch bar pro, and when I type, randomly, the cursor will end up in some other place while I'm typing. I'm guessing it has something to do with the massive trackpad. Sometimes the cursor just moves and I'll be typing in some other sentence, sometimes it highlights entire areas of text, and I'll type over those. I haven't seen anything online about this issue, but everyone I know who has this model complains about the same problem. I've already taken it in, and Apple replaced the entire key and trackpad set up, saying it was possibly dust under the keyboard, but that's not the fix. It started right out of the box. Anyone know of this problem and a potential fix? I've changed some of the haptic feedback settings, but... still nothing.</p>

<p>⟐ Commented junho 30, 2025 at 13:09 GMT-7</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:09:10 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MacBook Air: Startup chime, no boot, white screen of death]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>My Air (rEFIt installed) was working flawlessly. The battery and charger are in perfect shape. It's been just one year of light use.</p>

<p>Right after a normal reboot, it suddenly stopped working: I get the startup chime, a bright white screen (without the Apple logo or pointer), and nothing else. If I don't shut it off, the fan starts working after a few minutes. If I close down the lid, the screen remains lit.</p>

<p>I've tried all the usual fixes and combinations:</p>

<ul><li>Plug in the &quot;system install&quot; pen drive</li><li>Reset the SMC</li><li>Reset the PRAM</li><li>Hold down the Option key</li><li>Hold down the C key (for rEFIt)</li><li>Battery powered, MagSafe powered...</li></ul>

<p>Nothing works!</p>

<p>I just get the chime and the permanent white screen. I don't have any kind of adapters, so I can't check anything involving cable connections. Is there something else I can try? Am I facing a broken logic board? Can it break &quot;just like that&quot;?</p>

<div class="clearer"></div><div class="headerContainer"><h2 id="Section_Update" class="header">Update</h2></div>

<p>Well, folks: I finally found out what went wrong, and I'll try to explain it as well as my ignorance of Apple hardware, OS-X software, and firmware, and computers in general, allows me.</p>

<p>But first things first. I have good news for you: if you ever get the <em>white screen of death.</em> don't panic! And, unless still under guarantee, don't take your computer to an Apple center for them to steal you yet more money by making you pay for a new logic board and/or a new hard drive. Probably you can solve the problem by yourself, spending only a few -very well invested- dollars in a pentalobed or a Phillips #00 screwdriver, plus maybe a Torx T5 one.</p>

<p>Please correct me if I'm wrong, but, as far as I've guessed and investigated, it works like this: Your MacBook Air's firmware (probably also any other MacBook system, but I can't be sure about that) is always instructed to try to, in the first place, boot off certain piece of hardware: be it the hard disk, an external DVD unit, the installed USB stick, or a network boot server. This option can be set in the OS's Startup Manager. When the actual boot setting is any other than the hard drive, then, at boot time, the firmware will look for the instructed medium to boot off, and if for whatever reason it doesn't find it, then it will try to boot off the hard drive as a &quot;last resource&quot;. BUT, when the actual boot setting is &quot;hard drive&quot; and, for whatever reason, the data is corrupted or something is wrong with the boot sector, then the computer will NOT try to find any alternative device, or a network, where to boot off: it will keep forever trying to boot off the hard drive, and thus you get the dreaded white screen of death. The Apple engineers are so smart!!</p>

<p>But it's actually not dead: neither your motherboard nor your drive is dead. They're just in a deep coma.</p>

<p>How can you wake it up from this coma? Simple: remove the back cover and <a href="/Guide/MacBook+Air+13-Inch+Mid+2011+Solid-State+Drive+Replacement/6371" target="_blank">disconnect the hard drive</a>. Believe me: with the right screwdriver, it's very easy to do and <em>even you</em> can do it. Then, and only then, if there is NO hard drive where to try to boot off, the firmware is programmed to look for some other medium: USB stick, external DVD, network... So, plug this medium in and... voilá! There you get your little spinning animated icon and, eventually, the Apple's apple; the startup disk will boot and there you are anew to life.</p>

<p>Now, once you've managed to boot, the FIRST thing you have to do is go to the Startup Manager and set the firmware to boot off your whatever startup medium is (otherwise, upon reboot you'll be in the same S*ITuation). After this, you can plug back in your hard drive and reboot your computer. Hopefully, it will boot off as instructed (the USB/DVD/Network), it will recognize your hard disk, and you can use the Disk Utility to repair it, reformat it, or whatever you want to do with it. After this, everything will go back to normal, and you've saved the Apple care center's $500 bill.</p>

<p>Hope this will help someone to avoid the three weeks anguish I've gone through... I'm sorry to say that it is A SHAME on Apple's part to sell such cr*p and not respond for it, nor inform about it on their support page, but joyfully get your money when you take your laptop to repair.</p>

<p>Welcome any correction or precision to this post.</p>

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