Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
[. . . ] Congratulations, you and your MacBook Pro were made for each other.
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Time Machine Automatically back up and restore your files.
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Spotlight Find anything on your Mac.
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iLife '11
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Contents
Chapter 1: Ready, Set Up, Go
9 What'sintheBox 9 SettingUpYourMacBookPro 16 PuttingYourMacBookProtoSleeporShuttingItDown
Chapter 2: Life with Your MacBook Pro
20 22 24 26 30 31 BasicFeaturesofYourMacBookPro KeyboardFeaturesofYourMacBookPro PortsonYourMacBookPro UsingtheMulti-TouchTrackpad UsingtheMacBookProBattery GettingAnswers
Chapter 3: Boost Your MacBook Pro
37 ReplacingtheHardDiskDrive 44 InstallingAdditionalMemory
Chapter 4: Problem, Meet Solution
51 ProblemsThatPreventYoufromUsingYourMacBookPro 56 UsingAppleHardwareTest
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ProblemswithYourInternetConnection ProblemswithAirPortExtremeWirelessCommunication KeepingYourSoftwareUptoDate ReinstallingtheSoftwareThatCamewithYourMacBookPro UsingDiskUtility LearningMore, Service, andSupport LocatingYourProductSerialNumber
Chapter 5: Last, but Not Least
68 71 74 76 77 ImportantSafetyInformation ImportantHandlingInformation UnderstandingErgonomics AppleandtheEnvironment RegulatoryComplianceInformation
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82 Index
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Ready, Set Up, Go
www. apple. com/macbookpro Mac Help Migration Assistant
YourMacBookProisdesignedsothatyoucansetitupquicklyandstartusingitright away. IfyouhaveneverusedaMacBookProorarenewtoMacintoshcomputers, read thischapterforhelpgettingstarted. Important: Readalltheinstallationinstructions(andthesafetyinformationstartingon page67)carefullybeforeyoufirstuseyourcomputer. Ifyouareanexperienceduser, youmayalreadyknowenoughtogetstarted. Makesure youlookovertheinformationinChapter2, "LifewithYourMacBookPro, "tofindout aboutthenewfeaturesofthisMacBookPro. ManyanswerstoquestionscanbefoundonyourcomputerinMacHelp. For informationaboutusingMacHelp, see"GettingAnswers"onpage31. Applemay releasenewversionsandupdatestoitssystemsoftware, sotheimagesshownin thisbookmaybeslightlydifferentfromwhatyouseeonscreen.
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What's in the Box
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60W MagSafe Power Adapter
AC power cord
Setting Up Your MacBook Pro
YourMacBookProisdesignedsothatyoucansetitupquicklyandstartusingitright away. Thefollowingpagestakeyouthroughthesetupprocess, includingthesetasks:
 Plugginginthe60WMagSafePowerAdapter  Connectingcablesandaccessinganetwork  TurningonyourMacBookProandusingthetrackpad  ConfiguringauseraccountandothersettingsusingSetupAssistant  SettinguptheMacOSXdesktopandpreferences
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Important: Removetheprotectivefilmaroundthe60WMagSafePowerAdapter beforesettingupyourMacBookPro. [. . . ] If you press the battery button, and the battery indicator lights flash from left to right and then from right to left, five times in a row Yourbatteryisnotrecognized. ContactanAppleRetailStoreoranAppleAuthorized ServiceProvider. If you forget your password Youcanresetyouradministratorpasswordandpasswordsforallotheraccounts. 1 InserttheMac OS X Install DVD. ThenrestartyourcomputerandholddowntheCkeyas itstartsup. 3 Whenthenextscreenappears, chooseResetPasswordfromtheUtilitiesmenuinthe menubar. Followtheonscreeninstructions. If you have trouble ejecting a disc  Quitanyapplicationsthatmightbeusingthediscandtryagain.
 Ifthisdoesn'twork, restartthecomputerwhileholdingdownthetrackpad.
Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution
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Using Apple Hardware Test
IfyoususpectaproblemwiththeMacBookProhardware, youcanusetheApple HardwareTestapplicationtohelpdetermineifthereisaproblemwithoneofthe computer'scomponents, suchasthememoryorprocessor. To use Apple Hardware Test: 1 Disconnectallexternaldevicesfromyourcomputerexceptthepoweradapter. 3 WhentheAppleHardwareTestchooserscreenappears, selectthelanguageyouwant touse. 5 WhentheAppleHardwareTestmainscreenappears(afterabout45seconds), follow theonscreeninstructions. 6 IfAppleHardwareTestdetectsaproblem, itdisplaysanerrorcode. Makeanoteofthe errorcodebeforepursuingsupportoptions. IfAppleHardwareTestdoesn'tdetecta hardwarefailure, theproblemmaybesoftwarerelated. Ifthisproceduredoesn'twork, youcanuseAppleHardwareTestfromthe Applications Install DVD thatcamewithyourcomputer. Formoreinformation, seetheApple HardwareTestReadMefileontheApplications Install DVD.
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Problems with Your Internet Connection
YourMacBookProhastheNetworkSetupAssistantapplicationtohelpwalkyou throughsettingupanInternetconnection. OpenSystemPreferencesandclickNetwork. IfyouhavetroublewithyourInternetconnection, youcantrythestepsinthissection startingwithNetworkDiagnostics. 2 ClickNetworkandthenclick"Assistme. " 3 ClickDiagnosticstoopenNetworkDiagnostics. IfNetworkDiagnosticscan'tresolvetheproblem, theremaybeaproblemwiththe Internetserviceprovider(ISP)youaretryingtoconnectto, withanexternaldeviceyou areusingtoconnecttoyourISP, orwiththeserveryouaretryingtoaccess. Youcantry thefollowingsteps.
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Cable Modem, DSL, and LAN Internet Connections Makesureallmodemcablesarefullypluggedin. Checkthemodempowercord, the cablefromthemodemtothecomputer, andthecablefromthemodemtothewall jack. AlsocheckthecablesandpowersuppliesforEthernethubsandrouters. Turn the modem off and on to reset the modem hardware TurnoffyourDSLorcablemodemforafewminutes, andthenturnitbackon. SomeISPsrecommendthatyouunplugthemodem'spowercord. Ifyourmodemhasa resetbutton, youcanpressiteitherbeforeorafteryouturnthepoweroffandon. Important: InstructionsthatrefertomodemsdonotapplytoLANusers. LANusers mighthavehubs, switches, routers, orconnectionpodsthatDSLandcablemodem usersdonothave. LANusersshouldcontacttheirnetworkadministratorratherthan anISP. PPPoE Connections IfyouareunabletoconnecttoyourInternetserviceproviderusingPPPoE(Pointto PointProtocoloverEthernet), makesureyouhaveenteredthecorrectinformationin Networkpreferences. 3 ClickAdd(+)atthebottomofthenetworkconnectionserviceslist, andchoosePPPoE fromtheInterfacepop-upmenu.
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4 ChooseaninterfaceforthePPPoEservicefromtheEthernetpop-upmenu. Choose Ethernetifyouareconnectingtoawirednetwork, orAirPortifyouareconnectingtoa wirelessnetwork. 5 Entertheinformationyoureceivedfromyourserviceprovider, suchastheaccount name, password, andPPPoEservicename(ifyourserviceproviderrequiresit). Network Connections MakesuretheEthernetcableisconnectedtoyourMacBookProandtothenetwork. IfyouhavetwoormorecomputerssharinganInternetconnection, besurethatyour networkissetupproperly. YouneedtoknowifyourISPprovidesonlyoneIPaddress orifitprovidesmultipleIPaddresses, oneforeachcomputer. IfonlyoneIPaddressisprovided, thenyoumusthavearoutercapableofsharingthe connection, alsoknownasnetworkaddresstranslation(NAT)or"IPmasquerading. " Forsetupinformation, checkthedocumentationprovidedwithyourrouteror askthepersonwhosetupyournetwork. YoucanuseanAirPortbasestationto shareoneIPaddressamongmultiplecomputers. Forinformationaboutusingan AirPortbasestation, checkMacHelporgototheAppleAirPortwebsiteat www. apple. com/support/airport. [. . . ] CetappareilnumériquedelaClassBrespectetouteslesexigences duRèglementsurlematérielbrouilleurduCanada.
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Industry Canada Statement
ComplieswiththeCanadianICES-003ClassBspecifications. CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseBestconformeàlanorme NMB-003duCanada. ThisdevicecomplieswithRSS210ofIndustry Canada.
Taiwan Wireless Statements
Bluetooth Europe--EU Declaration of Conformity
ThiswirelessdevicecomplieswiththeR&TTEDirective.
Europe--EU Declaration of Conformity
TheequipmentcomplieswiththeRFExposureRequirement 1999/519/EC, CouncilRecommendationof12July1999onthe limitationofexposureofthegeneralpublictoelectromagnetic fields(0Hzto300GHz). Hereby, AppleInc. declaresthatthis802. 11a/b/g/nMini-PCIecardis incompliancewiththeR&TTEDirective. ComplieswithEuropeanLowVoltageandEMCDirectives. See: www. apple. com/euro/compliance
Taiwan Class B Statement Korea Warning Statements VCCI Class B Statement
Singapore Wireless Certification
Russia
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External USB Modem Information
WhenconnectingyourMacBookProtothephonelineusingan externalUSBmodem, refertothetelecommunicationsagency informationinthedocumentationthatcamewithyourmodem.
ENERGY STAR® Compliance
AsanENERGYSTAR®partner, Applehasdeterminedthatstandard configurationsofthisproductmeettheENERGYSTAR®guidelines forenergyefficiency. TheENERGYSTAR®programisapartnership withelectronicequipmentmanufacturerstopromoteenergyefficientproducts. Reducingenergyconsumptionofproducts savesmoneyandhelpsconservevaluableresources. [. . . ]