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    Getting Macbook Pro Help!

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by DWO9081, May 31, 2006.

  1. DWO9081

    DWO9081 Newbie

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    Hi, i ordered my macbook pro just yesterday and it should come in about a week or so. I'm new to mac and I have some questions that i hope can be answered.

    Configuration:
    2.0GHz Intel Core Duo Processor
    2 GB of PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 memory
    ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics processor 256MB GDDR3
    100GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA hard drive

    1. If you install Win XP, can you switch back and forth from Mac and XP with ease? because i'm thinking about using Mac for school work and Windows for gaming and stuff.
    2. I heard that the graphics card is underclocked. How do you OC it?
    3. Is it easy to install Win XP?
     
    DWO9081, May 31, 2006
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  2. Reize

    Reize Notebook Virtuoso

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    1.Yeah, but you have to shut down the machine to do it.

    2.You can't with Mac software, not sure about while bootcamping.

    3.Yeah, just as easy as installing regular stuff really.
     
    Reize, May 31, 2006
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  3. cycloneguy2618

    cycloneguy2618 Notebook Deity

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    However be warned. It has happened to some people that after doing the Boot Camp with Windows, it erased OS X. And Apple has no support for this at the time. So if this was to happen, you should try and reinstall OS X.
     
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  4. DWO9081

    DWO9081 Newbie

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    Thanks for the info!
     
    DWO9081, May 31, 2006
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  5. xAMDvsIntelx

    xAMDvsIntelx Notebook Deity

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    About OCing: It is possible to do in Windows, however, I've read some pretty nasty stories about what can happen: Some person fried his GPU doing it, another guy scorched the table he was using his MBP on, and someone else fried the MagSafe power input becuase conditions got so hot. I highly recommend using a cooling pad if your going to be doing any OCing with the MBP.
     
    xAMDvsIntelx, May 31, 2006
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  6. DWO9081

    DWO9081 Newbie

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    Whoa.. Thanks for the heads up about the OC. Oh and btw, the Maximum Operating Altitude of Macbook Pro is said to be 10,000 feet. Does this mean that i can't use this on a plane?
     
    DWO9081, May 31, 2006
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  7. LostCause

    LostCause Notebook Guru

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    Planes are pressurized to ~8000ft altitude by the engines. Outside, around 13,000ft you can start to become asphixiated if not acclimated (people have climbed Everest @29,000ft+ w/o any oxygen tanks, but normals humans can't).

    Even if you did travel above 10,000ft, you'd probably be fine. I've only heard of Plasma tv's having problems (popping) at altitude. It's like the temperature limits...most people don't follow them and are problem free.

    Just keep in mind that bootcamp is a beta and that restarting to switch operating systems might become a pain if you do it enough...There are more realistic options than the Macbook Pro...but none as nice.
     
    LostCause, May 31, 2006
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  8. Nrbelex

    Nrbelex Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    My guess is in a pressurized cabin, the conditions are nearly the same as on the ground but I'm not really qualified to answer this question... interesting though...

    ~ Brett
     
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  9. Pressure

    Pressure Notebook Evangelist

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    The MagSafe had nothing to do with the rest of the MacBook Pro. It burned because of wear and tear on the cable just beneath the magnet and the current passing through it got increased resistance, hence why the cable burned. Note, nothing happened to the MacBook Pro!
     
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    Good info thanks
     
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  11. xAMDvsIntelx

    xAMDvsIntelx Notebook Deity

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    I have to disagree - the owner of the MBP that had his connector burned up, ALSO had damage to his notebook ( Link) Arstechnica also reported the incident here. There was an incident of a MBP owner claiming his cord blew up on him, which I think you are referring to, but I am not speaking of.
     
    xAMDvsIntelx, Jun 1, 2006
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