that was one year ago haha. managed to trade it in to get my current MBP


fan sound is normal... if ur mac is doing heavy stuff, processor will heat up, and the fan will increase it's speed (more noisy) to cool the processor down. when u're not doing anything, the speed will be slow (around 2000rpm) so u wont hear anything

but if ur mac is idle, but the fan still very loud, then need to clean already lah. go to www.ifixit.com n search for ur mac. for the current macbooks, pretty easy...juz take out a few screws and open the bottom panel, u can see the fan already. juz clean it lah make sure u use the right screwdriver though, n be careful with the other components. u need to clean the rear vents as well.

miniDisplayPort or miniDVI depends on which macbook model are you using. the old macbook white need miniDVI, the newer ones need miniDP.

oh mbp 13" shud be miniDisplayPort. im not aware of any other alternatives thinking of getting one myself too, but rm99 aiyo...

the static thing is common. it's because our charger, from the magnetic end to the square brick, dun have grounding. this is not a problem if we're using good wall sockets. but we dont, that's y we get static.

so we need some grounding for our chargers. dat's where the extension cable (the one that plugs into the square brick, ending in a 3-pronged plug) comes in. it has proper grounding to prevent the static issue

well, apple already fixed it by providing the extension plug

ouch. ur scorpio blue still got warranty? good thing u can do TM backup

yup, so far i haven't installed anything that could bring my mac down. there are buggy softwares yes, but uninstalling always did the trick for me

can try with other brand cd? i mostly use verbatim, works fine compared to other brands i've used.

your answer is somewhere in here

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/990177

look for discussion about FAT32 vs NTFS format. i know it's a long thread, but all u need to know is in there

i guess i'll write a FAQ someday

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: May 27 2010, 03:17 PM

im pretty sure that's the reason for the random freeze

follow wei's suggestion. to boot from the dvd, boot up ur mac n press n hold "C" until the apple logo appears. it'll take a few minutes to load

apart from the shutdown, any other problem?

pretty sure u could've transferred ur files from ur bootcamp 1st before reformatting

do u mean for time machine? im using an external drive for both time machine backups and other stuff. time machine will create one folder on the drive, n only deals with that folder. i can still store other files on the drive without partitioning or whatsoever

keep in mind that time machine requires a HFS+ volume, so PCs cant access it

me again... haha

u can find a fw400-to-800 cable. sometimes called as firewire 6-pin to 9-pin. i have one from belkin, the cable is quite thin compared to normal FW cables

@heavyarm, i notice u have a few one-liner posts lately. try to avoid that if u dun have something constructive or a question to post, then just dont post

TS, about the magic mouse, did u turn it off when not in use?

^ and what good is your post exactly?

TS, follow Ojimaru's recommendation. if it still doesnt solve your problem, boot from the OSX dvd, wait until you get to the menu bar, n go to Utilities > Disk Utility. shud look the same as before, but this time you can do a Repair Disk. try it

^ lol. probably they assumed it was a 13" MBP

any problems with apple products, u can call that number

it's not like there's an applecare for magic mouse anyway unless u bought it with an imac or mac pro la

yup. i meant u cant purchase an "AppleCare Protection Plan for Magic Mouse"

ehhhh

i just discoverd a small sapura branch in miri... my 1st thought was i can send my mbp here if anything happens... now u tell me they dont do service dy.. haha

Too bad singapore also dont have an Apple Store, so no Genius bar for you there. probably the long wait is because they need to determine what is causing the corrosion etc, have to somehow make sure it's not ur fault. well at least u dont have to send ur mac to them, that's good news.

what do u expect the price for palmguard? i bought it for rm140 no regrets. look for xavinlyn in garage sales. his stuff isn't cheap but he's a reputable seller, very responsible guy

^ didnt u ask them how long would it take? they would have the best answer of course hehe