Apple MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011) User Manual

Congratulations, you and your MacBook Pro were made for each other.

10 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoImportant:  Removetheprotectivelmaroundthe85WMagSafePowerAdapterbeforesettingupyourMacBookPro.Step 1:

11Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoWhenyourstconnectthepoweradaptertoyourMacBookPro,anindicatorlightontheMagSafeconnectorstartstoglow

12 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoStep 3: Press the power (®) button briey to turn on your MacBook Pro.Youhearatonewhenyouturnonthecomputer.®

13Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoStep 4: Congure your MacBook Pro with Setup Assistant.ThersttimeyouturnonyourMacBookPro,SetupAssistantsta

14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoTo set up your MacBook Pro:1 InSetupAssistant,followtheonscreeninstructionsuntilyougettothe“TransferInfo

15Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoStep 5: Customize the Mac OS X desktop and set preferences.Youcanquicklymakethedesktoplookthewayyouwantusin

16 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoImportant:  YoucansetanoptiontoresetyourpasswordinUsers&Groupspreferences,incaseyouforgetyourlo

17Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoTo wake your MacBook Pro:Â If the display is closed,simplyopenittowakeyourMacBookPro.Â If the display is alre

Help Center Mac OS X www.apple.com/macosx Life with Your MacBook Pro2

Welcome to your MacBook Pro.www.apple.com/macbookproMulti-Touch trackpadUse gestures like these to control your Mac. Help CentergesturesfacetimeBuilt-

20 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook ProBasic Features of Your MacBook Pro®® Power buttonCamera indicator lightFaceTime HDcameraBuilt-in stereospeake

21Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook ProBuilt-in FaceTime HD camera and camera indicator lightUsetheincludedFaceTimeapplicationtomakevideocall

22 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook ProKeyboard Features of Your MacBook ProVolumekeysBrightnesskeysMediaEject keyMutekeyMediakeysKeyboard illuminat

23Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook ProFunction (fn) keyPressandholdthiskeytoactivatecustomizedactionsassignedtothefunctionkeys(F1to

24 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook ProPorts on Your MacBook Pro®¯Gigabit Ethernetport (10/100/1000Base-T)GAudio outportfAudio inport,USB 2.0portsdE

25Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro¯MagSafe power portPlugintheincluded85WMagSafePowerAdaptertorechargetheMacBookProbattery.GGigabit

26 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook ProUsing the Multi-Touch TrackpadUsethetrackpadtomovethepointerandtoperformavarietyofMulti-Touchge

27Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook ProÂ Secondary-clickingor“right-clicking”letsyouaccessshortcutmenucommands.• Tosetuptwo-ngerseconda

28 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook ProThefollowingtrackpadgesturesworkincertainapplications.Whenyouperformthesegestures,slideyourng

29Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook ProÂ Three-nger swipingworksintheFinderandallapplications.Swipingthreengerstotheleftorrightlet

Mission ControlA bird’s-eye view of what’s running on your Mac.Help Centermission controlOS X Lionwww.apple.com/macosxFull screenMake apps full screen

30 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook ProUsing the MacBook Pro BatteryWhentheMagSafepoweradapterisn’tconnected,yourMacBookProdrawspowerfro

31Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook ProCharging the BatteryWhenthepoweradapterthatcamewithyourMacBookProisconnected,thebatterychargesw

32 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook ProMore InformationFormoreinformationaboutusingyourMacBookPro,seethefollowing:To learn about SeeInstal

33Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook ProTo learn about SeeCaringforthebattery HelpCenterandsearchfor“battery.”Connectingaprinter HelpCenter

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36 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook ProThischapterprovidesinformationandinstructionsforupgradingtheharddiskdriveandinstallingadditionalme

37Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook ProReplacing the Hard Disk DriveYoucanupgradetheharddiskdriveinyourMacBookPro.Theharddiskdriveislocat

38 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook ProImportant:  Becausethescrewsaredierentlengths,notethescrewlengthsandlocationssoyoucanreplacethe

39Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook ProImportant:  Whenyouremovethebottomcase,youexposesensitiveinternalcomponents,whichcanbeaectedbysta

40 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro4 Locatethebracketatthetopofthedrive.UseaPhillipsscrewdrivertoloosenthetwocaptivescrewsthath

41Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro6 Holdthedrivebyitssidesandgentlypulltheconnectorontherightsideofthedrivetodisconnectit.Don’

42 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook ProImportant:  Therearefour(4)mountingscrewsonthesidesofyourharddiskdrive.Ifyourreplacementdrivedo

43Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro8 Insertthereplacementdriveatanangle,makingsurethemountingscrewsareseatedproperly.9 Replacetheb

44 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro10 Replacethebottomcase.Replaceandtightenthetenscrewsyouremovedinstep2intheirproperlocations,m

45Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook ProInstalling Additional Memory Yourcomputerhastwomemoryslotsthatyouaccessbyremovingthebottomcase.Your

46 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro3 Pushtheleversonthesidesofthememorymoduleoutwardtoreleasethemodulefromthememorycardslot.The

47Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro4 Holdthememorymodulebyitsnotchesandremoveitfromtheslot.5 Removetheothermemorymodule.Important: 

48 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook ProNotches7 Followtheinstructionsforreplacingthebottomcaseinstep10onpage44.

49Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook ProMaking Sure Your MacBook Pro Recognizes the New MemoryAfterinstallingadditionalmemoryinyourMacBookPro,chec

5ContentsChapter 1: Ready, Set Up, Go 9 What’sintheBox 9 SettingUpYourMacBookPro 16 PuttingYourMacBookProtoSleeporShuttingItDow

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52 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionOccasionally,youmighthaveproblemswhileworkingwithyourMacBookPro.Readonfortroubleshootingtipstotr

53Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionProblems That Prevent You from Using Your MacBook ProIf your MacBook Pro doesn’t respond or the pointer doesn’t mo

54 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionIf your MacBook Pro freezes during startup, or you see a ashing question mark, or the screen is dark and the sle

55Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionÂ Iftheproblempersists,closeallopendocumentsandquitallapplications.Returnthecomputertoitsfactory

56 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionIf you press the battery button, and all battery indicator lights ash ve times quicklyYourbatteryneedstobe

57Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionUsetheMacOSXUtilitiesapplicationto:Â RestoreyoursoftwareanddatafromaTimeMachinebackup.Â Reinstal

58 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionTo open the Mac OS X Utilities application:m RestartyourcomputerwhileholdingdowntheCommand(x)andRkeys

59Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionRestoring Information Using a Time Machine BackupIfyoupreviouslycreatedaTimeMachinebackup,usetheRestore

6 ContentsChapter 4: Problem, Meet Solution 52 AnOunceofPrevention 53 ProblemsThatPreventYoufromUsingYourMacBookPro 56 Repairing,Re

60 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionYoucaninstallMacOSXwithouterasingthedisk,whichsavesyourexistinglesandsettings,oryoucanerase

61Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionAfterrestoringMacOSXandyourAppleapplications,youcanselectivelyrestoreyourotherdataandapplications

62 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionProblems with Your Internet ConnectionYourMacBookProhastheNetworkSetupAssistantapplicationtohelpwalky

63Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionImportant:  InstructionsthatrefertomodemsdonotapplytoLANusers.LANusersmighthavehubs,switches,rout

64 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionNetwork Connections MakesuretheEthernetcableispluggedintoyourMacBookProandintothenetwork.Checkthe

65Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionÂ MakesureyourMacBookProiswithinrangeoftheothercomputerorthenetwork’saccesspoint.Nearbyelectron

66 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionLearning More, Service, and SupportYourMacBookProdoesnothaveanyuser-serviceableparts,excepttheharddri

67Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionAppleCare Service and SupportYourMacBookProcomeswith90daysoftechnicalsupportandoneyearofhardwarerep

68 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionLocating Your Product Serial NumberUseoneofthesemethodstondyourcomputer’sserialnumber:Â Turnoveryou

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70 Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastForyoursafetyandthatofyourequipment,followtheserulesforhandlingandcleaningyourMacBookProandforwo

71Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastTooperatethecomputersafelyandreducethepossibilityofheat-relatedinjuries,followtheseguidelines:Â Setup

72 Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastToreducethepossibilityofoverheatingthepoweradapterorofheat-relatedinjuries,dooneofthefollowing:Â

73Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastDisconnectthepoweradapteranddisconnectanyothercablesifanyofthefollowingconditionsexists:Â Youwantto

74 Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastHearing damagePermanenthearinglossmayoccurifearbudsorheadphonesareusedathighvolume.Youcanadaptove

75Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastImportant Handling InformationNOTICE:  FailuretofollowthesehandlinginstructionscouldresultindamagetoyourM

76 Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastUsing the optical driveTheSuperDriveinyourMacBookProsupportsstandard12cm(4.7inch)discs.Irregularlysh

77Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastUnderstanding ErgonomicsHerearesometipsforsettingupahealthyworkenvironment.Keyboard and TrackpadWhenyouus

78 Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastUsealighttouchwhentypingorusingthetrackpadandkeepyourhandsandngersrelaxed.Avoidrollingyourthumb

79Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastYoumighthavetoraiseyourchairsothatyourforearmsandhandsareattheproperangletothekeyboard.Ifthism

8 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoYourMacBookProisdesignedsothatyoucansetitupquicklyandstartusingitrightaway.Ifyouhaveneveruseda

80Regulatory Compliance InformationRegulatory Compliance InformationFCC Compliance StatementThisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCrules.Operat

81Canadian Compliance StatementThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanadalicense-exemptRSSstandard(s).Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwocon

82Nederlands Hierbij verklaart Apple Inc. dat het toestel MacBook Pro in overeenstemming is met de essentiële eisen en de andere bepalingen van rich

83Japan VCCI Class B StatementExternal USB Modem InformationWhenconnectingyourMacBookProtothephonelineusinganexternalUSBmodem,refertot

84Battery Disposal InformationDisposeofbatteriesaccordingtoyourlocalenvironmentallawsandguidelines.Deutschland: DiesesGerätenthältBatter

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86 Looking for Something?IndexAACplug 10ACpoweradapter.SeepoweradapterACpowercord 10adapter,power.SeepoweradapterAppleCare 67AppleHard

87Looking for Something?Ethernetconnectingto 11port 25ExpressCardslot 25FF1toF12functionkeys 23FaceTimeapplication 21FaceTimeHDcamera 2

88 Looking for Something?Nnetworkaddresstranslation(NAT) 64connections 64diagnostics 62NetworkSetupAssistant 62number,serial 68Oonlineresou

89Looking for Something?ejectingadisc 56hardwareproblems 61Internetconnection 62pointerwon’tmove 53PPPoEconnections 63screengoesblack 5

9Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoWhat’s in the BoxAC power cord85W MagSafe Power Adapter®Setting Up Your MacBook ProYourMacBookProisdesignedsothat

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