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Occasionally you may have problems while working with your MacBook Pro. Read on to find some solutions to try when you have a problem. You can also find more troubleshooting information in Mac Help and on the MacBook Pro Service Support website at www.apple.com/support/macbookpro. When you experience a problem working with your MacBook Pro, there is usually a simple and quick solution. Think about the conditions that led up to the problem. Making a note of things you did before the problem occurred will help you narrow down possible causes and find the answers you need. Things to note include: Â The applications you were using when the problem occurred. Problems that occur only with a specific application might indicate that the application is not compatible with the version of the Mac OS installed on your computer. Â Any new software that you installed, especially software that added items to the System folder. Â Any new hardware that you installed, such as additional memory or a peripheral. Problems That Prevent You from Using Your MacBook Pro If your MacBook Pro doesn't respond or the pointer doesn't move On rare occasions, an application might "freeze" on the screen. Mac OS X provides a way to quit a frozen application without restarting your computer. Quitting a frozen application might allow you to save your work in other open applications. To force an application to quit: 1 Press Command (x)-Option-Esc or choose Apple () > Force Quit from the menu bar. The Force Quit Applications dialog appears with the application selected. 46 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution

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Chapter 4
Problem, Meet Solution
Occasionally you may have problems while working with your MacBook Pro. Read on
to find some solutions to try when you have a problem. You can also find more
troubleshooting information in Mac Help and on the MacBook Pro Service Support
website at www.apple.com/support/macbookpro.
When you experience a problem working with your MacBook Pro, there is usually a
simple and quick solution. Think about the conditions that led up to the problem.
Making a note of things you did before the problem occurred will help you narrow
down possible causes and find the answers you need. Things to note include:
Â
The applications you were using when the problem occurred. Problems that occur
only with a specific application might indicate that the application is not compatible
with the version of the Mac OS installed on your computer.
Â
Any new software that you installed, especially software that added items to the
System folder.
Â
Any new hardware that you installed, such as additional memory or a peripheral.
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That
Prevent
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If your MacBook Pro doesn’t respond or the pointer doesn’t move
On rare occasions, an application might “freeze” on the screen. Mac OS X provides a
way to quit a frozen application without restarting your computer. Quitting a frozen
application might allow you to save your work in other open applications.
To force an application to quit:
1
Press Command (
x
)-Option-Esc or choose Apple (
) > Force Quit from the menu bar.
The Force Quit Applications dialog appears with the application selected.