Apple MC976LL/A Laptop User Manual


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59Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution
AfterrestoringMacOSXandyourAppleapplications,youcanselectivelyrestoreyour
otherdataandapplicationsfromaTimeMachinebackup.
Using Apple Hardware Test
IfyoususpectaproblemwiththeMacBookProhardware,youcanusetheApple
HardwareTestapplicationtohelpdetermineifthereisaproblemwithoneofthe
computer’scomponents,suchasthememoryorprocessor.
To use Apple Hardware Test:
1 Disconnectallexternaldevicesfromyourcomputerexceptthepoweradapter.
IfyouhaveanEthernetcableconnected,disconnectit.
2 RestartyourMacBookPro,andpressandholdtheDkeyasitstartsup.
3 WhentheAppleHardwareTestchooserscreenappears,selectthelanguageforyour
location.
4 PresstheReturnkeyorclicktherightarrowbutton.
5 WhentheAppleHardwareTestmainscreenappears(afterabout45seconds),follow
theonscreeninstructions.
6 IfAppleHardwareTestdetectsaproblem,itdisplaysanerrorcode.Makeanoteofthe
errorcodebeforepursuingsupportoptions.IfAppleHardwareTestdoesn’tdetecta
hardwarefailure,theproblemmightbesoftwarerelated.
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