Broadcom QDS-BRCM1055 User manual

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5Contents

Contents

Chapter 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Down

Chapter 2: Life with Your MacBook Pro

20 BasicFeaturesofYourMacBookPro

22 KeyboardFeaturesofYourMacBookPro

24 PortsonYourMacBookPro

26 UsingtheMulti-TouchTrackpad

30 UsingtheMacBookProBattery

31 GettingAnswers

Chapter 3: Boost Your MacBook Pro

37 ReplacingtheHardDiskDrive

44 InstallingAdditionalMemory

Chapter 4: Problem, Meet Solution

51 ProblemsThatPreventYoufromUsingYourMacBookPro

56 UsingAppleHardwareTest

6Contents

57 ProblemswithYourInternetConnection

60 ProblemswithAirPortExtremeWirelessCommunication

61 KeepingYourSoftwareUptoDate

62 ReinstallingtheSoftwareThatCamewithYourMacBookPro

63 UsingDiskUtility

64 LearningMore,Service,andSupport

66 LocatingYourProductSerialNumber

Chapter 5: Last, but Not Least

68 ImportantSafetyInformation

73 ImportantHandlingInformation

75 UnderstandingErgonomics

77 AppleandtheEnvironment

78 RegulatoryComplianceInformation

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84 Index

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8 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go

YourMacBookProisdesignedsothatyoucansetitupquicklyandstartusingitright

away.IfyouhaveneverusedaMacBookProorarenewtoMaccomputers,readthis

chapterforhelpgettingstarted.

Important: Readalltheinstallationinstructions(andthesafetyinformationstartingon

page67)carefullybeforeyourstuseyourcomputer.

Ifyouareanexperienceduser,youmayalreadyknowenoughtogetstarted.Makesure

youlookovertheinformationinChapter2,“LifewithYourMacBookPro,”tondout

aboutthenewfeaturesofthisMacBookPro.

ManyanswerstoquestionscanbefoundonyourcomputerinMacHelp.For

informationaboutusingMacHelp,see“GettingAnswers”onpage31.Thelatest

informationaboutyourMacBookProisavailableontheAppleSupportwebsiteat

www.apple.com/support/macbookpro.Applemayreleasenewversionsandupdates

toitssystemsoftware,sotheimagesshowninthisbookmaybeslightlydierent

fromwhatyouseeonscreen.

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What’s in the Box

AC power cord

60W MagSafe Power Adapter

®

Setting Up Your MacBook Pro

YourMacBookProisdesignedsothatyoucansetitupquicklyandstartusingitright

away.Thefollowingpagestakeyouthroughthesetupprocess,includingthesetasks:

ÂPlugginginthe60WMagSafePowerAdapter

ÂConnectingcablesandaccessinganetwork

ÂTurningonyourMacBookPro

ÂConguringauseraccountandothersettingsusingSetupAssistant

ÂSettinguptheMacOSXdesktopandpreferences

10 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go

Important: Removetheprotectivelmaroundthe60WMagSafePowerAdapter

beforesettingupyourMacBookPro.

Step 1: Plug in the 60W MagSafe Power Adapter to provide power to the

MacBook Pro and charge the battery.

MakesuretheACplugisfullyinsertedintothepoweradapterandtheelectrical

prongsonyourACplugareintheircompletelyextendedposition.InserttheAC

plugofyourpoweradapterintoapoweroutletandtheMagSafeconnectorintothe

MagSafepowerport.AstheMagSafeconnectorgetsclosetotheport,you’llfeela

magneticpulldrawingitin.

AC power cord

MagSafe connector

AC plug ¯ MagSafe power port

Toextendthereachofyourpoweradapter,replacetheACplugwiththeACpower

cord.FirstpulltheACpluguptoremoveitfromtheadapter,andthenattachthe

includedACpowercordtotheadapter,makingsureit’sseatedrmly.

Whendisconnectingthepoweradapterfromanoutletorfromthecomputer,pullthe

plug,notthecord.

11Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go

WhenyourstconnectthepoweradaptertoyourMacBookPro,anindicatorlight

ontheMagSafeconnectorstartstoglow.Anamberlightindicatesthatthebattery

ischarging.Agreenlightindicatesthatthebatteryisfullycharged.Ifyoudon’tseea

light,makesuretheconnectorisseatedproperlyandthepoweradapterispluggedin.

Step 2: Connect to a wireless or wired network.

ÂTouseawirelessnetworkwiththebuilt-inAirPortExtremetechnology,makesurethe

wirelessbasestationisturnedonandthatyouknowthenameofthenetwork.After

youturnonyourMacBookPro,SetupAssistantguidesyouthroughtheconnection

process.Fortroubleshootingtips,seepage59.

ÂTouseawiredconnection,connectoneendofanEthernetcabletoyour

MacBookProandtheotherendtoacablemodem,DSLmodem,ornetwork.



®

Gigabit Ethernet port

(10/100/1000Base-T)

G

Ethernet

cable

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Step 3: Press the power (®) button briey to turn on your MacBook Pro.

Youhearatonewhenyouturnonthecomputer.

®

® Power button

Ittakesthecomputerafewmomentstostartup.Afteritstartsup,SetupAssistant

opensautomatically.

Ifyourcomputerdoesn’tturnon,see“IfyourMacBookProdoesn’tturnonorstartup”

onpage53.

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Step 4: Congure your MacBook Pro with Setup Assistant.

ThersttimeyouturnonyourMacBookPro,SetupAssistantstarts.SetupAssistant

helpsyouenteryourInternetandemailinformationandsetupauseraccountonyour

MacBookPro.IfyoualreadyhaveaMac,SetupAssistantcanhelpyouautomatically

transferles,applications,andotherinformationfromyourpreviousMacusingan

Ethernetorwirelessconnection.Seethenextsection,“MigratingInformationtoYour

MacBookPro,”formoreinformation.

Ifyoudon’tintendtokeeporuseyourotherMac,it’sbesttodeauthorizeitfrom

playingmusic,videos,oraudiobooksthatyou’vepurchasedfromtheiTunesStore.

Deauthorizingacomputerpreventsanysongs,videos,oraudiobooksyou’vepurchased

frombeingplayedbysomeoneelseandfreesupanotherauthorizationforuse.For

informationaboutdeauthorizing,chooseiTunesHelpfromtheHelpmenuiniTunes.

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Migrating Information to Your MacBook Pro

YoucanfollowthepromptsinSetupAssistanttomigrateexistinguseraccounts,les,

applications,andotherinformationfromanotherMaccomputer.Youcandothiswith

oneofthefollowingmethods:

ÂUsingaFireWirecabletoconnectthetwocomputerstogetherandtransferthe

information

ÂUsinganEthernetcableconnecteddirectlybetweenbothcomputers,orconnecting

bothcomputerstothesamenetwork

ÂWirelessly—directlybetweenbothcomputers,orwithbothcomputersonthesame

wirelessnetwork

Beforeperformingmigration,useSoftwareUpdateonyourotherMac.TheotherMac

shouldhaveoneoftheseversionsofMacOSXsoftware—eitherMacOSXv10.4.11or

MacOSXv10.5.6(orlater).

Youcanchoosetheitems(useraccounts,documents,movies,music,photos,andsoon)

thatyouwanttomigratetoyourMacBookPro.

Important: Don’tusetheotherMacforanythingelseuntilthemigrationiscomplete.

Ifyoudon’tuseSetupAssistanttotransferinformationwhenyourststartup,youcan

doitlaterusingMigrationAssistant.Iftheconnectionisterminatedduringmigration,

youcanresumethemigrationatalatertimeusingMigrationAssistantonyour

MacBookProandyourotherMac.GototheApplicationsfolder,openUtilities,and

double-clickMigrationAssistant.

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Step 5: Customize the Mac OS X desktop and set preferences.

Menubar Helpmenu Spotlightsearchicon

Findericon SystemPreferencesiconDock

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YoucanquicklycustomizethedesktopusingSystemPreferences.Choose

Apple()>SystemPreferencesfromthemenubarorclicktheSystemPreferences

iconintheDock.SystemPreferencesisyourcommandcenterformostsettings

onyourMacBookPro.Formoreinformation,openMacHelpandsearchfor“System

Preferences”orforthespecicpreferenceyouwanttochange.

Putting Your MacBook Pro to Sleep or Shutting It Down

WhenyounishworkingwithyourMacBookPro,youcanputittosleeporshut

itdown.

Putting Your MacBook Pro to Sleep

Ifyou’llbeawayfromyourMacBookProforonlyashorttime,putittosleep.When

thecomputerisinsleep,youcanquicklywakeitandbypassthestartupprocess.

To put your MacBook Pro to sleep, do one of the following:

mClosethedisplay.

mChooseApple()>Sleepfromthemenubar.

mPressthepower(®)buttonandclickSleepinthedialogthatappears.

mChooseApple()>SystemPreferences,clickEnergySaver,andsetasleeptimer.

NOTICE: Waitafewsecondsuntilthesleepindicatorlightstartspulsing(indicating

thatthecomputerisinsleepandtheharddiskhasstoppedspinning)beforeyou

moveyourMacBookPro.Movingyourcomputerwhiletheharddiskisspinningcan

damageit,causinglossofdataortheinabilitytostartupfromtheharddisk.

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To wake your MacBook Pro:

mIf the display is closed,simplyopenittowakeyourMacBookPro.

mIf the display is already open,pressthepower(®)buttonoranykeyonthekeyboard.

WhenyourMacBookProwakesfromsleep,yourapplications,documents,and

computersettingsareexactlyasyouleftthem.

Shutting Down Your MacBook Pro

Ifyouaren’tgoingtouseyourMacBookProforacoupleofdaysorlonger,it’sbestto

shutitdown.Thesleepindicatorlightgoesonbrieyduringtheshutdownprocess.

To shut down your MacBook Pro, do one of the following:

mChooseApple()>ShutDownfromthemenubar.

mPressthepower(®)buttonandclickShutDowninthedialogthatappears.

IfyouplantostoreyourMacBookProforanextendedperiodoftime,seepage74for

informationabouthowtopreventthebatteryfromdrainingcompletely.

www.apple.com/macosx

Mac Help Mac OS X

Life with Your MacBook Pro

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Basic Features of Your MacBook Pro

®

® Power button

Camera indicator light

FaceTime HD

camera

Built-in stereo

speakers

Battery indicator

lights (side)

Microphone

Trackpad

Slot-loading

SuperDrive

Sleep

indicator light

Infrared (IR)

receiver

Security slot

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