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Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro.

From nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.portables, comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.systems
Subject Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro.
Date 2019-04-05 17:50 -0400
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <050420191750283782%nospam@nospam.invalid> (permalink)
References (8 earlier) <TaOpE.846$Df6.572@fx30.fr7> <q88cvf$l71$1@dont-email.me> <kDPpE.1836$0E1.177@fx22.fr7> <050420191737518311%nospam@nospam.invalid> <N_PpE.847$Df6.299@fx30.fr7>

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In article <N_PpE.847$Df6.299@fx30.fr7>, David in Devon
<BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> wrote:

> >>>>>> Why would it run slower if it's on its main power connector?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> because peak demands can potentially be above what the power adapter
> >>>>> alone can source.
> >>>>
> >>>> Bullshit
> >>>
> >>> It depends on the charger. Apple made multiple chargers which would work
> >>> with that model. The lower-end ones simply didn't provide the power
> >>> necessary to run the CPU at max by themselves, they needed battery power
> >>> as well. This meant that, yes, when running at full power, the laptops
> >>> would slowly lose charge even when plugged in. Fortunately this was only
> >>> for peak CPU usage, which was not usually prolonged, so the battery
> >>> would start to charge again when the CPU usage went down. Or the user
> >>> could just get a more powerful charger.
> >>>
> >>> Note that this still happens with some devices. If I use the standard
> >>> iPhone charger with my iPhone 6 while I'm running something CPU
> >>> intensive, such as Civilization 6, the iPhone will lose charge, slowly.
> >>> If I use a more powerful charger, either a 3rd-party charger such as the
> >>> Belkin I normally carry in my laptop bag, or the charger for an iPad,
> >>> this does not happen. The iPad itself has been known to slowly lose
> >>> charge when plugged into the USB port in my car, a Toyota, if I'm
> >>> running intensive apps on it.
> >>
> >> Thank you for your sensible answer. :-)
> >>
> >> I've never owned an Apple laptop so defer to your experience.
> > 
> > then why did you say bullshit?
> 
> Maybe because so many of your responses on Usenet newsgroups are totally 
> unreliable.

more accurately, because you're trolling.

> >> I have
> >> used other types of laptop since the 1980's and have never had a problem
> >> running on a power supply with or without the battery being fitted.
> > 
> > what other mystery unnamed laptops you supposedly used do is irrelevant
> > and it's highly unlikely you know how to properly determine anything,
> > but even if you didn't notice a speed decrease in your very limited
> > experience, that doesn't mean all other laptops ever made will function
> > in the same manner.
> 
> True

in other words, you're wrong yet again.

> >> The inverter on my narrowboat isn't a pure sine wave device. I've had no
> >> problem so far, over a number of years, in charging our iPhones and iPad
> >> but am just a little concerned that I may have a problem with my brand
> >> new iPad Pro. Do you have sufficient knowledge to comment on this?
> > 
> > yes, i do. in fact, more than sufficient.
> 
> You so often boast, but then fail to help others with their queries.

wrong. i helped in this very thread.

> I doubt you have ANY experience with the new iPad Pro.

you have *no* idea what my experience is with any product and your
question is not specific to an ipad pro anyway.

in fact, it's clear that you don't understand what it is you're even
asking.

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Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2019-04-02 13:05 -0500
  Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-04-02 11:12 -0700
    Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2019-04-02 13:23 -0500
      Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. YK <xxxxx@dialme.com> - 2019-04-02 19:29 -0400
        Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-04-02 16:31 -0700
      Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2019-04-04 21:10 +0200
        Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2019-04-04 18:22 -0400
          Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2019-04-04 18:36 -0400
            Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2019-04-08 09:57 -0400
          Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2019-04-05 04:04 +0000
            Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2019-04-08 10:10 -0400
          Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2019-04-07 14:47 +0200
        Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2019-04-04 22:32 -0500
          Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 08:29 -0400
            Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-04-05 15:52 +0000
              Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 12:40 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-05 17:49 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 12:54 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-05 17:59 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 13:10 -0400
            Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2019-04-05 15:08 -0400
              Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-05 20:29 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 15:35 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-05 21:59 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 17:04 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-05 22:31 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-04-05 14:33 -0700
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-05 22:36 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-04-05 14:55 -0700
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 17:37 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-04-05 14:56 -0700
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 18:01 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Panthera Tigris Altaica <northentiger@outlook.com> - 2019-04-05 18:07 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-04-05 15:15 -0700
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-04-05 14:08 -0700
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-05 22:32 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 17:37 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Panthera Tigris Altaica <northentiger@outlook.com> - 2019-04-05 17:35 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> - 2019-04-05 20:04 +0000
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 16:26 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-05 22:50 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 18:01 -0400
              Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 15:35 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-05 20:40 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> - 2019-04-05 20:05 +0000
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-04-05 20:06 +0000
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Panthera Tigris Altaica <northentiger@outlook.com> - 2019-04-05 16:17 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Panthera Tigris Altaica <northentiger@outlook.com> - 2019-04-05 16:14 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-05 22:19 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 17:37 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-05 22:44 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-05 17:50 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-08 16:55 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2019-04-06 10:40 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-06 11:29 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2019-04-06 15:13 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2019-04-06 19:57 +0000
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2019-04-06 17:08 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-07 21:05 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-06 15:58 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-04-06 20:04 +0000
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2019-04-06 17:10 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2019-04-06 17:13 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-07 21:05 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-08 11:58 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-08 10:07 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-08 16:11 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-08 11:19 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-08 20:23 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2019-04-06 17:29 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-07 21:05 -0400
              Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2019-04-05 21:55 -0500
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. David in Devon <BDonTJ@REMOVE.gmail.com> - 2019-04-06 09:52 +0100
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-06 08:00 -0400
                Re: Unable to boot up a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-04-06 08:00 -0400

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