Apple Macbook Pro MC700LL/A - An Ounce of Prevention

50 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution
Occasionally,youmighthaveproblemswhileworkingwithyourMacBookPro.Read
onfortroubleshootingtipstotrywhenyouhaveaproblem.Youcanalsondmore
troubleshootinginformationinHelpCenterandontheMacBookProSupportwebsite
atwww.apple.com/support/macbookpro.
IfyouexperienceaproblemworkingwithyourMacBookPro,there’s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ndtheanswersyouneed.Thingstonoteinclude:
Â Theapplicationsyouwereusingwhentheproblemoccurred.Problemsthatoccur
onlywithaspecicapplicationmightindicatethattheapplicationisnotcompatible
withtheversionofMacOSX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.
An Ounce of Prevention
Ifyouhaveaproblemwithyourcomputerorsoftware,havingkeptup-to-date
TimeMachinebackupsensuresthatyourdatawon’tbelost.Ifyoumakeregular
TimeMachinebackups,youcanrestoreyoursoftwareandallyourdatatoexactly
thewayitwasatthetimeofthebackup.Evenseriousissuesareoflessconcern
whenyousafeguardyourinformationwithTimeMachine.