Questions tagged [intel]
Intel is the manufacturer and designor of CPUs that are used in many Mac machines. This tag only should be used when behviour differs from other CPU families e.g. Arm and PPC
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AppleScript Written on Intel iMac Runs Very Slow When MBA Exported As app on M2
Some years ago Apple dropped support for my ancient Canon Lide 30 scanner. So, I hung it off a Raspberry Pi (which still supports the scanner via scanimage) and wrote a very simple Apple Script and an ...
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Macbook Pro 2016 SSD Storage is filling up with System Data. Any idea why this happens? How should I solve this? [duplicate]
Specs of laptop:
Macbook Pro 2016 15 inch
Mac OS Monterey 12.7.6
How should I solve this? I recently factory reset the laptop and installed all apps.
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Python import is very slow when right fan is spinning
Like many users, python import is most of the time extremely slow at importing modules. For instance, a simple :
time echo "import pandas" | python3.12
usually take about 4s to 6s on my ...
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Macbook Air from 2012, version Catalina, not booting up and playing beeps
I have an Intel Macbook Air from 2012 with Catalina. When I try to boot it on, it plays 3 beeps, then pauses, then beeps again, so on and so forth. All I've read online is that I need to configure it ...
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How to force EDID override on Intel Mac running Sequoia
Working with a 2020 MacBook Pro 4TB on Sequoia 15.6.
In the past I have edited EDID override plist files to get custom resolutions and HiDPI on external QHD displays.
I have also used BetterDummy/...
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VMware Fusion on an old MacBook 7.1 2010 with OCLP Sequoia 15.5 (Intel chip)
Which version should work on this machine? I've tried 10.1.3 and 13.5.2 and both refuse to work. There is a prompt saying I have an unsupported CPU on both versions.
On 13.5.2 when I try starting up ...
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How long will Apple support macOS for Intel Macs?
Apple is currently providing macOS versions for both Intel and ARM/Apple Silicon. With Intel hardware getting old, how long will Apple still provide Intel macOS versions?
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Creating bootable install thumb drive for Intel Mac Mini from M2 Mac Mini
I've found instructions from Apple's web site (Create a bootable installer for macOS) for when you have a .app bundle installer. However, the download links from How to download and install macOS all ...
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How to install Debian Linux on a MacBook Pro 13" Mid 2012 for testing (dual boot)? How to back up for case of destroying OS X system?
My MacBook Pro 13" (Mid 2012) is struggling hard with what I'd like it to do (many many open Browser-Tabs, Microsoft Office, Signal Messenger and some more open applications) and I want to test, ...
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Is it possible to install Windows natively on an Intel Mac that has no OS and only external storage?
I've got an old mid-2013 MacBook Air (A1465 EMC 2631) that's has no internal storage. Only external HD/SSD via USB. I have an M1 MacBook Air with macOS Sequoia to assist in this effort.
I used the old ...
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Running Apple Silicon and x86 homebrew side by side, cleanly
TLDR: I am aware that there are plenty of questions from people trying to migrate from Intel to Apple Silicon installations of homebrew; and many questions that speak of confusions from unwanted ...
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Was there ever a MacBook Pro 2020 with intel Processor and without Touch Bar?
I found an offer online for a MacBook Pro 2020 with Intel i7 processor and without Touch Bar (that is, with physical Esc and F1-F12 keys). Did such a model ever exist? I have not heard about anything ...
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Why does external display slow down video playback and how to fix it?
Whenever I connect my Intel MacBook Pro to an external 4K-display and playback video on YouTube or on a video call, for example, CPU usage on kernel_task gradually increases until all 8 cores are at ...
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How can I force an install of an Intel binary on an Apple Silicon machine? In this case, MAMP 6.9
Due the fact that Oracle has not released an ARM version (Apple Silicon) of their Instant Client (OCI8) I am forced to use the Intel version of MAMP with my MacBook Air (M2; 2023) so I can properly ...
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DeepL using significant energy
Why does the DeepL desktop application consume a lot of energy? Even more than Chrome. How can I diagnose it?
MacBook Pro 15-inch, 2019 (Intel chip)
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