“When it comes to troubleshooting, I always try the simplest things first, and these two tricks have been successful in solving some 90 percent of the Mac problems I’ve encountered,” Adrian Kingsley-Hughes writes for ZDNet.
“I’ve used these to solve a wide variety of weird Mac issues, ranging from poor performance and systems not wanting to boot up (or which are taking a long time to boot), to the fans running crazy or the screen being blank,” Kingsley-Hughes writes. “The following is information that all Mac owners should know, and can help prevent you having to take an unnecessary trip to see a Genius at your nearest Apple Store.”
Kingsley-Hughes explains how to:
• Reset SMC (System Management Controller)
• Reset PRAM (Parameter RAM) / NVRAM (Non-Volatile RAM)
Read more in the full article here.