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1 +== Disable MacBook Pro Dedicated GPU ==
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4 +Important Notes:
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6 +* I have recently come up with a MUCH better, PERMANENT solution to this issue, which I'd recommend using instead, if your AMD GPU has failed. This method will also allow brightness control and sleep mode to continue working as normal. More info can be found [[here>>url:https://doslabelectronics.com/Demux]].
7 +* After performing the steps below, sleep mode and brightness control will NOT work properly on your system.
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9 +1. First, ensure your machine is completely shut down (You can press Control + Option + Shift + Power keys to reset the SMC).
10 +1. Now, boot your machine while holding the Command + S keys. As the system boots, it should display white text on a black screen, and should eventually stop at a prompt.
11 +1. At this prompt, enter the following command and press Return: 
12 +##nvram fa4ce28d-b62f-4c99-9cc3-6815686e30f9:gpu-power-prefs=%01%00%00%00##
13 +1. Next, enter reboot,  and press Return.
14 +1. Immediately after running the reboot command, hold down Command + R (if you're running OS X 10.11 or later) to boot into Recovery Mode. If you don't have a Recovery Partition, you can boot from a Mac OS installer USB drive.
15 +1. Once booted in Recovery Mode, open Terminal, and run the following command:
16 +##csrutil disable##
17 +1. Reboot the system.
18 +1. Once the system reboots, it should now successfully boot into your install of OS X. Now, you'll need to download the program found [[here>>url:http://dosdude1.com/apps/MacBook%20Pro%20dGPU%20Disabler.zip]].
19 +1. Run the program, follow the prompts, and enter your password when prompted.
20 +1. Once the tool finishes running, your system should now run without the dedicated graphics, and should work completely normally.
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1 1  == Essential Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac ==
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3 3  |=Shortcut|=Action
4 4  |**Startup Shortcuts**|
27 +|C|Boot from Optical Drive
5 5  |D|Boot to Apple Diagnostics
6 6  |N|Boot from a network server
7 7  |T|Boot in Target Disk Mode
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12 12  |Cmd + V|Boot in Verbose Mode
13 13  |Option|Boot to Startup Manager, to pick other startup disks if available
14 14  |Cmd + Option + P + R|Reset NVRAM or PRAM
15 -|F12|Eject removable media
38 +|Shift + Control + Option|Reset SMC
39 +|F12 or trackpad button|Eject removable media
40 +|Left Shift|Disable automatic login (if enabled)
41 +|Shift|(at login screen) Prevent Login items / Previous Windows
16 16  |**Global Shortcuts**|
17 17  |Shift + Cmd + 3|Take screenshot of entire screen
18 18  |Shift + Cmd + 4|Take screenshot of selected area