Comments on: How to Reset PRAM on a Mac

By: Talya Shachar

Talya Shachar — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 01:02:09 +0000

Thank you! My mac was dropping the internet connection every few minutes, and this fixed it

By: patricia

patricia — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:03:20 +0000

I just upgraded my memory from 4 GB to 8 GB on my macbook pro. Do I need to reset the PRAM? Someone had suggested this though before I do it want to make sure. Thanks!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:46:56 +0000

Have to say removing the memory and doing pram reset was freaking genius!! THANKS SO MUCH!

By: Louis

Louis — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 01:58:54 +0000

Actually – if you continue to hold down the key combo and let the mac continue to reboot – it will reset other parts of the mac. I don’t know exactly which ones are which but i know that five restarts will reset the network hardware. At least, that is how it used to be.

By: Desmond

Desmond — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:00:17 +0000

Seems like an odd collection of data that is stored within this PRAM, but good to know if things go a bit haywire.

By: When and How to Reset your Mac’s System Management Controller (SMC)

When and How to Reset your Mac’s System Management Controller (SMC) — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:31:55 +0000

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