airplay doesn't appear in MacBookPro5,4 running OS X 10.9.4

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airplay doesn't appear in MacBookPro5,4 running OS X 10.9.4

I updated my wife's MacBook Pro model MacBookPro5,4 to OS X 10.9.4 today, preparing it to (hopefully) mirror to an Apple TV 3 via AirPlay. The airprint icon does NOT appear in the menu bar.

It does appear in the menu bar of my MacBook Air (2013), also running OS X 10.9.4, and I've been able to mirror that machine through the Apple TV 3.

Why isn't AirPlay selectable with the MacBook Pro 5,4?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.6), iPod Classic 80GB A1238

Posted on Aug 5, 2014 6:34 PM

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Niel

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Aug 5, 2014 6:36 PM in response to BirdGuy

Because that MacBook Pro's hardware doesn't support it.

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Kappy

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Aug 5, 2014 6:42 PM in response to BirdGuy

About AirPlay and Airplay Mirroring

AirPlay Mirroring requires a second-generation Apple TV or later, and is supported on the following Mac models: iMac (Mid 2011 or newer), Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer), MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer), and MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer). For non-qualifying Macs you can try using Air Parrot.

Several Apple Articles Regarding AirPlay

Apple TV (2nd and 3rd gen)- How to use AirPlay Mirroring

How to set up and configure AirPort Express for AirPlay and iTunes

iTunes- Troubleshooting AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring

iTunes- Using AirPlay

Apple TV (2nd and 3rd gen)- Understanding AirPlay settings

About AirPlay Mirroring in OS X Mountain Lion

iTunes 10- About playing music with AirPlay

Troubleshooting AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring

Using AirPlay

Thanks to the $15 Beamer, AirPlay streaming is still possible on Macs that do not support Airplay and mirroring.

Other solutions are the Air Parrot, StreamToMe, and AirServer.

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